Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Howard is Not Alone...


Some of you may already know the story of Howard. He's the Great Horned Owl that we are rehabbing at the animal clinic where I work. If not, you can read about him here. To make a long story short, he fell out of a tree, ended up at our clinic, we are raising him, and the plan is to release him soon. We normally don't name wildlife but we felt that Howard deserved a name. Anyway, he is not interested in flying or hunting at the present time so I was quite interested in reading about Charlie (below).

Recently Brian and I took a trip to Starved Rock where we did some hiking. They had an owl there that was stuffed and I found it interesting that this owl was born with a disability that didn't allow her to fly. She lived at the park for several years until she died of natural causes. She was also a surrogate mother to many owlets at the park.
I'm just so fascinated with wildlife! If you want to see Howard in action, there is a little video of him at the very bottom of my blog. He's so cute!

12 comments:

  1. Aww Howard is so adorable and so cute! I can see how easy it would be to get attached to him. ;-) Love the cat nap picture...he looks all bothered hehe.

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  2. Howard is so cool! He is beautiful, majestic, and regal. I bet you grow to love him more everyday!

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  3. Howard is amazing! One of my daughters is crazy about owls and would love to have one of her own, a la Harry Potter!

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  4. I like that his name is Howard! People names for animals are so cute.

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  5. Howard looks very cute...but his beak looks very sharp! I hope he keeps doing well.

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  6. Enjoyed this post. Howard looks adorable. Added your button to my blog.

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  7. Awww howard is so cute! He looks like a sassy fellow

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  8. Howard is a great name, he's adorable! I enjoyed 'meeting' him! I am fascinated with wildlife too, it's incredible!

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  9. Wow Howard is Beautiful!
    Thank you for stopping by my Blog ♥

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  10. I love Howard! The closest I've come to an owl lately was a fake one they put in the rafters under the pedestrian bridge near the metro to discourage the pigeons from nesting there. It doesn't really seem to work though.

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  11. I'm assuming that until Howard shows an interest in flying and hunting he can not be released?

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