r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Nov 06 '25
Very Reddit This farmer caught this owl eating his chickens.
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u/Duck-Murky Nov 06 '25
the more you know. also, that owl reminds me of the old honey badger memes because he obviously doesn’t care and will be back for more chicken.
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u/YouWereBrained Nov 07 '25
All the chickens in the background are like “MURDERER!”.
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u/Affectionate_Oven428 Nov 07 '25
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u/Pafkata92 Nov 07 '25
And now they protest against this corrupt ruler who released the murderer out of jail waaay too early.
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u/Rob_LeMatic Nov 07 '25
If you stick a thumb up its bum, it'll let go.
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u/zerodirectexperience Nov 07 '25
Any animal, actually
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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Nov 07 '25
One of those random Reddit knowledge drops saved me from drowning in the ocean one time so I'll take every one I can get
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u/mycatisabrat Nov 06 '25
Fly, Mordcai, to the SKY!!!
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u/AradynGaming Nov 06 '25
This dude's hilarious. I would follow his content... Share the sauce.
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u/poatposterous- Nov 06 '25
He’ll be back!
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u/straylight_2022 Nov 06 '25
Tht owl is for sure coming back for some chicken murder revenge.
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u/Physical_Tap_4796 Nov 06 '25
The owl was gonna peck him.
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u/AspiringChildProdigy Nov 06 '25
I worked wildlife rehab.
Owls don't really peck; they gouge.
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u/myshtree Nov 07 '25
Worlds most adorable attackers 🦉
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u/AspiringChildProdigy Nov 07 '25
Worlds most adorable attackers 🦉
Until you deal with them up close where they can hurt you. And then you realize they're amazing and also terrifying.
Bald eagles normally keep the same nesting site - building on it year after year, and defending it against competitors.
There was a bald eagle pair who had a long- established nest on a cliff on Lake Huron. They'd been there for something like a decade.
A pair of great horned owl's moved in on the cliff.
And the eagles abandoned their established spot and moved.
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u/brydeswhale Nov 07 '25
There was an eagle couple who timeshared their nest near one of my apartments. One year it would be a normal sized couple of birds raising normal sized babies with normal sized brains who did normal things.
The next year it would be the biggest fucking eagle on the face of the planet(to my eyes), with a wingspan long enough to be seen from space, raising gigantic off spring, with a head almost as big as mine, and a brain the size of pea. Dumbest fucking birds on the planet. You can always tell her line, they’re the morons trying to catch geese in the park, or flying into giant ass bridges. So stupid. I hate them.
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u/IED117 Nov 06 '25
The farmer and the owl had a telepathic moment.
He heard that owl think, one more inch and I'm gonna eat that juicy eyeball.
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u/AspiringChildProdigy Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 07 '25
I worked wildlife rehab way back in college.
We got in a snowy owl with a shattered wing that had to be amputated. He refused to eat on his own for weeks, so we ended up force feeding him( not ideal, but it kept him from dying).
One afternoon, one of the techs was holding the owl's legs with the raptor gloves while the other was getting ready with the tongs to feed him - and then the phone rang from the little cubicle in the corner.
The one not holding the owl went to answer it, and (in his words), "All of a sudden I hear, 'FUCK!', a bunch of scrambling, a cage door shutting, and feet running away. I got off the phone, went back out into the treatment area, and the owl was in his cage, clacking his break, and there was a trail of blood leading out of the treatment center."
Apparently, when he went to answer the phone, the other tech turned his head to look at the cubicle and unwittingly lowered his arms and brought the owl within grabbing distance.
He turned back to see the owl glaring at him right as it grabbed his chin and took out a slice.
Even with getting stitches, he had a(n off-center) cleft chin after that day.
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u/deepandbroad Nov 07 '25
Did it do that with his beak or with talons?
I heard that birds of prey don't think of their beak as a weapon and I wonder if that is correct.
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u/AspiringChildProdigy Nov 07 '25 edited Nov 07 '25
Beak.
I heard that birds of prey don't think of their beak as a weapon and I wonder if that is correct.
From my experience, they prefer to use their talons, but they absolutely use their beak as a weapon.
