It was great fun to see three Great-horned Owls released back into the wild at the Whittier Narrows Nature Center on October 8, 2022. It was a family event and about 50 people attended.
The owls had been transported from Wild Wings, where they had been rehabilitated, to the Nature Center in boxes. They were released one at a time. Below is a slide show and three slow-motion videos below will give you an idea of how beautiful and powerful they are.
Although the owl below flew from the box in a few seconds, in the slow motion video below you can see how it grabbed the side of the box and then turned its head forward before taking off.