NORTH Yorkshire Police have shared a video of the moment one of their officers had to prompt an owl to move, after they found in sitting in the middle of the A170 near Helmsley.
Sometimes our wildlife needs a helping hand. Check out this wonderful video from @NYorksRPG. Owl's well that ends well! 👮 pic.twitter.com/xkO7nPsssB
— NorthYorkshirePolice (@NYorksPolice) 30 November 2016
The video shows an officer try unsuccessfully to move the owl with their hands, before trying to ease it off with an implement.
The officers had nearly hit the animal in the road, so had gone back to coax it away.
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