Date: 7/10/26 6:39 pm From: Shelf Life Community Story Project via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] White owl!!!!
Years ago, in Tucson, my dad called to tell me he had spotted a Great
Horned Owl. He was very excited. The more he described it the more I
suspected it might be a plastic decoy to discourage rodents. I finally
asked him if he had seen it move at all. There was a long silence followed
by a deflated "oh no," as he realized it was in fact, a fake owl. He never
lived it down.
Jill
Seattle
On Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 5:28 PM Alan Roedell via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> No worries, we've all had similar experiences , wishful thinking,
> usually.
> Carry on please. I love your posts.
> Alan Roedell, Seattle
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 8:57 AM Odette James via Tweeters <
> <tweeters...> wrote:
>
>> This morning I'm embarrassed. The white "owl" has unfluffed its feathers
>> and flown down to the ground, and it's not an owl but a domestic pigeon!
>> With its feathers fluffed up last night it had a really large head, and I
>> didn't want to get too close to it to disturb it, so I screwed up my ID.
>> But if anybody knows who has a missing white pigeon, it's here. Still an
>> unusual bird, but not quite so unusual. Rats. Now nobody will ever believe
>> any posts I put on Tweeters. Sorry.
>>
>> Odette James
>>
>>
>>
>> On Friday, July 10, 2026 at 12:34:37 AM PDT, Odette James <
>> <o.b.james...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have just had the most surprising birding experience I have had in
>> years! I am at the Lakeshore retirement community, 11448 Rainier Ave S.,
>> Seattle
>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/11448+Rainier+Ave+S.,+Seattle?entry=gmail&source=g> >> As I was heading for bed shortly before midnight, I looked out the window
>> and saw what appeared to be a SNOWY OWL on the railing of the balcony
>> outside our dining room. I was able to get some not-very-good cell phone
>> snaps of it I can send to anyone who is interested. The bird has dead white
>> plumage, orange feet and legs, a black iris circled by yellow, but appears
>> to have an pale orange bill, not black. Also it is much smaller than a
>> Snowy Owl is supposed to be, only a bit over 12 inches long. Perhaps it is
>> an albino or an escaped some other kind of owl? It is puffed up, just
>> standing on the railing and I was able to get within 8 feet of it and it
>> paid no attention to me. It probably is ill. I called PAWS and left a
>> message but by tomorrow the bird will either be gone or lying dead on the
>> ground below the balcony. No way I will try to capture it.
>>
>> That's what I love about birding. There are always surprises, some of
>> them pretty incredible.
>>
>> Odette James
>>
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