Rocky the Christmas tree stowaway owl returns to the wild
Rocky the stowaway owl is again within the wild.
The tiny Saw-whet owl was named Rockefeller after it was discovered by a employee establishing the vacation tree Nov. 16 at Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center. The owl was apparently trapped within the 23-metre-tall Norway spruce when it was lower down 275 kilometres north, in upstate New York on Nov. 12.
The feminine owl, initially considered male, was unhurt however hadn’t eaten for at the very least three days when she was found and despatched to Ravensbeard Wildlife Center within the Hudson Valley city of Saugerties. There, a rehabilitator nursed her again to health for every week with loads of mice earlier than Rocky was cleared to proceed her migratory journey south.
On Tuesday night, rehabilitator Ellen Kalish held the winsome raptor aloft in a discipline in opposition to a backdrop of rounded mountains. In a video posted on Ravensbeard’s Facebook web page, Rocky sits quietly on Kalish’s fingers earlier than winging her approach over to a close-by grove of pines.
“She is a tough little bird and we’re happy to see her back in her natural habitat,” the middle wrote on Facebook. “We are sure that Rocky will feel your love and support through her journey south.”
