The Giving Tree

This looks so much like an AI hallucination... If it wasn't for the other pics I would not believe it was real

That was one of the things that drew me to this!
With all the owl stuff on my feed, the algorithm recommends me AI stuff of all different quality levels, so I try to keep a sharp eye for it. But nature also never cease to amaze with what is possible.
It really highlights the natural camo the owls have, even without their adult coloration. It's like the Predator's light camo where you can catch a glimpse that makes you unsure if you're seeing something or not.
After looking at thousands of pics, there's still so much I'm surprised by with these guys.
- Where do you find your endless owl photos anyway?

I was just thinking that there may be some of you that may not be familiar with The Giving Tree story. I don't know if they still share it in school in the US or if people elsewhere have heard it.

It's a quick story that has such with me my whole life since whenever I first heard it when I was still in single digits of age.

It's been called one of the most divisive stories ever, and it's been used to represent many things to many people.

I had this post made up ahead of time before getting into a minor fight with my parents this week, which has also since been resolved. But after posting this today, I went and watched a version of the story on YouTube and thought it might be good for others to either revisit this story or to hear it for the first time.

I think it's a story that may hit differently depending where you are in life, like reading Catcher in the Rye as a teen vs an adult.

If you have any thoughts about the story, is be interested to hear them as well.

Here's the video

Just fyi, everything after 9wo in that URL is unnecessary tracking junk. I'd suggest trimming it down if you're going to be sharing it like this.
- Thank you!
  I changed it.

Wait. Those are actual owls in the tree? Not a crappy photoshop? It's crazy what the right angles in photography can do in creating a photo. Reminds me of the perspective tricks they used in Lord of the Rings to film naturally but give the illusion of size differences.

Yup, it's from the Ohio Wild Owls group page.
She clarified the photos are from Apr 19 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

This one is picking up more than the average 1 or 2 downvotes.

I never know exactly what it is you guys dislike enough to downvote anything on this community as there's never anything false or fake or controversial here.

I'm not a mod, so feel free to say if you dislike something. If you actually have a valid criticism, I'd be curious to hear it. Stuff like the person in this thread asking to remove Google's tracking junk from a link is useful and wanted. So don't be afraid to speak out.

And if you're just doing it to be rude, than I Guess continue silently as you were! 😆

Thought for a second I stumbled into /c/pareidolia until my brain finally saw the owls

That's too cute to be a knothole! 🥰