Flaco (owl)
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Flaco was a male Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped his long-time enclosure at Central Park Zoo in New York City after someone cut the protective netting in February 2023. Flaco subsequently resided in an
Flaco roosting in Central Park
Moments before Flaco briefly got a talon stuck in a rat-baited bal-chatri trap zoo staff had used to try to recapture the owl, February 2023
Flaco peering into playwright Nan Knighton's window in December 2023
A crowd of photographers, birders, and other parkgoers watching Flaco in February 2023
Penny Lane (filmmaker)
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Penny Lane is an American independent filmmaker, known for her documentary films. Her humor and unconventional approach to the documentary form, including the use of archival Super 8 footage and YouTu
Flaco (owl)
…had grit, an immigrant – and he was liberated, he was free. That idea was very potent for people." In 2026, a documentary film Wild Inside directed by Penny Lane revolving around Flaco was released theatrically in July 2026, with an HBO broadcast to follow. Finding Flaco, Our Year with New York City's Beloved…
Lane at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2018