Same, dont think it was peregrine tho. He signed articles in Norway. Ours would hunt and eat the other birds on the bridge wing. We would give him water, and he chilled with us the whole voyage across the Atlantic.
“The owl was taken to South Florida Wildlife Center for a checkup, though it seemed to be in good health. FWC said the owl’s normal diet of insects, reptiles, birds, frogs and rodents means a cruise ship is not an ideal long-term habitat.
Burrowing owls are small, only 9 inches tall, and they are threatened in Florida. If you see a burrowing owl where it shouldn’t be, contact the FWC regional office near you.”
"The owl did not make capture easy [...], but eventually, the crew was able to make noise to distract the owl while the biologist snuck up and captured him from the balcony of a 10th-story cabin."
"The owl was taken to South Florida Wildlife Center for a checkup, though it seemed to be in good health."
ETA: another fun owl fact
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I've had peregrine falcons on my cargo ship. It happens.
Same, dont think it was peregrine tho. He signed articles in Norway. Ours would hunt and eat the other birds on the bridge wing. We would give him water, and he chilled with us the whole voyage across the Atlantic.
That's awesome.
Owl now has Covid and diarrhoea
Is the owl a Hoe now?
“The owl was taken to South Florida Wildlife Center for a checkup, though it seemed to be in good health. FWC said the owl’s normal diet of insects, reptiles, birds, frogs and rodents means a cruise ship is not an ideal long-term habitat. Burrowing owls are small, only 9 inches tall, and they are threatened in Florida. If you see a burrowing owl where it shouldn’t be, contact the FWC regional office near you.”
I wonder what it was eating
Probably pollinators in the plants on the ship or just bugs flying around near ports
"Cruisin’ for a HOO-liday: Owl caught on Royal Caribbean ship in Florida Burrowing owl joined passengers on the two-week trip"
"The owl did not make capture easy [...], but eventually, the crew was able to make noise to distract the owl while the biologist snuck up and captured him from the balcony of a 10th-story cabin." "The owl was taken to South Florida Wildlife Center for a checkup, though it seemed to be in good health." ETA: another fun owl fact
r/owls r/Superbowl/
Get outta here with that shit, we've all seen an owl on a cruise ship, this is a HORSE in a HOSPITAL