#barn owl
Scientists had a pigeon, hawk, and owl fly over super-sensitive microphones to measure how much sound was created by their flapping. Owls are known for their silent flying abilities and this is demonstrated by the barn owl in the GIF above. Watch the video
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![techtatsmoto: [1st Session, 1st Tattoo] Time Flies by Joey Hamilton of Revolt Tattoos in Las Vegas,](https://64.media.tumblr.com/e2283cfabd989ae11a728f0dc0f43acc/tumblr_nl4fsffnbO1u694xgo1_640.jpg "techtatsmoto: [1st Session, 1st Tattoo] Time Flies by Joey Hamilton of Revolt Tattoos in Las Vegas,")
[1st Session, 1st Tattoo] Time Flies by Joey Hamilton of Revolt Tattoos in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Them Bois
The barn owl’s heart-shaped face collects sound in the same way as human ears. Its hearing is the most sensitive of any creature tested.
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Ash Gryphinx Room Guardian
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Gryphinxes are an original species. They have a barn owl face with a foxlike body and human hands.
This gryphinx has a rose quartz crystal heart and it stands about 13" tall. It has a coat of hand sewn faux fur that is very soft. Its neck and tail have a fully posable ball and socket armature inside that will not wear out over time. Its arms have a fully posable wire armature that can also be posed easily. The head was cast in durable resin and the hands and paws were sculpted with a flexible clay that can bend without breaking.
See how it’s made on my Patreon. www.patreon.com/anyaboz
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Lechuza
“Alternate Harpy design” © FurAffinity user MsChoppington, accessed here
[Did I say one month per continent when I introduced the World Tour concept? I am altering the deal. It’s been expanded to two months per. I’m having too much fun with folkloric creatures! Although I am going to expand the purview a little bit. For North America, I already have two fearsome critters, one cryptid and a prehistoric animal in my sights.
“La lechuza” is Spanish for “barn owl”, but the name also refers to witches that assume owl form. I figured I’d use this as an excuse to flesh out lower level hags. Maybe your campaign isn’t near the sea for a sea hag. Maybe you think that the sea hag’s abilities are too much for a low level party (ability damage and a curse that staggers for days is pretty rough). Might I suggest the lechuza as an alternate?]
Lechuza
CR 4 LE Monstrous Humanoid
This creature resembles a feathered humanoid with wings and strong, clawed legs. Her face is set in a round disc of feathers.
Lechuzas, or owl hags, are shapeshifting creatures that can assume the form of an owl or humanoid from their natural, hybrid state. Of the hags, they are among the most likely to integrate themselves into society, disguising themselves as ordinary women. From this vantage point, they observe the comings and goings of the settlement, figuring ways to best hurt people and spread misery. Most lechuzas are greedy, and can be enticed to serve even goodly causes for sufficient coin—although they prefer that their job when on the side of righteousness involves hurting somebody.
Most lechuzas would rather avoid a fair fight, instead luring a single victim to a place where they can ambush them. Lechuzas are excellent mimics, and may disguise their voice to sound like a crying baby or a loved one calling for help. A lechuza is a powerful melee combatant in its natural form. Their teeth are sharp, but too small to maneuver to a bite attack. Their claws are powerful, however, and can carry away smaller enemies, like halflings, gnomes or children. When facing multiple opponents, they prefer to keep their distance and use spells and their evil eye to soften enemies up before diving into melee.
Lechuza CR 4
XP 1,200
LE Medium monstrous humanoid (shapechanger)
Init+3;Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +11
Defense
AC16, flat-footed 13, touch 13 (+3 Dex, +3 natural)
hp37 (5d10+10)
Fort+3,Ref+7,Will+5
Offense
Speed30 ft., fly 50 ft. (good)
Melee2 claws +7 (1d6+2 plus grab)
Special Attacks hex (evil eye -2, Will DC 13), rend (2 claws, 1d6+3)
Spell-like Abilities CL 5th, concentration +7 (+11 casting defensively)
At will—dancing lights, ghost sound (DC 12), misdirection(DC 14)
3/day—bane(DC 13), fog cloud,scare(DC 14)
1/day—dispel magic,invisibility, lightning bolt (DC 15)
Statistics
Str15,Dex17,Con14,Int13,Wis12,Cha15
Base Atk +5;CMB+7 (+11 grapple); CMD20
FeatsBlind-fight (B),Combat Casting, Deceitful,Hover
SkillsBluff +8, Disguise +8 (+16 using change shape), Fly +14, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (arcana) +5, Perception +11, Stealth +13; Racial Modifiers +8 Disguise when using change shape,+4 Perception, +4 Stealth
LanguagesCommon, Elven
SQchange shape (humanoid, Small or Tiny owl, polymorph), sound mimicry (voices)
Ecology
Environmenttemperate land or urban
Organizationsolitary or coven (3 mixed hags)
Treasurestandard
Special Abilities
Hex (Su) A lechuza gains the evil eye hex as a 5th level witch. Lechuza hit dice stack with witch levels for determining the effects of the evil eye hex, but not for other hexes. The save DC is Intelligence based.
Baby owl hears thunder for the first time.
(viaRobert Fuller)
Nothing can contend with the fluffy of a barn owl!
I don’t usually post content where I volunteer. Mainly because the birds there aren’t falconry birds. That said, this video is cool and I want to share it.
This is called a rouse, and it’s the sign of a content, happy raptor. I’ve noticed its rare for owls to do, so I feel blessed that Jasper felt comfortable enough to do it in front of me.
Jasper is an education bird at a licensed center. He is not my bird nor a pet.
