Alice the Great Horned Owl is a permanently injured owl who works at the Houston Nature Center in Houston, MN and lives with her handler, Karla Bloem. Rusty and Iris are Great Horned Owls that are both blind in their right eyes and cannot live in the wild. Rusty and Iris are breeding in captivity as part of Karla's vocal study on Great Horned Owls. All together they have led to the creation of an International Owl Center in Houston, MN and an International Festival of Owls.
Friday, March 15, 2013
We Have A Hatch!
Iris has been very good to stay on her nest. She hasn't gotten off for over 30 hours as of this typing. But we did get a glimpse of her first owlet being fed just after 7 AM today. If you look closely you can see the owlet's egg tooth--the white spot on its beak. Listen closely to hear Iris talking to the owlet and the owlet peeping back.
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