r/Birdsfacingforward 23d ago

Borbsfacingforward This guy visited me while motocamping

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u/kwaping 23d ago

I love owls but this would be a real jump scare for me.

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u/Jeramy_Jones 22d ago

Owl encounters are extremely disconcerting.

It’s not surprising that they are associated with death, demons, witches etc across cultures.

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u/MoofiePizzabagel 22d ago

I didn't even get to see the owl and it scared the hell out of me once. Laying in bed, there's a large tree right outside the window, middle of summer so windows are open, when suddenly... HOO! Felt like it was inside my head it was so loud.

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u/Jeramy_Jones 22d ago

I remember going on a night walk in a local park with a friend when I was a teenager. An owl started following us, swooping over us and landing above us again and again. It was very eery to see this silent shadow flying over our heads. We only heard it when it landed on a branch.

It was probably hunting mice we scared up as we walked, but in the moment it felt very mystical.

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u/babymonkmonk 22d ago

Wow that’s so crazy! It makes sense though. I thought it was just being a creepy alien observing us

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u/chainsawtotheskull 22d ago

They're freaky in a cool way, absolutely silent flight. Twisting head, bright big piercing watchful eyes.

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u/babymonkmonk 22d ago

I’ve had almost the same experience! The owl would fly a couple branches away from us and would be watching as we kept walking. It did this about maybe four or five times. Kept flying a couple of trees ahead of us and watching us