A good man, saving a sweet owl.

[Theowl32]

Nice little video.



He saved the owl it turns out.

 

[WillowTree]

What was wrong with it?

 

[Pogo]

The YouTube page says the owl had two broken wings so he took her to a vet and after four months' recuperation she was healed and set free to fly again.



I've seen a lot of roadkill in the last couple of days, mostly deer, also possum, raccoon and a couple of somebody's pets. That's heart-sickening but this story is healing.

 

[Iceweasel]

The YouTube page says the owl had two broken wings so he took her to a vet and after four months' recuperation she was healed and set free to fly again.



I've seen a lot of roadkill in the last couple of days, mostly deer, also possum, raccoon and a couple of somebody's pets. That's heart-sickening but this story is healing.

How does an animal rescue heal the sight of roadkill? And why does it need healing? I never felt the need.

 

[Pogo]

The YouTube page says the owl had two broken wings so he took her to a vet and after four months' recuperation she was healed and set free to fly again.



I've seen a lot of roadkill in the last couple of days, mostly deer, also possum, raccoon and a couple of somebody's pets. That's heart-sickening but this story is healing.

How does an animal rescue heal the sight of roadkill? And why does it need healing? I never felt the need.

What a surprise that is. A real shocker I tellya.

 

[Iceweasel]

The YouTube page says the owl had two broken wings so he took her to a vet and after four months' recuperation she was healed and set free to fly again.



I've seen a lot of roadkill in the last couple of days, mostly deer, also possum, raccoon and a couple of somebody's pets. That's heart-sickening but this story is healing.

How does an animal rescue heal the sight of roadkill? And why does it need healing? I never felt the need.

What a surprise that is. A real shocker I tellya.

Need a hanky?

 

[Jackson]

That is one of the sweetest things I've seen. Yeah, I need a hanky.

 

[Nosmo King]

How great that a simple caress can give so much comfort. If we humans were more gentle with the wounded and disabled, the comfort would grow exponentially. Cool video. The terrain looks like Appalachian foot hill country.

 

[Jackson]

How great that a simple caress can give so much comfort. If we humans were more gentle with the wounded and disabled, the comfort would grow exponentially. Cool video. The terrain looks like Appalachian foot hill country.

You are right on, Nosmo!

 

[Fenton Lum]

The YouTube page says the owl had two broken wings so he took her to a vet and after four months' recuperation she was healed and set free to fly again.



I've seen a lot of roadkill in the last couple of days, mostly deer, also possum, raccoon and a couple of somebody's pets. That's heart-sickening but this story is healing.

Time of the year, more activity, movement, seasonal prep/behavioral alterations, hunting,

 

[Pogo]

How great that a simple caress can give so much comfort. If we humans were more gentle with the wounded and disabled, the comfort would grow exponentially. Cool video. The terrain looks like Appalachian foot hill country.

It sure does. It says it's Slovenia but it looks like my back yard.

 

[Nosmo King]

The YouTube page says the owl had two broken wings so he took her to a vet and after four months' recuperation she was healed and set free to fly again.



I've seen a lot of roadkill in the last couple of days, mostly deer, also possum, raccoon and a couple of somebody's pets. That's heart-sickening but this story is healing.

Time of the year, more activity, movement, seasonal prep/behavioral alterations, hunting,

Here in the upper Ohio River valley, right in the crotch of Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania ,from mid October to early December, depending on the weather, the deer get randy as hell. Driving at dusk means playing chicken with a doe with fawns that are two thirds her size. If you're especially unlucky you might have a buck leap from the woods along the roadside and you're too close to miss him.

 

[Theowl32]

That is one of the sweetest things I've seen. Yeah, I need a hanky.

If you like that story, watch this one.



This owl could not stop hugging the man that saved her. Pretty interesting stuff.

 

[Pogo]

That is one of the sweetest things I've seen. Yeah, I need a hanky.

If you like that story, watch this one.



This owl could not stop hugging the man that saved her. Pretty interesting stuff.

I'm sure it's a nice story but I can't endure synthetic speech. Makes me crazy.

Printed narration from the link:

GiGi, a great horned owl, was completely alone until she met the one man she'd never forget. GiGi first arrived at Mississippi's Wild at Heart Rescue toward the end of May after suffering significant head trauma, which the rescue suspects was the result of being hit by a car. She had a massive concussion, her body was riddled with parasites and she had a condition called aspergillosis, which is similar to pneumonia in humans, Missy Dubuisson, founder and director of Wild at Heart, told The Dodo. GiGi was so ill that, during the course of her treatment, she lost an entire pound of weight — which was a lot, considering great horned owls typically weigh anywhere from 2 to 5 pounds.

"This bird was one of the most critical we have ever taken care of," Dubuisson said. "The fact that this bird has lived is beyond comprehension." But if there was anyone at the rescue who could help GiGi get back in good health, it would be Douglas "Doug" Pojeky, president of the rescue and affectionately known as the "birds of prey whisperer." "In all my years of working with birds of prey, I have never seen someone with such a bond with these magnificent birds," Dubuisson said. Under Pojeky's care, GiGi went from knocking at "death's door to perching," Dubuisson said. She also went from being hand-fed to grabbing food on her own. GiGi had undoubtedly come to trust and care for Pojeky, and she made it known just how much in the most surprising way.

Pojeky had been a trip to Michigan, visiting family, leaving GiGi without his company for awhile. After Pojeky returned, he gave GiGi an examination and she immediately started bobbing her head and dancing on his arm. Then, she slowly walked up to his chest, rested her head on his shoulder and draped her wings around him in a fully fledged owl hug. The look of pure content on her face just before she embraced Pojeky showed just how happy she was to be reunited with her favorite human.

Pojeky told The Dodo that being hugged by GiGi held a particularly special importance to him. Growing up, a great horned owl used to perch on the top of Pojeky's family barn. While Pojeky's father often saw the owl, Pojeky and the rest of his family rarely did. However, on the morning of his father's death, the owl was spotted overlooking the farm house, where Pojeky's father had passed away, before flying off into the woods. "For some reason when that bird was hugging me, all I could think of was my dad," Pojeky said.

Once GiGi makes a full recovery, she'll be released back into the wild. But in the meantime, she has Pojeky to lean on. "It literally brings tears to my eyes to watch him interact with these birds," Dubuisson said. "They absolutely know him and trust him. It's the trust that you see in her face."

 

[Jackson]

That is one of the sweetest things I've seen. Yeah, I need a hanky.

If you like that story, watch this one.



This owl could not stop hugging the man that saved her. Pretty interesting stuff.

I'm sure it's a nice story but I can't endure synthetic speech. Makes me crazy.

I don't see anything synthetic about it. I loved the story.

 

[pwjohn]

The YouTube page says the owl had two broken wings so he took her to a vet and after four months' recuperation she was healed and set free to fly again.



I've seen a lot of roadkill in the last couple of days, mostly deer, also possum, raccoon and a couple of somebody's pets. That's heart-sickening but this story is healing.

You've never seen, nor felt, the roadkill I have been a witness too.