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I hope this is not Finland like the name Sisu would suggest as it’s very much forbidden to make any live fires at the moment - wildfire warning is set for the whole country. People are ignoring the warnings and starting forests fires with careless campfires, cigarette butts and such. :(
Wow, really beautiful and interesting shots and a nice description of the stretch routine!
Haha well it’s an interesting language and definitely not the easiest one to learn, so prepare to spend some time should you dive deeper into it! :D
One could say “oletko ihan pöllö?” - “are you a total owl?” meaning “are you stupid?” (silly/dumb, in a softer way), or “ei pöllömpi idea!” “not owlier an idea!” meaning “not a stupid idea!”. Not a commonly used expression though.
Huuhkaja is the only owl without “pöllö” in its name. “Pöllö” is sometimes to describe something as “silly” or “stupid”, we could say “are you an owl” to ask if someone is being dumb - which is a bit strange because owls are not considered stupid animals, quite the opposite!
I find it odd they didn’t mention the species but Ural Owl is a good guess! They are called “viirupöllö” (striped owl) in Finnish.
Haha indeed! The translation was a bit off in some parts but at least it made a good laugh!
Oops, something went wrong with my post and pics and link went missing, good you found them!
Indeed! Would be easy to just shrug it off and let nature deal with it but thankfully they didn’t and the little owls have a whole life ahead of them!
Take a full-suspension carbon mtb with electric shifting, hydraulic brakes, tubeless tyres etc and compare it to 1895 Singer safety bike. A lot has changed! But of course with more simple designs there aren’t that many bits to develop, yet probably every part has changed to some extent since those times.
Shortie does look like they are in the office :D
One serious looking little fella!
I must say your enthusiasm struck me and I went and scrolled to the very beginning of the group and read through mosts of the posts and learned quite a bit (and so do my friends who now have to tolerate “owl fact of the day” -speeches) :'D I thought I might contribute to the group more than just silly commenting and make some posts about owls in Finland as well as owl-related Finnish folklore & language facts that people might find interesting – so I guess I have to start doing some research now!
Good tip! I went and studied the Owl-natomy posts and indeed learned a lot!
Wow, these fellas look like hawks! Interesting how versatile the owls are!
Also thank you for sharing all these great owl pics and info, I joined the group spontaneously when I saw an interesting picture on my feed and now I’ve kinda started to look forward new owl news - these posts often make my day! Quality stuff!
Wow this one has such an expressive face! Really nice pics!
You go little birb!
Joskus aikoinaan kun harkkapaikkaa etsiessäni olin laittanu vain sähköpostiosoitteen hakemukseen (oli sellanen tilanne että en pystynyt hoitaa asiaa puhelimessa) tuli NUHTELUT sitten kun lopulta soitin perään asiasta. En menny sinne harkkaan.
Who wouldn’t return the $15,000 to the rightful owners! It’s their $10,000 after all!