The US metropolis New York found its first Christmas surprise of the year in the world-famous holiday tree at the Rockefeller Center.
A small owl hid between the strong branches of the 20-meter-high fir and was rescued by a worker, as US media unanimously reported. Apparently she had stayed in the tree north of the big city since it was felled and even survived the heavy-duty truck drive to Manhattan.
According to the local Ravensbeard Wildlife Center to which the worker brought the owl, the animal is a saw owl, a particularly small species of North American owl. The center posted photos of the owl – appropriately christened “Rockefeller” – looking out of a box with big eyes in a small face.
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