Ah, Nature!
In the nature documentaries it's always a clean, quick, quiet kill... Sunday morning up in the mountains, it was not. I heard an owl hoot twice, really near and loud, and then a scream... and that screaming--a rabbit, I think--went on for long seconds moving very fast across the lake before all went silent. I also never heard of an owl announcing its pounce, if that was indeed what was happening. I'm imagining Darth Vader gloating, " I have you now! " Clearly, The Force was not with the rabbit... Sign in to see full entry.