Owl See Myself Out

Despite having terrible eyesight, I actually spotted this great handmade, crewel Owl piece from far across the room before it could clock me. I am counting down the days we can cease regional affiliation with these beautiful creatures with disappointing (in so many ways) Degrassi students turned pop stars, fingers crossed.

Here's five fast facts I googled about Owls.

1. The eyes of an owl are not true “eyeballs.” Their tube-shaped eyes are completely immobile, providing binocular vision which fully focuses on their prey and boosts depth perception.
2. A group of owls is called a parliament. This originates from C.S. Lewis’ description of a meeting of owls in The Chronicles of Narnia.
3. The tiniest owl in the world is the Elf Owl, which is 5 - 6 inches tall and weighs about 1 ½ ounces. The largest North American owl, in appearance, is the Great Gray Owl, which is up to 32 inches tall.
4. Barn Owls swallow their prey whole—skin, bones, and all—and they eat up to 1,000 mice each year.
5. Owls are zygodactyl, which means their feet have two forward-facing toes and two backward-facing toes. Unlike most other zygodactyl birds, however, owls can pivot one of their back toes forward to help them grip and walk.

Pretty cool, Huh?