From Shrirang Mukta Kulkarni

Bright light outside, near darkness under the canopy - the kind of conditions that test both your patience and your gear. But then, a reward: a stunning pair of Crested Owls, calm and watchful in the gloom. Guápiles magic.

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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      6 days ago

      Crested ended up going against Snowy in the second round last year, which is a tough matchup for any newcomer. Perhaps it will have better bracket positioning this year.

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        2 days ago

        Maybe we should exclude previous winners from the tournament. Could lead to some new battles

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          2 days ago

          I can propose that idea to the group.

          The matchmaking worked out pretty well last time, and I wouldn’t want some people to not have their favorite owl in the running at all, but I also feel it would be a little boring if it came down to the same handful of birds every time.

          I use the results a bit to try to drum up excitement during the rest of the year as well, since it shows me hoos really popular and also hoo could use a boost.