Good heavens, I can't believe I said that. Oh well, this is ALLEY, an adult male GHO who was found wandering the back streets in a subdivision near Cody. X-rays revealed nothing broken but his left wing doesn't stay close to his body so it may be just bruising from hitting perhaps an overhead wire. At any rate, his appetite wasn't affected, he ate his whole rat last night, and he's seen here up on a perch that's about shoulder high so apparently he can fly a bit.
ALLEY will spend some time in this mew until I know he's well and strong enough to be moved in with the other Great Horned Owls. Unfortunately right now the baby GHOs are branching and will be fledging soon. That means more food brought to them by their parents. If this male has a mate and offspring it will not bode well for them as both parents are needed to bring enough meals.
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