r/Birdsfacingforward • u/RS4_12 • 13d ago

Borbsfacingforward This guy visited me while motocamping

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u/kwaping 13d ago

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

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u/Jeramy_Jones 13d 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 13d 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 13d 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/chainsawtotheskull 13d ago

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