{"id":2185548,"date":"2025-02-11T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2185548"},"modified":"2025-02-08T14:41:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:41:58","slug":"owl-be-back-adorable-owl-returns-every-night-to-visit-the-man-who-saved-its-life-and-nursed-it-back-to-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/owl-be-back-adorable-owl-returns-every-night-to-visit-the-man-who-saved-its-life-and-nursed-it-back-to-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Owl be back! Adorable owl returns EVERY NIGHT to visit the man who saved its life and nursed it back to health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adorable footage has shown a faithful owl making nightly visits to the man who saved its life and nursed it back to health.<\/p>\n

Tiberius, a Tawny owl, was found starving on a military barracks parade ground in Plymouth by animal lover Mark Foden in June 2024.<\/p>\n

The retired 63-year-old formed a special bond with the bird – who he named after Star Trek character ‘Captain James Tiberius Kirk’ – after spending months looking after it.<\/p>\n

Mr Foden, of Devon, has now shared heartwarming outdoor Ring camera footage of Tiberius returning to his rescuer every night.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘He was very emaciated I think and had not been fed for a while, so he was on his way out.<\/p>\n

‘At first he wouldn’t eat, it was very difficult to feed, he wouldn’t take it himself so I had to put it in his mouth and push it down but as you can see, he grew into a fine fellow!’<\/p>\n

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Tiberius was found starving on a military barracks parade ground in Plymouth by an animal lover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tiberius wasn’t the first bird Mr Foden has saved and released into the wild. In June 2018, he found an injured jackdaw with a damaged wing in his back garden.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the moment he set Tiberius free, the animal lover said: ‘When I released [him], I just opened the door and I filmed it. At first he was quite resistant – he thought this is a bit odd and he kept coming back and forwards. Eventually he leaned over and he flew out and then he disappeared.<\/p>\n

‘And then 12 days later, I just looked on the Ring app and he’s sitting there and I thought, oh, wow, this is good!’<\/p>\n

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Mr Foden shared heartwarming footage of Tiberius returning to his rescuer every night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The animal lover captures sightings of Tiberius returning home almost every night, he said<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mr Foden said: ‘He was very emaciated I think and had not been fed for a while, so he was on his way out’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tiberius was nursed back to full health and is now a happier, healthy owl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite releasing the owl back into the wild, Mr Foden captures sightings of Tiberius returning home almost every night.<\/p>\n

He hopes Tiberius will one day establish a territory, but continue to stay in the vicinity.<\/p>\n

Mr Foden makes the most of his multiple cameras’ night vision, monitoring Tiberius and other wildlife that visit his garden.<\/p>\n

Praising the devices, he said: ‘It’s very easy to install and it’s foolproof, and the fact you can look at it when you’re on the other side of the world if you want to [is great].’<\/p>\n

This article<\/a> by Katherine Lawton was first published by The Daily Mail on 8 February 2025. Lead Image:\u00a0<\/i>Mark Foden, 63, (pictured) looked after Tiberius for months after finding him starving.<\/p>\n

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