The many young Great Horned Owls that are receiving care at Dayton Valley Wildlife Reststop are growing fast. Great Horned Owls have a sturdy digestive system. They sometimes digest their prey whole and later regurgitate pellets that contain unwanted parts.
An open neck wound on the grebe is healing nicely. Before flight, the hawk chatted with Evelyn.
Nine orphan ducklings were taken in at DVWR. They will join another brood that had the same misfortune of their mother being hit by car. Prognosis for all the little ones is excellent!
After months and months of care and learning to hunt for themselves numerous owls were released back into the wild.
Injured in a collision with a semi-truck this Golden Eagle appears to be making a good comeback. Great horned owl babies are growing fast and although not readily seen in the image a young hummingbird is the smallest guest at DVWR.
While at DVWR this baby owl will be fed a specialized diet to strengthen bones.
It’s expensive to provide nutritional food particularly for raptors. Consider the “donate to our cause” link above to help Evelyn with feeding costs for the variety of birds at DVWR.