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Free bird: Officer rescues snowy owl from prison barbed wire

Free bird: Officer rescues snowy owl from prison barbed wire December 27, 2017 GMT HUNTINGDON, Pa. (AP) A resourceful Pennsylvania wildlife conservation officer has helped to engineer a daring prison escape. A snowy owl that had become trapped in barbed wire in a perimeter fence at the Smithfield prison in Huntingdon was rescued on Christmas Day. Pennsylvania Game Commission officer Amanda Isett used a crate, a net and an Army blanket to coax the bird out. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the owl escaped with only some minor skin tears and a few missing feathers. The owl is being treated at Centre Wildlife Care in Port Matilda, near Penn State University.

Rare snowy owl spotted in Pennsylvania draws spectators

Kathy & Sam/Creative Commons Snowy owls are a relatively uncommon sight in Pennsylvania, but they do make appearances from time to time during the winter. The snowy owl seen above was photographed at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Birdwatchers and photographers were treated to an unusual sight when a snowy owl made a rare appearance in Central Pennsylvania this week. The majestic white owl, native to the Arctic, often spends winters in Canada and the far northern reaches of the United States. During periods of irruptive population growth, they can venture farther south in the U.S., occasionally making appearances in Pennsylvania.

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