We’re back with Dr. R.J. “Rocky” Gutiérrez to answer listeners’ questions on owls. How much wisdom lies behind those big, immovable eyes? Are owls good or bad omens? What’s their proclivity for snatching hats? Is The Staircase owl theory plausible? Is it ok to hoot back at them? What do you mean their toes are reversible? Those answers and more on owl migration, conservation, burrowing, and disco dancing in Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 2.

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