Distressed owl turns out to be garden ornament

Scotland - When animal welfare officers were alerted to a `distressed` owl in a Scottish front garden they were quickly on the case. The Scottish SPCA received a call from an anonymous Aberdeenshire resident with concerns for a bird that had apparently been left tied to a tree all night. When an officer arrived at the scene, however, he discovered the motionless owl was in fact a plastic garden water feature. `I had a feeling as soon as I approached the property that something wasnt quite right,` explained Chief Inspector John Carle. More