Owl Steals Child's Toy Hobby Horse, Flies Like Witch On Broomstick

Eric Lind is an school network administrator. He was spending some quality time at his parents’ house in Eureka, Illinois, when life presented such a treat before him. He captured the magical great horned owl on camera as it flew through the sky carrying a child’s stick horse toy, similar to how the classic witch rides her broom. Eric pointed out the owl did not appear injured or entangled in the toy, so you can enjoy the video without distress.

He couldn't believe his eyes. Eric Lind, the man behind the viral video, captured the owl's unique flight in his parents' Eureka, Illinois neighborhood on a day in mid-October. To everyone's astonishment, the owl had snatched a stick horse toy and was parading it around mid-air, reminiscent of a witch cruising the autumnal skies. Recounting the amusing incident to Newsweek, Lind said: "My mom received a call from one of the neighbors telling her to look outside in the backyard at our pine tree. They had spotted the owl as it flew into the tree initially, but couldn't quite tell what it was carrying at first." Upon investigating, the Lind family quickly realized that the owl's newfound toy was, in fact, a stick horse.