{"id":90,"date":"2025-03-03T19:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lajme-javore.com\/?p=90"},"modified":"2025-03-03T19:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:21:14","slug":"baby-owl-stranded-on-ground-had-lost-hope-of-ever-being-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lajme-javore.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/baby-owl-stranded-on-ground-had-lost-hope-of-ever-being-saved\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Owl Stranded On Ground Had Lost Hope Of Ever Being Saved"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ParagraphBodyTextstyles__BodyText-sc-zv221u-0 eJmGWQ page-element paragraph undefined \" data-element-type=\"ParagraphBodyText\" data-element-index=\"0\">\n<p data-element-index=\"0\">This week, someone walking their dog through a park in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, happened upon a very sad and sorry sight. There, rain-soaked and shivering on the ground, was a stranded baby\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedodo.com\/in-the-wild\/injured-great-horned-owl-rescue\">great horned owl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-element-index=\"1\">He&#8217;d evidently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedodo.com\/baby-bird-nest-what-to-do-1849464499.html\">tumbled out of his nest<\/a>\u00a0and had no way of getting back.<\/p>\n<p data-element-index=\"2\">And it was clear from the looks of him that the little guy had already given up all hope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"ParagraphImagestyles__ImageContainer-sc-puj0e1-0 hHKvH page-element paragraph-image \" data-element-type=\"ParagraphImage\" data-element-index=\"1\"><picture class=\"picture-tag picture-tag--lazy\" data-testid=\"picture-tag\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754522\/720x960\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754522\/720x960\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754522\/1440x1920\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg 2000w\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Caption-sc-1do4sd3-0 kEEwas caption__paragraph-image\"><span class=\"Credit-sc-ke5nu1-0 jmSitH\">Longmeadow Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ParagraphBodyTextstyles__BodyText-sc-zv221u-0 eJmGWQ page-element paragraph undefined \" data-element-type=\"ParagraphBodyText\" data-element-index=\"2\">\n<p data-element-index=\"0\">What the little owl didn&#8217;t know, of course, was that help would soon be on the way.<\/p>\n<p data-element-index=\"1\">The person who found him contacted the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/longmeadowpolice\/posts\/1659966660753313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Longmeadow Police Department<\/a>. That&#8217;s when Officer Peter MacElhiney drove out to lend a hand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ConnatixVideostyles__ConnatixVideoWrap-sc-woid5f-0 ktIfME connatix-article-mobile\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"ParagraphImagestyles__ImageContainer-sc-puj0e1-0 hHKvH page-element paragraph-image \" data-element-type=\"ParagraphImage\" data-element-index=\"4\"><picture class=\"picture-tag picture-tag--lazy\" data-testid=\"picture-tag\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754521\/750x960\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754521\/750x960\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754521\/1500x1920\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg 2000w\" width=\"750\" height=\"960\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Caption-sc-1do4sd3-0 kEEwas caption__paragraph-image\"><span class=\"Credit-sc-ke5nu1-0 jmSitH\">Longmeadow Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ParagraphBodyTextstyles__BodyText-sc-zv221u-0 eJmGWQ page-element paragraph undefined \" data-element-type=\"ParagraphBodyText\" data-element-index=\"5\">\n<aside class=\"NodeArticlestyles__InlineAdWrapper-sc-1rwhog1-3 ibKhoH inline-ad-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"concert-ad ad-wrapper ad-wrapper--inlineSlotSmall ad-thedodo ad-wrapper--active\" data-ad-type=\"inlineSlotSmall\" data-ad-slot-id=\"div-gpt-ad-leaderboard_1\">\n<div class=\"m-ad m-ad__dynamic_ad_unit m-ad__leaderboard_1\" data-concert-ads-name=\"leaderboard_1\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-leaderboard_1\" class=\"dynamic-js-slot up-show\" data-google-query-id=\"CO2XlezQ7osDFXntEQgd8I8qmw\">\n<div class=\"default-creative-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.btloader.com\/safeFrame.html?upapi=true\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-105385725_508=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"upo-label\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"ad-inserter--targeted\" data-element-index=\"0\">&#8220;This was the first time I&#8217;ve handled a young owl,&#8221; MacElhiney told The Dodo. &#8220;We see them in town, but very rarely. Its talons were well developed and could definitely hurt someone. It&#8217;s always neat to be able to help a creature out, but at the time I didn&#8217;t know if it would have been best to just leave it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-element-index=\"1\">Considering the owl was wet and freezing, and susceptible to being attacked by a predator where he was, MacElhiney decided to carry him to safety.