Experts said they are being cared for, but they are also worried about their ability to return to the wild.
The bald eagle couldn’t close its right eye, and the barred owl’s beak was broken, its skin peeling back from its face. Neither could fly when they were brought earlier this month to a wildlife rescuer in Virginia, and efforts are underway to save them.Jennifer Riley, a veterinarian at Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Boyce, Va., said the barred owl was brought to her facility on Feb. 2. A homeless man in Aldie had found the injured owl in the road near a brewery and asked an employee to help.
that it’s common at this time of year for birds of prey to “engage in territorial displays and attacks, as mating and nesting season is in full swing.”Birds’ bones start healing so fast that if they’re not brought in quickly, Riley said, the bone can heal in a “bad position and it can’t be fixed.” She praised how quickly the owl was brought in for care.
A snake swallowed a golf ball and was left for dead. It’s joining several rescued animals returning to the wild. A day after the surgery, the owl was standing on its hurt leg and was alert — all good signs, but Riley said she’s watching for any signs of infection.Riley said she believes it was either hit by a vehicle or perhaps it was electrocuted by an electrical transformer. It was brought to her facility on Feb. 5 after a farmer found it on his property and called animal control officials in Prince William County.“It’s had some obvious trauma,” Riley said.
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