It's hot and hard to see from inside the giant owl mask, but it's important to wear it so the rescued baby owls can someday ...

But Hiemstra questions whether the man-made materials are the best choice for the birds. He says while face masks in a coot's nest may provide a soft surface for laying eggs, the elastic bands ...

Fittingly, the nest had been built just outside an archaeological museum, atop a metal pipe jutting ... he added, if the birds become entangled in the masks’ elastic loops.