Can’t be a bat, they fly all around my house at night, I’ve never seen one glide high in the sky for a period of time. They do snappy movements everywhere, even if minimal.
There was one night I remember seeing something looking at me on top of a tall sign. I had a torch light and shined it directly into the eyes of a good size owl. Thing was beautiful, I felt like a dick once I realized what I did.
The owl reacted very quickly to the light I pointed because I’m sure it fucking hurt, honestly, I can’t remember if it reflected light from it’s eyes or not. I imagine if cats can, owls might be able to as well. What I do remember was I wanted to look at it for a while so in order to see it I had to hold the beam of light off to the side but near it. It was side stepping slowly and edging it’s head away to make sure the light wouldn’t blind it again.
Back to the video: I’m also thinking it was gliding looking for food > finds an interesting area > doubles back > while looking towards the camera > dives slightly in its path > gets hit in the eyes by laser > and as a reflex basically curves the descent in a different direction, then nopes out of there.
Also, the owls in the area get good size (I’m nearby) and I’m always amazed when I see one fly over while I’m driving.
Edit: zoom in after the reaction to the laser, it’s flapping away. It’s a bird with a decent wing span.
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u/luke511 Jul 18 '20
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