https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_scops_owl>It is migratory, wintering in Africa south of the Sahara, although it is resident year-round in parts of Mediterranean Europe.This thing was likely in transit across the med when it got tuckered out and looked for a place to rest. This brings up another question: how do aircraft taking off and landing on carriers avoid striking seagulls?
>>65462796> how do aircraft taking off and landing on carriers avoid striking seagulls?Generally speaking, carrier ops happen far enough off-shore that seabirds aren’t really a thing
>>65462796Unfortunately, animal quarantine laws mean that bird will have to be shot when the ship returns home.
>>65463020They probably just fed it and let it continue in its way
>>65462796>how do aircraft taking off and landing on carriers avoid striking seagulls?The Navy maintains a fleet of fat black women to distract seabirds away from the catapults and arresting gear.
neat
>>65463020citation needed.
>>65462796Seagulls are little bastards anyway
