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"description": "I have never had to weigh an owl before, much less a large owl. But in the event I were ever called upon to weigh a large owl, I learned from MARS Wildlife Rescue, via Owls in Towels (see Owls in Towels re-post) that I should first “burrito” the large owl in a towel and then gently place the likely malcontent large owl upside down in a box on a scale. I suspect that the ultimately successful pigeon rescue I assisted Victor V. Gurbo with back in 2023 would have gone smoother had we […]",
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"textContent": "I have never had to weigh an owl before, much less a large owl. But in the event I were ever called upon to weigh a large owl, I learned from MARS Wildlife Rescue, via _Owls in Towels_ (see Owls in Towels re-post) that I should first “burrito” the large owl in a towel and then gently place the likely malcontent large owl upside down in a box on a scale. I suspect that the ultimately successful pigeon rescue I assisted Victor V. Gurbo with back in 2023 would have gone smoother had we covered the pigeon’s head while telling it that it was being birdnapped. (Not long ago, I learned that upside down is also right in the context of transporting rhinos.)\n\nYou can reply to this article from your own site by sending a Webmention.",
"title": "Weighing Large Owls"
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