"Did You Bring Dinner" by Krittermom
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I had posted the shot of Merlin, the great horned chick that had fallen out of the nest. After a lot of effort, he was raised by his parents. This little fuzz ball is a barred owl. He is only about 6 days old here. He too, had fallen out of his nest. The only good part here is that this nest is on my property. I fixed him a basket like I did for Merlin. He stayed there for the next 3 weeks or so until he was up to what we call a brancher, meaning that he leaves the nest and hops around in the tree until he learns to fly. This is a shot I took when I was attempting to get him to stay in the basket. If he heard me, he would climb out and yell, attempting to get me to feed him. After a few days, he stayed put and his parents finished raising him. Take note of the talons. As an adult, those, along with 800+ pounds of crushing pressure are what an owl hunts with. If you ever find an owl, be VERY AFRAID of the feet. I have seen people with multiple crushed bones in a hand because they thought the beak was the threat.
Comments (9)
Faemike55
Wonderful capture if this cute guy! He looks so cute and innocent. And I take your warning to heart, as I do know that those talons would hurt me if I were stupid enough to try to get one my hand or wrist. But some people....
irisinthespring
Superb capture of this little fellow and the first thing I noticed was his big claws and was wondering if those claws kept growing also, lol....Now I know, thanks!
giulband
Adorable !!!!!!
Katraz
Nice shot.
durleybeachbum
A perfect photo and a happy outcome.
T.Rex
Thanks for the beautiful photo of this little fellow. Is it normal that it's difficult to get the parents to raise a little one once it's fallen out of the nest? Or is it rather due to human intervention? As I understand it, they don't have much sense of smell, so smelling human on the chick wouldn't be the problem. As for those talons - a bald eagle exerts about 750 pounds talon pressure. I'm not surprised the owl has a similar strength. Heavy, struggling prey gets its final treatment before being eaten. What does this type of owl eat? I recall Wesley the Owl only ate mice. So I assume there may be diet specialization with this little fellow, too. I just got a book - A Street Cat Named Bob - from a colleague and started reading it last night. Interesting to read about cat intelligence and behaviour. And interesting to compare intelligence between different animals. You must have a lot of experience with this. Will return about this as I continue reading. Keep up the good work! :-)
jendellas
How lucky for him that you were close by. He is adorable. xx
FractalFactor
Quite a cute chick. Great capture.
kgb224
Superb capture. God bless.