owling

noun4

1. •
   (Internet) A variation on planking in which a person is photographed or filmed squatting down in an unusual location.

   • Planking was soon replaced by owling. — 2012
2. •
   Birding, specifically to catch owls.
3. •
   (historical) The smuggling of sheep or wool out of England.
4. •
   A small, juvenile, or baby owl; owlet.

   • Eumeus, who was sitting on the stairs, pointed to the roof of the stable. Perched on its top, huddled together, three owlings were ogling them. — 1985