WE HAVE MADE THE SAME MISTAKE COUNTLESS TIMES

However, Mindy Dick, of the Ladner-based Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (OWL), said incidents such as this are fairly common and it’s most likely the jogger was wearing a ponytail and the owls mistook her for a squirrel from their high vantage point.

(Thanks to J.R. Absher)

Comments

[Cheesewiz]

“Ninety nine per cent of the time, the owls will think the person is a squirrel said Dick."

So these scientists know what Owls will think?

[mazar larry]

Guess owls don't have "eyes like a hawk."

[padraig]

Shouldn't be too hard to train those owls to go after guys with mullets.

Then we can unleash a whole flock on a Lynrd Skynrd concert. Mwah-hah-ha-ha-hahhhhhhhh!

[padraig]

BTW, up until now I thought Mindy Dick was a regional sub-variation on Spotted Dick. The things ya learn around here...

[LeDud]

And I thought the owls thought they were going after beavers. Stupid me.

[Steve]

How appropriate.
I went into the barn this morning and found that a squirrel had gotten into a wood-storage system I built.
Instead of running off terrified, she got up on a beam and blessed me like a Bishop.
My wife suggested a plastic owl but I wasn't sure they ate animals as big as that squirrel.
Nice to know.

[max]

The warning is only to women. While I agree that men with ponytails deserve whatever the owls do to them, it is strange to see a public official be so open about holding that view.

[Ralph]

Are we sure the owls weren't carrying an envelope?

[Dum Bass]

O.K. why wasn't this story covered under the blogs strict policy? HHHMMM!

[Omniskeptic]

If the owl wasn't barred before, it is now. Haw, haw.

Sorry.