How did you catch this feisty fellow in the first place? And was he already packed head-first into the kennel so he would be easier to pull out for this vid?
This owl was trapped because it posed a threat to endangered California least terns, at a tern colony on the central coast of California. It was captured using a noose-harnessed pigeon. This owl was banded and released into prime great-horned owl habitat less than 24 hours after capture. The owls are free to move around in the kennels, so no telling which direction they might be facing when you reach in....it usually gets the humans' adrenalin pumping.
I see. Instead of culling these birds, you're settling for relocating them? What's stopping them from flying all the way back home? I hear Eagle Owls recently flew all the way from the European Continent to England to settle there, for instance.
Great video Dave...thanks for sharing it with us last night.
cubandreame 3 years ago
How did you catch this feisty fellow in the first place? And was he already packed head-first into the kennel so he would be easier to pull out for this vid?
Mazryonh 3 years ago
This owl was trapped because it posed a threat to endangered California least terns, at a tern colony on the central coast of California. It was captured using a noose-harnessed pigeon. This owl was banded and released into prime great-horned owl habitat less than 24 hours after capture. The owls are free to move around in the kennels, so no telling which direction they might be facing when you reach in....it usually gets the humans' adrenalin pumping.
himountainpaul 3 years ago
I see. Instead of culling these birds, you're settling for relocating them? What's stopping them from flying all the way back home? I hear Eagle Owls recently flew all the way from the European Continent to England to settle there, for instance.
And why isn't he clacking like mad at Dave?
Mazryonh 3 years ago