When you find out where a great horned owl ended up, you'll have hoot.
Florida Fish and Wildlife officials released pictures of the bizarre ordeal. The owl somehow ended up stuck in the grill of a Lakeland woman's truck .
Sonji Coney-Williams was driving on Florida's turnpike near Yeehaw Junction last week when she heard a smack.
"And I said , ‘oh my God, I just hit a bird,' and I said to myself, it looked like an owl, but I knew it couldn't be an owl because you never see owls in the middle of the road. You never see them at all. They're always hiding in the trees."
She continued for about 150 miles to Plantation.
It wasn't until the next day that someone told her she had a bird trapped in the grill of the SUV.
"And they were staring, and they were pointing, and so the lady finally got up. She ran over to the truck, and she knocked on my window, and said you can't go anywhere. You have to stop. So I said, ‘what's wrong?' She said ‘you have something in your grill,'" Coney-Williams recalled.
Sure enough – you could see the owl's bright yellow eyes from behind the grill. A wildlife officer arrived and helped her get the owl out.
Vets say the owl has no major injuries, and they hope eventually to return it to the wild.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:03 PM EDT2013-06-19 18:03:08 GMT
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a grocery store on 2nd Avenue and East 4th Street in the East Village on Wednesday morning has been arrested. The car jumped the curb before mowing down a tree, light post, fire hydrant and injuring six people.
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a grocery store on 2nd Avenue and East 4th Street in the East Village on Wednesday morning has been arrested. The car jumped the curb before mowing down a tree, light post, fire hydrant and injuring six people.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:46 PM EDT2013-06-19 17:46:33 GMT
June 19 is National Dine Out Day. Restaurants and vendors across the country are contributing a percentage of their revenues for the day to the NJ Relief Fund to benefit Superstorm Sandy victims.
June 19 is National Dine Out Day. Restaurants and vendors across the country are contributing a percentage of their revenues for the day to the NJ Relief Fund to benefit Superstorm Sandy victims.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:46 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:46:33 GMT
One bird may have been responsible for several hundred Hoboken residents losing power.
One bird may have been responsible for several hundred Hoboken residents losing power. A spokeswoman for Public Service Electric & Gas says the bird touched a transformer on Clinton Street near Columbus Park Wednesday morning.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:13 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:13:37 GMT
A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well.
A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:30 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:30:41 GMT
Natura Pet Products is voluntarily recalling all Innova, California Natural, EVO, Healthwise, Mother Nature and Karma branded dry pet food and biscuit, bar, and treat products with expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014, because of a positive Salmonella test.
Natura Pet Products is voluntarily recalling all Innova, California Natural, EVO, Healthwise, Mother Nature and Karma branded dry pet food and biscuit, bar, and treat products with expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014, because of a positive Salmonella test.
