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Owl leaves imprint on Kendal woman's window (wow, very cool)
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Posted on 07/15/2011 5:05:44 PM PDT by nuconvert

A woman returned to her Cumbrian home to find a near perfect imprint of an owl on her window.

The bird had apparently crashed into the window of Sally Arnold's Kendal home, leaving the bizarre image - complete with eyes, beak and feathers.

Experts said the silhouette was left by the bird's "powder down" - a substance protecting growing feathers.

Mrs Arnold said she could find no sign of the owl, so assumed it had flown off without serious injury.

She said: "Our first concern was for the welfare of what we suspected was an owl and we opened up the window to check if it was still around.

"Fortunately, there was no sign of the bird and we can only assume that it had flown away probably suffering from a headache."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: birdimprint; owl
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1 posted on 07/15/2011 5:05:46 PM PDT by nuconvert
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I’d try to find a way to preserve it


2 posted on 07/15/2011 5:06:49 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert

Ouch. That’s gonna leave a mark.

(Hey, somebody had to say it.)

Cool pic.


3 posted on 07/15/2011 5:07:44 PM PDT by newheart (When does policy become treason?)
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To: nuconvert

Naw...It’s Mary I tell you...


4 posted on 07/15/2011 5:08:31 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: nuconvert

I dunno — to get that image the owl would have to flying forward while oriented vertically.

It might be possible, but I am skeptical...


5 posted on 07/15/2011 5:10:34 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Herman Cain 2012)
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To: nuconvert

Just how much wisdom did this owl have?


6 posted on 07/15/2011 5:10:34 PM PDT by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: nuconvert

Sell it on ebay.


7 posted on 07/15/2011 5:13:05 PM PDT by bgill
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To: freedumb2003

Tried to put on the breaks?? I agree with you.


8 posted on 07/15/2011 5:14:04 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: windcliff

Owl flying into car windshield ping.


9 posted on 07/15/2011 5:15:15 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: nuconvert

I’m impressed.


10 posted on 07/15/2011 5:15:15 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Choot em, Elizabeth!)
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To: nuconvert

“assumed it had flown off without serious injury”

Or maybe a neighborhood cat dined well that day.


11 posted on 07/15/2011 5:15:41 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: I Drive Too Fast

OOPS, make that home window. My eyesight is as poor as the owls.


12 posted on 07/15/2011 5:16:17 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: nuconvert
She's gonna feel dumb when she finds out the two guys down the street put one over on her.

Bet she's known for being gullible.

I do all kinds of stuff like this to my daughter...she falls for it all the time.

13 posted on 07/15/2011 5:17:31 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: nuconvert

Doesn’t the last Harry Potter movie open today...?


14 posted on 07/15/2011 5:17:53 PM PDT by mewzilla (Forget a third party. We need a second one.)
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To: nuconvert

Isn’t that Harry Potters owl Hedwig?


15 posted on 07/15/2011 5:18:01 PM PDT by VastRWCon ("Obama lies, economy dies" - Sarah Palin - 07/15/2011)
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To: nuconvert

Spray the window’s outisde surface with hair spray, then spray on clear glue; remove the window glass and you have one neat item for framing!


16 posted on 07/15/2011 5:18:07 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: freedumb2003

Is it possible the owl saw something to eat and was swooping in to catch it when the window hindered the effort?


17 posted on 07/15/2011 5:18:28 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: nuconvert

Could not find any sign of the owl? I would bury it, hide it, etc. and say it flew away! If the UK gov finds it dead, they would probably go to jail for the rest of their lives!


18 posted on 07/15/2011 5:19:12 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (Where is our military?)
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To: freedumb2003

The wing joints are behind the head. The best you could get would be the extended tips of the wings.


19 posted on 07/15/2011 5:19:50 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: mewzilla

The story was published 4 days ago


20 posted on 07/15/2011 5:19:57 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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