Today the last of my releasable owls flew away. GHOST came to IBR from near Ft. Washakie, brought up by Ken Smith, Shoshone & Arapaho Fish & Game Department warden. Ken has made the long drive from down south a few times and even returned to take an adult redtail back where it was found as it probably had a mate in the area. This very handsome Great Horned Owl was found caught in a barbwire fence. That usually means a torn up wing but in this case there were only some wounds that healed with time. As you can see in this photo, both wings stretch to their full length as he quickly headed for the trees.
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