Today is the day we pick the other half of our final 4 contestants! We have some great matches today, and the pairings are perfect for some brutal bird battles.

This first matchup has a pair of the biggest owls of the Eurasian continent. We’ve got the Bubo bubo itself, practically owl royalty, the statuesque and stoic Eurasian Eagle Owl!

But big muscles are dirty looks aren’t everything… Not here at Owl of the Year. We’re nerdy for the birdies, so not all of us get to hang at the cool table with EEO and its friends. Some of us prefer the class clown, the one who doesn’t take itself so seriously. It’s friendly, it’s floppy, and it’s maybe just a tiny bit fishy… It’s the Buffy Fish Owl!

Which burb gets your precious upvote today?

      • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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        2 months ago

        I thought it was an eel, but the photographer didn’t specify.

        It would just as happily slurp either though.

          • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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            2 months ago

            I can’t believe how tense both these matches have been all day! I thought Buffy was in trouble when it got 5 votes behind, but now it’s in the lead again.

            And Saw Whet vs Screech, they’ve been all over each other all day!

            I don’t even know what to prepare for tomorrow since I won’t have a winner until I wake up.

              • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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                2 months ago

                I think I’m going to do one match tomorrow and one Wed, so each semi final gets full attention, a break day, and then final on Friday, announce winner Sat.

                I got photo sets ready for WF, Eagle, and Buffy. I’ll just need the blurb and cover photo. Then I have normal time to do Snowy vs ? and time to get the finale together.