Owl? – Strange Creature Appeared on a Missouri Trail Cam Video

I spent a good part of my childhood enjoying the Missouri outdoors near my grandma's farm. That's probably why I still spend more time than I probably should watching trail cam videos. One Missouri cam had a most curious creature appear and I can't pinpoint exactly what it is.

Here's what the guy said about his Missouri trail cam. I wish I knew what trail and/or area he had this set up at which might give some clues about what exactly appeared on his video:

My trail cam's videos do not have sound . On this video crow , raccoons , owl , deer , squirrels and a mystery animal .

NOTE: the mystery animal appears at around 3 minutes in. Before and after, you'll see lots of deer and raccoons.

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So what in the world is this? If I was forced to guess, I'd say owl.

Even though this happened a few years ago, I share it now because this guy has very few subscribers and only a tiny amount of people have seen this on YouTube. Hoping perhaps we can help the guy out.

It's worth noting that motion-activated trail cams can make normal animals looks strange as they drift in and out of focus. This might be a raccoon on a stump or owl. The fact that the eyes are so prominent without much other detail may be due to a camera issue.

As it stands, it's one of the stranger Missouri trail cam videos I've seen in awhile.