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Donkees

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Sun Jan 22, 2023, 05:32 PM Jan 2023

Young Barn Owlet (ready to re-join his family)


The Barn Owl Centre UK

Young wild Barn Owlet ready to re-join his family after falling off a natural wall ledge in an old stone barn
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Young Barn Owlet (ready to re-join his family) (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2023 OP
I've had the experience of holding such a nestling. AndyS Jan 2023 #1
A memory like that stays close to heart :) Donkees Jan 2023 #2

AndyS

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1. I've had the experience of holding such a nestling.
Sun Jan 22, 2023, 07:06 PM
Jan 2023

It was a western screech owl just leaving the nest and not yet able to fly. Literally fell in my lap. A very special experience.

Put him on the tree and watched as he used his feet and beak to climb back to a limb for continued instruction from mom n dad.

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