Superbowl@lemmy.world · 26 days ago

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Superbowl@lemmy.world · 26 days ago

From Don Wiggans

Splish Splash a Hawk Owl taking a bath. Wow! I had this amazing sighting of a Northern Hawk Owl taking a bath in the river! It flew down onto the ice and splashed around in the water for a while and then took off to dry its feathers.

Ottawa, Ontario, January 8th 2026

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I was pretty surprised to see it. With them not being waterproof like other birds, it must have felt pretty grungy to take a cold dip like that.

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