Local owl pestering runners a hoot on Twitter

WASHINGTON — An owl in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been picking on runners along the Capital Crescent Trail recently.

Now, the owl is taking his attacks online.

Someone has created a Twitter account for the raptor, with a profile that reads, “I eat mice and regurgitate pellets. In between, I protect my turf from joggers.”

A Montgomery Parks spokeswoman says three people have been attacked.

The D.C. area has also been home to other Twitter critters, including @CapitolHillFox@NIH_Bear and the late @SnowyOwlDC.

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