Owls are classified as intelligent birds

Maybe you are still reminded of one film that was very trend at that time, one of the films titled Harry Potter's box office, as a letter delivery creature in the world of witches in one of the UK. If we look at owls are animals whose appearance is often considered to bring good luck. But it was very different from what happened in Indonesia, especially in our area, Deli Tua Serdang Medan deli.

The difference is not the bearer of obituaries or scary news but its existence is able to overcome the rat pests that often eat plants or others that make us disturbed by the presence of mice.

In the southern region of Deli Tua there are still natural rice fields even though the area is very close to urban areas, and the rice fields are adjacent to the national road to Padang Sidempuan. So what becomes a barrier for the farmers is the attack of the rat that clears the yellowed rice so the farmers fail to harvest.

Every 3 months rice farmers always complain about the attack of rats that always attack when rice plants in the fields will be cut down (harvested) because of lack of time or 3 days of harvest planning, then the rats cut down rice in the fields by their group, al the results of farmers become disappointed and big loss.

So one of the agricultural engineers said to bring the owls in the hundreds and let him be in the rice fields, the owls will eat mice one by one.

Long story short one month after the rat population decreases, and future planting of rice will be safe, and as a result rice farmers in the Deli Serdang area are safe from rat attacks.

The experience as mentioned earlier is one of the references that the presence of owls in our area is not what is said to be a bad luck, but rather the opposite happens that its presence can be beneficial in our region.

The presence of owls in addition to being beneficial for rice farmers turns out to have advantages that are rarely known by ordinary people, one of which is that he can swim like humans or other animals. Personally, I've seen an owl ever crossed the Deli Tua river at Kilometer 10 near the hills using its wings.

He swam like humans using two wings in turn, both of his wings will paddle alternately by extending his legs. He swam his wings fast though not as fast as he flew but his speed was like the paddlers of a boat using a wooden paddle.

In swimming he got a lucky position because the feathers on his body did not sink in the water, because the owl feathers contained waxy substances like those found in ducks.

Owls choose to swim in the water because they avoid the attacks of two white-headed eagles who want to prey on him. The owl has estimated that if he avoids flying, he will be captured by an eagle because if in the air the eagle is a reliable pilot.

Owls have survived from the hawks' insecurity by swimming in water and hiding under trees whose branches are narrow, while eagles are unable to penetrate dense trees because of their large bodies.

In addition there are still many advantages of this owl that are useful for humans and each of them has extraordinary intelligence. Thus this review may be useful. Thanks.