Lady of Good Birth

Amazing looking owl on the carpet there!

Amazing looking owl on the carpet there!

African Eagle Owl- she thinks she is human (no really).

I love that picture...

Thank you again.

I have mentioned about perches elsewhere but it bears re-iteration. To keep a bird healthy the talons must grip a branch or branch like perch, they are required by nature to grip robustly, to keep sinew and claw in best condition. Many birds of prey have a sort of "ratchet" mechanism in the foot which cranks up pressure the more a prey animal (or your wrist ) moves about.The reflex is automatic, the only way to stop an animals talons biting into you is to cease moving and relax regardless of the pain.

Without a perch the bird would sicken and die.