Missouri – Owls in Towels https://owlsintowels.org/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:31:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://owlsintowels.org/content/media/tBNh7to.png Missouri – Owls in Towels https://owlsintowels.org/ 32 32 Little Tiny Babushka https://owlsintowels.org/little-tiny-babushka/ https://owlsintowels.org/little-tiny-babushka/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=1937 Olaf the Northern Saw-Whet Owl is wrapped in baby blue cloth that's styled like a head scarf. According to the uploader Paige Bucalo this makes him look like a babushka. His golden-yellow eyes are piercing, pupils wide, and feathers fluffy. What a cutie.

6th of Owltober!

Original post by Paige Bucalo @paigebucalo
Additional post by World Bird Sanctuary

located in Valley Park, Missouri, US 🇺🇸
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Original caption:

Although seldom seen, the Northern saw-whet owl is one of the most common owls in the forests across North America. They are highly nocturnal.

Some more info about this Saw-whet:

Olaf was received from a raptor rehabilitation center in Wisconsin. As with most raptors, it is difficult to tell whether Olaf is male or female since there is no visible difference in their feather patterns. Because Olaf is missing some feathers on his left shoulder that would affect his ability to fly well enough to catch prey in the wild he will be a permanent resident at the World Bird Sanctuary. He shares an enclosure with another Saw-whet Owl named Lief. When you visit you will be able to easily identify Olaf by his dark feather coloration.

Saw-whet Owls are not customarily seen by most people here in Missouri–primarily because they are a nocturnal species, but secondly because they are spring and fall migrants. Olaf will spend his days greeting and watching visitors to the World Bird Sanctuary Nature Center where he and his companion Lief will educate our guests about his species.

Link to donate to World Bird Sanctuary for those willing and able.

xo owlsintowels

💛🦉

SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Aegolius acadicusNorthern Saw-whet OwlWiki link

]]> https://owlsintowels.org/little-tiny-babushka/feed/ 0 Olaf the Saw-whet Owl https://owlsintowels.org/olaf-the-saw-whet-owl/ https://owlsintowels.org/olaf-the-saw-whet-owl/#respond Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=1954 Olaf the owl's facial disc is exactly that: a disc of feathers in a near perfect circle, bursting from a fluffy white towel with a sparse blue stripe pattern. No other background details are visible—this is pure owl and towel. He has golden eyes and looks square at the camera, one eye ever so slightly more open the other. He makes a handsome model.

Original post – 27 Jan 2016
by World Bird Sanctuary

located in Valley Park, Missouri, US 🇺🇸
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Olaf the Northern saw-whet owl is wrapped up in a burrito for weighing.

Link to donate to World Bird Sanctuary for those willing and able.

xo owlsintowels

💛🦉

SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Aegolius acadicusNorthern Saw-whet OwlWiki link

P.S. Olaf has featured before, and he’ll feature again.

]]> https://owlsintowels.org/olaf-the-saw-whet-owl/feed/ 0 Not Suitable for Human Consumption https://owlsintowels.org/not-suitable-for-human-consumption/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://owlsintowels.org/?p=1531 A Saw-whet Owl with golden eyes stares into the camera while encased in a tight cornflower blue towel. It is possibly one of the neatest wraps pictured to date, with the camera looking squarely "down the barrel" of the towel, so to speak. The cross section of owl is almost all forehead; coffee brown with streaks of cream. The feathers are slightly ruffled and spiral around a discernible whorl above one eye. The pupils are wide and a deep glossy black, each reflecting a pair of ceiling lights. We tend to project human emotions onto wild animals, even when they are unsuited to the situation. That said, it feels impossible to describe this owl as anything but angry. The brow seems more furrowed than your typical owl; the 30 degree rotation of the wrap (and the owl within) only adds to its look of indignity at being so unreasonably detained.

Original post by @paigebucalo 08 Dec 2016
at World Bird Sanctuary

located in Valley Park, Missouri, US 🇺🇸
Website | Instagram | Facebook | Youtube

One of our permanent resident saw-whet owls safely restrained in a “burrito” for an examination

Link to donate to World Bird Sanctuary for those willing and able.

xo owlsintowels

💛🦉

SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Aegolius acadicusNorthern Saw-whet OwlWiki link

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