Two Boulder County police deputies were driving down a dirt road on a sunny day.
Nothing was out of the norm until they saw the tiniest little animal plopped down right in the middle of the road.
At first, they couldn’t quite tell what they were looking at. Then they got a little closer.
They were looking at a baby owl.
To be more precise, it was a baby Northern Saw-Whet Owl.
The owl was obviously a little lost.
The deputies wanted to make sure she safely got off the road and so one of the deputies approached owl.
As the deputy neared the tiny owl, she began speaking to it.
“Hey,” the deputy said. “What’s up?”
The little owl was surprised to hear a human talking to her, and she started twisting her head around in the cutest ways.
The deputy couldn’t help but laugh.
She said ‘hi’ again, and the owl’s eyes widened. She was clearly having a great time talking with the deputy.
The deputy stopped filming after this, and she and her partner convinced the owl to get out of the road. The owl flew away to safety.
Boulder County PD shared the moment.
The police department provided a bit of background information about the owl in their video description.
“A tiny owl with a catlike face, oversized head, and bright yellow eyes, the Northern Saw-whet Owl is practically bursting with attitude. It has a very sophisticated hearing due to vertically asymmetrical ears and different shape of ear openings,” they wrote.
Source: https://americahistory1.com/2023/12/29/police-officer-stops-to-have-cute-conversation-with-adorable-baby-owl/
