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This
Great Horned Owl is showing his defensive posture. He came to Bird TLC with a
broken wing. He's now on the mend and getting his flight strength back out at
the flight center. In a few weeks we'll test his hunting abilities and
determine if he capable of surviving on his own.
There
are 10 different species of owls in Alaska, and we get to see them all at Bird
TLC. From the small Boreal owl to the large Great Horned, Great Gray and Snowy
Owls.
Owls could be considered the “Terminators” of
the bird world, as they are finely-tuned hunting machines. Large eyes enable
them to see in the dark. Their acute hearing can pinpoint the precise location
of small mammals — even under a blanket of snow. They glide on silent wings to
grasp unsuspecting prey with their piercing, curved talons. Owls are aerial
predators and they need all of these adaptations in order to survive.
These mostly nocturnal (active at night)
creatures are the subject of numerous myths and legends which credit them with
attributes as noble as wisdom, and as gruesome as a foreshadower of death.
Whatever image they hold for you, there is no doubt that owls are incredible
birds.
There are ten species of owls in Alaska,
inhabiting landscapes as diverse as the windblown, treeless tundra of the
Arctic, the deep, still, boreal forest of the Interior, and the moss-draped
rainforest of Southeast. To hear their haunting calls emanating from the
darkened woods is a thrill, and to catch a glimpse of their silent flight is a
privilege.
With your support, we will continue to
provide primary medical care and rehabilitation for sick, injured, or orphaned
wild birds; and to provide environmental education for the public through live
wild bird programs.
Since
1988
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