<\/p>\n<p data-element-index=\"2\">The little owl was now in good hands (even though he didn&#8217;t seem totally convinced of that at the time).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"ParagraphImagestyles__ImageContainer-sc-puj0e1-0 hHKvH page-element paragraph-image \" data-element-type=\"ParagraphImage\" data-element-index=\"6\"><picture class=\"picture-tag picture-tag--lazy\" data-testid=\"picture-tag\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754520\/540x960\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754520\/540x960\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754520\/1080x1920\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg 2000w\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Caption-sc-1do4sd3-0 kEEwas caption__paragraph-image\"><span class=\"Credit-sc-ke5nu1-0 jmSitH\">Longmeadow Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ParagraphBodyTextstyles__BodyText-sc-zv221u-0 eJmGWQ page-element paragraph undefined \" data-element-type=\"ParagraphBodyText\" data-element-index=\"7\">\n<p data-element-index=\"0\">MacElhiney brought the owl back to the station in a box. Afterward, he reached out to Thomas Ricardi, manager of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.masslive.com\/mywideworld\/index.ssf\/2011\/08\/the_massachusetts_birds_of_prey_rehab_facility_offering_a_second_chance_at_flight_for_natures_most_m.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts Birds of Prey Rehab Facility<\/a>; he happens to know a feathered couple who are best equipped to help.<\/p>\n<p data-element-index=\"1\">&#8220;The owl will be raised by two adult owls he has,&#8221; MacElhiney said. &#8220;His goal is to release the birds if they gain the ability to fend for themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"ParagraphImagestyles__ImageContainer-sc-puj0e1-0 hHKvH page-element paragraph-image \" data-element-type=\"ParagraphImage\" data-element-index=\"8\"><picture class=\"picture-tag picture-tag--lazy\" data-testid=\"picture-tag\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754518\/400x711\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754518\/400x711\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets3.thrillist.com\/v1\/image\/2754518\/800x1422\/scale;webp=auto;jpeg_quality=60.jpg 2000w\" width=\"400\" height=\"711\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Caption-sc-1do4sd3-0 kEEwas caption__paragraph-image\"><span class=\"Credit-sc-ke5nu1-0 jmSitH\">Longmeadow Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ParagraphBodyTextstyles__BodyText-sc-zv221u-0 eJmGWQ page-element paragraph undefined \" data-element-type=\"ParagraphBodyText\" data-element-index=\"9\">\n<aside class=\"NodeArticlestyles__InlineAdWrapper-sc-1rwhog1-3 ibKhoH inline-ad-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"concert-ad ad-wrapper ad-wrapper--inlineSlotLarge ad-thedodo ad-wrapper--active\" data-ad-type=\"inlineSlotLarge\" data-ad-slot-id=\"div-gpt-ad-billboard_1\">\n<div class=\"m-ad m-ad__dynamic_ad_unit m-ad__billboard_1\" data-concert-ads-name=\"billboard_1\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-billboard_1\" class=\"dynamic-js-slot up-show\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ2VsuzQ7osDFRfsEQgdp4cu2Q\">\n<div class=\"default-creative-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.btloader.com\/safeFrame.html?upapi=true\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-105385725_508=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"upo-label\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"ad-inserter--targeted\" data-element-index=\"0\">With any luck, the unfortunate owl&#8217;s rough start to life won&#8217;t prevent him from thriving in the future. And thanks to those who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedodo.com\/baby-bird-nest-what-to-do-1849464499.html\">stepped in to save him<\/a>, things are already looking up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, someone walking their dog through a park in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, happened upon a very sad and sorry sight. 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