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I suppose it's possible it was a very bold owl. One time when I was camping late at night I took a piss out at this fence line facing a wide open field under a
by jasonwatkinspdx 5y ago
I suppose it's possible it was a very bold owl.
One time when I was camping late at night I took a piss out at this fence line facing a wide open field under a full moon. This freakin' huge owl flew right past a couple meters to one side of me, scaring the crap out of me. It was completely and utterly silent; no wing flapping noise. In the moonlight it did look like it was glowing.
- withinboredom 5y agoThat is certainly possible. We just dismissed it as being tired, hungry and seeing shit. I didn’t even remember it until being reminded of my own impossible military ruck experience.
- retSava 5y agoHahaha! On the topic, my wife did her thesis in Rwanda, researching the behaviour of monkeys living close to humans and how that affects eg food-gathering behaviour. One night, when they were camping in tents out on the savanna, she had to go pee. There was no toilet of course, but a bucket. So she went, and as she sat there, she flicked the flashlight around and was met by the reflection of two eyes, wide apart enough and at a height that it certainly was no small animal. Probably a hyena. They also had a hippo casually stroll through the camp. Hippos are really dangerous - fast, strong, aggressive. Kinda scary, but fun story!