I was owling on the Kilmaurs Side Road yesterday afternoon when I saw a rental van parked by the side of the road just as I saw the owl. I stopped just ahead of the van to take a look and, a few minutes later, the owl flew just over my car, swooped down in front of the van and flew up into a tree a couple of hundred feet into the bush across the road. As the van started to empty out it's 8+/- passengers, I asked one if he was their pet. The woman said that they had bought a "feeder mouse" at a pet shop and were feeding the owl.

This is the first time I have witnessed this spectacle. Any comments about advisability?

Larry Newman

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