[HPFGU-OTChatter] Owl post

[Tammy Rizzo]

Tracy wrote:
> If I ever get my letter accepting me to Hogwarts, I've already chosen
> my owl.  :-)  I volunteer at a wildlife rehab clinic, and we currently
> have a patient that everyone refers to as "the cutest owl ever".  She
> is a saw-whet owl, about 5 inches tall with huge yellow eyes.  Despite
> her tiny size she tries to act big and scary when I take her out of
> the cage for her treatments - hopping, flapping, and clacking her
> beak.  Here's a link to a photo of this species of owl:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/vfv4
> 
> Cute or what?!  They are small enough that when they sleep in the
> evergreens they resemble pine cones - good camouflage against
> predators.

Now me (Tammy Rizzo)
Oh, now this is weird.  :-)  There was an article in Sunday's paper about the saw-
whet owls!  I hadn't gotten around to leafing through the paper until this morning, 
and there was a pic right there on the front page, showing this TINY little owl.  Of 
course, my first thought was, "PIG!"

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Tammy
tammy at mauswerks.net