Great Horned Owl tangled in a soccer net. No fractures but heavy swelling in soft tissues due to struggling. Congress of the Birds advises "Taking nets down when not in use can prevent these injuries." Want to donate? www.congressofthebirds.org Source: fb.com/102301306190... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Luna the Spectacled Owl is the resident matriarch raptor at Belize Raptor Center, going on 30 years wise. Here she's wrapped so the carers can trim her beak as it had "gotten a bit too long." Want to donate to BRC? belizeraptorcenter.org/donate/ Source: sent in #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇧🇿

Rocky the Owl was a surprise stowaway in a giant spruce tree transported from upstate NY to 30 Rock Plaza. The owl was rescued by a worker and rehabilitated by Ellen at Ravensbeard. More at owlsintowels.org/rocky-the-xm... Want to donate to RWC? givebutter.com/ravensbeard-... #owlsintowels 💛🦉🎄

Morley the Morepork is released by Judy Fentress, of Judy's Bird Nursery at The Sculpture Park along the Waitakaruru Stream in the Waikato region NZ. Full video: youtu.be/vU1-EmBnCA4 #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇳🇿

Another Morepork / Ruru being cared for by Judy Fentress. This one is very young and still has his baby fluff. Judy was featured in a Department of Conservation (DOC) blogpost celebrating her years of dedication to New Zealand native birds: blog.doc.govt.nz/2023/04/11/j... #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇳🇿

After decades of dedicated service, Judy's Bird Nursery in the Waikato region of NZ is closing operations. A huge thanks to Judy Fentress for her extraordinary and invaluable work helping native birds. Pictured is a Ruru in a towel by u/NewZealandDunc i.redd.it/4m2og4cw1i3g... #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇳🇿

Barbed-wire tore this Short Eared Owl's wing, but expert vet care and suturing of wounds in a surgical suite funded by donors gave this cutie the best chance at release. Want to donate to Discovery Bay WBR? discoverybaywildbirdrescue.com/donate Source: instagram.com/p/CVgy6iIvoC0/ #owlsintowels 💛🦉

A Brown Boobook is admitted for injuries from a window collision. He's burrito-wrapped in a towel with an expression vaguely reminiscent of a certain Studio Ghibli character... Original post by Chungnam Wild Animal Rescue Center in Korea 🇰🇷 Source: fb.com/860196862802... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Volunteers for Rocky Point Bird Observatory 🇨🇦 are banding tiny Northern Saw-whet Owls for research. They gently examine the nocturnal birds, and check feathers under UV to help find their age. Want to donate? rpbo.org/donate/ Source: instagram.com/p/DPWyQEBEsRo 📷 SHEENA DAVIES #owlsintowels 💛🦉

A pair of retired Great Horned Owls, Alice (28) and Iris (20+) get their beaks and talons trimmed at the International Owl Center in Houston, Minnesota. Want to donate to IOC? internationalowlcenter.org/donate.html Source: fb.com/125729527310... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

A rufous (red) Eastern Screech Owl mending from a car collision that fractured his wing and foot. Doc's Vet wrote "He has just woken up from surgery. Send him good healing vibes!" Want to donate to Doc's Veterinary Wildlife? venmo.com/u/docsveteri... Source: fb.com/122110877906... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

A Barred Owl in care at Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research with notably large black eyes is photographed prior to being released. Want to donate to Tri-State? tristatebird.org/donate/ Source: fb.com/102322002983... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

An Endangered African Grass Owl with a fractured leg (hit by a combine harvester). Vets near Pretoria 🇿🇦 got her leg stable so she could hopefully heal at Owl Rescue Centre and get back home ASAP. Want to donate to ORC? owlrescuecentre.org.za/Donate/ Source: fb.com/561681345834... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Think Wild posted a juvenile Northern Saw-Whet Owl noting she was well-flighted and eating live prey. A week later she was self-feeding and hunting crickets, with mouse tests next. 🦗🍴 Want to donate to Think Wild Central Oregon? thinkwildco.org/donate/ Source: fb.com/125479683001... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Native animals like this Australian Masked Owl are the unintended victims of commonly available rat and mice poisons ☠️ in a report by ABC "Despair Over Owl Deaths as Regulator in Fourth Year of Rat Bait Review" Want to donate to Capes Raptor Centre? Source: fb.com/watch/?v=194... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Calendar round-up of the 31 days of #Owltober 🕸️👻🦉 Happy #Owloween! Higher res available at owlsintowels.org/owltober-2025/

Happy #Owloween! It's the 31st of #Owltober and we've saved one of the best for last: A wet Ruru Owl at Wildbase Recovery after a bath for flaky skin. Pics pre- and post- blowdry are night and day. Want to donate? wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona... Source: fb.com/389992264669... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

