tawny owl

[born2trot]

Looks from your photos to be concussed , i think its fair to say its been glanced by a vehicle. If it didn't put up much of a fight its in a bad way. Do you know the outcome?

[tommer9]

I think its wing was broken. The chap holding it in the pic used to work for the RSPB. I was all for getting intouch with someone (vet, RSPB etc) but apparently tawny owls arent seen as endangered enough for the RSPB to be interested!?!?!?! I put it on the verge, drove past about an hour later an it was still there, but i doubt it survived the night TBH.

[born2trot]

I think its wing was broken. The chap holding it in the pic used to work for the RSPB. I was all for getting intouch with someone (vet, RSPB etc) but apparently tawny owls arent seen as endangered enough for the RSPB to be interested!?!?!?! I put it on the verge, drove past about an hour later an it was still there, but i doubt it survived the night TBH.

 

Yeah the RSPB don't take anything to do with injured birds ( despite their financial position ) Its down to small volunteer local wildlife centres, but that bird looked in a bad way .

I once rescued a Tawny owl caught up on old fishing gut which recovered but also found a short-eared owl on the road , very similar to your situation.

Unfortunately it had broken its back and had to be euthanased.

[tommer9]

Shame.I have to admit i was pretty gutted to leave it but i was in NO position to rescue this one.

[born2trot]

Shame.I have to admit i was pretty gutted to leave it but i was in NO position to rescue this one.

 

Did absolutely no wrong in letting nature take its course.

Its the way of the world I'm afraid.

[tommer9]

totally.

[JimM]

This youngster was spotted back at the end of June. Taken on my iPhone from about 4 feet away. Quite happy to sleep on until the strimmers started up!

Quite magical to get this close.

[Matthew Storrs]

I like owls, have you ever touched a barn owls head your finger just disapears, its all fluff, i think their skulls are about the size of a golf ball.