First off I'd like to say that these pics are NOT being posted for their glowing photographic skill... just wanted to share. Photos were taken with my P&S camera, which I happened to have with me.
My wife and I volunteer for a local rehabilitation center for injured birds of prey (The Carolina Raptor Center). If someone calls to report an injured bird the volunteers are the ones that go pick them up. This morning I received a call concerning a baby owl that was on the ground in a subdivision near my home. My wife and I went out, and found this barred owl hiding in the shrubs, likely having fallen out of a tree.
We brought the owl back to the raptor center where it was examined. The rehab specialist said it had some head and eye injuries (looked to have landed the left side of its head) from the fall. No other obvious problems though - it will be isolated and observed for a few days. The staff gave it some meds and some food, which it ate quite quickly. Up until this point it had been lathargic, but after getting something to eat, it perked right up.
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If it has no injury that prevents release, my wife and I will be the ones who actually set the bird free after it is well enough (and old enough) to fly and live in the wild. We won't know for a few days, but we're certainly hoping!
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