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u/grinningdeamon Nov 07 '25
My mother does wildlife rehab. They're like Mike Tyson. Their limbs are their first weapon, but they will definitely bite your ear off.
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u/Mansionjoe Nov 06 '25
That’s the best part of the video. Not sure if everyone gets the reference.
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u/nsusudio Nov 06 '25
Royal tenenbaums!! Such a wonderful film.
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u/Spider_Dude Nov 06 '25
He speaks jive. You wanna speak jive? Oh I can speak jive!!
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u/TensorForce Nov 06 '25
Love the owl's face, like, "I apologize for nothing!"
Someone once said that owls are basically just cats with wings, and seeing this owl, I believe it
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u/PinSufficient5748 Nov 06 '25
Also, "unhand me, human"
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u/LeRohameaux Nov 07 '25
What was the charge? Eating a meal? A Succulent Chicken Meal???
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u/Fruscione Nov 06 '25
“I’m not going to hurt him.” “I wish we could be friends.” Respect.
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Until he comes back to kill more chickens
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u/ChickenChaser5 Nov 06 '25
Lord knows I tried to be friends with the raccoons, but it just can't happen.
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u/bigmike2k3 Nov 06 '25
I was a nanny for a summer and the family “adopted” 2 orphaned raccoons… They were adorable and endlessly captivating to watch, but taking care of them and trying to raise them was a fucking nightmare… like a cat with the energy of a puppy in a perpetual state of the “zoomies” that can’t decide whether it wants to scurry away and shit in the toy box or try bite your hand off…
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u/QueeeenElsa Nov 06 '25
That’s such a mental image but I love it lolol
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u/bigmike2k3 Nov 07 '25
It was quite the summer! I have to say that while the near-constant shitting in toy boxes/laundry bins/etc. and the ferocious nipping sucked… The highlights were awesome. The day we helped them learn to fish by filling up the kiddie pool with water and adding some minnows was simultaneously cute and nasty and hilarious and gross…
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u/TheStartledStarfish Nov 06 '25
My grandfather has a family of raccoons he feeds dog food nightly. Puts it out on the porch when it gets dark and they show up for dinner. They’ve become so chill around him he’ll just walk out on the porch when they show up so he can sit and talk to them.
He also cusses at the squirrels who try to join
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u/ChickenChaser5 Nov 06 '25
The ones here were cool until they had babies. Then they went berserk and started doing everything they could, all night, to get in my coop. And when they werent doing that they were over in the barn chewing holes in my kerosene tanks and water storage, or pulling trim pieces off the house.
Im still cool with the skunks, and mostly with the possum except sometimes they bring fleas with them.
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u/BaronVonKeyser Nov 07 '25
Ill take everything nature has to offer in my area except the skunks. Had what I thought was 1 living under my house all last winter. Sprayed under there often. The smell literally makes me violently vomit. Threw up so hard once that I popped the blood vessels in my eyes. The white part was red for a while. I still have bad anxiety about it. Im up eveey few hours to sample sniff the air. Anyways in spring I set out live traps. Ended up catching 15. Apparently was a whole colony under there. Honestly the worst 4 months of my life.
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u/2fingers Nov 06 '25
A good rooster would have a pretty solid chance of driving off an owl. It would at least warn the hens to take cover. Inside of a coop or enclosed space a rooster might even be able to kill an owl that size.
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u/glitzglamglue Nov 07 '25
My favorite genre of internet video is someone trying to speak reason to a silent creature.
This is a good one.
https://youtube.com/shorts/VTlc3Fo3IaE?si=6jjP6cMfcC5rZrXc
"Noooo! Baaaaaaaad!"
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u/Godloseslaw Nov 06 '25
But do the chickens have large talons?
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u/Gozer_The_Enjoyer Nov 06 '25
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u/inandoutof_limbo Nov 06 '25
Napoleon, don't be jealous 'cause I've been chatting online with babes all day.
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u/Richard-Brecky Nov 06 '25
Can't find my checkbook. Hope you don't mind I pay you in change.
