Old man cries foul over owl

An elderly man in Huaihua, Hunan Province, China claims that an owl has taken a special liking to attacking his head.

When he leaves home, the owl often starts pecking his head, forcing the man to wear a special hat.

"The owl began attacking me in March, when I was working in an orange grove," 79-year-old Yang Decai said.



"I don't remember how many times it has attacked me, but the day before yesterday, it jabbed me 20 times," he revealed. "It doesn't hurt but it is really annoying."

Yang wears a hat with nails sticking out of a piece of wood to protect himself from the owl.

He said the owl may be seeking revenge because he had removed a nest with two baby owls from his roof.

However, an expert from the forestry bureau in the city said the owl's strange behaviour may be because it feels threatened or that Yang carries a special scent.