Otters and Science News: THE DAY A CUTE BABY OWL STOOD UP TO A COP IN A STARING CONTEST in the middle of the road - Watch video of the encounter, plus another one with a compilation of other baby owl videos

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The owl and the policeman: Colorado cop catches adorable encounter with unfazed baby bird on body camera during stop on secluded mountain road

Video of a Colorado deputy's encounter with a curious, clicking baby owl delighted animal-lovers on Friday after authorities posted footage of the unusual meeting online.
The deputy was driving near the small town of Nederland when she and a colleague were stopped in their tracks by the young northern saw-whet owl, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said.
'Hi, what's up?' says the deputy in the footage as she approaches the small bird on a woodland road. Unfazed, the young owl clicks back in response.
'After some curious head twisting (on both sides) it safely flew away,' the sheriff's office said in a statement on social media
The sheriff's office said the cute encounter took place in the area of Rainbow Lakes Campground, a few miles northwest of Nederland, but that it was not revealing the exact location in order to protect the owl's nest.