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Apr 23, 2009 20:33 | #1

Driving home from a birding location I noticed some cars stopping and saw a women and a man flagging people over. Slowing down I saw the baby owl in the road and stopped to help. There I met Becky and Tom if my memory serves me right. Everybody was on the phone trying to get help. One of the places we got a hold of was the Illinois Raptor Center in Decatur and they advised me to get the owl off the road and leave it for the parents that will be near by. We managed to guide it back into the woods where for an hour or so I watched it hop back into the woods. I felt comfortable when I heard the baby owl call for the parents and heard a return call. What an awesome experience!!!

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Apr 23, 2009 21:28 | #2

Nice story and what a cute little ball of fluff.

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Apr 23, 2009 21:46 | #3

Very cool! I had to do that once too, it was a great moment when MaMa & baby were together again!

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Apr 23, 2009 21:51 | #4

Calindy wrote in post #7792213

Very cool! I had to do that once too, it was a great moment when MaMa & baby were together again!

I remember this story and I hope the OP's story ends as well.

Nice pics of a cute little ball of fluff that will grow up to be a formidable Raptor. Good on you.

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Apr 23, 2009 21:56 | #5

Great photos and great story

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Apr 23, 2009 22:01 | #6

awesome and rare shots...

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Apr 23, 2009 22:30 | #7

Good pictures, better story! And the pics are fantastic!

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Apr 24, 2009 00:02 | #8

Very nice and touching series... great shots of the little guy.

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Apr 24, 2009 06:22 as a reply to @ dbriz's post | #9

Thanks for the looking and the comments everybody. It was truly an awesome experience. I hope to visit the area this weekend to see if I can spot them again...Jeff

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Apr 24, 2009 06:56 | #10

Great Story and with pictures to prove it Priceless!!

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Apr 24, 2009 09:33 | #11

What a touching story, and the little guy/girl is pretty cute too!

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Apr 24, 2009 10:12 | #12

hTr wrote in post #7794323

Great Story and with pictures to prove it Priceless!!

Momtothefurmonsters wrote in post #7795230

What a touching story, and the little guy/girl is pretty cute too!

Many thanks...Jeff

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Apr 24, 2009 10:46 | #14

Cool story and hopefully that little owl stayed out of the road! Glad that people stopped for it and it didn't get run over.

A few summers ago I found a just-fledged flicker in the middle of the road and I put it back in the woods. It kept hopping back out in the road and I kept putting it back further in the woods. Eventually it seemed to stay there, and then the next day I was really worried that I'd see a squished baby flicker in the road! Thankfully I didn't, so I assumed it was ok. No photos though!

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Apr 24, 2009 11:31 | #15

Excellent image set, and a happy ending

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