Falcon Ridge Owl Rescue

last update - 5/12/2008

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8/1/2008

We thought you would like to see a recent picture of one of the owlets that our friends from the Raptor Rehabilitaion Center took from Falcon Ridge to raise last year. This is a beautiful female Great Horned owl (16,17). She is very well cared for and visits schools and other institutions to educate people on wildlife. Everywhere she goes she gets lots of "oohs" and "ahs". She's quite the 'rock star.'

Anne & Joe

6/2/2008

Hi! Folks,

Here are the latest pictures of the Falcon Ridge Great Horned owlets (12-15). They are almost full grown and are papmpered members of the raptor rehabilitator's families.

Anne & Joe

5/12/2008

Here are the latest pictures of our "little" Falcon Ridge owlets (10,11). They sure are growing quickly and the wildlife keepers will soon be giving flight lessons. Joe and I saw Mama owl and her one owlet sitting out on the tree branch last weekend. That owlet is looking very good and it looked as if mama was giving him his first view of the big wide world.

Anne & Joe

5/3/2008

Recently some friends of ours who are avid bird watchers and licensed by the WA Fish and wildlife to captue and rehabiliate wildlife came out here looking for great horned owls. He and his partner climbed up an old hollow tree down in Founders Grove and found a nesting mama owl and three baby owlets. Two owlets were failrly healthy and one was pretty sickly and did not look as if it would survive. They took they sick one that was being picked on by its siblings and one healthy one (1,2). They left one for mama owl to raise (9).

One picture (3) shows Mama diving down one of the guys. She knocked his hat off and grabbed him so hard it drew blood through his jacket and shirt. These men will hand raise the babies (6) and take them out to schools to educate children and anyone interested in wildlife.

The scrawny baby did survive and is thriving. It would have died if they hadn't rescued it.

The little girl (7,8) is the daughter of a raptor specialist holding the little owl. It has become a lap owl!

We thought you might enjoy seeing some pictures of the owls. It is become quite a project and is eagerly anticipated in the schools. I will send more pictures as they mature.

Anne & Joe