At the last tree, the dog came off the lead. Imnediately she retrieved live to hand. A small thing with big eyes. A baby owl. I picked it up. Smaller in my hands than the puffed up feathers would have you believe.
Our house is just up the track. Fetched it back to a box filled with hay. Left the owl quiet and phoned round for advice. Owl sanctuary and RSPB in tandem. It must go back to the nest.
The oak tree has a lightening blasted top with a hollow. A perfect place for an owl rearing. The husband climbs trees, I don't. The owl-let and he clambered up. He reached in and found the savaged remains of its sibling. Wing and head were all that a greedy crow had left. He cleared the remains and put the baby back in. Easy to see why it jumped the first time.
At the last tree, the dog came off the lead. Imnediately she retrieved live to hand. A small thing with big eyes. A baby owl. I picked it up. Smaller in my hands than the puffed up feathers would have you believe.
Our house is just up the track. Fetched it back to a box filled with hay. Left the owl quiet and phoned round for advice. Owl sanctuary and RSPB in tandem. It must go back to the nest.
The oak tree has a lightening blasted top with a hollow. A perfect place for an owl rearing. The husband climbs trees, I don't. The owl-let and he clambered up. He reached in and found the savaged remains of its sibling. Wing and head were all that a greedy crow had left. He cleared the remains and put the baby back in. Easy to see why it jumped the first time. 
