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Whydoyouhatefreedom t1_iyb9nnk wrote

It’s a pigeon! You can see the face outline and the wings are the wrong shape to be an owl

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Zncon t1_iybzb2p wrote

Yeah, I'd say it's likely a pigeon as well. Most other birds (including owls I believe) have an oil gland they use to keep their feathers loose and moving freely.

Pigeons have this dust instead, and they make a lot of it.

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Hattix t1_iyc3xgm wrote

Yeah, came to say this. The dust is called dander, and pigeons have a lot of it. Owls not so much, they have some (it's basically the equivalent of human dead skin, tiny fragments of feathers) but not enough to leave this kind of impression.

Finally, that's definitely a pigeon tail, not an owl one.

In good news, it was a bird which saw the window and was trying to stop, so it didn't hit entirely with its head and it was slowing down. It'll probably be okay.

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HarleyBrixton t1_iyfd4ww wrote

Honestly, that’s a fully body slam- very much doubt that bird was ok. Most die, even if they fly off. (for context I rehab Wildlife, I have a freezer full of window strike victims)

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