An owl has experienced a miraculous recovery after getting its head stuck in the grill of a car overnight.<br /><br />Suffolk Owl Sanctuary in Stonham is no stranger to badly injured owls that are brought into the centre after being hit by cars.<br /><br />However, Dolly Cook, the Sanctuary's animal and bird trainer, was surprised when a holidaying couple brought in a tawny owl that had got stuck in the grill of their car.<br /><br />Ms Cook said: "The couple saw the owl fly down into the road but didn't feel an impact so thought that the owl was fine.<br /><br />"The theory is that it must have taken off straight into the grill of the car and got its head wedged.<br /><br />"He spent the night hanging from the car like this until the couple found him the next morning and brought him into us.<br /><br />"We deal with a lot of owls injured in road accidents, but I've not seen something like this before. It is very unusual that the owl survived."<br /><br />The tawny owl had suffered severe bruising and swelling around its head during the incident and was initially kept in the peace and quiet of the on-site Raptor Hospital.<br /><br />But after a few days staff at the hospital have managed to nurse it back to health and it is due to be released back into the wild soon.<br /><br />Ms Cook added: "He is now outside in the aviary, hopping around and eating, so his eyesight seems to be fine.<br /><br />"The swelling has gone down and he is doing really well. <br /><br />"We plan on releasing him in the next few days near Laxfield - but away from the road."<br /><br />Ms Cook asks that people who rescue injured birds are asked to take them to a professional sanctuary where they can be better cared for than by people tending to them in their own homes.
