{"id":63597,"date":"2026-03-11T14:56:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=63597"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:56:43","slug":"who-do-you-call-when-an-owl-is-hanging-from-a-tree-we-will-give-you-a-hint-its-not-the-ghostbusters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/03\/11\/who-do-you-call-when-an-owl-is-hanging-from-a-tree-we-will-give-you-a-hint-its-not-the-ghostbusters\/","title":{"rendered":"Who do you call when an owl is hanging from a tree? We will give you a hint, it\u2019s not the Ghostbusters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"807f2a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n-1024x537.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63598 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #807f2a; aspect-ratio:1.9069981160685567;width:341px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n.webp 1080w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) assisted Fort Meade Fire Department, Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office (PCSO), and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) with the rescue of an entrapped owl on Monday, March 9. The owl was suspended in the air and appeared to be tangled in fishing line. Ladder 15\u2019s crew, using their ladder, walked out to the owl and helped cut it down, and then turned it over to PCSO and FWC to finish removing the filament wrapped around the wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"807f2a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #807f2a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-id=\"63602\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n-1-1024x537.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63602 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n-1-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n-1-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n-1-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650107705_1248389884144866_8154471843839230121_n-1.webp 1080w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"777931\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #777931;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-id=\"63599\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650034992_1248389900811531_738595301917657104_n-1024x537.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63599 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650034992_1248389900811531_738595301917657104_n-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650034992_1248389900811531_738595301917657104_n-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650034992_1248389900811531_738595301917657104_n-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650034992_1248389900811531_738595301917657104_n.webp 1080w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6d7f55\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6d7f55;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-id=\"63601\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/651196503_1248389914144863_2503476914263349982_n-1024x537.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63601 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/651196503_1248389914144863_2503476914263349982_n-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/651196503_1248389914144863_2503476914263349982_n-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/651196503_1248389914144863_2503476914263349982_n-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/651196503_1248389914144863_2503476914263349982_n.webp 1080w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"a2907f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a2907f;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-id=\"63600\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650666873_1248389937478194_3717591266117440331_n-1024x537.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63600 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650666873_1248389937478194_3717591266117440331_n-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650666873_1248389937478194_3717591266117440331_n-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650666873_1248389937478194_3717591266117440331_n-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/650666873_1248389937478194_3717591266117440331_n.webp 1080w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) assisted Fort Meade Fire Department, Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office (PCSO), and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) with the rescue of an entrapped owl&hellip; 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