A family from Georgia was surprised to find an owl hiding their Christmas tree, CNN reports.

What happened: A Georgia family was surprised to find that there was an owl hiding in their Christmas tree.

  • Katie McBride Newman and her family were eating dinner. Her daughter, India, went to another room. She exclaimed loudly.
  • Newman: “She comes very dramatically into the dining room and goes, ‘Mama, that ornament scared me.’ Then she bursts into tears.”
  • The tree had a number of owl ornament since Newman has always loved owls. She said she thought her daughter was scared by of the ornaments.
  • Newman reviewed the tree. She looked. An owl turned its head toward her.

Flashback: Newman said they bought the three two days after Thanksgiving so it possible the bird could have been there since then, according to CNN.

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Takeaways: Animal authorities came to the house to take care of the owl and examine it, per People magazine.

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