WINNER: SCREECH OWL 88-28

The tiny owls have done very well for themselves so far, and we have 2 great ones here to fight it out!

Screech Owl had a low turnout in his first pairing, but still got the votes to move to round 2. It’s going to take a much better performance today to get to round 3. The Screech Owl is great at looking grumpy or aloof, but squishable and cute at the same time. No need to pick between the red or grey one, you can have both today. Is that attitude and those tufts what it takes to get your upvote today?

Northern Pygmy never took his front or rear eyes off the prize in round 1. The Hawk Owl put up a solid fight, and you all respected his look and strength, but the little brown owl walked away the victor in the end. The inverse size advantage doesn’t come into play here, and will a lack of tuft be a liability for the Pygmy?

A lot is going to come down to which colors theme is the one to catch your eye and if you’re into tufts or that sleek smooth look. Upvote your pick now!

      • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
        8·
        7 months ago

        And the Screechie had such great vocalizations too!

        An owl sound-off match could be a thing for the future even!

        • coolkicks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          7 months ago

          Our friendly neighborhood screech owls used to meet up on our neighbors basketball goal the summer of 2020. Was a great thing to look forward to every night at dusk, so we built an owl box for them that squirrels have taken over.

          • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
            2·
            7 months ago

            So lucky! I want Screech Owls in my neighborhood, but I’m in Great Horned territory, so they’d just become snacks! I’m going to an event this coming weekend to try to hear screechies though. They call them Hoot Hikes around here if any of you want to look for one near you.

  • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    7 months ago

    I’m feeling sorry for the pygmy owl. It’s a solid contender, and doesn’t deserve such a lopsided score. Though I admit I’m voting for screech.

    • girl@lemm.ee
      4·
      7 months ago

      fr, I love the pygmy but how could I possibly not vote for the screech owl?

  • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
    4·
    7 months ago

    Fuck. Why these two, why now?

    I was so set on pygmy from the title photo, but the comment photo of lil screech has me wavering…

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      7 months ago

      This is a tough contest for sure. The choices are getting harder and harder as we go forward.

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      5·
      7 months ago

      You guys have proven anything is possible in this tournament. There have been a number of things I didn’t see happening anyway!

      Good luck to all your favorites, they’re all best owls!

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      7 months ago

      It’s good to see you still around! I remember we talked about chicuatli before and I got to learn a lot. I think about you guys when I don’t see your names pop up for a while. Hope you’re doing well!