House of a Million Pets

I put the owl into a cardboard box and brought him into the kitchen. Then the kids and I bent over to look at him more closely. If a bird can't "clench" its toes, that often means its leg or its back are broken. To test the owl's reflexes, I stuck my finger under his foot. To my surprise, his clawsvery thick, strong talons for such a small guycurled tightly around my finger. I tried the other footsame thing. Encouraged, I stretched out each of his wings, which still had their baby feathers. Pecky tucked them back neatly against his sides as soon as I let go. So his wings were okay, too. I scratched the top of his head a little, and he opened his eyes and stared up at me. His eyes were round and yellow and blind-looking. He blinked a few times. Then he clumsily struggled to his feet. What was I supposed to do now?Hodgman, Ann is the author of 'House of a Million Pets ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780805079746 and ISBN 0805079742.