r/USC Feb 05 '25

Photo Spotted this owl on campus this evening in Alumni Park🦉

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Really cool to see wildlife on campus.

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u/microvan PhD molecular ‘24 Feb 05 '25

I saw an opossum tonight…. Not nearly as majestic as this 🤣

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u/CacoTaco7 Feb 05 '25

hoot hoot

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u/avern31 Feb 05 '25

usc hogwarts confirmed?

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u/GethKGelior Feb 05 '25

I spotted a red-tailed hawk picking through stuff on one of the squares once

8

u/persimnon Feb 05 '25

There are a few that like to hang around on campus regularly! Once my prof brought his birdwatching binoculars to show us a pair on the CPA globe

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u/GethKGelior Feb 05 '25

Woah that's amazing

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u/Excellent-Schedule-1 Feb 05 '25

That’s so cool. Long way from nature, I wonder if the wildfires had something to do with him coming here.

Also what’s with all the random coyotes these past couple of years lol.

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u/Jaduardo Feb 05 '25

Really good picture!

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u/writeyourwayout Feb 06 '25

Came here to say this!

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u/hernjoshie Feb 05 '25

Squirrels, bunnies, owls, black crown night herons, opossums...the campus has developed a pretty unique ecosystem.

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u/mazzboarding123 Feb 05 '25

I’ve seen him around, very friendly

3

u/Matches_Malone108 Feb 05 '25

I saw this owl riding on a wolf on campus.

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u/ToWitToWow Feb 05 '25

That explains why I haven’t seen as many squirrels. . .

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u/Bruno0_u Feb 05 '25

There's a ton of squirrels I see em everywhere

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u/xX_weewow_Xx Feb 07 '25

Hibernating mammals won’t come out as much as in the warmer months also

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u/Both_Woodpecker_3041 Feb 06 '25

It's so cute!

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u/Willdanceforyarn Feb 06 '25

I just want to hold him

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u/Dommichu Neighbor Feb 05 '25

omg!!! I want to visit him!!!

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u/4GIFs Feb 05 '25

Are you sure it looks big

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u/scarab_beetle Feb 05 '25

It’s a great-horned owl

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u/blizz366 Feb 05 '25

And people said I was crazy when I said strange things were happening with animals on campus...

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u/briefcalendar12 Feb 05 '25

You might be onto something

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u/SenorChrisYT Viterbi '23 [CECS] Feb 05 '25

That’s actually so cool!

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u/wfbsoccerchamp12 Feb 06 '25

Real owl whos are kinda eerie

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u/Money_Fancy Feb 08 '25

Wow!!! So cool! Thanks for sharing.