YOU SAID:

I'm not saying it was owls, but it was owls

INTO JAPANESE

私はそれがフクロウではないと言っているが、それはフクロウだった

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I said that it is not an owl, but it was an owl

INTO JAPANESE

私はそれがフクロウではないと言ったが、それはフクロウだった

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I said that it is not an owl, but it was an owl