From WildCareOklahoma

Meet WildCareOklahoma patient #24-3218, great horned owl. This is not a typical position for an owl. This one is being weighed. Taking and tracking patient weights is one of the most important protocols followed at WildCareOklahoma. Changes and trends in weight can indicate the patient is improving and moving toward release or that something may be wrong when weight is lost.

You may recognize this scale - it’s the same kind used in pediatricians’ offices!

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        said the great horned owl

        ok - i have to start working, this friday is killing me

        Edit: just saw that the ASCII will not be shown correctly in some Lemmy clients … Only in the Browser

        • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
          5·
          2 months ago

          Sucking in those feathers makes a dramatic difference.

          This is the one she really didnt want you to see:

          (different bird, but you get the idea)

            • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
              2·
              2 months ago

              I’ve been really appreciative of you guys lately too. I’ve kinda been down for the last few weeks, but I’ve always looked forward to sharing owl stuff with you guys.

              • Maeve@kbin.earth
                2·
                2 months ago

                I’m sorry to hear that you’re going through stuff. I hope it improves soon and you are the better, after. It’s good to have people, places and hobbies to brighten cloudy days, and I’m glad we can be part of that, for each other. If there’s anything we can do, even just be a sounding board, please don’t hesitate to share. Maybe we can find solutions, maybe not; but we can be supportive, either way. Not saying you want to or that it’s always appropriate to put our stuff online; just that sometimes it can lighten the load.

                Either way, we’re here for you. Thanks again.

                • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
                  2·
                  2 months ago

                  I appreciate the moral support! I believe it’s mainly due to changes to my routine throwing off my sleep. I don’t sleep enough to begin with, so it doesn’t take much to really get me out of whack.

                  I’ve been making sure to have it with my friends and my piano class is back for the fall semester now too.

  • lemmyng@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    Is there a talon missing on the left foot, or is it just an odd camera angle?

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      9·
      2 months ago

      Good eye. I noticed that this morning as well. That’d be something I think they would have commented on, as those feet are critical to their survival.

      I did a quick and dirty Zoom and Enhance and now you can see it. It’s just under some belly floof. You can see the grippy texture on the underside of the foot now as well, so that’s a bonus!

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      2 months ago

      If you can fit it on a baby scale, then it’s gotta be a baby. It’s not a baby and whatever else you feel like, perhaps an owl, why not, let’s be a little ridiculous scale. We live in a civil society, people dont just stick whatever they find in places babies are supposed to go.