{"id":3507,"date":"2023-10-04T16:44:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=3507"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:44:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:44:36","slug":"98-year-old-bonds-with-owl-that-visits-every-day-but-says-the-owl-is-a-sign-of-something-bigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=3507","title":{"rendered":"98-year-old bonds with owl that visits every day but says the owl is a sign of something bigger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 98 years old, Ranna is still making new friends.<br \/>\nShe\u2019s recently become best friends with an owl who visits her at her Scottsdale, Arizona home just about every day.<\/p>\n<p>But Ranna believes that the owl\u2019s presence is a special omen from above.<\/p>\n<p>She believes the owl is a sign from her late husband.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3509\" src=\"https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-15-at-5-292x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-15-at-5-292x300.webp 292w, https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-15-at-5.webp 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:SWNS &#8211; YOUTUBE<\/p>\n<p>The owl first appeared on Ranna\u2019s balcony exactly two years from the day of her husband\u2019s celebration of life ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The owl loves to talk to Ranna.<br \/>\nSometimes he\u2019ll sit on her balcony all day and even tries to hop on her lap.<\/p>\n<p>Ranna\u2019s granddaughter, Shai Ward, found the relationship between Ranna and the owl to be absolutely incredible.<\/p>\n<p>She documented it in a video and shared it online where it ended up going viral. The video shows Shai coming out onto the porch to greet the owl.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at my grandma\u2019s weekly visitor. Oh hey,\u201d she says to the owl.<\/p>\n<p>He blinks at her as if to say hello.<br \/>\n\u201cThis guy comes and hangs out with my grandma every so often,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3510\" src=\"https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-15-at-5-1-292x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-15-at-5-1-292x300.webp 292w, https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-15-at-5-1.webp 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:SWNS &#8211; YOUTUBE<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when the owl does a funky little head jive.<br \/>\n\u201cWe think he\u2019s my grandpa,\u201d Shai said. \u201cBecause you know, why wouldn\u2019t he be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The owl looks up at her after that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy grandparents were best friends, who deeply respected one another. You felt the love around them and from them,\u201d Shai said, according to Good News Network.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s amazing is that the owl lets you get fairly close to him.<\/p>\n<p>While he doesn\u2019t \u201ctalk\u201d to Shai, he talks a lot to Ranna.<br \/>\nRanna walks right up to the owl and starts to hoot at him, prompting him to hoot right back at her.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3511\" src=\"https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-15-at-5-2-292x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-15-at-5-2-292x300.webp 292w, https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-15-at-5-2.webp 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:SWNS &#8211; YOUTUBE<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time he sees her, he just starts talking,\u201d Shai said. \u201cSeriously, [it\u2019s] the coolest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ranna loves spending time with her owl buddy. You can tell they have a strong bond.<br \/>\n\u201cI just can\u2019t get over those eyes. What do you see up here?\u201d she asks her owl buddy. \u201cYou\u2019re not going to tell me? OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Shai isn\u2019t surprised that the owl took a liking to her grandma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy grandmother is the sweetest soul. She is a devout Catholic and attributes all that her life has become to the higher power,\u201d Shai said. \u201cHer sass and wit show that 98 is just a number\u2026 and her and my grandpa\u2019s relationship was such a sight to see that our whole family just treasured them as one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"98-year-old grandma receives weekly visits from chatty owl \ud83e\udd89 | SWNS\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RRcMFanoevQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Owls typically keep to themselves and away from humans. Especially the smaller breeds.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a \u201cYou don\u2019t bother me, I don\u2019t bother you,\u201d type of situation. But larger owls can be more tolerant of humans. They often live near human habitats to eat the rodents that come out at night.<\/p>\n<p>But Ranna and her owl\u2019s relationship seems to be a highly unusual situation.<\/p>\n<p>Please SHARE this with your friends and family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 98 years old, Ranna is still making new friends. 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