Today’s hed gif owl star comes by way of barredowls on Instagram. That’s a wise way to get cool, owl friend. And check out those legs, normally hidden under a cloud of feathers.
I have no idea where this originally came from or why an owl is living in a house, but given the leg bands, I’m going to guess this is a rescue owl spending some time at a caregiver’s house. The video has been linked lots and lots of times, although it may have originally come from Twitter (or X, whatever) from user Living Morganism. An article from 2021 has more info pointing to them as the possible original poster.
Last minute addendum…
I think we all need a picture of owl legs. This one is from New York Magazine:
For a nano second I thought the owl was floating but then I saw the legs and realized it was "Marilyn Monroe of the owl world". I've seen owl legs before and they are a little disturbing. Who knew all that was under the feathers? I'm glad the bird was able to keep cool but I think she would prefer us to not be peeking at her undies. As for twitter/x, I think everyone should just call it twitter as if Musky Boy had never renamed it. It would annoy him so much. Thanks for the giggle Martini.