Lighten up folks!  It is not the worst thing in the world to be taken in by a humorous prank.  Didn't the quest for the owl sound a bit over the top? I can just see it. (not to say that some of us wouldn't go over the top to see a bird...)  I have caused myself to be fooled many times, and could not help but smile on reading this. Thanks for a chuckle, Hans.  And thanks Jen B for explaining it all in a kind and informative way.

Penny O'Connor
on the edge of the Rocky River Valley
Cleveland, OH

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