Maine biologists NAB an owl taking the heads off of chickens let’s talk about that good morning cheer Lincoln oh it is Thursday February 10 2011 thanks for joining us interesting story today you know a lot of times like it I like to look into the news the news articles but not to peer into the soul of the news but I am usually most interested I think link is too and owls owl news anything related to Al’s is definitely going to grab us and I trust that it will also grab you I mean if there is hopefully not right around here like with talons that pertinent owl story that you uncover out there we will talk about it if it’s worthy of a GMC L I mean if it’s an owl story it is worthy of a GMC L we will talk about it if there is something you want us to talk about best way to get in touch with us for that mission is to comment on facebook.com slash rhett and Link well there you go that’s what you should do we should talk about this al thing a couple weeks ago we talked about the owl who attacked the gut the new Chihuahua Chihuahua Chihuahua who was being walked in the park there’s something going on with Al’s in this country people in Bethel Maine I won’t know be your main owl a Maine barred owl first we’re learning something right off the bat I thought it was a barn out a barn al I guess is a bard be a double re d owl does that mean he is a part of the AL Bar Association or he has been barred from the AL Bar Association both a main barred owl was caught inside a barn where it had been decapitating one chicken a day and flying off with the heads that’s quite a quotient well you know at least he’s pacing himself he’s like you know what I’m not going to be greedy it’s kind of like that sign at the buffet that’s like clean plate for return trip yeah get it that doesn’t make it dull it what is it don’t take more than you take what you want don’t take more than you need kind of thing what buffet are you going to I think they’re just trying to curtail people steep taking too much food waste not want not to pace yourself sign at the buzzer yeah it makes yourself and if you’re gonna sneeze do it above this piece of glass that’s what it’s for the Sun really keeps changing it adds some drama to what we’re saying yeah there’s gonna be a lot of light fluctuating today that’s okay so anyway this al goes into this barn this barn owl goes into a barn and this is not a joke this is not the beginning of a joke yeah this is the beginning of a real thing that happened in Maine and this bar doubt goes into a bar I mean a barn it’s tough to get it right yep and he sees these chickens and he decides well what what need is there to take the whole chicken if all I want is the head he’s leaving the part that the humans want he’s very he’s a very considerate al since good point he shouldn’t be taking somewhere and you know like nabbed they said he’s been nabbed no they caught him you know it’s like no he should be he should be given a t-shirt that says that he’s a hero but the chordal question is are these chickens run around with their heads off after he takes their heads off because that expression has to come from somewhere yeah it definitely begs the question I would love to see video of that that would go viral I’m sorry we don’t know we don’t have any video but here’s the great here’s the great thing or the sad thing depends on how you look at it they sent this owl to rehab the owl was captured Sunday and has been taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center so okay talk about at least they’re not in O’Hare they’re not putting him down you know they’re they’re gonna rehabilitate so what is this what is al rehab like I mean is there is there group sessions hello my name is Barry the bar now I have decapitated I’m addicts chickens this week I’m addicted to decapitating chickens hello Barry hello Barry hello Barry ah see there’s all types of birds there or is it just for owls who have a problem with decapitating tickets yeah I just can’t help myself I go into that barn and I see these chickens just running around with these heads and I think I would love to sink my beak into one of those juicy chicken heads I can’t help myself I’m sorry I need help that’s why I’m here it al rehab wildlife biologist Judy Camus so says the chickens are too big for Alice to carry off and Al’s are notorious for eating heads that’s basic that’s basically all that he’s capable of carrying off you know this is just nasty you think about it so he’s not being unselfish but you think of a house I mean he’s he’s really thought and he’s a wise out he’s really thought through this he goes in there I mean I don’t know how does he listen I’m sorry for those of you who are chicken lovers out there and you’re sensitive about this issue I’m also a chicken lover I love buffalo wings I love fried chicken drum eggs so we apologize ahead of time for those of you sensitive about this camus so also says that many animals that Al’s live on such as squirrels and voles live under the snow so this winter that I was just trying to survive yeah it’s got to do what Al’s got to do she says it was near death people don’t you know what was I supposed to do the normal vermin that I usually eat the rabbits and the squirrels are all burrowed up under the snow in the voles so I am only left with this recourse to take this recourse of decapitating chickens I never thought I would be at this point people but look at me Here I am in rehab how rehab who would have thunk it I didn’t think about it but boy those heads are good I think it’s at a community service he could do like public service announcements and you could do the voice of the air yeah matter of fact you could just be the owl or greeting in the comments from the who do we look like video and somebody said that you look like an owl and I think I may have said that in the previous al News thing oh you’re like a cross between an owl and a a falcon Oh ooh you know you’ve been going fountain so that gave me an idea you know this news piece is serious business it is okay sad frankly and because Rhett looks like an owl and I have certain resources about myself I think that we need to do something sort of a reenactment to help you people understand the the levity of this situation okay so we’re going to do a reenactment that’s going to really help this hit home like this okay you be the alcohol be the out now for those of you who took biology or the class about owls that they offered at your high school or college you know the Owls make absolutely no noise when they fly that’s why there’s such good hunters I’ll be the chicken so when so when I come in to decapitate this chicken people I will make no noise at all well look look at me I’m a chicken I’m in a barn I don’t care what’s going on I’m so happy I’m not thinking about an owl that’s about to decapitate me back what a day what a day chicken have been taken off one a day but not me cuz I don’t worry what a delightful meal do you see the levity of this people this is serious business this is the news this is happening in Maine people this is happening in Maine I can’t believe that I did that again but when I see that chicken they’re just minding his own business with that beautiful juicy had to pop him I think to myself I have no choice why didn’t you take a leg you know to decapitate him take a leg next time mr. owl though the head the head comes off much easier than the leg you ever tried to debone a chicken mm-hmm the second with G Lincoln Wu Shi Lincoln we still love you some people have said you’re gonna reseed Chia Lincoln because we do have some more seeds we do it’s in some ways it’s just getting tighter it’s like it’s like he’s going into some sort of hibernation like his this isn’t necessarily a bad thing that’s the point it’s just the next thing it’s the next stage of killing and the next thing for us is tomorrow Friday we’ll see you then