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<blockquote data-quote="D200freak" data-source="post: 538240" data-attributes="member: 41018"><p>OK, this might be called cheating. This rufous screech owl got trapped in my screened-in pool enclosure and ended up tangled in the vines in a planting in one corner. Being only SLIGHTLY nervous about the possibility of getting a finger stripped to the bone, I carefully picked up the owl and took it outside and set it free. It must have been rather worn out, because it did not struggle or show the slightest signs of aggression. In fact, it seemed to be quite content to be handled (very gently) and even petted a little before being released. I set it down in a sheltered area of the yard and it flew away, quite unharmed, when it was good and ready. (About ten minutes later, at a guess.) </p><p></p><p>It certainly helped that I have handled hundreds, perhaps thousands, of wild birds over the years and have become quite adept at handling them in a manner that keeps them calm and (if necessary) restrained to avoid injury. But this guy was happy to just sit on my hand, no restraint necessary. </p><p></p><p>So here's a bird in the hand, taken with the 200-500, at a very short distance. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]201226[/ATTACH][ATTACH]201227[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D200freak, post: 538240, member: 41018"] OK, this might be called cheating. This rufous screech owl got trapped in my screened-in pool enclosure and ended up tangled in the vines in a planting in one corner. Being only SLIGHTLY nervous about the possibility of getting a finger stripped to the bone, I carefully picked up the owl and took it outside and set it free. It must have been rather worn out, because it did not struggle or show the slightest signs of aggression. In fact, it seemed to be quite content to be handled (very gently) and even petted a little before being released. I set it down in a sheltered area of the yard and it flew away, quite unharmed, when it was good and ready. (About ten minutes later, at a guess.) It certainly helped that I have handled hundreds, perhaps thousands, of wild birds over the years and have become quite adept at handling them in a manner that keeps them calm and (if necessary) restrained to avoid injury. But this guy was happy to just sit on my hand, no restraint necessary. So here's a bird in the hand, taken with the 200-500, at a very short distance. [ATTACH=CONFIG]201226._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]201227._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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