Drenched tired-looking owl spotted in Punggol park on 14 Jan
Many Singaporeans have found themselves drenched over the past few days as continuous rain hits Singapore.
Interestingly, it appears humans aren’t the only ones who were caught in the rain.
Recently, a Punggol resident was walking along a park connector when he spotted a drenched owl.
Source: David Chien on Facebook
33-year-old Mr David Chien told MS News that the encounter occurred on Tuesday (14 Jan) at about 6.54pm.
Mr Chien had brought his toddler for a short walk and was heading home along Coastal Park Connector in Northshore.
On his way back, he came upon an owl perched on a stone bollard just off the footpath.
Image courtesy of David Chien
The owl looked particularly frazzled, which Mr Chien guessed was due to it being drenched in the rain.
Notably, the foliage behind it was wet too.
The drenched owl stood with its eyes closed, occasionally opening them as if it were dozing off.
Source: David Chien on Facebook
Several photos shared by Mr Chien even made the owl look like it was squinting tiredly at passersby.
Image courtesy of David Chien
Mr Chien said it was his first sighting of an owl in the wild and felt happy about the encounter.
His neighbours had previously shared that interesting wildlife like eagles and owls lived in his area of residence.
However, he had not seen any of them up close until the chance encounter with the owl.
Source: David Chien on Facebook
Mr Chien took a few photos and videos of the bird for about a minute before departing, leaving it to rest.
“I didn’t want to disturb it,” he told MS News.
Source: David Chien on Facebook
Netizens jokingly recommend shampoo
Animal lovers in the Singapore Wildlife Sightings Facebook group were amused by the photos.
“Bad hair day,” one of them wrote.
Source: Facebook
Another netizen identified it as a buffy fish owl and joked that it needed a good shampoo and “hair” treatment.
Source: Facebook
A witty commenter said the owl looked like it had stayed up till the early hours of the morning to watch its favourite football team play.
Source: Facebook
Probably a Sheffield Wednesday fan if we had to guess.
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Family of spotted wood owls hangs out in Pasir Ris Park tree for a whole afternoon
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Featured image adapted from David Chien on Facebook and courtesy of David Chien.
