Birds...

[bladebandit]

The past few weeks and months have been both difficult and busy. Am currently in the process of doing 9 straight days of Uni/work without a break and it's knackering me out.

Shows have started up again now; the birds seem to be much happier for it. Love seeing them all fly; even if they don't do so well sometimes. We got a circuit out of the

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Pure coolness!

[windfthrblkmane]

Well sorry to hear that uni is dragging you down, always sucks for sure when it does that. You will be a much better lass for it when you are all through. Like I mentioned before I know you will go were ever you put yer mind and heart to. You have that drive that many other s I have known have had that is not common to the average person. It is a good thing.

This is good thing being able to be showing again and giving the birds a chance to be out and about with their trainers, also very cool that the owls came to you. You must have an awesome personality. Animals have way of sensing good in folks. This just shows you what i have been telling you all along about being a wonderful young woman. Cool stuff.

Also sorry to hear that so many of the lovely creatures you have watched over and taken care of have perished. Sadly enough this is the way of life. I like to think there truly is a heaven and all animals go there and live better life when the pass from this earthly realm. If there is and you make it there as well there is a good chance you could see them yet again and never have to worry about them ever dying. My fingers are crossed and hoping that the rest come through the winter as well.

Nice to see more young birds have come in to make up for the loss.

Also cool that you have yer own owl to train too! He is a beauty to be sure. I keep getting lost in his lovely eyes when I look at him. May it work out well for ya both! I hope that he becomes a good student for yer sake. He looks very similar to a barn owl with those lovely tufts of feathers above his eyes. D they stay flat like that at all times or can they be raised? I love the diversity of feathers you see on him from the fine ones on his face to the larger ones on his lower body. A very cool creature indeed.

Do these lovely creatures you watch over and care for form the same kinds of bonds with their trainers and care takers as as domestic animals do? I have always been curious about this.

I truly hope things keep working out this well for you always my friend! It seems to suit you very well and make you very happy and content.You deserve to always be this fulfilled and happy. I honestly wish I could be in a similar position.

Have fun with it all and may you have most awesome day!

Re: Pure coolness!

[bladebandit]

Indeed. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's interesting stuff. But we have one lecturer that just...UGH. So. Very. Boring. One time, she was explaining how to do this particular calculation (It took her 30 MINUTES) when it was written EXACTLY how to do it on a help sheet. I completed the sheet in 5 minutes while she was mumbling on and got on with another assignment. She's such a time waster. Ugh.

Very true indeed. (:

He ceertainly has lovely eyes; photos don't do them justice. Actually, barn owls don't have ear tufts that eagle owls and horned owls do. (: This is a barn owl: http://www.owl-pictures.com/beautiful-barn-owl.jpg

But yeah, ear tufts are for display and like every other feather on a bird's body it has a muscle that can move it. Ear tufts display emotion and mood, but you usually have to look at the body language and posture too in order to determine the exact state. For example, in that photo he could be relaxed or angry. His tufts are down, but his body is not puffed up and he was not hissing. That's a classic relaxed posture.

It depends. Our owls are all hand raised, so yes they form bonds with us. Parent-raised owls would very rarely form strong bonds with humans. They would more 'tolerate' them. With all others, it depends on the species and the individual bird.

Have a lovely day too. (:

Re: Pure coolness!

[windfthrblkmane]

Yup I hear yeah can be interesting indeed but yup some profs and lecturers can over-complicate things for themselves very quickly. I have had this same experience in the past with some of the ones I had in school. As you say you just do it yerself and get on with other things. Yup some will do that, I have had some that have totally forgotten what they were doing. That is really interesting. Then you the student have to get them back on track.

Indeed, photos never really do justice to something. A camera is never as good as the human eye at seeing all there is to see. Um yeah I new that I got the two confused, thank you very much for correcting my blatant error. There is a reason they call it the Great Horned owl after all. Boy do I feel silly now. The horned owls show up around her periodically. My grandmother had a pair that were stuffed and mounted in her house. they were shot by my grandfather and his brother when they were in their twenties. that would have been back in the early 1900's. It is nice to know this will never happen again in the US because all birds of prey are protected by the government.

I figured they were but did not want to jump to any conclusions. That is awesome that they have very visible way of displaying how they feel and what is going on. Yup body language usually in most animals is a good indicator of what kind of mood they are in and what their over all state of health is. Very cool stuff. I see so an owl like a cat shows its displeasure by making itself look bigger and making awful noises how interesting. Nice to know he was relaxed.

Aw I see, I figured this might be the case with captive Owls, only makes sense. Yup makes sense with the ones raised by the parents as well, nature has a built in avoidance tool to keep animals safe thus the parents would make babies cautious of human contact. I see, yeah this makes sense all animal are individuals with unique personalities so it will truly vary!

I want yer job! Sounds like heaps o fun and a great learning experience as well!

BTW thank you for taking time out of yer busy days to answer my questions an reply back to me! You are to cool!

Thank you lass!C:

A most awesome and wonderful day to you!

Re: Pure coolness!

[bladebandit]

Ugh, yeah. It's such a pain. Repeating when the class doesn't understand is one thing; repeating when only ONE person doesn't understand is another. Just explain it to them after the lecture and stop wasting everyone else's time. Ugh I could rant about that woman all day. :/

Great horns are awesome. The one we have is probably one of the best owls in the centre; it's always a pleasure to fly him!

Yeah, making yourself look bigger is a commonly used technique in the animal kingdom. All owls can puff themselves up and do a threat display similar to this: http://cdn2.arkive.org/media/9B/9BCE8C7B-6188-475B-ADD5-DC9A193853DA/Presentation.Large/Short-eared-owl-in-threat-display.jpg (Or just google 'owl threat display' and you'll see lots of other photos).

Have a lovely day too!

Re: Pure coolness!

[windfthrblkmane]

Indeed. Been there and had this done to me as well. It wastes way to much time. The smart proffs do just that or we had a program in one of the buildings on campus where students could go after hours and get help from fellow students who knew the material. It made things so much nicer and saved wasted time in class. I understand how you feel it does drive one nutters.

Truly they are. Aw man that is too cool! Nice when they are friendly and well behaved. I really want to figure out a way to come and see you, you sound like you are having a blast, plus it would be fun to just hang with such an awesome lass such as you! Am i allowed?

Truly it is a common display, bigger is better as they say and scarier. This is cool thank you for showing me.Will do I love leaning new things about animals.

Thank you very much.

May life be you friend and may you have a wonderful evening. Friendly hugs to ya!