You’ve got to say that owls have the right sort of feet for this sort of lark … see http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/06/owl-attacks-joggers-and-steals-their-hats
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Hmmm….no doubt bigger owls do have formidable talons (even a humble Tawny Owl resulted in the great Eric Hosking losing an eye after a post-strike infection) and there are anecdotal records of attacks on the www. However, even the www, source of many a myth presented as the truth, casts more than some doubt about this. First, the story seems to be about a single human fatality, and second there is a likelihood that the individual may have had a heart attack from surprise rather than the owl actually killing the person directly. Sources note that the individual was raiding the owl’s nest, so probably deserved everything they got. Cheers Tom Wilson
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In territories of the Great Horned Owl (Nth America) it is a bad idea to wear a hat made of fur, particularly the kind with the whole animal plus tail, a la Davey Crockett… The Great Horned Owl has been known to kill people in these hats. Human temples are no defence against those claws. Same probably goes for the Eagle Owl in Eurasia. Anthea Fleming On 7/02/2015 5:25 PM, Laurie Knight wrote:
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A nice warm hat would make a great nest lining. Carl Clifford
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