The CCT owl, caught in the act

[Vicegrip]

Last winter while on a very early am ride on the WO&D I felt an air pressure change and odd puff of air while riding along between Reston and Herndon. I saw a glimpse of a large Owl in my headlight as it passed from behind, dropped a bit and then regained altitude. Not a sound, just the slight disturbance in the otherwise cool calm crisp night air as the Owl took a close pass at me. Quite glad I am not Owl food and that I got to see a glimpse of just how cool a Owl is.

I make a point to not read the comments but there are some funny ones this time.

[mstone]

@cvcalhoun 126348 wrote:

So, did everyone see the photo of the CCT owl after it stole someone’s running light?

I’ve seen it every night since, in my nightmares.

[Steve O]

@Vicegrip 126371 wrote:

Last winter while on a very early am ride on the WO&D I felt an air pressure change and odd puff of air while riding along between Reston and Herndon. I saw a glimpse of a large Owl in my headlight as it passed from behind, dropped a bit and then regained altitude. Not a sound, just the slight disturbance in the otherwise cool calm crisp night air as the Owl took a close pass at me. Quite glad I am not Owl food and that I got to see a glimpse of just how cool a Owl is.

Once when I was commuting home from Silver Spring along the unpaved portion of the CCT, an owl came out of the trees and flew along with me, about 10-12 feet above me, for 3-6 seconds. Utterly silent and totally cool.

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