August, silly season, politicians living it up on holiday, not much news unless you have a view on Jeremy Corbyn or Donald Trump, so here is some light reading about the owl:

“Owls use ‘stealth technology’ to help capture prey –
Study reveals that owls’ flight feathers absorb aerodynamic sound and suppress vibrations, allowing them to swoop on their quarry in perfect silence.”

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/17/owls-use-stealth-technology-to-help-capture-prey

Couldn’t have put it better myself: Owl