Last summer while fishing on the North Umpqua river I encountered a small owl that was tangled in fishing line that some #%$^%&^%#$ lost and was tooo lazy to go get out of the bushes. I set my rod down next to him and he jumped up onto the cork grip , camera in the car of course. He was looking at me and when i pulled out my nippers his eyes got big then he closed them ant turned away. I began clipping the line away from his wing and straightened his feathers a little . When he realized he was free he jumped to the ground and perched on a rock. I went back to fishing then checked the spot when i was done and the owl was gone. Who knows what happened to the animal but i can hope that he flew away and has a higher opinion of people as he used to..
Owls of all varieties are awsome creatures. Never seen a spotted owl but if i had a job that required me to destroy their habitat I would quit and take another job even if that meant less money..