Mystery Bird Series #2: Black Owl in the Woods

MYSTERIOUS BIRD

Oakland, California, USA

Best Guess: Long-Eared Owl (strange coloration.. molting? juvenile?)

Stared at me very intently, somewhat creepy

Appears in many places, seems to follow one

Even appears in places that it could not conceivably get to

Accompanied by strange whispering

Ṃ͖̯͐̿ͅả̤̥͔͖̯̬͚y͖̥̰͍̰̓́̆͊͋̊̚͟ ̡̖̗̺̭̿͛̾ḇ̞̪ͬ͆͂̊ͅeͪ͗̑̽͏̜̣͇ ̂̃̊͟d͍͎̳̋ͩͨͨͯe͔̓͆ͧ̍͊mͣ͠o̷͚̘̼̺̯ͮ͛ͬͭͩͪ̉n̍̐̓̾ͅǐ̝̀ͅcͮ͊ͨ́ͩ̾͏͎̹̮̤̫ ͚͙̹̪̬̠͎͊̏̓̋ĭͭṉ̷̱̓ͥ͆ͮ̈́ͯ ̪̹͇̏͋s̹̲̪̥̻̯̤̎̏̑̐̌ͥͧ͡ơ̊ͪ̽ͮ̏͂́ͅm̸̱͍̭͎͒̌̎ͮͣ̏͐ͅe̬̦̝̝̻̦͓ͨ̄ͦ ͎̪͎̳̺̬̟͞w̱̙̩̘̓̚ã͓̦̩̦͓͉́̄̎̓ͭẏ̩̯̗̹̿͆ͩͯ͘

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