Troy the Tawny Owl who doesn't give a hoot about flying high - because he's scared of HEIGHTS. The fearful flyer gets in a real flap when he takes to the skies, and refuses to soar any higher than head height. Terrified Troy has 'forgotten' how to be a bird after being hand reared since he was only a few weeks old. Now experts are trying to coax him into finding his wings by taking him up trees and trying to encourage him to be an 'owl'. Ashley Smith of the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Andover, England said: "It's extremely rare but he's simply scared of heights. "He's been in captivity for as long as he can remember and has never been higher than his handler can lift him. "Now we're working on letting Troy realise he's a bird, and that he should be flying as high as he wants." ALSO IN PIC IS TROY'S SURROGATE MOTHER GARATH TONEN, 25YRS.