In this photo provided by the Best Friends Animal Society, a great horned owl flies to freedom after surgery at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, May 1, 2026. (Molly Wald/Best Friends Animal Society via AP)
In this photo provided by the Best Friends Animal Society, a great horned owl wakes up from anesthesia in an aviary at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, May 1, 2026. (Molly Wald/Best Friends Animal Society via AP)
In this photo provided by the Best Friends Animal Society, the Wild Friends team performs surgery on a great horned owl at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary’s clinic on May 1, 2026, in Kanab, Utah. (Molly Wald/Best Friends Animal Society via AP)
An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal.
The great horned owl somehow made his way into the truck-mounted mixer in late October and was discovered by workers pouring concrete at a resort construction site. Lucky for him, a series of people gave a hoot about his predicament.
