Our own April Olson (she’s a good friend and comments here often) is a dedicated\u00a0volunteer for WRCNU and she invited\u00a0Mia and I\u00a0up to the Promontory area of northern Utah yesterday morning to take part in the release. She had been disappointed for us because Galileo’s wing trauma<\/a> (the same injury to the same wing tendon as this owl suffered) prevented him from being released and us being able to witness it. That had always been a disappointment for us too, mostly for Galileo’s sake of course.<\/p>\n So yesterday morning\u00a0we drove the 90 miles to the chosen spot (not far from where Galileo had been hung up on the barbed wire), met April at the appointed time, and witnessed the release. Because of continuing server issues I can only post a single image of the event but it should give you a feel for what it was like.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 100mm<\/em><\/p>\n Once he realized April had opened\u00a0the door the high-strung little owl was out’a there like a shot! He flew past some nearby rocks and disappeared into a low area, chattering at us as he went (I like to think it was happy chatter but he was probably just pissed off at us…). This image should give you some idea of how small these owls really are – with their wings closed they’re only about the size of a soda can.<\/p>\n I’m constantly amazed at the dedication and selflessness of\u00a0rehabbers and April is a perfect example. I won’t go on and on about it like I could\u00a0but believe me these folks put everything they have into what they do.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/burrowing-owl-6394-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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