Allofeeding Owls!

Archie, our 40-year-old Barred Owl, has spent a good portion of this winter living indoors due to the extremely cold temperatures. We recently were able to put him back into the Raptor Center with the milder weather. He shares a mew (a sort of stable for birds of prey) with another Barred Owl named Beaker. While I was working in the Raptor Center earlier this week I heard quite a bit of hooting coming from their mew, and found that Archie was trying to feed his mice to Beaker. I just had to capture it with my camera, though Beaker seems to be rather unimpressed by the gesture.

Michelle Leighty
Perkins Wildlife Center Manager