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If you happen to see some extra eggs and a little more treats in your yard this morning, you can thank Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife! 🐣🐰🤣 6 more Easter bunnies were released into the world today after weeks of rehabilitations—many of these bunnies coming into our care at no more than a couple days old! Wishing these little guys some extra Easter blessings and a free, happy life today and always! 💗🌷 “Hoppy” Easter from our family to yours! 🌼🌤 #easter #bunny #spring #wildlife #nature #wild #animals #naturelovers #outdoors #adventure #photooftheday #instagood #natgeo #conservation #love #cute #protectourplanet #saveourwildlife #world #photographer #animallover #animalphotographer #animallove #wildlifeplanet #cuteanimals #florida #animalplanet #adorable 📸 credit to @jtroncoso0825

Owl’s Nest has been able to re-nest countless baby owls this season, but every now and then we get a couple that can be reunited with mom! This little Screech Owl came to us today after falling from his nest in a tall palm 🌴🦉 He had been separated from his mom for a while and was very skinny! He needed some TLC and luckily his finders knew just who to call 🤗 The little girls who found him decided to name him Mermaid Unicorn 🧜🏻‍♀️🦄 ...We’re thinking Mu for short 😉 Now we need help naming his two buddies!!! Drop us a name suggestion in the comments and we’ll pick our two favorites! 💗 #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #wild #animals #naturelovers #outdoors #adventure #photooftheday #instagood #natgeo #conservation #love #cute #protectourplanet #saveourwildlife #world #photographer #animallover #animalphotographer #animallove #wildlifeplanet #cuteanimals #florida #animalplanet #adorable

Happy Gopher Tortoise Day!!! 🥳🐢 Help us conserve Florida’s favorite (and only native) tortoise! 🤗 Owl’s Nest is beyond proud to be a part of the conservation effort with @fwcresearch @myfwc by rehabbing over 110 Gopher Tortoises this past year! 🙀 These gentle and slow-moving creatures often come to our rescue after being hit by cars and their shells need to be repaired—you can see the epoxy in some of the pictures above! If you spot one of their half-moon shaped burrows, please let them be and in turn you will be helping not only the protected tortoises, but the countless other animals who share their burrow! 💗 #gophertortoise #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #wild #animals #naturelovers #outdoors #adventure #photooftheday #instagood #natgeo #conservation #love #cute #protectourplanet #saveourwildlife #world #photographer #animallover #animalphotographer #animallove #wildlifeplanet #cuteanimals #florida #animalplanet #adorable

🚨Cuteness alert!!!🚨 Our baby cranes are out and about going for daily walks with our volunteers!!! 😍These babies came to us when both of their parents were killed—each one day after the other—leaving these sweet creatures orphaned 🥺 While in rehab, they were checked out by the incredible veterinarians @buschgardens @swbgconservationfund 😷 One of the babies had some bumps and bruises, but nothing that couldn’t be fixed!!! Now it’s our job to get them out and exercising those looooong legs of theirs to prevent joint injury 🦵🏼They are also learning to look for bugs for themselves in the grass! Their next leg of the journey (no pun intended 😉) involves getting transferred to our rehab partners @seaside4thebirds to continue their growth and get ready for release! 🤗 This is such an important reminder to please be safe and slow down for wildlife!!! Both parents were killed by passing cars 🚙 and their death could have been prevented! Please be conscientious of the animals we share this world with! 🌎💚 #cranes #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #wild #animals #naturelovers #outdoors #adventure #photooftheday #instagood #natgeo #conservation #love #cute #protectourplanet #saveourwildlife #world #photographer #animallover #animalphotographer #animallove #wildlifeplanet #cuteanimals #florida #animalplanet #adorable

