Admiral! There be owls here!

OK, so in Star Trek IV it was whales, not owls. But if I heard whales tonight, that means they can now fly, or the west coast is underwater...

A couple of nights ago, I was walking Jennie and heard some owls calling from the trees just down the road from my neighborhood. Very soft "hoo-hoo" type calls, but very much audible as there was no road noise to interfere right then. I thought that was pretty cool.

Tonight, as Jennie and I were almost home (and in roughly the same spot as the other night), I heard what I assume was an owl screeching. It was flying around, as the sound came from several different locations. Somehow, that was even cooler than hearing them go "hoo-hoo."

I guess it's time to read up on the local owl scene. With any luck, I might even spot one on the wing. Hopefully I'm not trespassing, because I don't think I want a pissed-off owl dive-bombing me. I seem to recall they can be rather territorial, or perhaps just protective during mating season.

Just another reason to not always have the iPod on all the time. You never know what you're missing out there.