Driving to work today I spotted a barn owl in a lay-by, obviously dead, but from the fleeting glimpse in pretty good condition, guess if flew into a lorry or something.
Anyway my kids are love spring watch and all that and have been fascinated by animal and bird skeletons at wildlife events so I rang Mrs DJ and her and the kids went to see what was what. It's not ringed, so it's now wrapped up in a towel on our dining room table....roasted owl for tea tonight perhaps?
I recall speaking to a guy from a local wildlife trust awhile back with my eldest lad and he suggested a good way of cleaning a carcass is to stick it under a bucket in the garden, with bricks on top to stop foxes and let nature take it's course in eating away the flesh...might take a year.
I think we'll contact the local wildlife trust or RSPB and ask there advice....but obviously my first thought is a guitar forum....
So what would you do with a dead owl?
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Set it up on a post by the road, so the person who killed it feels guilty.
(I found a dead kestrel last year, on the road like yours, so I know how you feel. I moved it off the road to avoid it distracting motorists and left it for the local wildlife though.)
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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@not_the_dj May as well just have a go yourself.
How hard can it be really??
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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
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