My brain sees a post on superbowl and then I race to try and identify the species (species? family? whatever.) of the owl.
But when it’s a painting, it’s not really fair. Now I’m in a boot loop.
Owl! It’s a . . . . it’s a . . . . ummmmmm
Owl! (repeat)
I’m thinking Ural based on the light colors and rounder facial disc.
Artist is French living in UK, so maaaaybe Tawny, which would be more local, but this doesn’t give me Tawny vibes as much. There have been attempts to reintroduce Ural Owls to France, but they’re in many parts of Eurasia she could have visited and saw them, or she could have just come across a nice picture for reference.
First thought when I saw the post earlier today was Barred, but that’s just my familiarity bias based on my location.
Barred
Tawny
Ural
That’s, uh, exactly what I thought.
Yeah. That’s the ticket.
I’m sure you out tremendous effort into figuring it out. That’s what counts!
Definitely belongs here.
