Saturday March 9 we had a happy accident while having lunch at Seaboard Cafe.
The American Wildlife Refuge, which is our area's only fully volunteer raptor center had two booths set up
with owls!!
with owls!!
Click here to read about their efforts
2 Great Horned Owls on the top:
Left is Miss Virginia we were told she is actually larger than Rasputin on the right.Miss Virginia in entering her brooding stage thus she is all hunkered down.
Rasputin had the most amazing eyes. I think he was reading my mind.
Golden eyed owls
Their prey is usually killed instantly when grasped by the owl's large, curved talons. Great Horned Owls are mainly nocturnal (meaning they hunt at night), but they also hunt during the day in the wintertime. They eat rodents, hares, squirrels, skunks, various birds such as geese, grouse, ducks and pigeons.
Forest the Barred Owl in both of these photos. He had a buddy with him but due to
the way the tent was set up I could not get a photo of him.
They have dark eyes
Though they do most of their hunting right after sunset and during the night, sometimes they feed during the day. Barred Owls may temporarily store their prey in a nest, in the crook of a branch, or at the top of a snag. They swallow small prey whole and large prey in pieces, eating the head first and then the body
Though they do most of their hunting right after sunset and during the night, sometimes they feed during the day. Barred Owls may temporarily store their prey in a nest, in the crook of a branch, or at the top of a snag. They swallow small prey whole and large prey in pieces, eating the head first and then the body
Forest has an orange beak.
None of the four we saw can be released due injuries.
Miss Virginia has a dislocated killer claw (kinda like our thumb). She cannot grasp prey
Rasputin has a wing injury.
By the time we arrived at the Barred Owl tent it was a big too crowded to hear any details on
their injuries
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I Replied:
Dearest Tired Nephew:
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Dearest Aunty HiC and Uncle B:
I’m trying my best to take my afternoon nap, and Hu-Mum will NOT turn off the light.
I’ve been forced to cover my eyes with my paws. Will you please have a word with her about this? My Kat-Naps are a very important part of my day. 😼 Thank you.
❤️ Kat, Your (tired) Feline Nephew
I Replied:
Dearest Tired Nephew:
OHHHHHHHHHH MY CATS.. obviously Hu-mum is not in her right mind; did she fall landing on her head?
Did you hear Uncle and I squealing w delight. We absolutely love your precious white paws! Maybe you can catch up on some lost sleep this weekend!!
Loving your Aunty HiC and Uncle B
BREAKING News
My nephew KAT's latest email...
Did you hear Uncle and I squealing w delight. We absolutely love your precious white paws! Maybe you can catch up on some lost sleep this weekend!!
Loving your Aunty HiC and Uncle B
BREAKING News
My nephew KAT's latest email...
Guess what!?! I have lots of new friends because Hu-Mum (Mom) started a Twitter account for Me-Ow. It’s kind of like a bloggie, but shorter posts. 🙀
❤️ Kat Your Feline Twitter Nephew
I don't tweet but I think this is his account infor
Kit's Kat@KitsKat4
Oh! I am following Kat on Twitter now! Sadly, I'm not on there much... tell him to start an Instagram account MOL! I'm there every day.
ReplyDeleteThose owls are super cool. How great to see them up close!
ReplyDeleteAs for Kat, we can only hope he does get to catch up on his sleep soon. His little white ankle socks are adorable.
We have some owls in our nayborhood - ya can here em at nite!
ReplyDeletewe love owls... and there is no better name than Rasputin for such a fabulous guy ;O)
ReplyDeleteOwls are so beautiful but why would they ever want to eat skunks! I cover my eyes like that too, Kat. You are so adorable!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteOwls... g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s!!! Kat...ssqqqquueeeeeee... YAM xx
What fun to see those owls. And Kat, you are just too cute covering up your eyes. You all have a fine day
ReplyDeleteOwls are pretty cool creatures. We don't see them much around here.
ReplyDeleteThose owls are such beautiful birds. We hear them sometimes at night during the summer.
ReplyDeleteKat, you almost look like you are praying for her to turn out the lights.
Happy weekend.
I don't tweet either or Instagram, I asked my son why he quite posting on FB and he said Instagram... oh well. what a wonderful accident. I would love to accidently meet owls, any time, any place. we were accusing our hawk of killing all the birds, now I am thinking the two owls that we hear each night are helping him....
ReplyDeleteI don't tweeter, I have an account but I just couldn't get with the whole thing. I do enjoy my Instagram. Owls are fascinating... I love them. That is cool that Kat has his own Twitter account... :) I may have to find my old account info or start up a new account! Good Morning!
ReplyDeleteInteresting information on owls. Love owls. We had a barn owl when I was a kid and we left it alone to take care of the field mice that wanted to feed on our cow feed. That owl did a great job.
ReplyDeleteKat is such a good looking kitty. I am now following KAT on Twitter.
Thank you for joining the Feline Friday Blog Hop.
Have a purrfect Feline Friday and weekend. Big hug. ♥
How cool to get to see those owls up close. Poor Kat having to cover his eyes to sleep. We hope his mom learns to turn off the light when he wants to sleep.
ReplyDeleteWe have a raptor sanctuary nearby too. They have a bald eagle, lots of hawks, and a vulture named Barf.
ReplyDeleteHope Kat gets his naps. In our house, sleeping is our favorite sport!
We hate when we have to cover our eyes....for some reason, Mom thinks it's cute.
ReplyDeleteThose Owls are amazing. Raz's full name is Razputin! Spelled a little differently but the same!
Those owls are amazing but I sure don't want to mess with one!
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot of owls here. Even though they hunt at night they are sometimes visible during the day. The owl that sits on the telephone pole outside our bedroom window and screeches all night is a PITA though!
ReplyDeleteI LURV owls...always have! When I walk in my neighborhood, I often hear the hooting of a Screech Owl, but haven't yet seen it. At our local park, there is a nesting pair of Great Horned Owls in a metal washing pan that someone nailed up in the trees many years ago, and I plan to visit that park this weekend.
ReplyDeleteOwls are so beautiful and so his KitKat!!!
ReplyDeleteCats tweeting....MOL! Would love to see the owls.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been an interesting time you had seeing all the owls. Wow, those claws must be very strong!!! We hope not to meet one in the feathers:)
ReplyDeleteKat kills us with his cuteness. We don't tweet, but we too would love to see Kat on Instagram. We have one of those accounts.
Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
I LOVE the raptors and SO glad to see them here and read their stories. I also love how the privacy of the human visitors was protected! LOVED those superimposed faces. Tell Kit that I will look for him. Have been on Twitter a long time.
ReplyDeleteKat is such a cutie. I am glad the owls were rescued. XO
ReplyDeletePoor little KAt..we sure hope his HuMom turned off the lights!!
ReplyDeleteWhat pawesome owl pictures...and information!
Happy Weekend!!
WE love owls but Mom is very careful when she hears them hooting. She doesn't want one to pick one of us up
ReplyDeletehugs
Hazel & Mabel
Owls are pretty cute. And Kat, that tummy... !! I hope you get your well deserved and much needed nap soon.
ReplyDeleteOh, I loooooves the burdies!!! We have all kinds show up here, tho we haven't seen any owls lately.
ReplyDeleteKat, I feel ya dude! I have to do that too sometimes! I thinks maybe the peeps need to be retrained....
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
What regal creatures!
ReplyDeleteWe have owls that live in our woods and I hear them often at night....WHOOOOO?????? I always tell them it's MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Teddy