Long-Eared Overwinters

The long ears on this Long-Eared Owl are curled back, appearing like bells on an old-timey alarm clock. His feathers are brown white and creamy caramel. Talons from one foot are bottom frame, clenched and criss-crossed. A vanilla towel with raised white patterning is what cloaks him, supported by a hand in a white medical glove. The owl's eyes are wide, slightly divergent, and expressed in a thousand-mile stare - beautiful bright yellow rings with a grid of skylights reflected in the black pupils within

20th of Owltober!

A Long-Eared Owl was treated for eye ulcers from a head injury. He recovered vision but missed his migration, so overwintered at AIWC to be released in spring.

Posted in Recovery Review – Vol. 24 | Issue 1 | Winter 2017
by Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC)
located in Madden, Alberta 🇨🇦
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Original text:

A long-eared owl was recently admitted with ulcers on both eyes, a typical symptom of a head injury. The ulcers have been treated, and the bird now has no risk to his vision. It’s interesting to note that owls hunt as much with their ears as their eyes; experiments having shown that even blind owls can catch prey in the dark.

The long-eared owl spends the winter months in the south, sometimes as far as Mexico, so since this particular owl missed his migration, he will over-winter with AIWC until he can be released in the spring.

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Asio otusLong-eared OwlWiki link

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