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hunter

(38,328 posts)
Wed Sep 18, 2013, 06:54 PM Sep 2013

Wedding delayed as ring-bearing owl goes for a sleep

A wedding service was delayed when an owl bearing rings fell asleep in the church roof.

Darcy the barn owl was meant to fly down the aisle at Holy Cross Church in Sherston, Wiltshire, and deliver rings to Sonia Cadman and Andrew Matley.

Instead the one-year-old owl flew into the church roof to roost. It took about an hour to get her down.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-24131275


I've heard of weddings where the groomsmen and bridesmaids fell asleep, but this is new...



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Wedding delayed as ring-bearing owl goes for a sleep (Original Post) hunter Sep 2013 OP
The article says "The owl bypassed them ...went up ....and fell asleep. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #1
 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
1. The article says "The owl bypassed them ...went up ....and fell asleep.
Thu Sep 19, 2013, 12:25 AM
Sep 2013

Funny!
"The guests were in stitches"

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