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Offline Postman

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screech owl rescue
« on: December 15, 2011, 11:46:54 pm »
Police office neighbor called this morning for advice on this guy he found on our road. Probably hit a limb or got hit by a car last night. Took him to the High School and called the local wildlife rescue group that specializes in raptors. I Took them a red tail 6 years ago with a broken wing from the same road, and tried to help the DNR guys catch an injured  bald eagle with 1 leg in the same spot we found "Screech" here.

 Bad place to be a raptor.

 The redtail was released at the school, hopefully I'll get to see this guy fly again, too.

BTW, No, I'm not under the influence -  he has just gotten a talon in my thumb.
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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2011, 11:59:34 pm »
Those birds are so cool. I live right in the middle of town and have a family of them that hang out in the huge Maple in my yard. You can here them at night and watch them snatch bugs and tree fogs under the street light in front of my house.
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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2011, 03:03:12 am »
Good save postman. Those are neat little owls. I love the sound of an owl hooting in the night. That sound lulled me to sleep every night when I was a kid. Now I live in town and miss it.

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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2011, 05:16:11 am »
Those little buggers are aply named.  Amazing what a hideous noise comes out of such a small bird.  They also vary wildly in color from the  silver like you have there to a beautiful brown.   Hope your thumb is OK?  Quite a bit of power in those feet.

I'm surprised JW hasn't posted since he's such a raptor guy.  You OK up there John??

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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2011, 07:12:38 am »
Handsome critter.
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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2011, 08:00:18 am »
Good save,beautiful bird. :)
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Offline Badger

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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2011, 09:03:33 am »
  Good job! funny how their head is so big just to accomadate the huge eyes. Wonderful animals!
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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2011, 10:00:16 am »
I had one hit my windshield once, I stopped and picked him up and noticed he was still breathing. I took him home and left him in the back of my truck and kept checking on him every twenty minutes or so. After about an hour he was sitting up, and maybe another hour when I went out to check on him he saw me and pitched out of the back of my truck and flew into the woods. Must have just addeled him I guess.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2011, 09:30:08 am »
  OWLS have always been special to me also. All ways had owl pets as a kid growinb up. I even have a owl tat on my back. HUNTERS OF THE NIGHT. No better sound in spring gobbler season. I hunt a lot on river cliffs ,there not a morning go's by you don't here a few. Matter a fact everywhere I hunt you can here BARED OLWS. I just love their laughs.I live on a farm And have barn owls nest everyyear in the barn rafters. Hoot every morning when they go to roost every evening when they start to wake up.
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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2011, 10:25:18 am »
Well done on the rescue.  I hope that the little guy makes it.
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Offline johnston

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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2011, 01:33:41 pm »
Had one of those let loose a screech about an hour before daylight one morning when
I was 20' up a tree. Almost un-assed that stand.

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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2011, 03:15:39 pm »
Excellent Save!

Have a few that frequent our yard.  :)

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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2011, 10:37:19 pm »
I was riding my bike one night and one flew out of a tree and hit me on the head lucky I had my brain bucket on. Don't know how the owl fared.
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Re: screech owl rescue
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2011, 01:15:07 am »
crookedarrow, I know what you mean. Down here in the Swamps during Turkey season I love to here it when 3 or 4 start back and forth. I'll start hooting to bring as many as I can in close, so they start competing.When they start dueling it sounds like monkey's screaming. Turkeys go nuts gobbling.
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« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2011, 10:33:50 pm »
  Not many peoples heard them laugh. Your right their awesome when the do that.
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