Navy Owl

[bhowdy]

This one may be hard to "top."

U.S. airmen aboard the aircraft carrier USS Truman discovered a screech owl in the left-main wheel well of an F/A 18 Hornet during a pre-flight inspection, March 17, 2008. Nicknamed "Fod," short for foreign object debris, the bird was nursed back to health by an airman who is a licensed U.S. falconer, then transported to land and safely released. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew Bookwalter

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/080317-N-4632D-001.jpg

[Harryb]

Nice story and a cute shot.

[thorin]

Great story. Wonder when he/she got into the wheel well? Neat ending.

[Maestro]

What are the odds to stow away on a ship with a falconer? Lucky bird and good story.

[raptorcaptor]

Enjoyed the story and photo!