PHOTOS: Baby owl rescued from road by Virginia State Police
NOTTOWAY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A baby owl that was sitting in the middle of a road in Nottoway County was rescued by a Virginia State Police trooper Monday evening. In the evening on Monday, Jan. 27, while instructing trooper-trainees at Virginia State Police's Driver Training Complex in the town of Blackstone in Nottoway County, a senior trooper noticed a baby owl sitting in the road. (Photo: Virginia State Police)(Photo: Virginia State Police) The trooper safely relocated the owl nearby in the woods. It had no injuries, according to police. The owl appears to be an eastern screech owl, a species native to Virginia. The name comes from their call, which is a screeching noise.
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NOTTOWAY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A baby owl that was sitting in the middle of a road in Nottoway County was rescued by a Virginia State Police trooper Monday evening.
In the evening on Monday, Jan. 27, while instructing trooper-trainees at Virginia State Police's Driver Training Complex in the town of Blackstone in Nottoway County, a senior trooper noticed a baby owl sitting in the road.
(Photo: Virginia State Police)
(Photo: Virginia State Police)
The trooper safely relocated the owl nearby in the woods. It had no injuries, according to police.
The owl appears to be an eastern screech owl, a species native to Virginia. The name comes from their call, which is a screeching noise.
