An American family bought a Christmas tree for themselves with a little surprise

In the USA, a family bought a Christmas tree on Christmas and there was already a little surprise in the tree. However, it is completely unclear how he got there. This "gift" was initially mistaken for a New Year's toy, but they were wrong.

The Newman family from Georgia will remember Christmas 2019 for a long time: a couple of days before the holiday, everyone had to worry about a live owl that was hiding deep among the branches of a large Christmas tree.

The family bought a Christmas tree, installed it in the room and hung toys. Two days later, according to Katie's mom, her youngest daughter India told about the strange decoration.

In addition to a live owl, the Christmas tree was also decorated with toys, which is why Katie did not immediately understand what was what. She tried to calm her daughter, saying that there is nothing to be afraid of, there are so many different birds on the Christmas tree. But it turned out that the child's fears were not in vain.

The woman's husband Bill checked the tree and saw an owl on the branch. At first he thought it was a toy they had forgotten about. However, then it turned out that it was a live bird.Bill opened the door to the street, but the bird did not fly away. As a result, the family called rescuers. Experts have determined that this is an eastern owl. Its length varies from 20 to 50 cm . The bird was caught and then released into the wild.

Katie and her husband bought a Christmas tree two days after Thanksgiving, which in 2019 was celebrated on November 28. Therefore, the bird lived there for a long time! They tried to get the owl out of the house, but the bird had other plans.

Then they had to turn to specialists at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. The pros told me how to lure out a bird. They were told to leave the bird some raw chicken for the owl to eat.

Then the family was left instructions on how to make sure that the owl flew back to the forest. The bird had to be left in the cage until dark, and then released into the forest. That's what they did. The bird flew to freedom to its relatives.