This guy visited me this morning and with the help of my neighbor, he is free to roam again. I have fist hand experience that you do NOT want
to try release a GHO by yourself!!!!They are really grumpy.
I still have not figured out how it got caught.
Sam
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Wow, Sam!! He's gorgeous! That was very kind of you to let him go, knowing he may come back. Of course, after this encounter he probably won't!!
Matt, I am ROFLMBO - "puncture an artery"!!!!! Too funny!!
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What incredible photos! Netting can capture more than just rat snakes it appears!
Great horned owls are common predators of purple martins while martins are around their housing. But it is strange how the owl got entangled in the netting. Perhaps the owl tried to capture a fleeing martin that dropped down from the housing toward the netting and the owl grabbed the netting by mistake.
Thanks for sharing those photos with us on the Forum. They are certainly UNIQUE!
Sam,
Great pic! Busted, he is. Hope your colony is doing well and this guy goes on down the road. You certainly have your fair share of critters, don't you? Ha!
Great pictures, Sam. I'm glad that you walked away from that encounter safely. Having worked with rehabbing GHO for a number of years, I'm very aware of the damage they can do. They also have a nasty habit of going for your eyes if they get the opportunity. Given the choice of handling an alert, healthy GHO or a rattlesnake, I would choose the snake every time. Thank you for safely releasing a magnificent creature. Too many of us that also love martins might not have been so charitable.
Great pictures, Sam. I'm glad that you walked away from that encounter safely. Having worked with rehabbing GHO for a number of years, I'm very aware of the damage they can do. They also have a nasty habit of going for your eyes if they get the opportunity. Given the choice of handling an alert, healthy GHO or a rattlesnake, I would choose the snake every time. Thank you for safely releasing a magnificent creature. Too many of us that also love martins might not have been so charitable.
