had a buddy long ago that was jogging through campus at night. he had long hair up in a pony. something came down and snatched a nice big chunk out of it.
a few years ago i was out at my telescope on a cold night. had my saints beanie on and a scarf slung around my neck. halfway through the night i bumped the leg of my scope so i had to redo my polar alignment. as im down on my knees looking through the polar scope i hear this whoooOOOSH and feel this blast of air on the back of my head and neck. i looked up just in time to see what looked like the outline of an owl flying over my house. scared the ever living piss out of me. once i calmed down i immediately redid that scarf to tuck the ends around in to the front of my jacket.
since then ive seen an owl roosting in our big oak and flying in and out of it at night. im pretty sure they see ponytails and the like as the tail of some type of prey. luckily i think this one realized at the last second i wasnt any type of food and pulled up.