Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl, who spent thirteen years in a cage too small to fly in, has been living in freedom for a year after his escape from the Central Park Zoo on February 1, 2023. Despite concerns about his ability to survive, Flaco has thrived in New York City, often spotted on Fifth Avenue. His escape, which remains a mystery, has turned him into a celebrity owl and a beloved figure, capturing the public's attention as an underdog and feel-good story during troubled times. Birders continue to follow his movements around Manhattan.
Flaco the owl has captured the public’s attention in New York and beyond, an underdog and feel-good figure in troubled times. Here's a look back at his year of freedom from the Central Park Zoo. https://t.co/GzurdIJYUo https://t.co/ZxdxKAbqwC
New York City's most popular owl is still flying free one year after escaping the Central Park Zoo. Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl, escaped on Feb. 2, 2023, and to this day, birders are still following his movements around Manhattan. @KristieKNews reports. https://t.co/exL8zUX78G
omg, I never saw these photos until this minute! Flaco had seen enough of the inside of cages--and flew off into Central Park. And the miraculous odyssey began...❤️🦉❤️ https://t.co/8Mcke6wcV6
Flaco the owl has captured the public’s attention in New York and beyond, an underdog and feel-good figure in troubled times since he escaped the Central Park Zoo last February. But what has he been up to in the past year? https://t.co/GGDYfHsnDp
It's been one year since Flaco the owl escaped his home in Central Park Zoo. Despite initial concerns about his ability to survive in the city, Flaco is thriving. https://t.co/jfL6Z83Xt4
Who freed Flaco? One year later, celebrity owl's escape from Central Park Zoo remains a mystery https://t.co/AfeNAJZ0lr
Flaco didn't know it, but February 1, 2023 would be the last night he'd ever spend in his Central Park zoo enclosure. Thirteen years in a cage too small to fly in. The next night he'd leave the zoo and find himself on Fifth Avenue! #Flaco #CentralPark 📸@prsyl https://t.co/68Ks2Z2hIt