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Baby owl rescued after getting stuck between fences in Bloomington

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – A baby owl got itself into a situation that wasn't much of a hoot.

A Bloomington animal control officer responded to a call Wednesday morning about an owlet stuck in between two fences.   

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He was able to get it out of there and get it to safety up in the tree where the bird's nest is. 

Police think it might be a great horned owl, which the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources describes as "a fearless and feared bird of prey."

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