Tawny Owl rescue

[cerbfan]

I'd put this on my build thread this morning but probably the wrong place and to early in the morning so thought I'd copy it in here as might be more interest.

Bit of a different one, wandered into the extension on Sunday morning to have a cup of coffee and think about what it will be like when we finally get to live in there and got a bit of a shock to find a Tawny Owl sat on the floor. The only place it can of got in is a small opening in the utility room door that had not been closed up. Bugger I though, better go and get the handle to open the sliding door to let it out. Came back with wife and camera, as soon as I wandered back in it took flight and went for escape through the window and promptly knocked itself out, poor thing.



So picked it up, in a jumper as its talons looked pretty wicked and thinking it could come round at any moment



Got it into a box and put it out onto the scaffolding



At this point it had sat itself up so obviously not dead



Waited for 15 minutes or so and it finally flew off about 200m to the forest at the bottom of the garden so obviously ok thankfully a good experience in the end.




Then spent 30 minutes bird proofing the place as there was also a little Wren in there so wonder if the Owl chased that inside. Should be no more in now though hopefully.

[digger the goat]

Had this happen also.
Lovely to hear that it recovered to fly away so quickly.
Probably stunned itself whist concentrating too hard on intended dinner !
(mine also recovered)

[Mobile Chicane]

At this time of year it will be a youngish male attempting to establish its territory.

Beautiful creatures.

[Nightmare]

fantastic rescue!!
Get yourself an owl box and put up on the outside of your house and you might get them staying permanently - that would be awesome! (albeit occasionally a trifle noisy)