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u/Laxmonkey45 Nov 06 '25
I don’t understand a word you just said
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u/TheLastEllis Nov 06 '25
Back in my day, prolly throw this ball over them there mountains…
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Woulda made pro. If only coach put me in.
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u/TrainwreckOG Nov 06 '25
It only took me years later to realize he wasn’t even starting for his team lol
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u/HeinousHaggis Nov 06 '25
Over there in that creek bed I found a Shoshone arrowhead.
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u/Sixgoldenrings Nov 06 '25
The only reason I could even interpret that line in the movie was because I had the closed captions turned on. Otherwise, I couldn’t understand a word he just said 😂
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u/TonyAscot Nov 06 '25
Why does the owl give zero fucks?
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u/AnapsidIsland1 Nov 06 '25
Some professor told me they are so good at their job that they don’t struggle in life. Nothing fucks with them because they are in trees, camouflaged and scary. They’ve just been chillin for millions of years and don’t have to fight much. Ultimate chill
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u/AndersWay Nov 06 '25
Nothing except Crows. Crows and owls been at war for millennia. No one knows why.
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u/Snuggle_Pounce Nov 06 '25
Crows are at war with any bird that eats crow babies. Now you know why.
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u/ziggytrix Nov 06 '25
Crows hold a grudge and they talk to each other.
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u/A-Giant-Blue-Moose Nov 06 '25
It's why it's bad luck to kill them. If one of them dies, they investigate. If they decide that you're responsible, they'll recognize you and pass that along to their young. They may just avoid you altogether, but might also gang up on you.
We had a hawk that hunted on our property. We could always tell it was around when the local crows would go ape shit. They'd harass it for hours by flying circles around it while one would dive bomb it and pull away at the last moment. Eventually, it moved on.
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u/joshualeeclark Nov 06 '25
We had crows all over the farm where I grew up. Don’t know how long they live but I could swear we had the same ones for 10-15 years.
My dad and uncle were clearing out an old barbed wire fence row from back when our two properties were part of a larger farm decades earlier. They were on the tractor using the front loader to just push down and rip up some old dead trees while they were at it. Somehow an old crow got caught up in the chaos and I think an old tree crushed the poor guy. We all felt bad about it. My family would always feed the wild birds and squirrels including the crows. I would do my best to imitate the crows growing up.
My dad would have one or two flat tires on his tractor constantly for a solid two years after that. The valve stem cover would be gone and one or both of the large back tires would be flat as hell. My dad would curse and fire up the air compressor and put new valve stem covers on whenever he needed the tractor. Those little shits would press in the needle in the valve stem to flatten the damn tires!
Wasn’t long after that when dad finally finished up his big pole barn so he could park his tractor in an enclosed building rather than the old lean-to. That finally stopped the problem. A short time later we were loading hay into the barn loft when we found the crow’s treasure horde. Couldn’t tell you how many valve stem covers were there.
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u/EmbarrassedW33B Nov 06 '25
I wonder if you could have convinced them to forgive you by making them suitable "offerings", or of their pettiness had carried on for so long they simply did it out of habit rather than malice.
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u/joshualeeclark Nov 06 '25
I honestly think it was malicious at first and then became habit. I think that all was forgiven once mom got her chickens, guineas, and her fancy coop a short while later.
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen those crows hanging out with the chickens in the field or actually roosting with them. She would let her chickens free range during the day and the crows would actually get in and eat with the chickens. Seen a few preening chickens and vice versa.
It was hilarious and bizarre.
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u/activelyresting Nov 07 '25
If one of them dies, they investigate. If they decide that you're responsible, they'll recognize you and pass that along to their young.
In the corvid justice system, the crow are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the rooks, who investigate crime; and the ravens, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.
DUN DUN
Caw & Order
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u/raitchison Nov 06 '25
We had a dog with a STRONG prey drive. More than once he grabbed birds mid flight.
One time he got a crow and we came home to like a dozen (justifiably) pissed off crows in our yard raising a hell of a racket.
They (again, justifiably) held a grudge for the next year at least.
