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 Dozens of Owls Perched in Safe-Way Parking Lot

It was like Hogwarts sending messages to Harry Potter as dozens of snowy owls invaded the parking lot at the downtown Safeway.

The words scrolled across Shannon’s screen as her steps slowed and she looked up to see a large snowy owl perched on the luggage rack on her SUV. Then her eyes scanned the lot and at least fourteen birds were sitting on various vehicles and light poles. A single white feather floated down in front of the bewildered woman. She put her hand out absentmindedly and caught the feather.

Shannon looked past the parking lot to the street where a murder of crows was eerily waiting. She had never seen so many crows except maybe in an old movie or it may have been a Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror episode. She remembered seeing a video about crows and owls. They were mortal enemies.

“It’s the crows,” Shannon said aloud to the parking lot filled with birds but devoid of humans.  

Shannon went to her car and drove back to the lab. She told her research team her theory and they did a search for avian flu and crows. Crows we’re supposed to be immune. They’d have to capture one of the crows.

“I told you she would figure it out if you sent the owls,” Zeus said to Athena.

“I don’t know why you insist on always interfering in the lives of humans. They don’t even believe in us anymore.”

“Don’t they? If that were true we would t be able to touch their world any longer,” Zeus moved the tiny statue of Shannon back to its place on the wall of mortals.