{"id":466,"date":"2023-08-03T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/wordpress\/?p=466"},"modified":"2023-08-16T21:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:45:13","slug":"wheatley-the-saw-whet-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/wordpress\/wheatley-the-saw-whet-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheatley the saw-whet owl\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You might have seen this image before. This special critter is one of the foremost quintessential owls (in towels) to grace our screens. A viral hit of the 2010s, this owl “won the internet” (as was the parlance at the time). In the tail end of the decade, the image enjoyed a resurgence with the caption “you’ve heard of Elf on a shelf, now get ready for\u2026”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After tracking down the source, it turns out this Saw-whet’s name is Wheatley. He was posted in 2011 on DeviantArt by the user KodaSilverwing<\/a> (see original photos 1<\/a> 2<\/a> 3<\/a> and 4<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From what it seems, the Wildlife Center is AIWC, which has been featured here before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the story and some additional comments from the original poster, copied below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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14 Oct 2011 – Source<\/strong><\/a>
by KodaSilverwing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wildlife Clincic: Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located in Madden, Alberta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe now have a Saw Whet Owl that has come in to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center where I volunteer and he’s pretty much the most adorable little guy ever. I mean, all Saw Whet’s are adorable, but this guy just takes the cake haha.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe flew into a window by accident (Window Strike) so he’s been pretty unstable but over the last few days he HAS been improving so that’s good.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHopefully little Wheatley can make a full recovery and return to the wild!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe’s currently in his little towel donut that I made for him, resting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThere doesn’t seem to be really any major physical injures from what I saw and heard from one of the staff, so that’s good. =P\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cYou should see his face after every time you give him a piece of food. He’ll look at you with his lovely eyes which pretty much say “More Please!”. It’s adorable haha.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI ‘named’ him Wheatley partially off Wheatley from Portal 2 (I LOVE HIM) actually haha. It’s partly from the Whet in his name as well.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For those willing and able please consider helping fund Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at the following \ud83d\udd17 DONATION LINK<\/strong> \ud83d\udd17<\/a>. Your generosity ensures the best possible care for their animal guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Species<\/th>Common Name<\/th>More info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Aegolius acadicus<\/em><\/td>Northern saw-whet owl<\/td>Wiki link<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

xo owlsintowels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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