ALPINE, Texas (KOSA) - A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper rescued an injured owl while giving an elderly couple a ride home, according to a Facebook post from the Texas Department of Public Safety - West Texas Region.

The trooper found the owl along State Highway 118, southbound toward Terlingua, the post said.

The trooper nicknamed the owl "Walker" after it tried to walk away from him, and in reference to "Walker, Texas Ranger."The trooper secured the owl and took it to the Alpine Highway Patrol office, where a Fort Davis wildlife biologist picked it up, DPS said.