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Great horned owl rescued from soccer net in Texas
UPI ^ | 9/4/25 | Ben Hooper

Posted on 09/05/2025 5:11:21 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Animal services officers in Texas came to the rescue of a juvenile great horned owl found entangled in a soccer net outside a school.

The Leander Police Department said on social media that Leander Animal Services officers responded to a local school on Tuesday on a report of an owl in distress.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: owls; peta; soccer; texas; wildlife
I guess PETA will call for a ban on soccer goal nets.
1 posted on 09/05/2025 5:11:21 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

I might support them on that.


2 posted on 09/05/2025 5:15:22 AM PDT by bwest
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To: bwest

^5


3 posted on 09/05/2025 5:38:28 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: DallasBiff

Oh come on...fireman are always rescuing cats in trees, Do we ourlaw trees?


4 posted on 09/05/2025 5:45:36 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: DallasBiff

“...great horned owl found entangled in a soccer net...”

What a noob!


5 posted on 09/05/2025 5:46:00 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Sacajaweau

One can just hire the A Team.

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6 posted on 09/05/2025 5:56:50 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: DallasBiff

“the golden snitch, during their first quidditch game of the year. It is unknown which house Keeper belongs to, however 50 points have been awarded to Gryffindor, as Dumbledor”

…snitch? Quidditch? Gryffindor? Dumbledor? This was in Texas USA?


7 posted on 09/05/2025 6:03:24 AM PDT by albie
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To: bwest

Ha ha.


8 posted on 09/05/2025 6:26:13 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: DallasBiff

They’re magnificent birds. Effectively keeps the rodent population in check, too.

I have personal experience with these birds when a great horned owl raised a chick on the land where I was renting. We watched it grow up, and I watched in horror as it swooped down to scare away my cat who happened to be too close.


9 posted on 09/05/2025 6:33:22 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left?)
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To: DallasBiff

Heck, that was just a baby! We once untangled a full grown one out of a chicken-wire fence, and that was a challenge!


10 posted on 09/05/2025 6:41:11 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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To: eastexsteve

Birds are routinely captured for counts and banding in mist nets made with fairly large spacing from thin plastic thread. The owl tried to fly in the wrong direction and was ensnared in the net


11 posted on 09/05/2025 6:45:00 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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To: DallasBiff
So glad this story had a happy ending. So many like this do not.

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12 posted on 09/05/2025 6:49:52 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: fwdude

OWLS & LIONS CANNOT MOVE THEIR EYES.

BOTH MUST MOVE THEIR HEADS TO SEE A DIFFERENT DIRECTION


13 posted on 09/05/2025 7:52:39 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: DallasBiff

Tastes kinda like spotted owl.


14 posted on 09/05/2025 8:07:19 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: DallasBiff; luvie

Thanks,DallasBiff!
PING to my sis who LOVES owls!


15 posted on 09/05/2025 3:48:54 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history!)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

I sure do, Sis! And I’m so thankful that they were able to successfully rescue this great bird from the net. 🦉


16 posted on 09/05/2025 6:52:57 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸 The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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