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I live in Ottawa with my husband and two children. https://www.brightowledits.ca/reviews daily 0.75 2026-02-20 https://www.brightowledits.ca/terms-of-service daily 0.75 2025-07-28 https://www.brightowledits.ca/faqs daily 0.75 2026-02-02 https://www.brightowledits.ca/gallery-of-owls daily 0.75 2025-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/15455184-adc7-4714-8ea9-8681e1c46d6e/mattowl9+-+baby+great+horned.jpg Gallery of Owls a great horned owl chick. So fluffy! - Photo by M. Garvin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/3409dcc2-82ac-4dde-bb62-9add69d3bc59/mattowl6+-+pygmy.jpg Gallery of Owls an adorable pygmy owl! - photo by M. Garvin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/41b5524e-49ea-4297-85a0-faa0fbb171dc/mattowl5+-+long-eared.jpg Gallery of Owls long-eared owl - photo by M. Garvin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/4b841d81-6102-43b8-a602-0b3e5184f4a0/mattowl4+-+great+grey.jpg Gallery of Owls great grey owl - photo by M. Garvin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/90fc0224-ec34-4274-8285-e7bd61ce01f5/454-404-BC-Attica-Athens-Silver-Tetradrachm.jpg Gallery of Owls the ancient Greek tetradrachm coin had an image of Athena on one side (the head), and an owl on the reverse. This coin would have been equal to four days wages of an average worker. You might be able to buy a horse with it. Image referenced from Rare Coins Melbourne. (www.rarecoinsmelbourne.com.au/) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/014e9700-5fa2-4bbd-9843-c7a889e1d9b2/Greece_1euro.jpg Gallery of Owls the modern 1 Euro coin from Greece, modeled after the ancient Greek tetradrachm. Image sourced from European Central Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/3252c0fd-6244-459f-a6aa-67ecb075099c/acropolis+owl.jpg Gallery of Owls marble Statue of an Owl, 5th century BCE. About 3' tall (0.9 m). At the Acropolis museum, Athens, Greece. Photo taken by J. Garvin in 2000 CE. The museum has since moved the sculpture and altered the base. If you would like to find out more about the statue and see current photos of its location, click the link on the image. Owls were associated with Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, handcrafts and military strategy. Possibly why we now associate owls with wisdom. Athena was also the patron goddess of Athens. The Parthenon, on Acropolis hill, was built as her temple in that city. As a side note - what's with vandals taking the noses off statues? Even this poor owl was de-beaked! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/ac81a53e-8697-422b-9697-b76015365944/facebook_1732195550279_7265354725322040978.jpg Gallery of Owls traditional nursery rhyme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/99a9b4b7-669a-4a32-82c1-fb7c8dd325a5/rusty-watson-G-o88n2n5mU-unsplash.jpg Gallery of Owls a curious owl peeking from behind a houseplant. Image by Rusty Watson, through Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/59efbc1b-b415-48eb-8a61-1d5bbf563c2e/mattowl10+-+screech+-+red+phase.jpg Gallery of Owls screech owl in red phase - photo by M. Garvin. If you're not a birder, "phase" just refers to the coloration of the bird. This owl won't change color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/18b2a534-fcf8-452d-b039-87c6e7924db9/wesowl1+-+barred.jpg Gallery of Owls barred owl - photo by Wes Garvin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/5b6a7acb-3722-40d9-bd22-26c5d61166ba/Watch+over+me+talisman+by+Pyrrha.jpg Gallery of Owls owl talisman pendant, "watch over me," by Pyrrha jewelry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/1703008205001-V03XQ3PN23E5D5RA7GO1/mattowl2%2B-%2Bsnowy.jpg Gallery of Owls snowy owl. Photo by M. Garvin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624748d2757cd87d8d2c124c/1703007978403-2A8UVWC2WQFWTSRP4EV4/mattowl1%2B-%2Bshort-eared.jpg Gallery of Owls a short-eared owl! Photo by M. 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