3 year old male european eagle owl,Nick is very,very sure...........
Nice bloke as well, the bird is in good hands .
Happy ending
which begs the question to which we will never know the answer to,
was it a wild bred or did it have its rings & jesses cut off and released?
No sign of ever having been tethered,no feather damage at all to the legs and no sign of wire marks round the beak like aviary birds.
Guess it was a wild one,they have nested around here recently Chris.
No sign of ever having been tethered,no feather damage at all to the legs and no sign of wire marks round the beak like aviary birds.
Guess it was a wild one,they have nested around here recently Chris.
It begs the question how it ended up like it did though, if there was no sign of feather damage, and it clearly wasn't ill...why would a 'wild' bird end up almost at deaths door?
One of life's little mysteries!
I guess the important thing is that there was a good ending, and I have nothing but admiration for what you did, and the commitment you showed
Ah yes, forgot about the rain :bang: Would that make it very docile though? As it came without a fight!
I am still not totally convinced that it was totally wild,
there are reports of "breeders" in that area,
but there is also a strong possibility that it could have been released
rings and "furniture" removed first.
A large proportion of these are ( in captivity) raised as imprints
which of course would make it extremely docile
having said that I have picked up " a few" totally wild "hawks" over the years
for a couple of rescue / rehabbers
for the very same reason, and yes they generally are quite docile but will
still nail you given the chance
Just read through the story. Well done for rescuing it and nice to see everyone on here giving advice and taking such an interest. One very honoured owl.
Chris, would furniture removal not leave an "imprint" on the bird,especially around the legs?
Not questioning you at all mate,just curious...........:shrug:
..........it has been a very good two days.
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I bet you can now see how easy it is to get hooked on BOP's
Well done Ade. Good outcome.
I've got a friend with a EEO and he says the males are generally a lot more placid than the females so you got lucky there!