I went back and reviewed my photos, and it must have big the big badass one last week that ran off with it in one foot. I am starting to seriously think that thing thinks it can beat me if it wanted to.
I always hear owls don’t really fight with their beaks because it’s too close to those giant soft eyes, plus their beak curls downward so they have a very short reach, and it’s also in their blind spot.
I keep mentioning to the senior staff that it comes and takes food and eats in front of me because I want to ensure it’s not getting habituated to humans, but it still seems to really despise me like it should. It seems to just feel it runs the place now. 😆
Why shouldn’t it think so? You’re soooo slow and obviously intimidated by it, it can just take the food from you without a fight. So it surely is the biggest and scariest predator in the house. /j
I understand that you don’t want it to associate humans with easy food (or worse: a potential partner). There’s been a story about a EEO in the Netherlands that started “attacking” humans. They later found out that at least for women it was his idea of courtship during mating season. He did a fly-by and if he found them suitable might try to land on his chosen partner’s head. Ouch!
I went back and reviewed my photos, and it must have big the big badass one last week that ran off with it in one foot. I am starting to seriously think that thing thinks it can beat me if it wanted to.
I always hear owls don’t really fight with their beaks because it’s too close to those giant soft eyes, plus their beak curls downward so they have a very short reach, and it’s also in their blind spot.
I keep mentioning to the senior staff that it comes and takes food and eats in front of me because I want to ensure it’s not getting habituated to humans, but it still seems to really despise me like it should. It seems to just feel it runs the place now. 😆
Why shouldn’t it think so? You’re soooo slow and obviously intimidated by it, it can just take the food from you without a fight. So it surely is the biggest and scariest predator in the house. /j
I understand that you don’t want it to associate humans with easy food (or worse: a potential partner). There’s been a story about a EEO in the Netherlands that started “attacking” humans. They later found out that at least for women it was his idea of courtship during mating season. He did a fly-by and if he found them suitable might try to land on his chosen partner’s head. Ouch!
Excuse me, ma’am. I do believe you have an owl in your head! 🤣