Owl's talons get colourful manicure
This adorable baby owl has been given a 'manicure' at a breeding farm after having its tiny talons painted with coloured nail varnish – so staff can tell it apart from its siblings.
Owner Jay Brittain, 63, came up with the unique idea to distinguish the fluffy owlets from one another as they look so similar at birth and overfeeding them can be fatal.
Workers at Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre have been painting the nails of each young fledgling using women's nail polish since the start of April.
The first born Tawny owl gets orange talons, the second hatched has theirs painted purple while the third born looks pretty in pink.
So far, a total of seven cute owlets born to two different mother's have been given the colourful makeovers at the centre in Kington, south of Ludlow.
Mr Brittain said: "It is just normal ladies' nail varnish. It is as simple as that.
"It is important to keep accurate records and it is important to not to overfeed any one of the single owls.
