From North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre
It's Barred Owl season! These two are doing great and flying strong, soon to be released. Both had been hit by vehicles but managed to survive.
The owl on the left has been in care for just over two months recovering from a fractured ulna (xray image). We were able to stabilize the wing to allow recovery and assist with physical therapy to avoid atrophy until this owl was able to fly again.
The owl on the right had been hit by a car while catching a rat by the roadside. Even after the collision the owl refused to give up its dinner so it arrived here at the centre with its prey still in its beak! Luckily there was only minor injuries and was able to recover quickly after about a month.
These two will soon be flying free in the wild once again!
Yep. That's my rat. Don't even look at it the wrong way...
If I got critically injured running out for dinner, there is no way in heck I would not eat that dinner and act like it was the best I'd ever had. It had better be worth it!