Here at Humane Animal Removal we do a plethora of jobs throughout Miami in South Florida. While most are sad, as we have to pick up our customers deceased pets for burial or cremation, we from time to time get to do some rescues of exotic animals. In early October was just that. We got a call for an injured owl in West Kendall. Upon arrival, Mr. Owl ended up being a burrowing owl. While most owls keep their distance from humans, this little guy almost seemed to have the personality of someone’s pet.
After catching him, we had an expert examine him and found that there was nothing wrong with the owl whatsoever. The US Fish and Wildlife told us to return him to where we found him and that’s exactly what we did. We opened the cage door and he flew out like nothing ever happened. Not sure if this is considered a rescue but it sure does make you feel good when you see them fly away.
With fall descending upon Miami, if you look up into the sky, you’ll see turkey vultures flying overhead on their annual southerly migration. This will get even more heated up as the main migration happens in November. Contrary to many peoples beliefs, these birds are highly intelligent and are an integral part of nature. They are protected by the Migratory Species Act.
You’ll also notice that there are more hawks around your neighborhood. The Coopers hawk is also on the same migration pattern. People who have chickens as pets need to be aware as they’ll take a younger chicken and make a meal of it.
As the weather cools, our invasive green iguana’s throughout Miami will be in full color through the remainder of the year. The males turn from lime green to a bright orange color. These orange breeding males will perch themselves high in the tree’s overlooking a canal or lake and shake their heads in hopes of attracting the females.
