"If you plan on strolling through West Seattle's Lincoln Park, you might want to carry a large umbrella. We'd recommend wearing a hat, too, but Seattle Parks and Recreation issued an "owl safety alert" after an aggressive hooter started attacking unsuspecting park-goers and flying off with their headgear. In a post on the agency's Facebook page, one hiker reported that an owl swooped down and stole their brother-in-law's hat while they were walking through Lincoln Park on their way to visit a troll."
"According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, both barred and great horned owls tend to become more territorial during autumn, when the days get shorter, as well as during the spring mating season. Schulkin said that the hat thief appears to be either a horned or barred owl, adding that "she's personally seen no pattern between whom the owls pick to dive-bomb, and whom they choose to spare.""
An aggressive owl in West Seattle's Lincoln Park has been dive-bombing visitors and reportedly grabbed a hiker's brother-in-law's hat. The owl incidents prompted Seattle Parks and Recreation to issue an owl safety alert and noted similar dive-bombing occurred at Discovery Park, the Burke-Gilman Trail and Lincoln Park last year. Both barred and great horned owls become more territorial in autumn and during the spring mating season. The suspected hat thief appears to be a horned or barred owl, and observers report no clear pattern in which people are targeted. Separate reports in Colorado described emus escaping and roaming public streets before being recaptured.
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