Photos from BirdsInBackyards.net
The Rufous Owl (rufous means reddish brown) is a pretty rare owl that lives mainly in rainforests of North Australia and New Guinea.
It is very shy and not seen very often. It is a strong owl for its size, taking prey from insects all the way to flying foxes.
I must say your enthusiasm struck me and I went and scrolled to the very beginning of the group and read through mosts of the posts and learned quite a bit (and so do my friends who now have to tolerate “owl fact of the day” -speeches) :'D I thought I might contribute to the group more than just silly commenting and make some posts about owls in Finland as well as owl-related Finnish folklore & language facts that people might find interesting – so I guess I have to start doing some research now!
I’m glad I was able to make a positive impression and now you’re enthused also. I know I never thought I’d be this involved when I started posting. I was mainly awestruck as I started to learn how little I knew about them. So now I get inspired to keep learning as I share with you.
I appreciate whatever contributions you all bring. It feels much more lively when people participate.
I’d love to get contributions from someone outside the US. I know I’ve had people from other places correct what I’ve read or add in context to make things more clear. You sometimes have different names for things too, which is always interesting. Folklore would be great as well, since I hesitate commenting much on cultures since I don’t want to get it wrong.
No matter what though, thanks for just being here. You guys have kept this place a pretty big success. I’m still surprised how big this group has gotten and I’ve enjoyed getting to know some of you as regulars. You guys keep me coming back here.