The Owlet Mall and more : May 2015

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Not many animals are great at fatherhood, but owls are. They are one of the most devoted and hardworking dads in the animal kingdom, despite the fact that mama owl can be up to 25% bigger than him. Owl dads are there from the very beginning by helping mama owl search for the perfect nest. Then, as mama owl incubates the eggs, he spends most of his time flying back and forth to feed her. It doesn't stop there, either. Once the babies are hatched, he still has to bring home the bacon, or, er..in this case, maybe the rat, at least until the little ones are big enough for mama owl to go hunting herself. While she is out, it's owl dad's turn to babysit. Even after the owlets start hopping out of the nest to 'earn' their wings, owl dad is right there with mama owl to help them along. Don't you just love daddy owls?

I said it before and I'll say it again... 'Hootray' for Daddy Owls!

..and, with Father's Day coming soon, let's not forget all the devoted and hard working human dads, too. Hooray, Dads!

Wise "Owl" - Dad Mug by SharonKMoore
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Owl and Baby Father's Day Card by Shadowind_ErinCooper
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Masculine brown owl against black 45 piece box of chocolates by Thunes
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Owl Always Love You Dad Father's Day Gift Bag Medium Gift Bag by SueshineStudio
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Happy Father's Day Card with Eagle Owl by moonlake
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"Happy Father's Day!" Cute Owl Postage Stamp by Pick_Up_Me
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Owls - My Daddy, My HERO - Father's Day Mug by starzraven
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Father's Day Owl Greeting Card by creativetaylor
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Owl Father's Day Greeting Card by Visages
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Wise "Owl" Dad - T-shirt by SharonKMoore
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Olivia VonHoot Cartoon Character for Dad - Classic White Coffee Mug by Etoonsy
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Hoot On Father's Day Greeting Card by StiKtoonz
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You know what they say, April showers bring May flowers. Now, Owls don't really have use for flowers, except maybe for the moths they pluck from them for their young. However, there is one Welsh myth that links the two.

Blodeuwedd in Bloom Postcard by selinafenech

It is the story of a woman named Blodeuwedd, that was made from flowers by a wizard at the request of a man who was cursed to never have a human wife. She is later, in turn, cursed by the husband's uncle for cheating on and conspiring to murder the husband. The uncle had her cursed into an owl so that she will never " ....dare to show your face ever again in the light of day ever again, and that will be because of enmity between you and all other birds. It will be in their nature to harass you and despise you wherever they find you. And you will not lose your name - that will always be "Bloddeuwedd (Flower-face)".

There is, of course, more to the story, and if your interested, you can read more about it at The Order of Bards Ovates and & Druids.

There is one more link between flowers and owls that I want to share with you. In a public garden in Taiwan, there are three huge owl sculptures made out of flowers. They are beautiful! See them here: 1001 Gardens.

In any event, let's celebrate spring and all the little owlets hatching this time of year with awesome 'owls with flowers' gifts products: