15-20 is pretty ancient for a captive Screech, and I hadn’t seen anything on how old he was when he was originally taken in, like if he was born with bad eyes, got them after a few years maybe from disease or injury, or if he was already a pretty old owl when they got him. He’s been in captivity longer than a typical Screech would be alive in the wild.
Given that the photo first surfaced in 2014ish, at least 11 years. No idea how old that is in Owl years.
But yes, I’m also glad.
15-20 is pretty ancient for a captive Screech, and I hadn’t seen anything on how old he was when he was originally taken in, like if he was born with bad eyes, got them after a few years maybe from disease or injury, or if he was already a pretty old owl when they got him. He’s been in captivity longer than a typical Screech would be alive in the wild.