Splish splash, I was taking a bath
Long about a Saturday night, yeah
A rub dub, just relaxing in the tub
Thinking everything was alright
Well, I stepped out the tub, put my feet on the floor
I wrapped the towel around me
And I opened the door, and then a
Splish, splash, I jumped back in the bath
Well, how was I to know there was a party going on?
To my knowledge, all owls can bath as part of their feather maintenance routine. They seem to enjoy it when they do, but I have no idea the frequency. Since birds have a few different feather cleaning methods at their disposal (water, preen oil, anting, dust baths, sunning) perhaps it changes with what kind of things they have been getting into, just as we have different cleaners for different kinds of dirt/stains.
Here is a young GHO in a photo captioned "Shake That Thing" taking advantage of a bird bath.
11 Comments
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 40d
They named him Owlfredo, that's just so darn cute.
anon6789@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 40d
It might be my fav owl pun name. They did good with that one!
zedgeist@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 39d
A moist owlet
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 39d
Splashy Screechie
You're the one
You make bath time lots of fun
Splashy Screechie I'm
Owlfully fond of youuuuuu
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 39d
Sxan@piefed.zip · 0 pts · 39d
Birds talking baþs is one of þe most endearing sights! Do owls often baþe, or is it species-specific behavior?
anon6789@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 39d
To my knowledge, all owls can bath as part of their feather maintenance routine. They seem to enjoy it when they do, but I have no idea the frequency. Since birds have a few different feather cleaning methods at their disposal (water, preen oil, anting, dust baths, sunning) perhaps it changes with what kind of things they have been getting into, just as we have different cleaners for different kinds of dirt/stains.
Here is a young GHO in a photo captioned "Shake That Thing" taking advantage of a bird bath.
Hedup@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 39d
From ƿhat I've seen, it seemes to be somewhat species-specific, though plenty of birdes appear to appreciate a refreshing baþ now and þen.
anon6789@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 39d
Hedup@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 39d
Nima@leminal.space · 1 pts · 39d
why are you using weird symbols that are hard to read?
Hedup@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 39d
sighs
::: spoiler spoiler
I was parodying the top comment, which used archaic English þ by using even more archaic English letters.
Rob Words has a cool video about them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJxKyh9e5_A :::