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Happy hunting Barry!
I'm sure he's jumping at the chance to show his new beak off to all the local small wildlife! 😊
I wonder if the bird bands are kinda like kids getting nose rings or something.
You know, they disappear for a few days and come back with nose ring and maybe a tat that says “noodle soup” but in Chinese characters.
I like when they get the bonus colored ones. We don't do any banding at our place. The one day I caught the GHO picking at his jesses and I just gave him a jokingly stern "hey" and he then proceeded to attack the cage in front of my face, which is also how he returns my "good morning" half the time.
I'd assume the other birds would check them out, at least any that could get close enough. They'd probably claim it as some kind of mole slaughtering award or some such...
Maybe.
I doubt they’d tell anyone it was aliens, though.
I mean, as a human telling you something silently came out of the night and drug you up into the sky and stabbed you with things is pretty out there and memorable...
To an owl, that's just grabbing a snack. They wouldn't get much attention with a story like that.

