The Barn Owl was sleeping so his eyes look odd. Possibly there is something wrong and I wanted to check first, but I will put a picture up now.
arcticwolf - there is also the gorgeous Barred Owl, Charlotte, known as Charlie, in the Outreach program. She is usually brought out at member events and other functions and loves to be petted. Never having touched an owl, I was surprised to find how small her body was inside all those very soft feathers.
cypher - it is clear from the picture that this is not the small dark enclosure at the beaver end of the pavilion.
There is theoretically one more species of owl at the zoo. A friend had me look up info on our past burrowing owls and according to the most recent studbook and ssp we still have an elderly female. She is at the upper end of life expectancy. She hasn't been seen in years and everyone just assumed she died but unless her existence in the AZA records is an error (totally possible based on some of the other colossal screw ups I have seen) she must be living off exhibit somewhere.
The zoo does have a nice owl collection on display.
The Barn Owl was sleeping so his eyes look odd. Possibly there is something wrong and I wanted to check first, but I will put a picture up now.
arcticwolf - there is also the gorgeous Barred Owl, Charlotte, known as Charlie, in the Outreach program. She is usually brought out at member events and other functions and loves to be petted. Never having touched an owl, I was surprised to find how small her body was inside all those very soft feathers.
cypher - it is clear from the picture that this is not the small dark enclosure at the beaver end of the pavilion.
There is theoretically one more species of owl at the zoo. A friend had me look up info on our past burrowing owls and according to the most recent studbook and ssp we still have an elderly female. She is at the upper end of life expectancy. She hasn't been seen in years and everyone just assumed she died but unless her existence in the AZA records is an error (totally possible based on some of the other colossal screw ups I have seen) she must be living off exhibit somewhere.
The zoo does have a nice owl collection on display.
