A little earlier than we’d expect, seeing as our first owlet arrived in May, last year, we feared that this nestling tawny owl, would be on his own for a little longer than we’d like, and sadly as we were unable to locate his nest, he has become our first owlet orphan of the season.
Picked up from Bushy Park, the owlet was already feeding himself and was at an age where he would be branching, the process of moving away from the nest onto adjacent branches. We suspect this is how he ended up in our care, having got a little bit lost, away from his nest.
He is in vital need of company to ensure he learns proper owl etiquette, so we are currently desperately seeking a friend for him at other centres.
6 weeks after his arrival, we finally got the call we were waiting for! Another rescue centre had an owlet of a similar age!
So on May 1st, our first owlet of the year was able to be transferred to Secret World Wildlife Rescue in somerset, join their lone one!
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