After rain, cold and wind, the weather finally cooperated and two birds were released just this morning!
The barred owl had an unusual release: flew forward and then circled back overhead. The result was the camera lost focus on him, so it’s not a great release video, but it’s still an interesting one.
The barred owl had an unusual release: flew forward and then circled back overhead. The result was the camera lost focus on him, so it’s not a great release video, but it’s still an interesting one.
And yes, normally owls are released close to dusk, but barreds are opportunistic hunters, meaning they’re active day and night if prey is available, so an early morning release isn’t out of bounds for them.
The red shoulder flew to a nearby tree and then took off for a farther branch; I followed and snagged a second video of him flying out of sight this time.
The red shoulder flew to a nearby tree and then took off for a farther branch; I followed and snagged a second video of him flying out of sight this time.
The red tail is in the mini-pen—for today, at least, to see if he’s perching properly by day’s end. He stands perfectly level, weight equally distributed on both legs/feet; he snags mice with that left foot; his grip with it is strong…and yet he seems unable/unwilling to perch…I dunno; as the King of Siam famously said, “Is a puzzlement.”
There will be no update next Sunday, Dec. 22, so let me go ahead and wish y’all a very Merry Christmas! (The next update will be Dec. 29.)
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