What a hoot: Animal control rescues owl from Mountain Brook home

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RECENTLY FOUND ITSELF IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION AND NEEDED SOME ASSISTANCE. IN STEPS AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER IN MOUNTAIN BROOK. **ADLIB** -HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT A HOME -OWN CAUGHT IN NET SEE IT AGAIN AT WVTM13.COM

An animal control officer made a feathered friend this week when he rescued an owl from a Mountain Brook home.Officer Preston Sloan found the captured critter hanging around in some garden netting. Working carefully, Sloan cut the bird free, posed for some pictures, and then released it in the backyard.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WVTM 13Owls are quite common in the state of Alabama and, despite being largely nocturnal, are often active during the day. Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube If you encounter an injured or trapped owl, or wildlife of any kind for that matter, you should contact your local animal control department.

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. —

An animal control officer made a feathered friend this week when he rescued an owl from a Mountain Brook home.

Officer Preston Sloan found the captured critter hanging around in some garden netting.

Working carefully, Sloan cut the bird free, posed for some pictures, and then released it in the backyard.

Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WVTM 13

Owls are quite common in the state of Alabama and, despite being largely nocturnal, are often active during the day.

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If you encounter an injured or trapped owl, or wildlife of any kind for that matter, you should contact your local animal control department.

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