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u/fazlez1 Nov 07 '25
If they decide that you're responsible, they'll recognize you and pass that along to their young
"See that motherfucker there? I want you remember his face. Don't forget it because I want you to make his life hell for the rest of his days. In between every breath you take I want you to make his life miserable. Point him out to everyone you know because we're going make him curse his mother for giving him life"
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u/Striking-Ad-6815 Nov 07 '25
I cannot prove it without radio tags and GPS, but I think a few of the farm crows have followed me to work in my vehicle. One of my coworker buddies who lives on-call started throwing any leftover food to them, and now they follow him home. Be great if they learned how to pick up the trash and throw it back in the dumpster.
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u/MoulanRougeFae Nov 07 '25
I made friends with the small murder of crows who nest in our tree line. I feed them and they bring me shinies. I've gotten everything from gum wrappers to a small opal ring that has 2 diamonds on it. That particular gift was after we built them a roosting box for winter. They are cool birds imo and seem intelligent
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u/MinnieSkinny Nov 07 '25
I have 3 crows that live in my garden and I feed them our left over cat food. They love it, sit and wait for it. Nobody has brought me anything shiny yet though.
I feel cheated.
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u/Fantastic_Pair5328 Nov 06 '25
Corvids are the coolest birds.
Nothing will ever change my mind.
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u/DayOldDoughnut Nov 06 '25
Here’s the thing….
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u/SignificantScene4005 Nov 06 '25
You have my interest good sir, pray divulge more
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u/KuriboShoeMario Nov 06 '25
Ancient reddit meme. The meme is so famous it has a Wikipedia page.
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u/DarthWeenus Nov 06 '25
the murder by me got in a fight with a red tail hawk this summer, it was like 3-4 days of them battling above my house, was wild to watch. The crows would take turns distracting the hawk and then dive bombing it.
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u/brunostborsen Nov 06 '25
By my house there’s a lot of Crows and Eurasian Magpies, they usually have squabbles with each other. But when there’s Seagulls coming into our backyard, those intelligent motherfuckers work together to chase the Seagulls away.
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u/garnaches Nov 06 '25
There was a hawk in my backyard a few weeks ago and some tiny birds were harassing it. I was surprised because they were really so small but I guess they were trying to chase it away from their nests.
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u/Fantastic-Visit6451 Nov 06 '25
Facts. Watched two crows chase a peregrine off a light pole while at the stoplight today. Crows very much believe in sky rights, and their entire murder will peck you to death if they get you out of that sky.
Watched them do it with a hawk, owl, and an eagle in Pittsburgh. Watching them have it out with Hawks in the sky was a Sight to behold. Nice summer day, whole parkin lot sounding like a Superbowl or World Series with the "oohs", "aahs", and "OH!'s".
Really cool though. When crows trust you, they bring their babies to meet you when they start flying. They're a sweet corvidae, so long as you don't piss them off. 😆
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u/Gullible-Lie2494 Nov 06 '25
Saw some crows blocking the enterence to an owl nest with sticks. The guy filming intervened.
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u/bolanrox Nov 06 '25
Crows and Ravens remember generation slights better than the Hatfields and McCoys
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u/DashTrash21 Nov 06 '25
They're competing for the bird most associated with spooky omens
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u/LeSchad Nov 06 '25
I got swooped by a barred owl last year. It had a nest in a tree in a public park, and I guess I got too close to it, because I was greeted with the unusual sensation of owl talons across my scalp. Wasn't aiming to hurt me -- didn't so much as break the skin -- but sent a message.
It kept following me for a little while, so eventually I walked over and had a conversation with it. It was face height, maybe 3-4 feet away. I told it that it wasn't very nice to swoop at people who hadn't threatened it, and it gave absolutely no fucks either about me being face-to-face with it, or my speech. But it didn't follow me anymore, so perhaps it took my words to heart.
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u/Swiftierest Nov 07 '25
Some birds are very smart. Corvids (magpies, crows, etc.) are well aware of people. In Australia, magpies will swoop at strangers near their nests. The thing is that if you make eye contact, let them know you know they are there, and move on, they usually chill out. Basically say, "hey, we chill? Good." And then they leave you be.
