#stygian owls

[dapperghst]

Owl facts- by me, Dapper!

Greetings and Salutations! In this post, I'm going to talk about: OWLS!

Owls are one of my favourite animals, I've always been enthralled by them, so I shall waste no more time getting into

FACT 1: Owls have asymmetrical ears! This is so they can pinpoint where sound is coming from!

FACT 2: Owls may seem to have "ears," but the "ears" are actually just tufts on the bird's head!

FACT 3: If you were to look into an owl's ear, you could see the back of their eyes!

FACT 4: Owls' eyes actually take up the majority of the space in their heads, so their brains are quite small!

FACT 5: Owls can NOT move their eyes, hence why they move their heads, because they can't move their eyes (and, by proxy, their pupils)!

FACT 6: The owl known as the Stygian Owl (or as its nickname "The Devil's Owl" due to its tufts looking like horns) has orange-yellow eyes. However, when artificial light reflects off them, they turn a striking shade of red! (THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD SHINE LIGHTS INTO OWLS' EYES, IT CAN DAMAGE THEM.)

FACT 7: Owls are cute, and if you want any more of these, please give me requests! (I'll do them regardless, I just want to know how people feel about these). Thanks for reading!

[zegalba]

Stygian Owl, known for red reflection of their eyes that are often associated with the Devil. In the presence of light their eyes can give a brilliant red reflection.

[rororonyan]

Classsic Yandere mothman.. w a twist

Mothman has features that are very easily comparable to owls, stygian owls in particular have two antenna-like feathers atop their heads, and are well known for their blood red eyes when exposed to artificial light and lamps. A common explanation for 'mothman' sightings are that of owls, mothman in particuliar often chalked up to a stygian owl. In folklore, it is sometimes said that mothman will appear before great disasters, so when you see him, it's a bad omen..

[rulers-of-the-sky]

Stygian Owl

[u2fangirlie-blog]

Superb Owl Party 2025

Welcome to my Superb Owl party! Greetings owl!

Please enjoy these poorly made posters - with typos and all the skill of a middle school art student.

You are invited to your neighbor's annual Superb Owl party where you will meet the guests of honor who are vying for the title of Superb Owl.

Is that that a football or an owl's egg?

Remember, this is a human party and you should blend in. Do not unalive any guests.

[Yes. I know sign has typos. But it has GLITTER! A bloody stupid vampire made the posters.]

Now it is time to vote for the owl that is the greatest owl of all time!

Let me introduce the five contestants in the 2025 Superb Owl Contest. @herpsandbirds Paxon - I hope you approve!

Angelina - Stygian Owl

Angelina was a classical opera singer with a vocal range of four octaves. She became the lead singer of the metal band Talons of Death. The wildly popular band recorded two gold albums: Prey for Mercy and Night Screechers. Stygian owls have golden yellow eyes which glow red in low light, earning the nickname the devil’s owl. When not on the road with the band, she teaches music in local public schools.

Benjamin - Spot-Bellied Eagle Owl

Benjamin works for the United States Postal Service. He delivered bills and junk mail. Years of dedication, hard work, and attention to detail advanced his career. Now he works in the Dead Letter office deciphering illegible handwriting on envelopes in the Great Lakes district office. He enjoys chess and reading spy thrillers and murder mystery novels.

Bunny - Screech Owl

Bunny was a child star actor in popular nature shows, including Into the Wild with Jack Hanna. She was the runner-up for national bird of the United States, just behind the bald eagle. Today she models for Audubon and Birds and Blossoms. She creates mixed media artwork and builds avant-garde nests that are shown in art galleries around the world.

Jared - Spectacled Owl

Jared is a respected pundit and scholar of political science and philosophy. He is best known for his work on Foucault’s panopticon and state sponsored surveillance to control citizens. He’s an outspoken political activist. He enjoys world travel and eating exotic foods.  Recently, he wrote a dystopian science fiction novel and is waiting for a publisher to pick up the manuscript.

