I have a funny story about an owl that used to reside near our house.
I used to live in San Angelo and there was a large business sign at the end of our street that was home to a large, female Great Horned Owl. These owls are a lot larger than most pictures depict. Our best estimates put her close to 2 feet tall when sitting on a fence.
Well, we also had a neighbor who had a new litter of kittens every year. These kittens would at one point be old enough to prance around outside and play. It was always so funny to watch the 6 to 8 new kittens come out for the first time because they were so naive. Sure enough, 2 or 3 days after they could first play outside, their would be 1 or 2 fewer kittens and the rest would be a lot more aware of their surroundings.
Owls are very interesting birds. If you have one in your neighborhood, try and observe it for a little while.