I am not saying that Kathleen was attacked by an owl. Owl attacks on humans are not common; however, the fact of the matter is that barred owls are known for their aggressive and territorial behavior, and they can be quite dangerous, especially during the mating season. Barred owls are one of the most stealth owls and most usual places when attacking humans are head, hands, and face. Females are even more dangerous than males, as their protecting instincts are high.
What I am saying is that it doesn't matter what you "believe." The comments by people with absolutely no knowledge of owl behavior, or can't be bothered to google, who think their ignorance is just as good as someone else's knowledge are irrelevant.
Newsweek, 1/12/18. In the past few weeks, owls have attacked humans or pets in Atlanta on at least three separate occasions. The large birds have reportedly swooped down, leaving their victims with varying degrees of wounds, WSB-TV reports.
CTV News, February 17, 2021. Providence Bay family dealing with rogue owl attacks.
"I was sitting exactly here, by myself, Greg and the dogs were inside the house," said Anderson McFarlane. "All of the sudden I got hit between the eyes and everything went black and while everything was black, all I kept thinking was 'who hit me with the baseball bat?'"
Anderson McFarlane called for help, bloodied and bruised. Six days later you can still see the marks left over both her eyes.
It wasn't until the following day that they learned who the likely culprit was as what appeared to be a 5-pound female Great-Horned owl flew into the dining room window.
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