They are really fascinating! I volunteer at a raptor rescue so I have seen several different ones there but in the wild only barred owls and now a barn owl.
It’s going pretty well. Unfortunately they end up cancelling a lot of the volunteer days that I can make it to. I’ve mostly been cleaning and mending some fencing. Hopefully I can make it to one of the days where I where they teach us how to handle the birds.
Good, I’m glad you’ve been doing it and it sounds like you’re enjoying what you do get to participate in.
The place I’m looking to get into has the volunteers from April through October but you have to pick a regular shift. The one I want sounded to have a decent number of openings. The boss lady said baby squirrel season is first and there’s up to 100 baby squirrels that need feeding every 2 hours, so I should at least get to handle some animals.
You absolutely should! I was just a little more than a casual fan a couple years ago, but I started to seek them out more, and from being here I have probably over 1000 posts on owls now and I am still learning new things about them!
I also had my one on one interview today with the largest rescue in my state to become a volunteer so I can hopefully learn even more and spend more time in person with them.
I’ve been thinking about getting a camera. Just last night I saw a barn owl for the first time in the wild!
Nice. I’ve never seen an owl in person. Keep meaning to go to a birds of prey place near work that has owls and stuff. Fascinating birds.
They are really fascinating! I volunteer at a raptor rescue so I have seen several different ones there but in the wild only barred owls and now a barn owl.
I was just wondering how your volunteering was going!
I am also trying to volunteer at my local rescue this year. They take care of most animals, and I have seen owls there before as well.
It’s going pretty well. Unfortunately they end up cancelling a lot of the volunteer days that I can make it to. I’ve mostly been cleaning and mending some fencing. Hopefully I can make it to one of the days where I where they teach us how to handle the birds.
Good, I’m glad you’ve been doing it and it sounds like you’re enjoying what you do get to participate in.
The place I’m looking to get into has the volunteers from April through October but you have to pick a regular shift. The one I want sounded to have a decent number of openings. The boss lady said baby squirrel season is first and there’s up to 100 baby squirrels that need feeding every 2 hours, so I should at least get to handle some animals.
You absolutely should! I was just a little more than a casual fan a couple years ago, but I started to seek them out more, and from being here I have probably over 1000 posts on owls now and I am still learning new things about them!
I also had my one on one interview today with the largest rescue in my state to become a volunteer so I can hopefully learn even more and spend more time in person with them.
Congrats on the wild owl sighting!