{"id":605346,"date":"2026-06-09T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/?p=605346"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:14:18","slug":"what-secret-is-hiding-behind-this-bird-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/what-secret-is-hiding-behind-this-bird-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"What Secret Is Hiding Behind This Bird Mask?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29v18WsCVQI?si=o8PM3HAn47qSlNsj\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Baby great horned owls were just rescued after their nest was destroyed. Luckily for them, someone is ready to help these birds get back to the wild. Someone&#8230; wearing a bird mask! Who are they? And more importantly&#8230; WHY are they wearing a mask?! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to Congress of the Birds for sharing this amazing wildlife story. You can follow their socials at: @congress.of.the.birds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Congress of the Birds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1037\" height=\"1079\" data-id=\"605348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-06-09-093834.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-06-09-093834.png 1037w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-06-09-093834-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-06-09-093834-984x1024.png 984w, 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When they need help, it takes a specialized team to rehabilitate them properly. And that\u2019s where Congress of the Birds swoops in to save the day.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Congress of the Birds is a wildlife rehabilitation center based in Rhode Island, and the staff and volunteers who work there will do anything to help a bird in need. In fact, these avian experts are using their skills to save over 1000 feathered patients a year!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And the best part? When the sick or injured birds have fully recovered, they return to nature to live the wild lives they deserve. All thanks to the amazing work done by the team at Congress of the Birds.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baby great horned owls were just rescued after their nest was destroyed. Luckily for them, someone is ready to help these birds get back to the wild. Someone&#8230; wearing a bird mask! Who are they? And more importantly&#8230; WHY are they wearing a mask?! 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