Michigan – Owls in Towels https://owlsintowels.org/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:02:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://owlsintowels.org/content/media/tBNh7to.png Michigan – Owls in Towels https://owlsintowels.org/ 32 32 Renesting Success https://owlsintowels.org/renesting-success/ https://owlsintowels.org/renesting-success/#respond Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=3583 Slightly larger than a golf ball is the white fluffy head of a Great Horned Owlet emerging from the folds of an off-white towel the tone of baby powder. His beak is too large for him, and seems to comprise half his total body weight. His eyes are black and half shut, with the slightest tinge of pink on the eyelids. He's just a wittle baby.

Original post – 18 Mar 2025
by Wildside Rehabilitation and Education
located in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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Renesting a Great Horned Owlet was a success! The nest and baby were blown down in the wind storm. The finder called Wildside and Angel and Eleanor went to the rescue! The mom and baby were on the ground together, so we had a good idea that renesting would work!

We first needed a nest, then Jonah as the climber, went into action.

Panel one: a blue plastic washing basket is prepared like a forbidden salad: a bed of pine needles filled with wood shavings. Yum. Panel two: The makeshift nest is secured to a tree with yellow and blue bungee cords around the branches and trunk. Panel three: Close-up of the owlet lifted by the rehabber standing on a ladder in white coveralls. One hand is black-gloved, the other bare, together cradling the fluffy cargo and delivering him to his totally normal and not weird nest.

Baby was checked out, warmed and put into the nest once the nest was secured to the tree. Mom owl returned to the make shift nest within 2 hours!

Link to donate to Wildside Rehabilitation and Education for those willing and able.

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SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Bubo virginianusGreat Horned OwlWiki link
]]> https://owlsintowels.org/renesting-success/feed/ 0 Untangled from Net https://owlsintowels.org/untangled-from-net/ https://owlsintowels.org/untangled-from-net/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=2372 A Great Horned Owl is wrapped in a pale lichen-green towel in the arms of a rehabilitator. One ear tuft is free, the other concealed by the towel around the head, worn like a shawl. Showl? He is kept stable top and bottom with thick mustard-yellow gloves. His eyes are fixed on the camera with intense yellow eyes that say "Choose your next action wisely human. Invoke my wrath and it will be your last". A mop handle stands in the background before wall panels of stainless steel.

27th of Owltober!

Original post – 05 Jun 2025
by Jackson County Animal Shelter
located in Jackson, Michigan
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He was tangled in netting. We cut his talons free and made sure there was no more strings/strands left wrapped around his legs or in between his talons to cut off circulation.
He was then returned to where he was found. Here is the picture of him taking flight after his short visit to JCAS.

Link to donate to Jackson County Animal Shelter for those willing and able.

Photographed immediately after release, the owl flies low to the ground with wings outstretched above a stony pavement. The camera looks down at 45 degrees from above, so we catch a full "plan" view of the owl's back and wings, slightly camouflaged against the pebbled surface, as he flies toward a grassy area beyond. Go well friend.

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SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Bubo virginianusGreat Horned OwlWiki link
]]> https://owlsintowels.org/untangled-from-net/feed/ 0 Bedraggled and Bewildered https://owlsintowels.org/bedraggled-and-bewildered/ https://owlsintowels.org/bedraggled-and-bewildered/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:00:23 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=494

Original post – 03 Oct 2018 – Source
by North Sky Raptor Sanctuary at Interlochen, Michigan
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β€œThis little Great Horned owl was a male, and despite looking quite bedraggled, he was a ‘scratch & dent’ case, not suffering from any catastrophic injuries.”

For those willing and able please consider helping fund North Sky Raptor Sanctuary at the following πŸ”— DONATION LINK πŸ”—. Your generosity ensures the best possible care for their animal guests.

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SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Bubo virginianusGreat horned owlWiki link
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