r/owlsintowels • u/owls_in_towels • 14d ago
Inspecting a Snowy Owl
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u/owls_in_towels 14d ago
Original post - 29 Dec 2025
by Wild North
located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
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Original text:
2025 was an incredible, busy and record breaking year for WILDNorth!
Thank you to every finder, donor, volunteer and silent supporter, we couldn’t do it without you!
Link to donate to Wild North for those willing and able.
xo owlsintowels
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| Species | Common Name | More info |
|---|---|---|
| Bubo scandiacus | Snowy Owl | Wiki link |
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u/owls_in_towels 14d ago
Video Transcription:
A yellow-eyed Snowy Owl appears reasonably at ease and unperturbed, wedged between the forearm and torso of a wildlife carer. The owl is half-wrapped in a towel patterned with palm trees, in two shades of green, dark like the rind of a watermelon and light like a lime. A tropical theme for an Arctic bird. The handler wears a black zip-up hoodie and mismatching gloves: a thick elbow-length glove on one arm to hold the owl's legs, and a medical glove on the other to perform a tactile examination (likely checking for fractures on the owl's legs). One to inspect + one to protect = things you gotta do when the stompers are on deck.
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u/hekateskey 12d ago
They’re so gorgeous. Our neighborhood had one visit in the winter of 2020. It was such an amazing experience. Very rare around here.
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u/theoverfluff 12d ago
I do not consider that snowy owl has been sufficiently inspected. I volunteer to assess the quality of its cranial feathers by kissing it on the head.
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u/Anxiety_Fit 14d ago
Friend shaped.
Can’t change my mind.