Okay so maybe we don't have a barred owl in at Wolf Hollow, but I can tell you this. It sure is owl season at the center. And right now it seems like we release an animal and we get another one in place of it! The numbers are just staying steady. But back to the owl subject, we just sent a barn owl(all grown up) back over to release yesterday 10/20/08. That doesn't count for what we have in. All of them little owls, since the first of October we have had a Saw-whet owl in (he had head trauma-- and is still acting a little goofy). Today, we got in a pygmy owl, who is giving us the stank eye(head trauma)... this guy is ubber cute and we haven't had one in in a very, very long time. We also got a short-eared owl, he looks like a cross between Marilyn Manson and a Tim Burton creation(none of the online pics can do justice to how pale white the face ring is)!!! I am a little hesitant to scream the praises of having this little guy in, as once again it is a very rare owl for us to see, and when we do, they are in pretty bad shape. You can guess it, this one is in pretty bad shape, we are holding for overnight and tomorrow morning we will take radiographes of the left wing. Keep your fingers crossed that it isn't as bad as we think and we can fix him right up.
Not much else to add at this time, hopefully I can add some photos we took of the beautiful owls instead of ones I had to borrow off the net. Things are quieting down on the island all together. I like this time of year. Not too many tourist, so I can go to my favorite places again without the ever present annoyance.
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