barn owl
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At the time I was living in Lincolshire , which I have been told has a reasonable popultion of barn owls. I like driving, we had been reccommended to try The Pie House, a pub near Wainfleet, by a work colleague, for an evening out for my partner and I. Although I like owls and had seen a few at various times of the day, there seems to be a time in the evening when there is an increased chance of seeing one and this has been jokingly referred to by myself and others as " barn owl time".
After the meal we set off from the pub to wend our way back towards Boston, taking the back roads to enjoy the countryside. Only a mile or so from the pub I made the comment, "It looks like barn owl time" and within no more than 5 seconds a barn owl flew low across the road in front of us.
With the weather conditions, time of year, (summer) and time of day, the odds of seeing a barn owl were quite good, but to have one fly across in front of the car within 5 seconds of me saying that really gave us a good laugh.
Date submitted:Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:55:13 +0000Coincidence ID:5760
