cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/16664377
I'll have to ask more about how local wildlife reacts to the rescues.
I feel kind of bad for the ones that spend time courting the rescue owls. It's time they're not finding an actual mate.
Owls do recognize each other's voices. I have a previous post on that right here. They'll eventually figure out who is a threat or not, and I'd imagine they establish a relationship after a while if neither goes anywhere.
Though owls are supposed to be solitary animals, not even nesting with mates outside of nesting season, there are plenty of stories about owl foster parents in the rescues, and they take care of multiple owls at once. Others can be kept safely in enclosures together, though I don't see it often.
Their relationships are definitely more than just black and white though. Animals are complex beings despite what the common consensus has been through most of time. The more I learn about all animals, the more amazing and complex they become!