From Coast Guard Mooloolaba QF6
Owl Rescue
No, it’s not the name of our new boat.
Our Gold Saturday crew were out in the bay this morning on Marine Rescue 1 when they spotted an unusual bird in the water.
On further investigation it was found to be an Eastern Barn Owl in distress. Our crew got it aboard and luckily Noosa Wildlife Rescue were in Mooloolaba and they now have the owl to get it back to good health.
Well done to our crew for spotting and rescuing the owl.
I would name it Gilligan!
Poor thing it must have been very cold. Once I found a parrot stuck in a pool in summer, and took it to the vet. The parrot was fine but had hypothermia.
It was very lucky you came along!
The only similar thing I’ve had was with one of my upstairs neighbor’s cats that I used to look after while she was away. She was home, but as we got home late one night, it was wintertime and raining, and as we approached the house, we heard meowing. The cat must have followed her out into the deck earlier in the day and was locked out!
She was asleep and had her phone ringer off so it took some work to wake her up, but eventually kitty was let back inside.
Owl feather bristles are much less thickly packed than other birds, so much more water will cling to them, so it’s very fortunate this caring crew came up in it.
Nooo kitty! Glad to know you got the cat back inside :) And yes, the owl too.
They had 4 cats, and that one was my favorite, the big fluffy Maine Coon!