Flaco doing a “DeLorean” stretch in a pre-flyout routine at the Rumsey Playfield on February 15, 2023. The pose was named after the early 1980s sports car with gull-wing doors, featured in the Back to the Future movies. Courtesy of David Lei ( Photo: Courtesy of David Lei) Flaco: Owl on the Town For a year, he was one of our most famous celebrities, celebrated for literally flying free and high above the city. Still,... City Arts 14 Feb 2025 | 03:19
Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl, spent most of his time in Central Park after escaping from his enclosure in its zoo in February. ( Photo: Rhododendrites via Wikimedia Commons) Want to Catch a Glimpse of Flaco the Owl? Let Him Come to You Earlier this month, he took a well-publicized trip downtown, during which he was seen enjoying the Kenkeleba House sculpture... News 30 Nov 2023 | 05:34
Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl, has been spotted near Bergdorf Goodman on the East Side but seems to return to a tree in Heckscher Park near his old home at the Central Park Zoo which he flew away from on Feb. 2 after vandals cuts through his mesh cage. Photo: Twitter #flacotheowl Flaco the Owl Becomes Celebrity After Flying Coop at Central Park Zoo, Eludes Keepers Flaco, a rare Eurasian eagle owl, has emerged as the city’s newest celebrity as the long time inhabitant of the Central Park... News 12 Feb 2023 | 08:03