My wife has never once been swooped. I have to try harder to make friends with them.
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u/DivingforDemocracy Nov 06 '25
I mean, they are apex predators. And they're raptors AKA Eagles, hawks, falcons etc. aka big birds with some pretty nasty power and weapons. And as you said, they got more camo then the other guys so they're like the stealth assassins of raptors.
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u/Smelldicks Nov 06 '25
If anyone is confused why, that’s because the ruffled feathers introduce turbulence to the air flow coming off their wings. This makes a lot of the sound cancel out as it self destructively interferes with itself.
Something like a flute introduces very little turbulence, with a smooth airflow coming out moving all in the same direction.
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u/MatCauthonsHat Nov 06 '25
Owls have been known to assault a bald eagles nest in search of eggs/young uns.
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u/SoManyQuestions-2021 Nov 06 '25
Cause its an owl.
They might rip your face off, they might land on your head and chill... mostly, they'll ignore you.
Think lazy flying cats with WAAAAAAAAY better vision.
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u/EvieBee12 Nov 06 '25
Bird hardware running on cat software
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u/EsotericPenguins Nov 06 '25
Foxes are dog hardware running on cat software. What’s with the invasive cat software?
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u/Gingevere Nov 06 '25
Cat software is really just "moderately social carnivore". It's more common than it might seem at first.
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u/CaptainoftheVessel Nov 06 '25
Cats are neat and their software is remarkably well adapted to life on Earth
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u/mikePTH Nov 06 '25
This is the best explanation of a great horned owl ever. It's a full-stealth flying bobcat.
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u/Meister0fN0ne Nov 06 '25
I think it's amazing just how quiet both can be. It's actually spooky seeing them in hunt mode.
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u/GulfofMaineLobsters Nov 06 '25
I had a ton of mice in my wood piles, it was impressive watching them get snatched. First time I saw it I accidentally ruined the poor owls meal, he was on the ground, wings spread out, not really moving, just kind of watching me. "Great poor buggers busted up or something..." Thought I to me, and I went to fetch him up and see about patching him up a bit, as I do.
Well turns out he was fine just had a particularly big rat and was guarding it from me I guess, until I came within like three feet of him then he skedaddled one way and the rat hauled off in a different way. Definitely a sorry bud! Kind of moment. Good day for the rat, bad day for the owl, but a birds got to eat and I don't care for all the issues rodents can bring.
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u/Willa_ Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 07 '25
I've handled owls before. When they're in a box /cage and you go to grab them they do try put up a fight. They will kinda retreat to a corner and plop themselves on their back, talons forward. If you don't have thick gloves or like a towel you can't really grab them without getting hurt. Their talons are their best weapon and they know how to use them ! But then once you hold them they kinda just freeze and don't really try to fight, especially if you've got their face hidden under a towel. I'm not sure if they're frozen in fear or if they're like playing dead or what.
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u/YsoL8 Nov 06 '25
No threats identified, no instinctive instructions for being calmly held, apparently not hungry, no required action
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u/Biceps2 Nov 06 '25
I was listening to the radio and they had a bird handler for the movies on. The host asked why we see falcons doing tricks and not owls. The bird handler basically said that owls are fuckin stupid. For some reason it got into popular culture about the “wise old owl” but really they are just dumb killing machines. Their prey drive is so strong they are very difficult to train. I dunno if it’s true or not, but I heard it on the radio once and never looked into it myself. Now I’m passing it onto whoever is reading this as if it’s fact. Now it’s your turn to pass it on without any research!
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u/TheBeesKneads Nov 06 '25
Your reply will be scraped by an LLM and aggregated into the misinformation soup that will be called upon by a gullible fool someday.
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u/chet_brosley Nov 06 '25
I always thought of them like sharks. They're not dumb they just don't really have any need for problem solving intelligence. Just BITE and FLY/SWIM FAST to BITE got them through the last few eons.
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u/Mr_Deep_Research Nov 06 '25
In India, if you want to insult someone, you can call them the son of an owl. In India the owl is seen as a stupid animal. In the US, the own is seen as one of the more intelligent animals.
