A Wandering Owlet's Rescue: A Journey to Survival

This baby Great Horned Owl had likely been wandering for some time in search of his parents when he was found in a Saint Augustine backyard over the weekend. He came to us extremely thin and hungry. When owlets are separated from their parents at this age (about five weeks), they tend to walk about aimlessly, making reunification with parents difficult. We strive to return owlets to the nest whenever possible. Many thanks to the Avian Reconditioning Center in Apopka, where this owlet will be raised by a surrogate mother owl named Noname. There, mice are delivered through a chute, and she shreds them to feed the babies. It’s important for their survival to avoid imprinting on humans.

We are the only wildlife rehabilitation group in Northeast Florida permitted to care for wild birds. Please help us help orphaned, injured, and ill birds by donating at

www.thearkrescue.org/donate