Ruru recovers from window strike

An alert Ruru Owl with bright yellow eyes looks squarely at the camera while wrapped in a lavender towel held by a rehabilitator / staff member at Wildbase Recovery in Palmerston North, NZ. The photo appears to be taken outdoors, with one side of the patient bathed in more sunlight than the other, resulting in a slightly uneven dilation of its pupils, like an emoji with the letter O for eyes in uppercase and lowercase: 'O v o'

Original post – 01 Feb 2020

by Wildbase Recovery
located in Palmerston North

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This Ruru Morepork is named ‘Shannon’ after the area it was found in the Horowhenua District.

It was taken to Wildbase Hospital where it was treated for head trauma (bleeding in its ear canal), issues with its right leg and carpal swelling after flying into a window. It was placed on cage rest with pain medication and tasty kai [food]. It was a resident at Wildbase to work on its flight strength and silent flight before release.

Link to donate to Wildbase Recovery for those willing and able.

xo owlsintowels

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Species Common Name More info
Ninox novaeseelandiae Morepork Wiki link

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