30th of Owltober! A car-hit Barred Owl was admitted to Acadiana Wildlife, and soon had an owl buddy to recover with. "They are both about to get a baby to foster until they are ready to release." Want to donate? acadianawildlife.org/donate Source: fb.com/821622216676... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

29th of Owltober! A Pygmy Owl had a close call with a car window. Although "a bit dazed from his wild ride" he soon got the all-clear from the Dove Lewis team in Portland, Oregon. Want to donate to Dove Lewis? dovelewis.org/donors Source: fb.com/121067755062... #owlsintowels #owltober #owloween 💛🦉

A Tawny Owlet came to Suffolk Owl Sanctuary starving but after a bath and careful feeding he began to improve and gain weight. He also had another clutch mate to recover with. Want to donate? owl-help.org.uk/onwards-upwa... Source: owl-help.org.uk/blog/2020/6/... #owlsintowels #owltober #owloween 💛🦉

27th of Owltober! A Great Horned Owl was tangled in netting, so Jackson County Animal Shelter cut his talons free. He was returned to where he was found, pictured taking flight. Want to donate? jacksoncountyanimalshelter.org Source: fb.com/122187961652... #owlsintowels #owltober #owloween 💛🦉

26th of Owltober! A Pueo or Hawaiian Short-Eared Owl is wrapped up in a towel for his morning treatment at Hawai‘i Wildlife Center. Want to donate? www.hawaiiwildlifecenter.org/donate.html Source: fb.com/118718517011... #owlsintowels #owltober #owloween 💛🦉

25th of Owltober! Boobook sightings were up due to mild weather and no. of rodents about. A stern warning from Perth Wildlife Hospital: Don't use rodent poisons! They kill other animals & birds of prey. Want to donate? www.pwh.org.au/donate/ Source: fb.com/315245079812... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

24th of Owltober! Ozark Bird Conservancy is banding and monitoring Saw-Whet Owls so they can study the migrations and "habits of these cryptic and poorly understood birds" Want to donate? ozarkbirdconservancy.org/donate/ Source: instagram.com/p/DDGwoq2O8ti/ #owlsintowels #owltober #owloween 💛🦉

23rd of Owltober! Surgery in Saratoga. A Great Horned Owl became entangled in a soccer net, requiring multiple operations on his foot and leg during care at Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. Want to donate? phs-spca.org/donate Source: phs-spca.org/great-horned... #owlsintowels #owltober #owloween 💛🦉

22nd of Owltober! A Ruru Morepork in a marshmell-owl pink towel was treated by Bird Rescue Whanganui Manawatu. The owl was found under a car at Rotokawau Virginia Lake, New Zealand 🇳🇿🥝 Want to donate? birdrescue.co.nz/donate/ Source: fb.com/831810205641... #owlsintowels #owltober #owloween💛🦉

21st of Owltober! NYC Park rangers rescued a young Great Horned Owl. He was treated at Wild Bird Fund for suspected rodenticide poisoning, and sent to The Raptor Trust for longer term care. Want to donate to WBF? wildbirdfund.org/how-to-help Source: fb.com/862520519253... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

20th of Owltober! Long-Eared Owl treated for eye injuries. He recovered vision but missed his migration, so overwintered at AIWC 🇨🇦 to be released in spring. Want to donate to Alberta Inst. of Wildlife Conservation? aiwc.ca/support-us/ Source: Newsletter Vol. 24 | Issue 1 #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

19th of Owltober! FreeMe Wildlife 🇿🇦 admitted an "especially stroppy" Spotted Eagle Owl fledgling named "Eyeball". They put her in a towel burrito so they could treat a small wound on her neck. Want to donate? freemewildlife.org/donation-page/ Source: fb.com/120617497820... #owlsintowels #owltober💛🦉

18th of Owltober! A Snowy Owl had a bad case of rodenticide poisoning (low blood count and a small wound not clotting). DuPage Wildlife aided her recovery with Vitamin K treatment and expert care. Want to donate? dupageforest.org/friends Source: fb.com/303982608437... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

17th of Owltober! Ever seen a wet owl? Very unfortunate how this Great Horned got into this situation (he was submerged in petroleum), but the pics from Wild Heart Ranch are too good not to share 🧼🛁 Want to donate? 4thewild.org/how-to-help/ Source: fb.com/106306376251... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

16th of Owltober! A Barn Owl was chased by crows and flew into a library window in Melbourne, AU. The Wildlife Rescuers took him in and he recovered well, happily eating mice before release 🐁 Want to donate? wildliferescuers.org.au/donate/ Source: fb.com/665190185636... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

