WINNER: BUFFY FISH OWL 62-57

Welcome to Round 3!

Buffy Fish Owl had been making a name for itself in this tournament. It narrowly picked up a win against the star of the show, Barn Owl. Does this leave Buffy unstoppable? This large, goofy owl had won over a lot of heart so far, but we’ve still got a lot of great owls left.

The innocent looking Little Owl has been on a path of destruction, taking no prisoners. First down, Australia’s Barking Owl. Next victim, New Zealand’s only owl, the Ruru/Morepork. Now its sights are set on Southeast Asia to take down Buffy Fish Owl.

Here’s how our opponents stack up today.

Buffy Fish Owl

With an adult size of 40 to 48 cm (16 to 19 in) and a weight of 1,028 to 2,100 g (2.3 to 4.6 lb), it is the smallest fish owl species.

Little Owl

It is usually 22 cm (8.7 in) in length with a wingspan of 56 cm (22 in) for both sexes, and weighs about 180 g (6.3 oz).

Quite the difference in size, habitat, and look between these 2. Which is going to move on today? Vote now!

      • pseudoEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Logically, it would be about the Buffy fish owl and the White faced scops owl, the mustachy vampire owl.
        Too bad, we don’t have some sort of wareowl to add a love triangle !

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
          6·
          11 months ago

          Stygian Owl could be good. He was one I had to cut from the tourney this year, but seeing how well the “goth” owls did, he might be in it next time.

          And that’s how scary he looks in the daylight!

          • pseudoEnglish
            3·
            11 months ago

            That’s what I call a creature of the night…

            • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
              3·
              11 months ago

              Indeed! Stygian means “of the River Styx,” mythical Greek boundary of the world of the living and the world of the dead!

              • pseudoEnglish
                3·
                11 months ago

                After french, let’s speak greek ! If the name is not confusing enough for newcomers, now they will find hidden in the comment language course XD

                • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
                  3·
                  11 months ago

                  You’re going to make me into a true world citizen! 😆

                  !superbowl, home of the true DuoLingo

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      11 months ago

      It has been a real nail-biter for me all day! I definitely have a favorite in this contest.

      Current count is Buffy 55, Little 54 discounting whatever knuckleheads keep downvoting things.

      I’m curious who the overnight voters are. I always assume they’re people on the other side of the world due to the time zones, but I’m sure we have insomniacs and 2nd/3rd shift folk too.

      Anyone voting after this comment, where are you and if it’s not daylight there, why are you awake? 🧐