In the US, very often we can find on top of many buildings statues of owls. What does that mean?

Answer 1

You'll get a lot of people who say the owls are there to scare away pigeons or squirrels or something. It's okay, because they don't know any better-- but the owl is a secret signal to members of the Illuminati that this building is owned by one of them, and they will find friends there. The owl is even on the dollar bill! On the back, if you look closely it's in the sky behind the pyramid. On the back of the five-dollar bill, you can see one in the bushes on the right. This is well known among those who pay attention to things like this. Don't let them convince you it's something else! Stay away from buildings with owls on them, because they support the Illuminati!

Answer 2

Other birds are afraid of owls. Putting up an owl statue scares off other birds reducing the number of birds that fly into the building. Birds can't see glass and tend to run into the glass on large windows. You might also notice silhouettes of hawks on some windows as well. They serve the same purpose.

Answer 3

The history and nature of the owl

KSU's mascot, Scrappy, might not be the scariest character to represent the university's exceptional athletic department, however the owl is one of nature and mythology's best known creatures.
But after asking a few peoplei know on the vio side they say most of the time owls are for wisdom but others say it is for scareing away pegions . So i hope some of this helped .
Owls are mostly associated with wisdom. The origin of the owl's relation with wisdom is thought to be because in Greek mythology, Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, chose owls as her favorite feathered animal. According to owlpages.com, Athens was heavily populated with owls, which watched over their armies. An image of an owl was on Athenian coins, which allowed the owls to watch over trade and commerce as well.

In many cultures, owls are signs of bad luck and death. In Roman history, the eerie call of an owl predicted death. In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar's death was predicted when, "...yesterday, the bird of night did sit even at noonday, upon the market place, hooting and shrieking."

Other Roman superstitions were that witches would turn into owls and attack children to suck their blood, and an owl nailed to a home's front door would ward off evil.

The great wizard Merlin was written and depicted in art as to have an owl perched on his shoulder to assist in teaching of magic. Merlin arraigned to have Arthur pull a sword from a stone to confirm he was indeed king.

Around the world, culture defines how owls are seen. In Algeria, an eye placed in the hand of a sleeping woman will make her speak truths. In China, statues of owls are placed on the corner of buildings to ward off lightening strikes. In Jamaica, if an owl is heard, the person must yell, "Salt and Pepper for your mammy" to ward off evil. In Russia, hunters traditionally carry an owl's claw, so if they are killed, they can use the claw to help climb into heaven. Even the United States has folklore about owls. If a person hears an owl's call, they must return the call or remove a piece of clothing and put it back on inside-out.

Dr. Dave Waples said the owl was chosen from a collaborative effort between students, faculty and alumni. KSU's mascot represents the academic side of the university.

"The university's colors of black and gold were taken from surrounding colleges. The gold was taken from Georgia Tech and the black from University of Georgia," said Waples.

In 2002, the Scrappy logo was changed to a more updated one. The old thumbs-up Scrappy was changed to a new sleeker owl face logo, which the athletic teams use currently.

Thirteen other colleges and universities have an owl as a mascot, including Rice University and Temple University. The Oregon Institute of Technology is the Hustlin' Owls.

Answer 4

Owl statues scare away the birds who might perch on the buildings, possibly damaging it with their droppings. I know it sounds goofy, but it works. You can buy plastic owls at the hardware store to display in your yard near a fruit tree to prevent birds from eating the berries/fruit. My dad has one in his yard by the blueberry tree and has another owl in the front yard trees above the cars so the birds don't poop on them.

Answer 5

The Owl is a natural predator of pigeons and other birds. A fake owl is used to scare away these birds to prevent bird crap and nests from accumulating.

Answer 6

The owls are put there to scare away pigeons. They cause problems (poop)

Answer 7

--It is used as a scarecrow for other birds since they are a bird of prey. However, they are also symbolic of the all seeing and wise Goddess Athena from Greek mythology and are supposed to bring luck.

Answer 8

They are there to scare away live birds, mainly pigeons, because they are such a nuisance and their droppings can be a health hazard.

Answer 9

They mean that nuisance birds usually find somewhere else to roost. Very clever those architects!

Answer 10

well there's cameras secretly stored inside the owls, where the cia watch threw..shhhh