Hawaii – Owls in Towels https://owlsintowels.org/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:06:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://owlsintowels.org/content/media/tBNh7to.png Hawaii – Owls in Towels https://owlsintowels.org/ 32 32 Short Eared Burrito https://owlsintowels.org/short-eared-burrito/ https://owlsintowels.org/short-eared-burrito/#respond Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=2364 A Short Eared Owl is in a tight burrito made from a plain white towel, held by a rehabilitator with blue medical gloves. Clinical equipment is laid out in the background, including scales and a feeding syringe. The owl's yellow eyes and black beak poke out above the edge of the wrap to face the camera. His features are compressed a little by the wrap, giving the outline of his head of a Goomba-like shape. His dark brown plumage looks like thick hair rather than feathers and it's reasonable to say he could be mistaken for Chewbacca the Wookiee, which raises a lot of portmanteau potential. Chewbagoomba? Goombacca? Woombie?

26th of Owltober!

A Pueo, also known as a Hawaiian Short-Eared Owl is wrapped up in a towel for his morning treatment at Hawai‘i Wildlife Center.

Original post – 05 Aug 2025
by Hawai‘i Wildlife Center
located in Kapa‘au, Hawai‘i
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SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Asio flammeusShort-eared OwlWiki link
]]> https://owlsintowels.org/short-eared-burrito/feed/ 0 Hawai’ian Owl Rescue https://owlsintowels.org/hawaiian-owl-rescue/ https://owlsintowels.org/hawaiian-owl-rescue/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=2004 This Pueo's mane-like feathers are mottled with streaks of tan copper and dark brown. He is hooded by a plain white blanket or pillowcase, lifting one feather at the top of his head like a cowlick. His pupils are dilated--reflecting rectangles of light in the office environment--and circled by a pair of thin yellow irises shining at the camera. His focus is narrowed to a point slightly right of frame, perhaps at the rehabilitator holding him. The feathers around his eyes are darkest, though his brow is accentuated by creamier feathers, giving him an expression almost certainly matching his inner world, that he is perturbed by all of this.

Original post – 07 Oct 2021

by Hawai‘i Wildlife Center
located in Kapa‘au, Hawai‘i

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A native Hawaiian Short-Eared Owl, known locally as Pueo, was found injured on the island of Lāna‘i and brought to Pūlama Lāna‘i’s conservation team. After emergency care and a flight to the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center, he was treated for trauma and a broken collarbone from a car collision.

Six weeks later he was ready for release (see video).

The Pūlama team took the Pueo back to his home near Twin Peaks. On the dirt road, after the cover of his carrying crate came off, he sat there for a while, uncertain of his next step. After a little bit of coaxing from the Pūlama staff, the Pueo took off flying, perched on a nearby tree, and turned its head to give one final look at its rescuers.

Link to donate to Hawai‘i Wildlife Center for those willing and able.

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SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Asio flammeusShort-eared OwlWiki link
]]> https://owlsintowels.org/hawaiian-owl-rescue/feed/ 0 This Burrito Bites Back https://owlsintowels.org/this-burrito-bites-back/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 23:00:30 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=1221 Original post – 23 Aug 2024 – Source

by Hawai‘i Wildlife Center located in Kapa‘au, Hawai‘i

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Just a quick checkup for this Pueo (Hawaiian Owl) patient and back to the aviary she goes for quiet time.

Link to donate to Hawai‘i Wildlife Center for those willing and able.

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SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Asio flammeusShort-eared owl1Wiki link

  1. One of the 11 subspecies of SEOW; the Hawaiian Short Eared Owl, Asio flammeus sandwichensis
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueo
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