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Giant owl attacks drinkers
A GIANT owl that devours foxes and small deer is terrorising shoppers and drinkers in a town centre. It launches itself off high roofs and swoops on passers-by with talons outstretched Craig Smith told how the bird swooped on him from behind as he ran through the station car park to catch a train from the Teesside town. He recalled: I heard a loud woo-woo noise ... "Zoiks, Scooby, that's no train!" ... and looked over my shoulder to see this creature with silver wings, claws stretched out. I ran as fast as I could on to the platform and it flew away." Aieee! Run! Flee for your wretched lives! Another victim dad-of-four Mark Fryett, 40, had to fight the bird off. He said: I was leaving work when I heard a hoot and a whoosh and saw this big white face coming at me. I put my arm up and hit its wing and it fell on the floor, but got up again and flew off. I was really shaken up. It was like something out of Harry Potter I thought it was going to pick me up! . . ." But who is it? Whooo? Whooooo? Rachael Stewart, of the Kirkleatham Owl Centre in Redcar, North Yorks, said: We think it must have escaped from a travelling show. The Who Tour '07? Volunteers have tried to catch it a couple of times. Its not dangerous to people ... Yeah, right! Easy for you to say! ... but it will have to hunt to survive. But, . . . once it's tasted human flesh, . . . . I mean . . . . It could easily kill a cat or small dog. I'm not sure I believe her. Remember what the Log Lady says: "The owls are not what they seem." Posted by: Mike 2007-01-15 |
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