How would you like to find this in your car grill?
Florida Driver Hits Owl That Survives Miles in SUV Grill
2/12/13, 4:18 PM EST
The owl that a Florida tourist hit with her SUV and unwittingly transported for about 100 miles in the grill of her vehicle appears to have survived the ordeal none the worse for the ride, although vets said today they are treating the anemic bird with antibiotics out of caution.
Sonji Coney Williams made the startling discovery last week when she reached her destination in South Florida. Staring at her from beneath the hood of her SUV were the two large golden eyes of a live owl, lodged in the car's grill. Williams was reportedly headed south on the Florida Turnpike Feb. 7 when the owl collided with her vehicle near Yeehaw Junction in Central Florida. Williams was bound for Plantation, Fla., to visit her son. While going about 60 mph, she assumed the bird she had hit died on impact.
"He never moved, and so I said, 'Oh, my God, I hit a bird.' And I felt so bad," Williams told The Associated Press. "But it was very dark, and we didn't pull over." The next afternoon, while running errands, Williams discovered the live owl trapped in her car.
<snip>
Williams then discovered the bird she had hit the night before still alive and blinking from the small space between the grate and hood of her SUV. It was a great horned owl, a breed common to Central Florida. It can grow to 2-feet tall.
<snip>
(I shortened the URL) http://tinyurl.com/cy666k8
Whoooooo are you?
Get me outta here fool!
= new reply since forum marked as read
I felt just awful, since I didn't know exactly where I picked him up and he was so adorable! I let him go way out in the back yard that faced the woods. I stood there and watched him for a long time. Yikes, could he jump! 
...but then I remembered I was driving a Mack Truck. 
I was about 6 or 7 at the time and went to touch it, my dad quickly grabbed my arm and told me I could get rabies from it. That one incident started my fascination with contagious diseases. 
