October 17, 2011
I could only find one other instance where an owl befriended a cat, but I could nowhere find a picture or anything about an owl bringing a mouse or rat to a cat
An incredible story of a miraculous owl:
I am from South Africa and about 4 years ago made friends with a spotted eagle owl that showed up on our farm (most probably it was rehabilitated by someone). The owl got injured and I kept it inside for a couple of months until it was well again. During this time our one old cat found out that no other cats are allowed in my study where I kept the owl and she moved in. I allowed this because she has never in her life caught a bird or mouse and was not interested in the owl at all.
During this period the owl got used to her and they regularly ate steak out of my hand together. Once the owl was OK again I let it out, but it now comes and sleeps inside during the day, hunting freely at night.
The owl ends up taking care of other wounded animals.
(thanks, India)
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Thank you for this.
Owls are cool. Especially accessorized with mice.
I believe I’ve got it figured out. The owl believes he is a cat.
About 2 rats an evening.
A cat with superpowers, i.e., wings. It makes sense, Shelia. Our lead bird dog Tuffy would bring Miss Nell gifts of terrapins and turtles, try to drop them in her lap as she shooed him away. We always wondered why that? But now I’m remembering the people who walked by his pen after fishing the woods ponds and swamps. We’d stop them and examine their catches. They were big on turtle soup and often had a big one on a hook or rope. Did Tuffy “get” that? That the big terrapins he captured and ran with in his mouth back to the one person who resisted his love were considered great prizes by some? I mean, dogs, cats, owls, they just want to be friends.
Indeed. And who would not prize the gift of a rat? Or, better yet, “about 2 rats an evening.”
Much as I treasured my dear departed Lena, she never shared the good bits.