15th of Owltober! After weeks of care for barbed-wire injuries, this Burrowing Owl healed well at Ojai Raptor Center. He/she moved to a flight aviary and was set to be released soon after. Want to donate to OJR? ojairaptorcenter.org/donate Source: fb.com/339616491049... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

14th of Owltober! Look hoo's here, a Great Horned Owlet being rehabilitated at Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc. Want to donate? tristatebird.org/donate/ Source: fb.com/215147874487... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

13th of Owltober! A Spotted Eagle-Owlet was moving less than expected for a fledgling. Exams at African Raptor Centre 🇿🇦 showed no fractures, and they were optimistic about his recovery. Want to donate to ARC? africanraptor.co.za/donations Source: fb.com/947569327410... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

12th of Owltober! An Eastern Screech Owl with red or rufous polymorphism was treated for vehicle collision injuries, and later released after rehabilitation at The Center for Birds of Prey. Want to donate? thecenterforbirdsofprey.org/donate Source: fb.com/101589985521... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

11th of Owltober! An adult Great Horned Owl with an injured wing was caught (after killing two chickens!) at a ranch near ABQ, New Mexico. Was taken to Tijeras for a vet exam then Hawks Aloft for rehab. Want to donate? hawksaloft.org/donate Source: fb.com/125498107666... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

10th of Owltober! In a behind-the-scenes video, ranger Alicia at Gumbuya Wildlife Park introduces us to Duncan, an Australian Masked Owl, and wraps him (in a towel) in preparation for his monthly weight check gumbuya.com.au Source: fb.com/gumbuyaworld... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

9th of Owltober! Found on a busy road, this tiny Saw-whet Owl was scooped up for treatment at JLS Wildlife Hospital at Cornell's College of Vet Medicine. Want to donate to Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital? vet.cornell.edu/giving/ways-... Source: fb.com/279923781863... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉🥝

8th of Owltober! A "full-of-sass" Great Horned Owl rescued from barbed-wire fencing by Raptor Education Group Inc. is now "in her flight recovery period with the help of many wonderful people." Want to donate? raptoreducationgroup.org/support Source fb.com/121917573357... #owlsintowels #owltober💛🦉

7th of Owltober! Sundae the Barn Owl was found being attacked by birds. He received special vet treatment and on recovery was released for a second chance at life in the wild Want to donate to Wildlife Warriors? wildlifewarriors.org.au/donate Source: fb.com/101590903187... #owlsintowels #owltober💛🦉

6th of Owltober! Olaf was missing some feathers that affected his ability to fly well enough to catch prey in the wild so became an ambassador at World Bird Sanctuary. Want to donate to WBS? worldbirdsanctuary.org/ways-to-give/ Source: fb.com/120623111273... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

5th of Owltober! Posted by North Texas Wildlife Center with various captions: "Tex Mex" "Forbidden burrito. Spicy burrito." "Burritowls are a fairly common species around here." Want to donate to NTWC? www.ntxwildlife.org/donate Source: fb.com/942812641283... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

4th of Owltober! It's Spring in NZ, which means LOTS of baby birds. BirdCare Aotearoa is raising funds for its busiest season of the year, to help treat patients like this Ruru Morepork. Want to donate? birdcareaotearoa.org.nz/urgentappeal/ Source: fb.com/697453149091... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

3rd of Owltober! Screech Owl Burrito during an exam at Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, with the original caption: "Wrapped for release, not for takeout." Want to donate to BPRC? bpraptorcenter.org/donate/ Source: fb.com/111880310361... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

2nd of Owltober! This Barred Owl Torpedo was originally posted by MARS Wildlife, captioned "There's something about an owl in a towel that boosts the serotonin..." Want to donate to MARS Wildlife Rescue? marswildliferescue.com/ways-to-give/ Source: fb.com/120122482870... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

1st of Owltober! Kicking off this month of Owltober we have a lively Long-Eared Owl, originally posted by Think Wild with the caption "patients that make us smile" Want to donate to Think Wild Central Oregon? thinkwildco.org/donate Source: fb.com/110309571851... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Look at this distinguished gentle-bird. A juvenile Australian Boobook is being treated for a wing injury at Kobble Bird Shelter in Queensland 🇦🇺 Source: instagram.com/p/BwnYcsYpgVT/ #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Ruru Owl "Dannevirke" was treated for nerve damage to his left wing. Wildbase bandaged him up, and after cage rest he worked on flight fitness in the aviary prior to release. Want to donate to Wildbase Recovery? wildbaserecovery.co.nz/help-us/dona... Source: fb.com/903078021858... #owlsintowels 💛🦉