I think my fascination started when I was about 11 years old. Up until then my perception of owls had been created through story books, mostly involving something wicked. I was away on a school camp& we were all staying out in log cabins surrounded by bush and wildlife. We were up late telling 'scary' stories and one boy was talking about the evil spell of an owl. I walked out the cabin and there, on the floor was a white owl. I didn't even know there was such a thing. It didn't fly away, I sat and watched it, as it walked closer and tilted its head to the side, much like this one, as if to say 'im with stupid'. I found it quite amusing, and didn't find it to be in any way scary, I don't know how such a lovely creature got associated with evil. I suppose they are nocturnal, so they spend alot of time exploring darkness. But they themselves are not dark at all. They actually quite stupid birds too, so I have no Idea where 'Wise Owl' came from either. Its funny the way we form perceptions of certain things without having a clue about them. I love the fact that they can turn their heads 270 degrees, its quite ridiculous! And I love to imitate owls hooting - BTW : not all owls hoot:)
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