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.
I love how Karla just calmly talks to the owls. Caretaker's heart!
ReplyDeleteNice job of owl wrangling!
ReplyDeleteThanks for recording it EmmieJan it so I and others who missed it could see it.
ReplyDeleteAlthough trying to get the right owls into the right enclosure made me laugh, I can't help but feel a little sad - mostly for myself. The owlets will love being free and Rusty and Iris can have a rest before starting over. Great job guys.
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