Saturday, April 11, 2009

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We came across these birds- a Red-Tailed Hawk, Barred Owl and Great Horned Owl- in sheltered pens at the Potomac Overlook Regional Park. They didn't seem particularly happy to see us, and the owls were especially bleary for good reason. I know the rehabilitators can't release these injured birds back into the wild in good conscience, but it's also hard to see them held within this vacant compound, facing off with whatever thrill seekers find their way in. I'm not sure how they were injured, but the owls both seem to have eye issues.

3 comments:

Old First said...

I guess they're in bird-sheol. Ugh.

knithound brooklyn said...

Poor things.

amarilla said...

Sheol? Thanks for the new word. So many different kinds of hell.