Owls are amazing night predators. Super quiet, fantastic hearing and good night vision. Their eyes are actually shaped like lightbulbs with the “bulb” part, the light gathering part, in their skull. That they’re adept hunters of mice, which are small and also have extraordinary hearing, is a testament to their design. One can see why many American Indian tribes consider owls harbingers of death.
Owls are bad omens. I had an owl fly into my house window (it left a dust impression on the window). A week later my dog died.