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Chopra, Capt. Praveen (2017). Vishnu's Mount: Birds In Indian Mythology And Folklore. Notion Press. p.109. ISBN 978-1-948352-69-7. a b c Martin G.R. (1982). "An owl's eye: schematic optics and visual performance in Strix aluco L". J Comp Physiol. 145 (3): 341–349. doi: 10.1007/BF00619338. S2CID 35039625. After overhearing Luz's desire to ask Amity out, Hooty devises a plan to motivate the human. He creates a cheesy tunnel of love and kidnaps Amity, leaving a note for Luz to head to the basement. Once there, she finds Amity in one of Hooty's owl pellets. Hooty then opens a trapdoor when the duo accidentally steps onto it, and the girls fall down a pit, landing in front of the tunnel of love. While Amity is impressed, Luz freaks out and destroys the decorations, not wanting Amity to believe that she is weird. This ends up hurting Amity, who proposes that the idea of them dating was stupid all along. Hooty, now firmly believing he is incapable of helping, starts having a breakdown and pulls his entire body out of the door of the Owl House in an attempt to rid it of his presence, causing the other half of his body to attach itself to the ground instead. The foot bones, or tarso-metatarsi, of owls are relatively short and stout. This structure is believed to aid in the efficient killing and carrying of prey.

House manipulation: Being the demonic component of the Owl House, Hooty has control over the architectural facets of the house. This extends to utilities, as Hooty can control the house lights. [9] T. F. Thiselton-Dyer, in his 1883 Folk-lore of Shakespeare, says that "from the earliest period it has been considered a bird of ill-omen," and Pliny tells us how, on one occasion, even Rome itself underwent a lustration, because one of them strayed into the Capitol. He represents it also as a funereal bird, a monster of the night, the very abomination of humankind. Virgil describes its death howl from the top of the temple by night, a circumstance introduced as a precursor of Dido's death. Ovid, too, constantly speaks of this bird's presence as an evil omen; and indeed the same notions respecting it may be found among the writings of most of the ancient poets." [61] A list of "omens drear" in John Keats' Hyperion includes the "gloom-bird's hated screech." [62] Pliny the Elder reports that owls' eggs were commonly used as a hangover cure. [63] simrin-- Yea, lots of people believe that here in the US as well. It's said that if you hear an owl hoot thrice, you will die soon. I do agree that the sight of an owl can be frightening or alarming at first. But we don't have to interpret them as a bad omen. Look at the Sioux Indians who think of owls as the guardian of afterlife. This doesn't give owls a bad image. Gratitude and thanks to the Vertebrate Zoology section of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History for allowing us to utilize this beautiful specimen from their vast collection. Some of the proceeds from the sales will go toward furthering their research studies. Skull made up of one piece (jaw glued to cranium). Great Horned Owl TalonThis internal framework comprises lightweight bones that provide strength and flexibility while minimizing the bird’s weight. In Mongolia, the owl is regarded as a benign omen. In one story, Genghis Khan was hiding from enemies in a small coppice when an owl roosted in the tree above him, which caused his pursuers to think no man could be hidden there. [53]

Left Strigidae: Tawny owl ( Strix aluco), Eurasian eagle-owl ( Bubo bubo), Little owl ( Athene noctua), Northern saw-whet owl ( Aegolius acadicus); Right Tytonidae: Barn owl ( Tyto alba), Lesser sooty owl ( Tyto multipunctata), Tasmanian masked owl ( Tyto novaehollandiae castanops), Sri Lanka bay owl ( Phodilus assimilis). Smith, David Lee (1997) Folklore of the Winnebago Tribe, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, p. 160These toe proportions are known from modern diurnal raptors, e.g., eagles and goshawks. These birds, which are not closely related to owls, pierce their prey with their sharp talons. Mayr and his colleagues therefore assume that the extinct owl also used its feet to kill its prey. "By contrast, present-day owls use their beak to kill prey items—thus, it appears that the lifestyle of this extinct owl clearly differed from that of its modern relatives," adds the ornithologist from Frankfurt. In the Tytonidae family, the sternum keel, known as the Carina, is broad and narrows towards the abdomen. The lower edge of the sternum has small notches on each side. According to the Apache and Seminole tribes, hearing owls hooting is considered the subject of numerous " bogeyman" stories told to warn children to remain indoors at night or not to cry too much, otherwise the owl may carry them away. [67] [68] In some tribal legends, owls are associated with spirits of the dead, and the bony circles around an owl's eyes are said to comprise the fingernails of apparitional humans. Sometimes owls are said to carry messages from beyond the grave or deliver supernatural warnings to people who have broken tribal taboos. [69]

People often allude to the reputation of owls as bearers of supernatural danger when they tell misbehaving children, "the owls will get you", [66] and in most Native American folklore, owls are a symbol of death. Willow and Gus become acquainted with Hooty after their very first Moonlight Conjuring that took place at the Owl House, during the events of " Hooty's Moving Hassle". As is the case in his relationships with Luz, Eda, and King, Hooty is often ignored by Willow and Gus, usually whenever something more important is taking place. After several visits to the Owl House, the two young witches have come to consider him very unnerving and creepy. In the episode " Understanding Willow" Gus tries to interview Hooty for a school assignment after coming to the realization that Hooty must have been the cause of Eda and King's eccentric personalities, only for Hooty's obnoxious behavior to drive Gus away. Despite their dislike of him, Hooty appears to be oblivious of the fact that he is driving Willow and Gus away. Strigidae A long-eared owl ( Asio otus) in an erect pose The laughing owl ( Ninox albifacies), last seen in 1914

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Owls have a low wing loading, meaning that their wings can easily generate the lift needed to take off and fly effortlessly. This is particularly advantageous for owls when carrying prey. Owls have unique skull structures, with some species exhibiting obvious asymmetry. This asymmetry is an adaptation for directional hearing. King refers to him as being desperate for attention, which he doesn't deny. He is easily annoyed by the neglect which Eda and King throw at him, but nevertheless offers help if needed. Hooty can also be passive-aggressive at times. In " Adventures in the Elements", King refused to let him into his boot camp, causing Hooty to play "hard to get" when King comes to him for help later. Because of his station in life, being bound to the house, most of his activities and hobbies involve talking, telling riddles, listening to music, and rolling around in the mud.