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River Otter Kits to be Released
It’s Festival time again, join us at Tarpon Springs Eco Fest this Saturday
Owl’s Nest is Celebrating Mother Earth This Weekend
Celebrating Gopher Tortoise Day
Hoppy Bunny Day from Owl’s Nest

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Yesterday we at @owlsnestsanctuaryforwildlife had our release day of our 6 river otters. In conjunction with @cmaquarium rescue, we had a successful release into one of our @fl.stateparks @pawernerboyce ...and they seemed to take to their new environment rather quickly. Huge thank you to all involved in the rescue, than and successful release of these beautiful Otters back into their habitat! 📸: Courtesy of @dougdefelice ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #otter #otters #ottersofinstagram #love #cute #adorable #baby #iwantone #wildlife #wildlifephotography #thatface #nature #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #picoftheday #photooftheday #nikonlove #florida #tampa #rehab #rescue #volunteer #release #giveback #happyending #veterinarian #hug

Save the date!!! We are set to release this guy, along with 5 other of his buddies back into the Wild on Saturday June 2nd at @pawernerboyce You may remember him from @cmaquarium as they were the folks who initially brought “Abe” to us, or from this past weekend when they were featured on the @abcnetwork TV show @thewildlifedocs due to our partnership with the Veterinarians at @buschgardens caring for the wildlife in the Tampa area. These adorable river otters were orphaned and rehabbed by our volunteers to hunt and sustain on their own. As you can assume, many of us have grown fond of these adorable Otters, and will miss them tremendously, yet our main goal is ALWAYS for release....and we couldn’t be more happy than to know they are going back where they belong! 📸: Courtesy of @dougdefelice •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #otter #otters #ottersofinstagram #love #cute #adorable #baby #iwantone #wildlife #wildlifephotography #thatface #nature #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #picoftheday #photooftheday #nikonlove #florida #tampa #rehab #rescue #volunteer #release #giveback #happyending #veterinarian #savethedate

Just want to update everyone on our Fox Kit “Merlin”, he is doing wonderful in his Big Boy home that was built for him with the wonderful donations we have been receiving. We can’t thank you all enough, and express how much we as well as the animals appreciate it. Also a big thank you to our good friend Pamela Kay of Louisiana Bobcat Rescue for her insight on building this enclosure. Here are a few photos of his progress and his surroundings, as he gets closer to being released back. ⬅️Swipe Left⬅️ 📸: courtesy of @dougdefelice ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #fox #handsome #kit #beautiful #sly #rescue #rehab #volunteer #giveback #wildliferehab #wildlife #nature #wildlifeconservation #wildlifephotography #nikonlove #photooftheday #picoftheday @buschgardens @swbgconservationfund #adorable #love @myfwc #animalsofinstagram #animal #gorgeous #greyfox #redfox #merlin

How can you not love Spring when you see these little faces! Owls nest is living up to the name with over 20 screech owl babies that we could not get back with parents for various reasons or injuries...many being treated by @Buschgardens vets Patch that in with all the other babies we have the otters and the Fox makes one busy busy busy Rehab!!! #babies #animalrehab #owls #Raptors #rehab #spring #fuzzy #nightanimals #birdsofprey #bird #buschgardens

A few months back we were surprised by a call we received. The first photos to come in for this case were taken from some distance and made it look almost like an Osprey down at first glance. The moment the reporter sent a closer clear picture however we knew we were in for a treat. The bird was actually a Krider's hawk, a subspecies of red tailed hawks, generally found in the Great Plains region but have been known to spend their winters in more southern states. Krider's plumage is the palest of the red tailed subspecies. This particular bird had most likely had an impact run in with something. After its intake assessment it was determined it had fractured coracoid which would heal with rest as well as damage to one of his eyes. Unfortunately even though his bone healed completely he did end up with some vision loss which prevented him from successfully passing his hunting requirement for release. Knowing this amazing bird was going to need long term managed care we began to seek out an appropriate placement option. We decided the healthiest and most impactful home would be with Ash at Knightwings Falconry. Not only would Ash be able to provide him with training to enrich him and maintain his natural behaviors, he would also be able to use him as part of his educational programs throughout the US. #Raptors #birdsofprey #redtailhawk #birds #wildlifedocs #buschgardens #rehab #whatabeauty #knightwingsfalconery

Today was a fun day at Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife we had @gayleguyardo1 from @wfla come by to interview Kris for an upcoming segment. Our baby Red Fox kit made an appearance as well! We’ll keep you advised on the airing of the show. 📸: @dougdefelice ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #fox #redfox #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #wildlifephotography #baby #kit #adorable #cute #love #rehab #wildliferehabilitation #rescue #volunteer #giveback #picoftheday #photooftheday #nikonlove #nature #naturephotography #news #beautiful #fuzzy #animal #florida

Standby for cuteness overload!!!! Our Baby Red Fox Kit had finally answered the question..."What does the fox say?" and we thought we would nickname him “the animal” after @shaunwhite since he is after all an adventurous red head. #wildlifewednesday #wildlifedocs #wildflorida #wildliferehab #wildlife #wildliferescue #wildanimals #wildchild #babyanimals #toocute #cute #foxy #foxesofinstagram #fox #redfox #savethewildlife #conservation #ecoheroes #ecosystem #environment @thewildlifedocs @buschgardens photo courtesy of @dougdefelice video courtesy of @senileseahorse

Its #mammalmonday...so far this year we have been otterly slammed but this weekend a new baby arrived in need of care. This foxy little guy ended up being caught in a trap and arrived to us one filthy little fellow. First things first we had to get his muddy little butt cleaned up so that we could do a full assessment of his condition. After his bath we were able to see that he was most likely the runt of his litter and his larger siblings hadn't been so sweet to him. He had several puncture wounds from being bit and we were concerned about one of his legs. Sunday morning he made a trip to see @thewildlifedocs at @buschgardens . There they were able to complete a more comprehensive examination. X-ray showed that this fox kit did in fact have a broken leg. Fortunately, the break should heal on its own as long without surgery as he does not overexert himself. That means he will stay on kennel rest to prevent further injury for the next few weeks as we continue to monitor the healing. We are incredibly excited to be a part of his case as we have rehabilitated and released numerous adult foxes as well as hundreds of other baby mammals but this is our first little fox. #mammal #monday #wildliferescue #wildlifedocs #wild #wildlife #wildliferehabilitation #wildliferehab #wildflorida #florida #fox #redfox #foxy #baby #animals #animalsofinstagram #foxesofinstagram #red #conservation #environment #kit #pup #abandoned #saved #savetheworld #buschgardens #fluffy #babyanimals

We are beyond proud that Kris and @riawarner spoke yesterday at @buschgardens . I wish I could have been there in person 😢 I also am super excited that my, @dougdefelice photos were on banners around the park, it’s always been a dream of mine to have my wildlife photos on display at such a major facility like this. It’s an honor to volunteer for such a great organization, filled with amazing people, all with one goal in mind....helping Florida wildlife! Our volunteers are amazing, and truly do an incredible job day in, and day out....way to go!!!! Love all of you 😘😍 Photo of the banner...courtesy of @senileseahorse •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #release #freedom #tampa #proud #rehab #volunteer #giveback #proudmoment #recovery #rescue #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #animals #owl #barnowl #florida #love #happy #nikonlove #story #raptor #birdofprey

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