From Chuck LeMay

I went looking for an Owl this morning and it found me. I’m walking down a path in Hadley and got hit in the top back of the head. I thought something fell out of the tree but didn’t see or hear anything hit the ground. I started walking again and felt something brush against my left cheek, then l saw the Owl flying in front of me. It flew into a tree with too much brush between us for me to get a good picture. Within seconds it flew about 50 feet and attacked another Owl. Both flew away and tracked one of them down and it eventually sat on a railing and posed for me.

This is a first for me and fortunately there was no blood on my head just a scratch. The brush against my face was from the wing of the owl.

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      11 days ago

      I’d imagine those talons would keep most from getting too fresh with their toes. Those things are definitely capable of leaving a mark! 😶

      On a serious note though, owls have absolutely tremendous grip strength, and I wish there was a way to get that on video. The big owls have feet that clamp tighter than most non-wolf type dogs.