re: I hit an owl tonight

We had a stop sign by my parents house and can’t count the times I came swerving home after a long night only to see an owl perched on top of that sign. They also had a one (maybe same one, i don’t know) that would hang out in the pine tree by my window. Id hoot at him and he’d hoot at me.

Owls are fascinating animals. Ferocious, yes. An owl can spot a rodent IN THe DARK from over 500 feet away. Their eyes are tubular shaped, not round so they can’t move them like we do. It’s why owls have so much neck movement.

Also, they have cavities in their head their hold pools of blood that allow them to turn their head 270 degrees without cutting off the blood supply to their brain. They temporarily use that stored blood when looking backwards like the creepy bastards they are.