Owls reign supreme after dark
Do you know what the most widespread owl in the world is? Or why the Japanese used symbols and pictures of owls in their homes?
The eery stare of an owl (Picture courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife service)
While goblins and ghouls can be dismissed as mere apparitions of the imagination, some real-life feathered phantoms do roam the darkness, perhaps even in your own backyard. If so, you are more likely to have heard them than to have seen them.
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