Rescued owl found to be too obese to fly [UK]

UPI ^ | Jan. 29, 2020 / 3:46 PM | By Ben Hooper

[Red Badger]

She’ll starve to death. NO MEAT..................

[Red Badger]

Thanks.
Owl read it later....................

[escapefromboston]

Jeez just make him buy two plane tickets then

[gundog]

I went out to the truck for something, the other night. Saw a silhouette in the cherry tree about 10 feet away that had to be an owl. Snapped a bad photo, and IDed it as a Barred Owl. They’ve moved into all of Oregon, evidently. Love the silent flight, even when panicked by the flash.

[crz]

They are increasingly using them in orchards. A flight of Owls will keep a huge area clean of rodents.

All they need is a roosting boxes and they will patrol the whole place.

[DannyTN]

lOl, she’ll lose weight for sure.

[Joe 6-pack]

Probably about 15 years ago I had gone into my office in Louisiana on a Saturday to catch up on some work. Our office at the time was on the edge of town. Behind the building was a stand of woods. To the side of the parking lot was a field that had once been used for sugarcane, had fallen into disuse and become overgrown, and had recently been cleared with a bush hog.

After a couple hours in my office, I stepped outside for a smoke and was leaning against the outside staircase at the front of the building. To my upper right my eye caught a sudden quick motion and I followed it as a great horned owl swooped down from the woodline behind the building, snatched a 2-3' long snake out of the field, flapped its wings a few times as it circled and climbed back into the woods.

The whole episode took no more than 10 seconds, and the overwhelming impression I was left with was how quick, surgical, and above all, how silent the entire event had been.

[dp0622]

Me if I was an owl.

[Uncle Sham]

"This thread needs a recipe."

Best comment of the thread. LOL!

[Revel]

I guess she needs her stomach stapled.

[RedMonqey]

"Too many Tootsie Pops.....”

(Snicker, Snicker!)

[deadrock]

Built for comfort, not for stealth.

[blackdog]

"Jeez just make him buy two plane tickets"

That there is the winner of the best humor post of the day.

[Kickass Conservative]

Questions to ponder.

Was the Owl forced to buy two Airline Seats?

Did the Owl have a Therapy Animal with them?

Did the Owl require a Kosher Meal, or was the Owl flying Coach?

[setha]

A superb owl?

[redshawk]

Saw yesterday some city park where the majority of squirrels are too fat to jump around. ...because folks feed them junk human food. ...poor fat little squirrels.

[IYAS9YAS]

I went out to the truck for something, the other night. Saw a silhouette in the cherry tree about 10 feet away that had to be an owl. Snapped a bad photo, and IDed it as a Barred Owl. They’ve moved into all of Oregon, evidently.

We had a Great Horned Owl hanging around for a few weeks. It was cool. We'd hear the calls in the late afternoon/early evening. He was huge. At least 2' tall, with a wingspan greater than 3'. Two things I noticed; the neighborhood population of wild rabbits went down, and several signs for missing cats went up.

Don't know if the cats were gobbled by coyotes, snagged by the owl, or something else, but the timing was interesting.

[deadrock]

The owl said she is big boned. Other things hooted.

"Chocolate is full of antioxidants."

"I flew 3 miles today so I earned this splurge"

"I'm super stressed!"

"Guys will think I'm one of those girls if I only order a salad."

"It's because I had kids."

"It's menopause."

“I eat a lot less than some people/my friends.”

"It's thyroid disease."

"It's a voodoo hex from the patriachy."

[Red Badger]

“Trump’s fault!”

“It’s further proof of global warming!”........................

[Red Badger]