One of our calls today was for a Great Horned Owl baby that had fallen from his tree in Philippe Park in @safetyharborfl 🌳 This well-known nest was surrounded by park goers and photographers, who witnessed the incident! They immediately called @owlsnestsanctuaryforwildlife for help! This little owlet is a branchling and although he cannot yet fly, he is beginning to explore the trees outside his nest! After being checked out by our rehabber, it was determined he was healthy and ready to go back to his parents and sibling! 👍🏼 And boy, did he make it known he was ready to go or what?! 🤪 The awesome park rangers and Tri-County Tree and Bobcat Service volunteered their time to help us renest this little fella!!! 🦉 Thank you so much for your help!!! Especially to Bobby, who personally put the owlet back in the tree and said, “Oh, this baby is so cute—I love him already!” 😍 The love and respect everyone showed today for Florida wildlife was inspiring! ✨ Thank you! These owls have their own paparazzi and fan club 🤣 — now let’s allow them to settle in and have some space to care for their young!!! 🤗 Mom and dad are happy to have their baby back—they watched us the whole time 👀 @safetyharborresort @cityofsafetyharbor @safetyharborlib @tampa —> be sure to swipe for all the pictures 📸 #owl #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #wild #animals #naturelovers #outdoors #adventure #photooftheday #instagood #natgeo #conservation #love #cute #protectourplanet #saveourwildlife #world #photographer #animallover #animalphotographer #animallove #wildlifeplanet #cuteanimals #florida #animalplanet #adorable

UPDATE!!!!...excited to share with everyone the other day we finally got to release our Diamondback Terrapin Turtles That were rescued back in October. These “gals” washed up after a Hurricane, and we took them into rehab. With the help of the Veterinarian’s at @buschgardens and the Headstart for Diamondback Terrapins. Prior to release, @myfwc came by to take tissue samples for research, and the @turtlesurvival cane by to tag and record these ladies. They were released at an undisclosed location in Florida...but all 72 will be happy with their new “digs”. We wish them all the best...and a special thank you to @wendirlane of @abc_action_news for coming out to cover the release. You can check out her story today on ABC running all day!!! 📸: by @dougdefelice •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #animals #naturelovers #nikonlove #bird #first #baby #volunteering #conservation #love #cute #volunteer #saveourwildlife #giveback #rehab #animallover #wildlifeconservation #animallove #terrapinturtle #terrapin #florida #hatchling #adorable #floridawildlife #turtle #adorable

We were so busy this weekend that I lost track!!! 🙉 Thank you @buschgardens for all the help with these two! Their mom was killed in a machine—leaving these two Barn Owl babies abandoned 🥺🦉 We will start them off and they will then head off to a surrogate with one of our partners! 🤗 #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #wild #animals #naturelovers #outdoors #adventure #photooftheday #instagood #natgeo #conservation #love #cute #protectourplanet #saveourwildlife #world #photographer #animallover #animalphotographer #animallove #wildlifeplanet #cuteanimals #florida #animalplanet #adorable Thank you to our incredible volunteers who helped rescue and transport these guys! Special thanks to Rosemary Crosman for the awesome pictures 📸 —> swipe to see all of them! 🌎 @swbgconservationfund

CUTENESS ALERT!!! 🚨 Coolest thing ever happened yesterday, we had our FIRST Screech Owl Hatchling ever!!! How friggin cute is this little one! 😍😍😍😍 🦉 📸: @dougdefelice •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #animals #naturelovers #nikonlove #bird #first #baby #volunteering #conservation #love #cute #volunteer #saveourwildlife #birds #rehab #animallover #wildlifeconservation #animallove #egg #hatch #florida #hatchling #adorable #floridawildlife #owl #screechowl #adorable

Top O’the morning to you!!! 🌈💰 Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Pascal O’possum and the rest of the Owl’s Nest clan! 🍀✨💚 #stpatricksday #stpattysday #luckoftheirish #fourleafclover #potofgold #rainbow #irish #kissmeimirish #opossum #leprechaun #greenmagic #nature #wildlife #animals #rescue #rehab #release #natgeo #animalplanet #outdoors #animal #love #cute #wild #conservation

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