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Duke Gardens' barred owl has a feisty side. Two visitors injured.
At first glance, the newest resident at Duke Gardens looks like a sleepy, fluffy mascot. However, some visitors around the garden have quickly learned that the cute barred owl in the bald cypress trees has a feisty attitude. Garden officials have issued a warning after multiple people encountered the owl at the Culberson Asiastic Arboretum around the red Meyer Bridge. The incidents, which have occurred during the early morning and twilight hours, began last week when a jogger reported being swooped by the bird. The jogger received medical care. In a separate incident, a family observing the owl eating prey got a little too close. That encounter left one of them with a wound. Kavanah Anderson, the director of learning at Duke Gardens, said the owl is a young male establishing his territory. He appears to have chosen the garden as the place to find a mate and raise owlets. “Owls want to make sure that they’re protecting that area, that it’s safe for them and their young, so they can exhibit some kind of defensive behavior,” Anderson told The News & Observer. Typical defensive owl behavior includes swooping down and using their sharp talons, which can pose a risk
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Graham city council votes against gated development off Moore St. & Hanford Rd.
A long-simmering rezoning controversy seemingly came to a close on Tuesday night as Graham’s city council voted unanimously against a rezoning requested by an Ohio developer for what would have been Graham’s first gated community. Developer Michael Watson’s third set of plans for White Rock Estates, near the...