Police officers in Needham gave a hoot and freed an owl

By adamg on Mon, 04/01/2024 - 12:12pm

Owl was not happy. Photo by Needham PD.

Needham Police report three officers were dispatched this morning to the Pollard Middle School on a report of an owl trapped in a soccer net.

After some careful handing and cutting of the soccer net, the owl was able to be removed and flew off under their own power!

Video of the own being sent back into the wild.

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Needham

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Wildlife

Owls

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Comments

Magoo sez

By MisterMagooForYou on Mon, 04/01/2024 - 3:32pm.

This really is hooteriffic and makes Magoo haphap. “Haphap” is Magoo’s silly way of saying “happy”. Magoo.

Here I was

By Will LaTulippe on Mon, 04/01/2024 - 5:13pm.

Thinking that I was hot (expletive) for coaxing an insect out through an open window yesterday.

Good police work.

Well, Owl be goal-damned

By Kaz on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 9:31am.

They netted some great photos. I'm glad it was able to fly off given that it was probably extremely tired at that point.

mad owl

By Lisfnord on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 10:23am.

Owls always look pretty pissed off, just in general, but this one (understandably) looks particularly angry at the undignified position he's in. Glad everything turned out OK.

The TLF did it

By Cleary Squared on Wed, 04/03/2024 - 7:15am.

"I was only sitting in the tree, minding my own business, when a group of turkeys asked me if I had any bagels or bread. I told them no, so they shook me out of the tree and I fell out. They tied me up and cackled before they ran off. I'm not mad at you, sir...just the situation."