particularly dangerous for an owl since owls have extra-fuzzy feathers for flying more quietly, which also makes their feathers act more like towels. lots of owls die from being soaked for too long in the rain, and besides that, for most birds of prey, from what I know the death rate is somewhere around half or three quarters not making it to adulthood (usually 2 years). this one is very lucky and still has a long way to go.
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