From Raptors Rise Rehab Center
Precious Barry, the Barred Owl came to us a long time ago. He was hit by a car and his beak was broken in several places.
We used surgical glue and secured it the best we could. We did that to reinforce it so hopefully it wouldn’t break off. We cut his food for him and were cautious about what we fed him. If he tried to pull his food apart that beak would surely break off. We made the decision to overwinter Barry to give the beak time to grow out.
I am happy to say that it worked and Barry went home yesterday evening! His rescuer Tim did the honors and it was a beautiful release!
Above photo was taken before the beak got a final shaping and sharpening.
Intake Photo (a bit ouchy looking)
Halfway Grown Back
I mean, as a human telling you something silently came out of the night and drug you up into the sky and stabbed you with things is pretty out there and memorable…
To an owl, that’s just grabbing a snack. They wouldn’t get much attention with a story like that.