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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...",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T01:12:33.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "animal rescue",
    "birds",
    "learning (2026)",
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    "Things I Learned in 2026 (NAF)"
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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.)",
  "title": "Weighing Large Owls"
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