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Superbowl@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

A Rough Night for Florida Owl

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A Rough Night for Florida Owl

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Superbowl@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

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From Leo Caplette

Rescued this poor Great Horned Owl this morning in Florida. He got caught in a torrential rain storm and was soaked. The crows then decided to beat him up. He’s now in the hospital getting evaluated by the Veterinarian. Beautiful eyes and fuzzy murder mittens! 😍

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Poor birb got traumatized 😔
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  They’ll get it fixed up! Florida seems to have a surprising number of raptor rehabs (Tampa Bay, ARC, Audubon Center, CROW are just some I’m featured numerous times here) so those crows will soon be sorry! 😜

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