Meet Amadeus (Scree)

There's a bit of a debate as to his name, but Amadeus is the official one, and the kid calls him Scree! :-)

Been a bit of a rough night. I was up every 2 hours, but only one of those was for a bird-feed. He got cold and needed a hot water bottle change. He got his "wing" stuck in a fold of the towel and started shouting. And then he just shouted for the heck of it.

I'd forgotten what multiple night-time feeds are like... but I guess I'd better get used to them! :-)

::update::
Just phoned the Raptor Rescue centre at Spier and they told me to please bring him in to them to raise asap. I'm definitely not feeding him the right thing - he needs certain amounts of calcium. They'll also socialize him with his own species and re-release him, which of course is the ideal! I'll be handing him over to foster care within a few hours, and hope he does better there than he would with me.

::final installment::
Amadeus (Scree) is safe and sound at the Spier centre - where they reckon he's a mere 3 days old! He's the youngest of 4 rescued owls, and they have my details so will be in contact to let me know how he does. They will try to release him here once he's big enough too, which is ultra-cool. He's in for a great diet of minced rats, mushed chicken necks and later day-old chicks (frozen/dead) - much better than chicken livers, which certainly don't provide calcium or roughage. They reckon he'll do fine there and I'm sure he will.