LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado Parks and Wildlife rescued a great horned owl. The bird had an apparent head injury.
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Officers with CPW’s Northeast Region shared the pictures after the bird was taken into safety at Saint Vrain State Park in Longmont. She was already malnourished and underweight.
(credit: Colorado Parks & Wildlife)
Her left eye was dilated in sunlight so her vision could have made it hard for her to hunt and avoid other predators.
(credit: Colorado Parks & Wildlife)
The owl is getting rehabilitation at the Birds of Prey Foundation.
Jennifer McRae
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