{"id":374163,"date":"2026-08-18T00:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/374163\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:48:10","slug":"something-good-freedom-friday-for-two-eastern-screech-owls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/374163\/","title":{"rendered":"Something Good: \u2018Freedom Friday\u2019 for two eastern screech owls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; It\u2019s time for something good! This time we\u2019re celebrating finding freedom!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">St. Francis Wildlife Association shared a video on social media celebrating its recent \u201cFreedom Friday.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More good news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The group released two eastern screech owls!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">St. Francis said the two owls arrived as nestlings after a tree fell with them inside. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"WCTV's Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787014090_771_PX3PTQMNTNEGFH7JN55RNYMTT4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>WCTV&#8217;s Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union(WCTV\/First Florida Credit Union)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">So, they were raised a St. Francis and grew from fuzzy babies to feathered birds ready to be released back into the wild.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/17\/something-good-freedom-friday-two-eastern-screech-owls\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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