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Injured owl rescued from highway in Danvers
A State Police trooper came across the injured bird on Sunday morning.
An injured owl was rescued from the side of a highway in Danvers on Easter morning.
A Massachusetts State Police trooper came across the injured bird Sunday while driving northbound on Route 1, officials said in a social media post.
The trooper called for help and set up flares to protect the owl while he waited for Massachusetts Environmental Police to respond. The bird was transported to a wildlife rehabilitation facility.
Images posted to social media show the owl huddled on the side of the road and then in a plastic crate. Its injuries are unclear.
The images posted online match descriptions of Great Horned Owls, which are some of the most common in North America. They can be found from coast to coast, from Canada to Mexico. They hunt a variety of prey, including other owls, ospreys, crows, rodents, and frogs.
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