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In 2014, a mystical video caused a stir in Colombia when it was filmed by a woman in Colombia who looked horrified and shocked the crowd around her.
Because a strange bird with a strange appearance flew behind the woman, the woman's favored appearance was very peculiar, and her hideous appearance made her scream and run away, and everyone was inexplicably afraid to see the bird behind her.
This bird has a pair of wings on its back, and a pair of fierce red eyes faintly in its unkempt feathers, which looks extremely terrifying, and this woman is also called "the scared woman", and this strange bird is also known as the "Colombian ghost bird".
So in this occult video, the scared woman, like everyone around her, thinks she has encountered a ghost bird.
1. The Great Forest Owl is not a "ghost bird".
In fact, this strange bird, known as the Colombian ghost bird, is not a mysterious creature, and its real identity is actually the Mesoamerican forest owl, a bird familiar to humans.
Once they returned to the true identity of the Great Forest Owl, what are their characteristics?
The Great Forest Owl lives in the forests of Central America, hence the name "Great Forest", and their appearance is also very shabby, the head is a fluffy mass, and the whole appearance of the Great Forest Owl looks like a dead wood.
The feathers of the Great Forest Owl are clumps and look rather unkempt, and the eyes of the Great Forest Owl have a pair of hairy eye sockets, making them look more like dead wood.
Because of its peculiar appearance and the fact that it has been living in the deep mountains and old forests, people will be startled by their appearance when they see it, so it is called a "ghost bird".
But even if they are called ghost birds, the Great Forest Owl does not have the skills of ghosts, they are not afraid of humans, and they will never take the initiative to attack humans.
The large forest owl is relatively small, so it is impossible for them to scare humans after they find them, and their action is to find food in the forest, so they will not provoke humans, so they will not attack.
The food of the great forest owl is some small insects, but the large forest owl is relatively small in size and has no ability to eat relatively large insects, so they usually only eat some relatively small insects.
The Great Forest Owl moves in the woods, and there is no difference in their size and branches, so it is easy to mistake them for branches, which is also a means of defense for the Great Forest Owl.
Because the appearance of the Great Wood Owl looks like a dead wood branch, it is easy for birds of prey in the trees to see the Great Forest Owl and thus not actively attack the Great Forest Owl.
They are also nocturnal birds, usually nocturnal and hide during the day to feed themselves.
Humans prefer to be active during the day, while large forest owls prefer to be active at night, which also makes it easier for them to avoid human detection, so they are not easily disturbed by humans.
The great forest owl belongs to monogamy, their mating season is in the summer of each year, and their breeding season is in the winter of each year, so the breeding cycle of the great forest owl is relatively long.
During the breeding season, the male will find a relatively private tree hole and clean the hole to prepare a comfortable environment for the upcoming cubs.
When the female lays eggs, the male will hold the eggs in their bodies, and after hatching into cubs, they will also provide food for the female and the cubs.
However, because the forest bird lives in nature, there will be many problems when their living habits are disturbed by humans, and the living environment of the forest bird has been greatly threatened by human development activities.
2. Why is the Great Forest Owl called a ghost bird?
There are only about 5 species of the Great Forest Owl in the world, and there is another bird species that is very similar to the Great Forest Owl, called the Forest Owl.
The forest owl is also relatively small, and like the large forest owl, it feeds on small insects, and the forest owl also eats some fruits.
Like the Great Forest Owl, the Wood Owl survives in a protective color, so the Wood Owl is the same size as the Great Forest Owl.
During the day, the forest owls will find a more secret place, hide to satisfy their hunger, and then wait until the night when they come out to move.
Woodowls also choose tree hollows as their nests, but during the breeding season, they clean their nests.
After cleaning the nest, the forest owl will lay eggs at the bottom of the nest, and after the female forest owl has laid eggs, she will also take the initiative to give the eggs to the male forest owl to incubate.
Like the great forest owl, they are monogamous, so their populations do not increase too much, and their populations gradually decrease when their habitat is threatened.
Biodiversity in nature is a precious resource, but at present, human activities have an increasing impact on nature, and the living environment of many wild animals has been threatened, and biodiversity has also been greatly damaged.
Both the Great Wood Owl and the Wood Owl are unique creatures in nature that have intelligence that humans cannot imagine, and even wild animals make various efforts to survive.
Protective color is also a common phenomenon in nature, many animals will disguise themselves through protective color to avoid being detected by natural predators, this phenomenon is also the result of natural selection, and it also shows the wisdom of nature.
The Great Forest Owl and the Forest Owl do not attack humans, they just want to find their own food in nature, but the current impact of human activities on nature has greatly threatened the living environment of the Great Forest Owl and the Forest Owl.
People should have the awareness of protecting nature, not disturbing the balance of nature too much, and human beings and nature should live in harmony.
III. Conclusion
The Great Forest Owl and the Forest Owl are not ghost birds, but a strange-looking bird, so people should not be too afraid of the Great Forest Owl and the Forest Owl.
People's fear of the unknown often leads to irrational interpretation, so people should still learn more and not be blinded by fear.