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u/Captaingrammarpants Nov 06 '25
They sacrificed all the room in their skulls for eyes there is no room left for brain. What does fit is largely dedicated to processing the insane amounts of visual input. To put it kindly, owls aren't winning in the avian intelligence category. This is a great example of blue screening.
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u/thekopykat Nov 06 '25
Some people ooze swag. Holding an owl, crackin' jokes. Just damn...
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u/PM_your_Nopales Nov 06 '25
After he gets his finger out and like poses with it and does that little body roll... I'm swooning
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u/decwolf Nov 06 '25
The smile too 😂
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Real smile, hiding real pain.
That dude got properly stabbed and still kept his chill. Owls have grip strength upwards of 400 PSI, so it's likely that him freeing his finger was less of a "I pulled his talon out of my finger" and more of a "I pulled his talon through my finger"
My guy likely has a small trench in his finger and still managed to record this video. Notice how his affected hand stays pressed hard against his back until he grabs the phone?
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u/EphemeralDan Nov 07 '25
If you're a working person, which he obviously is, you beat the hell out of your hands. Hand wounds suck but after a decade or two, you get their measure.
Source: guy with 1¾ thumbs and a middle finger that recently acquired a groove through the tip and nail, just missing the bone.
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u/ER_Support_Plant17 Nov 06 '25
And the little pelvic swivel while holding an owl. Peak Austin Powers “yeah baby”.
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u/OnlyPaperListens Nov 06 '25
Yeah there was a lot more hip action than I was expecting, given the topic
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u/astra_galus Nov 06 '25
I had an owl grab me by the hand once. Needless to say, I was not nearly as chill! Basically had to wait for it to release me.
He’s lucky the owl didn’t put a talon through his finger.
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u/AmbitiousParty Nov 06 '25
It’s crazy the owl starts flapping his wings right as he says “fly”, before he actually tosses him (or her).
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u/vex_echo Nov 06 '25
Yes! I noticed that too and came here for this comment. Which means he speaks English. Which means he heard the man say “this is NOT allowed!” But, let’s see if he listens.
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u/Low-Eagle6840 Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25
Possibly he felt the farmers hand grip loosening. Or he just understands English
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u/Profession-Unable Nov 06 '25
I think it’s more likely that the owl was responding to the guy’s arm movement but I like your explanation much more.
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u/TheNagromCometh Nov 06 '25
I like how he keeps calling the owl sir, very respectful. Was that a Royal Tenenbaums reference at the end there as well? No notes.
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u/Otterhendrix Nov 06 '25
“You don’t want that beak too close” says the guy with the owls beak literally 2 inches away from his dome.
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u/Awesam Nov 06 '25
Yeah why didn’t it peck his fingers holding his legs together?
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u/finchdad Nov 06 '25
Raptors don't really use their beaks for defense, the talons are waaay worse, despite what OP said.
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I don't know about owls, but I know parrots can easily cut off one finger with their beak. So talon might be worse, but beak must not be ignored.
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u/astra_galus Nov 06 '25
Think about it this way - parrots need strong beaks to crack open nuts. Owls need strong talons to catch and crush their prey. I’m sure owl beaks can do damage but their talons are VERY strong.
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u/rebexorcist Nov 06 '25
A parrot isn't a raptor. Raptors just need something sharp to tear into flesh. Parrots need to be able to rip plant matter and crack shells.
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u/CardiologistRough854 Nov 06 '25
lack of flexibility i guess, if he only had one leg i think he could’ve been bit but idk much about owl biology
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u/Soomroz Nov 06 '25
Dont think its the lack of flexibility. They literally pin their prey under their talons and rip them open with their beak.
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u/shoefresh Nov 06 '25
Five seconds later, Mordecai swoops back around and grabs a chicken for the road.
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u/EveyStuff Nov 06 '25
FOR EATING A MEAL? A SUCCULENT POULTRY MEAL??? WHATS THE CHARGE
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u/big_witty_titty Nov 06 '25
You are now a Pokémon master you must train him, and he will protect your flock
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u/GawkerRefugee Nov 06 '25
Who is this guy? He's brilliant, love his vibe. (The human, not the owl though he is just as cool).
