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Stuffed owl sparks rescue effort
Fri Nov 29, 5:29 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - An eagle-eyed local resident called animal rescuers after spotting an owl trapped at the top of a church steeple in Bath.
But when the rescuers knocked on the door of St Michael's Church they were told their mission was in vain for the bird was stuffed and had been placed there by a local optical equipment store for customers to test their equipment.
"When they got to the church saying there were coming to rescue a trapped bird they were told it was far beyond mortal help," Robin Gower of Ace Cameras and Optics told Reuters.
"It is an Eagle Owl nicknamed Ollie which we put there about two years ago, but we have had a bird up there for at least five years and have never had any problems before now," he said. "Whoever spotted it must have good eyesight."
Gower said that despite the mistake the shop would continue to put stuffed birds on the church tower to amuse the customers and let them put their telescopes through their paces.
"Ollie is getting a bit weather-worn after two years, so I expect we'll be putting in a call to the taxidermist at some point," he said.
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