Release

Today I was given the honor of releasing two western screech owls. I have been wanting to release something here at the mountain with Brian for a while now. We are in the process of releasing many of our Spring arrivals.

Today was the lucky day for two of the three screeches we have. I boxed them up and kept them in the spare bedroom until Brian got home.

Owls are night creatures so we waited until dusk and set out for the mountain. I wanted to release them near the golf course, somewhere open so they could hunt easily their first night.
We parked and walked out onto the green.


I took one out to show Brian and to give him the opportunity to hold, for the first time ever, a real live owl.


He tossed it in the air and away it flew. I released the second one and we stuck around to make sure they were ok.
They hung around the nearby trees, acclimating to their new surroundings. I hope for them a happy life in the desert of South Mountain.
It is a great feeling to set something free and see it begin its journey to a new life.

-Nina