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Luta the Eastern Screech Owl is wrapped in an ash-mauve towel. The wrap is cylindrical with its edge at his eye level, so he spies out as if he were hiding in a bin. His pupils are wide, in fact so wide it's hard to tell what colour his irises are, but let's say blonde yellow, matching the hair of the rehabilitator holding the sides of the towel behind. Luta is a red morph variant of the EASO species, so he has rusty orange feathers. He also has streaky patches of cream and black across his forehead next to plumicorns in the shape of cat ears. We can't see his beak, so anyone not knowing this was an owl would be forgiven for mistaking him for a ginger kitten.

25th of Owltober!

Original post – 12 Oct 2026
by Ohio Wildlife Center

located in Powell, Ohio, US 🇺🇸
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Sometimes, we just need a photo of an owl in a towel to make our day a little better. 🦉💜

Featuring Luta, our Eastern Screech-Owl Ambassador!

Luta was admitted to a rehabilitation center in Michigan after suffering a fractured wing. Unfortunately, his wing was unable to heal well enough for him to fly again, which meant he could not be returned to the wild.

Thankfully, Luta found his way to Ohio Wildlife Center, where he now has an important new role as one of our ambassador animals, helping educate our community about how to peacefully coexist with native wildlife.

Link to donate to Ohio Wildlife Center for those willing and able.

xo owlsintowels

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Megascops asioEastern Screech OwlWiki link

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