Wilbur: The Great Horned Owlet's Rescue

It was late afternoon on a chilly day in March 2019, grim conditions for a baby bird without the warmth of his mother. A great horned owlet, just a couple of days old, falls from his nest in a tall white pine. The tree is on the far side of someone's property, away from the house where he wouldn't be visible. Would he ever be found?

This real-life event evolves over twenty-four hours. As the story unfolds, a whimsical narrative from Wilbur awakens the child within us. Readers also may be pl...