While wandering the shopping area next to our hotel we came across a jungle themed cat cafe and owl forest. At Tia’s request we ventured up the stairs to the owl forest and were greeted by the gentle sounds of running water and birds chirping. Looking back at us as soon as we entered was a beautiful barn owl, a hawk owl and a grey owl. There were around 12 owls total and as long as you were gentle and only touched their backs you could pet most of them. The owls feathers were extremely soft and the owl were good tempered for the most part. We met a very grouchy looking burrowing owl and a lovely snowy owl named Hedwig. The largest of the owls was a great grey owl by the name of Nobunaga he was around two feet tall.
3 responses to “Owl forest”
Aren’t cats and owls an unusual combination? These pictures are great. Can the owls fly or have they trimmed the flight feathers?
The owls have locks on their legs to keep them from flying around during visiting times. Once the store closes the lock are taken off and the owls are free to fly around inside as much as they want.
Wonderful owls … those eyes and versatile necks amaze me.