Owl Removal - Stuck in Pool Area

08.08.2003 - I got a phone call from a worried homeowner who informed me that she had an owl stuck in her screened-in pool enclosure, or lenai, as we call them here in Florida. I told her that I'd come out right away, so I did. I arrived, and found a small owl perching on the steel beam, as seen in the upper-left of the above photo. It was still and sleeping. I have a special heavy-duty canvas net that I use for certain wildlife removal scenarios. I got the net. I quietly sneaked up on the unsuspecting and sleepy owl. Then, with one swift and smooth swipe of the net, not unlike the one I've honed over my years as a butterfly capture specialist, I caught the owl! It flapped and hooted, in an attempt to escape the net. It could not escape. I brought it outside, and took the photo in the lower left. Then the owl walked out of the net, looked around, and flew off into the jungle. The world was safe again. But! For how long?