Nigel - Great Gray Owl

Nigel is in his third term as Prime Minister of the Parliament of Owls. His passion for serving owls and other species led to a life-long career in politics. He works for a better world for all animals and plants. His actions center on legislation to protect migration routes, conservation of wilderness habitats, and protection of endangered species. He enjoys touring the national parks and vacations in a cabin at Lake Tahoe.

Who is the superb owl! Please vote! Does anyone know how to create a poll? Please vote in the notes. Thanks!

Note: At the hospital were I work, the social wellbeing committee is having an office decorating contest for the Super Bowl. I work as an admin. assist. in a department currently has two people - myself and my boss. The office has space for 12 cubicles, and I'm the only one working here. The boss is only at the business offices one day a week, otherwise she's over at the main campus. To complicate matters, the office is locked on both sides and very few people ever come in. [Technically, my position is part of the administrative team, over on the main campus, but I never see anyone. Only one admin. assist. works with me remotely.] So how do I: 1) participate in social wellbeing and engage with coworkers, 2) decorate an office that is isolated from the outside world, 3) cleverly mock a sports event, and 4) be my true weird self? I choose the Superb Owl Party!

To make the decorations visible for people in the business center campus, I put the decorations in the hallway. We have a big white board that isn't attached to the wall. I put the posters on the white board and slid it out into the hallway! Then I notified a few people in other offices, "Hey, I decorated for the super bowl. Come over and see." And then I put out a little basket with a pen and sticky notes for people to cast their votes. At the end of the day on Friday, Bunny was the winner.

[heroes-of-lemuria]

‘Eyes’ are one of the more common magic eating species found throughout the Spiral. Though mostly solitary, large flocks do congregate around areas of heavily concentrated magic, a property that has aided in the mapping of Leylines.

Different species of Eye feed on different forms of magic, each shaped by the type they consume. Most wizards have experienced one following them around at one point or another; they’re loyal pets to some and nuisances to others.

Eyes tendency to follow outbreaks of magic has led to much superstition and folklore surrounding them, especially the death variety.

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Stygian Owl

Photo: Luciano Bernardes

"The word 'Stygian' and the bird's species name stygius conjure images of the dark and gloomy River Styx of Greek mythology. The souls of the dead had to cross this river on their way to the underworld of Hades. Although 'stygian' may simply be a nod to the owl's dark plumage, the association with the River Styx has given the bird an unfortunate connection to death and witchcraft, leading to unwarranted persecution."

- American Bird Conservancy

[spinus-pinus]

Stygian Owl Asio stygius

7/10/2024 Caldas, Colombia

brewmaster via iNaturalist, CC-BY-NC

[goatsica]

[gyllbaine]

Design concept for Stygian owl oc. Very beautiful species imo

[bamfwizard]

I'm gonna need opinions from the bird-liking side of the X-Men pool because I'm casting X-Men as birds in my head and these are the contestants for Gambit so far

[to-hagsmire-and-back]

Ever drawn a stygian owl?

I have now!

[rulers-of-the-sky]

Stygian Owl

[failmeep]

I've updated Meep's Design! Leaning way more into Semi-Realism and Barn Owls instead of being a mix of Barn Owls and Horned Owls! Their vines still act like arms and they emote mostly with those!

I made a detailed forest scene for them! My first piece of art as a "scene"! This was actually made for a 3DS theme!

Meep's Palette page! Gave them a bunch of alt palettes in case people wanted to use different versions for them! 1. Barn Owl 2. Horned Owl 3. Stygian Owl 4. Hyacinth Flower 5. Rose Flower 6. Lily Flower 7. Arctic owl 8. Samus 9. Crow

This is something I've had in the works for a while, sharing stuff in private! Glad I can finally release it to the world!

[danjiisthmus]

The Elder Stygian

Lovely older lady for bahumot :3

[azrael-5]

I need a knitting pattern for a stygian owl or I will die