They sneak into the building, a named owl nest in which dwell the kidnappers.
In one study, 43 percent of spotted owl nests were associated with witches' brooms.
In one case, the remains of 57 striped skunks were found in a single owl nest.
They have been seen nesting near Snowy Owl nests, which is likely a solution to predation.
This species of owl nests on the ground, building a scrape on top of a mound or boulder.
The Short-eared Owl nests on the ground in prairie, tundra, savanna, or meadow habitats.
In addition, Long-eared Owl nests here annually.
Weyerhaeuser says it spent $1 million searching for owl nests, and it recently wrote to contractors urging them to report any owl sighting.
Gary Hume's The Indifferent Owl nests in London - in pictures 4.
This owl nests in mature deciduous trees in riparian woodlands, in the same areas that many Ainu settlements were situated.