BigMike wrote:
I have a friend who's a Washoe tribe member.
When I told him ravens and owls were my favorite birds he laughed, telling me they considered both those birds kinda bad luck.
That might explain something that's puzzled me for a long time.
In some tribes, owls are harbingers of death, possibly because their feathers have a unique design which allows them to descend upon their prey without making a sound.