Photo by razifmasari

A fan favorite around here. This looks to be an old photo that’s been reshared many times over the years, but this seems to possibly be the original.

I like the look on the baby’s face!

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      7 months ago

      Some of these photos have been shared so many times over Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc over the years, many times the origin gets lost. Many of them are great photos, that even though they’ve been shared so much, I’m sure many of us still haven’t seen them and would enjoy them.

      Being able to trace it back not only allows me to credit who went through all the work to share the photo originally, but at this point in time, it also helps me discern that a photo is actually real and not AI generated. With owls being so diverse and quirky and with so many amazing abilities, sometimes it’s hard to tell what is real vs fake.

      Plus, I feel it’s beneficial to everyone, as you can go seek out more work from the creator, try to learn what equipment they use if you’re into that, and it supports them creating more great things. You can also use it as a jumping off point to learn about new things. I feel the link I give to the source is like the bonus text behind the XKCD comics. You can just look at the pic posted and enjoy, but it’s a little supplement that can add to your enjoyment of that pic and get a bonus taste of that content if you choose.

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    7 months ago

    These “family pictures” are great! I love them.

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      7 months ago

      I do too!

      As I’ve gotten to understand their lives better doing all this research for you all, I’ve gotten a deep respect for many aspects of their lives.

      I see how they put aside their normal lives of solitude to make the sacrifices and face the dangers to keep the babies safe, and how they sit there through wind, rain, and snow, unable to leave for very long, how easy it is to get hurt or to starve, it is very special to see these moments of them all together, safe and whatever feelings of joy these animals are able to have with their short time together.

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          Very true, at least the last hundred years or so. Medicine and safety has come so far for us.

          Even as apex animals, half of the raptors won’t get to see age 2, so it must be harder for even more creatures out there.

          I imagine life is too short, no matter how much we all get, 1 year or 100. I’m glad I get to spend part of mine sharing all this cool stuff with you all though!