A wild barred owl flew into a home through the house’s chimney, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington said on social media. Once in the home, the owl landed on the family’s Christmas tree, displacing the star that was already there to do so.

The yuletide guest brought no sack of gifts, however, to stow under the Christmas tree. Instead, it swooped in, tossed aside the tree topper and took over that prime perch. The visitor was an owl, a barred owl,