Bird’s eye view

AN owl found starving in the wild because it had gone blind is to be released again after having new eye lenses implanted.

The great horned owl, called Minerva, has undergone two hours of eye surgery and Dr Chris Murphy said she was in good condition during a follow-up examination.

Minerva was found in an emaciated condition in Madison, Wisconsin, in early December, after wildlife rescuers Sue and Jerry Theys discovered she had been sitting on a fence for three days.