An owl landed on my head!

[Sniper]

I've had them pass my head very very near but never had one land on it, have you checked the back of your neck and jacket/jumper to see if it left you a calling card? Just joking.

 

[udamiano]

That's a moment you wont forget.

or the owl methinks, it now thinks all trees move, and say ouch!

Fantastic experience though

 

[Teepee]

Loving all the comments
@Paul B- Ravens are great to watch, very clever. I like watching them stalk walkers on lunchbreak, how they spot a molecule of dropped cheese from 2000ft up is amazing
@ BTW - Much wiser, I'll be wearing a leather hat from now on to stargaze.
@Ronnie - Thats a close encounter I don't want! What a story, i bet your friend dropped some ballast.
@ Sniper- Haha! I did check in my hood for a recycled mouse.

 

[DavidJT]

You must have mousey hair?
Amazing encounter btw.

 

[big_swede]

Ever since I first saw Twin peaks, owls freak me out. Here's how I would have handled the situation:

 

[Harvestman]

I was hit on the head by an eagle owl once at a falconry display. It was doing a low pass over the heads of a load of kids, only I happened to be there too and am a lot taller than an 8 year old. The wing smacked me in the head. Didn't bother the owl, but left a bruise on me. Great memory though.

 

[Alamo]

Some nice encounters there.

I've experienced quite a few close encounters with a variety of birds of prey myself during my time.

The most recent was about 6 weeks ago at Yesnaby on Orkney. I was sat just below the top of a cliff face admiring the view when a Hen Harrier swooped up from below and landed within 18 inches of my face. It was 3 or 4 seconds before it realised I was there, then it was away again at breakneck speed - a fantastic bird.

 

[Ronnie]

Ever since I first saw Twin peaks, owls freak me out. Here's how I would have handled the situation:

That was properly funny