...And cooler temps—as in sub-freezing—mean none of LWR’s current guests can be outside due to various issues.
The red phase screech has finished his molt but I’m still not comfortable having him outside in nighttime temps below freezing, so he’s inside for the foreseeable future, as all of Georgia is predicted to receive a blast of cold air beginning Friday—and we’re already getting below-freezing nighttime temps; last night was 27°F.
He’s not happy about being back inside—well, he’s a screech, so he’s not happy about anything, but he’s ESPECIALLY displeased about being inside...
The red phase screech has finished his molt but I’m still not comfortable having him outside in nighttime temps below freezing, so he’s inside for the foreseeable future, as all of Georgia is predicted to receive a blast of cold air beginning Friday—and we’re already getting below-freezing nighttime temps; last night was 27°F.
He’s not happy about being back inside—well, he’s a screech, so he’s not happy about anything, but he’s ESPECIALLY displeased about being inside...
The gray phase continues to practice his invisibility by keeping those eyes tightly closed so I can’t see him...
The barred owl, who’s quite talkative, really needs to be in the main flight to see if the soft tissue damage in his wing is healing, but that will be a long-term—at least several weeks—period that the main flight will be unavailable, and LWR has another resident who’ll need it first.
That other guest is the Coop, who’s alert, active and has figured out that any time I walk over to his box, there will be food, so he now lunges upward, talons extended, to snatch the mice from the forceps before they even touch the bottom of his box. Given his severe state of emaciation on intake (for those who know the keel chart, keel of about 1.5), he’s got a ways to go before he’s got a good “fightin’ weight” and can go outside—certainly not in the cold temps we’re about to have. And of course, with Coops and their spazzy personalities, we want him to get flight conditioned and skedaddled ASAP, as soon as weight and weather permit.
The only intake we had last week was a small male barred owl who was totally blind—no pupil response at all and couldn’t find his food; he was humanely euthanized.
The remainder of the Christmas season schedule for updates is as follows:
And since there will be no Christmas Day update, let me take this opportunity to wish y’all all a very Merry Christmas!
The remainder of the Christmas season schedule for updates is as follows:
- Dec. 25—no update
- Jan. 1 update will be postponed till Jan. 2
And since there will be no Christmas Day update, let me take this opportunity to wish y’all all a very Merry Christmas!
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