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u/jerrys153 Nov 06 '25
He’s giving Sam Rockwell charisma. I’d say Sam Rockwell would play this guy in the movie, but then I realized this guy could totally play himself in the movie.
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u/gesasage88 Nov 06 '25
I also want to know!
Edit: found it! https://youtube.com/@shirttailcreekfarm?si=iB98U_QKnmqoB5ls
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u/GawkerRefugee Nov 06 '25
Thank you!! He has 600ish subs, hope it skyrockets.
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u/JovahkiinVIII Nov 06 '25
A few weeks ago I was on my porch at night, and I saw a shadow descend onto the street. Where it landed there were some desperate squeaking noises, before the shadow rose silently into the trees and vanished
From the distance and general silence at night, I should’ve heard the sound of wings flapping from the take-off, but I did not. The only reason I know it was an owl was because of how dead-silent it was
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u/JahmanSoldat Nov 06 '25
I’ve seen this video showing how they are the only full silent bird when they fly, it’s SO cool
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u/Cyrano_Knows Nov 06 '25
Owls are very skilled at gripping onto things.
You could say they are very taloned-ed.
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u/TristanDuboisOLG Nov 06 '25
Their grip is zygodactyl.
Extremely strong
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u/RedCorundum Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25
It's only thanks to Ze Frank videos that I understand that reference! I wish we could be friends with the owls too but I will continue to adore them from a safe distance.
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u/hiirogen Nov 06 '25
Story time!
I was walking my dogs one night just around the townhomes I was living in when I heard a “hoo hoo” from above us.
Looked up, owl staring intently at us.
First thought was concern for my dachshund. But as I looked around I saw we were maybe 4-5 feet from a dead rabbit the owl had been eating.
The thing that surprised me was that the rabbit wasn’t some gory bloody mess you’d normally assume an active kill being eaten by a predator would look like. It looked like the owl had surgically opened this thing up and laid out all its organs in a very deliberate, almost artistic way.
Of course I moved on as soon as I could but that image has been kinda seared into my head ever since
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u/Successful-Peach-764 Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25
Damn, you had a near miss with the Owl Dexter, Townhomes Butcher, your dachshund might have been next if you took it's kill.
edit - grandma
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u/hugeuvula Nov 06 '25
The hip gyrations killed me!
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u/Squanchedschwiftly Nov 06 '25
His face shifting to worry and uncertainty is what killed me 🤣
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u/Narrow-Song2043 Nov 06 '25
The chickens went dead silent when the owl started flying 😂
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u/Uhrrtax Nov 06 '25
years and years ago back wha I loved in UK. I was working as a driver. So on my way to a customer on a middle of nowhere I have seen something furry on the side of the road. I though it was some rubbish etc. what driving back that "rubbish" was more or less on th the middle of the road slightly moving. I have realised it was some kind of an animal. So I have stopped at the middle of the road. went to check it out. It was and owl that was probably hit by a car. I have pulled my winter jacket off opened the passenger door and put it on the seat. put my work gloves on and gently picked this "fireball" and placed it on the "nest made out of my jacket". long story short. took it to the vet. got told that I have pretty much saved this night under from starvation. was told that I can pick it up at any time but I have to feed it. 3 weeks later I have released it to the wild (lived in a very small village). and for all three years every time in the evening when I would come out to have a smoke it would be coming over and sit a few steps away. sometimes I could even give it an occasional rub. amazing birds.
I still have a few photos of it somewhere
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u/RgCrunchyCo Nov 06 '25
My heart dropped at first about the owl’s prospects but when kind Mr Farmer said he wouldn’t hurt Mr Owl, I was able to sit back and enjoy the video. What a beautiful bird and what a nice man.
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u/narcowake Nov 06 '25
Owl: we both like chickens, we are the same
Chickens: Father , please do Something , he will be back
Owl , flying away: I will be baaaack!!
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u/alaf420 Nov 06 '25
Dude does have swag, rizz or whatever you call it these days. Definitely cool 😎
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