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.
Monday, April 01, 2013
Rusty visits, then Iris shows up and the oldest Owlet beak snaps! 7:05 pm 3-31-13
The oldest owlet really seems to be enjoying its eyesight. See how it stares intently at Rusty when he comes to visit? And listen after Iris comes...the oldest owlet is clacking its bill. Bill clacking can be done as a warning as in "back off", but I think owlets do it too when they are excited to get fed.
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I loved seeing the family together! Thank you for sharing.
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