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this is peter the barn owl. she gained her name as her spotted belly feathers hadnt grown through. to this day she only has a few under her wings to show her true gender. the name peter jsut stuck though hehe. this was taken by my mum at clitheroe farmers market. peters owner is a friend of mine (thats me holding her btw ^_^)
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Avian (Other)
Size 640 x 480px
File Size 33.4 kB
random bit of info too, you can legally own a barn owl as a pet in the uk as long as you have the correct license and paper work. and you can buy them with the paperwork etc for about £100. and theyre are strict rules on them being captive bred and its illegal to release them into the wild due to this
"when ever ive bird sat her she always wants to be on my shoulder"
I really hope that your friend does not let him/her perch on people's shoulders. Birds of prey are trained to the glove for a reason; mostly for their own safety. They learn to recognise that the glove means food, thus returning to it. It also means that when the bird is flow it doesn't decide to drop and land on someone's shoulder, thus leaving them with talon-marks that they most certainly would NOT want.
I'm also doubting that it's a British barn owl - it would be illegal to take them as they are a protected species. African barn owls, however, are not native and a lot of falconers use them in the place of our own. Which also means that the "belly spotting" can indicate either a male or female bird; a male bird at a display I attended today had belly spotting.
"you can legally own a barn owl as a pet in the UK as long as you have the correct license and paper work. and you can buy them with the paperwork etc for about £100."
Barn owls are very elegant birds but I would advise anybody to think about falconry and the husbandry associated with birds of prey before they even contemplate owning an owl or any predatory bird. There are a lot of time and money consuming factors with owning a BoP; the least of which is making sure your bird has the right diet and living conditions. On top of that are vet visits, licensing and the lessons required to keep them.
I really hope that your friend does not let him/her perch on people's shoulders. Birds of prey are trained to the glove for a reason; mostly for their own safety. They learn to recognise that the glove means food, thus returning to it. It also means that when the bird is flow it doesn't decide to drop and land on someone's shoulder, thus leaving them with talon-marks that they most certainly would NOT want.
I'm also doubting that it's a British barn owl - it would be illegal to take them as they are a protected species. African barn owls, however, are not native and a lot of falconers use them in the place of our own. Which also means that the "belly spotting" can indicate either a male or female bird; a male bird at a display I attended today had belly spotting.
"you can legally own a barn owl as a pet in the UK as long as you have the correct license and paper work. and you can buy them with the paperwork etc for about £100."
Barn owls are very elegant birds but I would advise anybody to think about falconry and the husbandry associated with birds of prey before they even contemplate owning an owl or any predatory bird. There are a lot of time and money consuming factors with owning a BoP; the least of which is making sure your bird has the right diet and living conditions. On top of that are vet visits, licensing and the lessons required to keep them.
thats all pretty obvious stuff really. peter isnt trained as a falconers bird though, she is simply a pet. shes kept jessied and cant get to anyones shoulder unless permitted. personally i didnt mind it.
regarding type of barnowl as far as i know she is a british one. she was captive bred from decades old captive bred stock, so doesnt interfere with the laws behind protected species. she most likely came from wild caught stock somewhere back in her dna but not recent enough to be illegal.
i agree wholeheartedly that people should think about what owning such a animal would entail before purhasing,but im not telling where to get them as i dont want idiots like those tards on wtf_fa on livejournal to be able to get there illeducated hands on any animal.
regarding type of barnowl as far as i know she is a british one. she was captive bred from decades old captive bred stock, so doesnt interfere with the laws behind protected species. she most likely came from wild caught stock somewhere back in her dna but not recent enough to be illegal.
i agree wholeheartedly that people should think about what owning such a animal would entail before purhasing,but im not telling where to get them as i dont want idiots like those tards on wtf_fa on livejournal to be able to get there illeducated hands on any animal.
I'd still advise from letting her sit on your shoulder; even if you don't mind it somebody else in the future might, even if she is kept tethered a lot of the time.
"but im not telling where to get them as i dont want idiots like those tards on wtf_fa on livejournal to be able to get there illeducated hands on any animal."
The people on WTF_FA really wouldn't want to own a barn owl or any bird of prey. Most of them are actually very responsible pet owners who look out for their welfare.
"but im not telling where to get them as i dont want idiots like those tards on wtf_fa on livejournal to be able to get there illeducated hands on any animal."
The people on WTF_FA really wouldn't want to own a barn owl or any bird of prey. Most of them are actually very responsible pet owners who look out for their welfare.
yeah?
http://cashoutcurse.com/?p=510 (i'm not mean their story, just watch, what Jackal is holding on picture)
http://cashoutcurse.com/?p=510 (i'm not mean their story, just watch, what Jackal is holding on picture)
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