These three orphaned fledgling barred owls may look grumpy, but they've been through a lot. We can give them a second chance with space to fly and plenty of food, but we can't replace their parents. Sometimes, when wild barred owls call from the woods at night, we can't help but wonder if these three think their parents are returning.

One thing we do know is that growing up takes an incredible amount of food. These little guys are growing fast, and between building muscle, replacing baby fluff with feathers, and practicing their flight skills, they can put away an impressive number of rodents.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲, 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹, 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗼, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗲. If you want to help, you can donate here:

🦉 Website: waldenspuddle.org/donate/
🦉 Venmo: @waldenspuddle (a cardinal on a branch in the snow is our picture)
🦉 Check: mail to Walden’s Puddle Wildlife Rehab, P.O. Box 641, Joelton, TN 37080 with "rodents" in the memo
🦉 Call or text us at 615-559-9453 and we’ll return your call between 9 am - 4 pm to get your information over the phone

As always, we greatly appreciate your generosity. We receive no state or federal funding, so every donation directly impacts the care we can provide. We truly couldn't do this work without you. ... See MoreSee Less