WINNER: ELF OWL 47-27
The matchup many of you have been waiting for!
The Elf Owl is a sparrow sized owl of the Southwest US and Mexico and Baja. It loves to live in woodpecker holes in giant desert cacti. It has trademark white eyebrows, sure to get your attention. Don’t try to hold it though, when grabbed, it will play dead in an attempt to escape! These tiny owls are bug hunters, and love to eat scorpions, where they remove to stinger before swallowing them. Will this tiny owl be able to take on its challenger today?
The Powerful Owl is the largest of the Australian owls. It dominated the eastern coast forests where it eats a variety of medium sized marsupials like gliders and possums. The Powerful Owl is known for taking prey much larger in relation to its own size than almost any other raptor. It can also catch the largest bat, the Flying Fox. Will this giant defeat the tiny Elf?
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I had to vote Elf Owl, but Powerful Owl might have the coolest name of any owl!
I certainly can’t fault you on your choice, both are great owls. I like the unique shape of the Aussie owls, but you all have shown a strong preference to the cute little brown owls, so I was prepared for voting going this way.
I’m curiously looking forward to seeing how it goes if we get to any type of Elf/Pygmy/Little/Burrowing matchup. Looking at the lineup remaining though, I’m doubtful it’s going to happen. I think they’re up against too many owls with more flashiness that just be little and cute isn’t going to be enough to move forward.
But I could be wrong!