From Bat Rehabilitation Ireland Facebook
Video at the link
The youngest of the barn owls we currently have in care.
This little one was very weak on arrival from Kilkenny. He was underweight and suffering from subcutaneous emphysema. This is when air is trapped under the skin and was most likely the result of trauma caused by one of his siblings in the nest as small puncture wounds were visible.
The air was removed and he is receiving a course of antibiotics. The poor thing is not out of the woods yet but is still strong enough to give a nasty injury with his talons so the blanket is to keep him from doing just that.
Thank you so much to the finder for contacting The Barn Owl Project and to Saoirse Deely and Josh for collecting him and getting him to us.
Kind of related, a more mature owl eating in a funny way. Lots of cursing
That is good! He grabbed the wrong meat! 😆
Good demonstration of the grip strength of an owl also. It has him in one foot and is putting up a heck of a fight to not let go.