second most awesome thing
was driving home at dusk last year when i saw a pigeon coming towards me, thinking "thats an odd looking pigeon" until it clicked that it was in fact a whacking great big barn owl, so I slowed down and watched this fantastic bird whistle past and spent the next few days grinning like an idiot
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 26 Jul 2009, 8:07, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

we have an owl living in my shed,
he comes over to the house to say hi sometimes. Beautiful creatures, owls are.
(Poppet some assembly required., Sun 26 Jul 2009, 8:15, Reply)

yep
there is one near us, occasionally see him lurking in the trees in the evenings but never seen him in flight
(Halfy By light alone, Sun 26 Jul 2009, 8:24, Reply)