Parliament of Owls

[Starbreeze]

[Starbreeze]

Hi Melody!

I was wondering what is the story behind the Parliament of Owls candlelamp? What types of owls are these? I think I know what a couple of them are, but I’m not an owl expert, so I thought I’d just ask. This topic may have been covered elsewhere, but I can’t find it. If it has, maybe someone can direct me to the proper thread.

[Maria]

Good question, star. That’s one of the four still-in-production candlelamps I still want to get. I just think it’s kind of misnamed – parliament is French and means “talking.” And those guys don’t look like they’ve said a word in their lives. 😆

[Nytetyger]

Greater Basilisk wrote:

Good question, star. That’s one of the four still-in-production candlelamps I still want to get. I just think it’s kind of misnamed – parliament is French and means “talking.” And those guys don’t look like they’ve said a word in their lives. 😆

I so love this candlelamp– got one for my godmother a year or so ago and was tempted to keep it. 😀 And “parliament” comes from the name given to a group of owls, I’m thinking, kinda like a murder of crows, or pack of wolves 🙂

[Maria]

Oh that’s right! I totally forgot the zoological context. But I still think it’s a misnomer. 😆

[Jodi]

Like a Murder of Crows is accurate? The English language is a bizarre thing. 🙂

[sunhawk]

I love the names of animal groups, like parliment and murder and gaggle ^_^

[Starbreeze]

You guys are too much!!! 😆

Hope we hear Melody’s version of the story soon 😀

[Jodi]

I could see where “parliament” would be accurate. The owls all sit around and ask each other “Who? Who?” Sounds like a parliament or congress to me, all looking for someone to blame. 😀

[Maria]

😆 😆 😆 That could be. And the murder of crows could come from aggressiveness. (You know how many movies there are where some person is put in a cage and left for the crows…)

[Jodi]

Now you’re thinking! 😉 We can make these all fit if we try hard enough. 😆

[Maria]

Gaggle of geese is pretty easy – is must come from their blather…

[Melody]

starbreeze wrote:

Hi Melody!

I was wondering what is the story behind the Parliament of Owls candlelamp? What types of owls are these? I think I know what a couple of them are, but I’m not an owl expert, so I thought I’d just ask. This topic may have been covered elsewhere, but I can’t find it. If it has, maybe someone can direct me to the proper thread.
A “parliment” really is the correct term for a group of owls, although as far as I know, owls never group together.
The owls in the candle lamp aren’t accurate, realistic representations of any particular owl species, but they are roughly based on;(from left to right) a Burrowing Owl, a Snowy Owl, a Great Horned Owl( with much shorter horns than they really have) and a Little Owl.

[Tina]

I love this candlelamp, and one day will get one, it reminds me of the guardians of gahoole books.

[Starbreeze]

Thanks Melody. I appreciate the information. 😀

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