Sheltered Baby Barn Owl Jumps Back in Fear After Hearing Thunder for the Very First Time
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#4RKHG)
An alarmed, but safely sheltered baby barn owl palpably jumped back in fear upon hearing a clap of thunder for the very first time. This owl was born in an elm stump nest near the studio of artist Robert Fuller, who rescued their mother in 2018.
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