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US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now
International Wildlife Rescues: RescueShelter.com
Australia Rescue Help: WIRES
Germany-Austria-Switzerland-Italy Wild Bird Rescue: wildvogelhilfe.org
If you find an injured owl:
Note your exact location so the owl can be released back where it came from. Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist to get correct advice and immediate assistance.
Minimize stress for the owl. If you can catch it, toss a towel or sweater over it and get it in a cardboard box or pet carrier. It should have room to be comfortable but not so much it can panic and injure itself. If you can’t catch it, keep people and animals away until help can come.
Do not give food or water! If you feed them the wrong thing or give them water improperly, you can accidentally kill them. It can also cause problems if they require anesthesia once help arrives, complicating procedures and costing valuable time.
If it is a baby owl, and it looks safe and uninjured, leave it be. Time on the ground is part of their growing up. They can fly to some extent and climb trees. If animals or people are nearby, put it up on a branch so it’s safe. If it’s injured, follow the above advice.
For more detailed help, see the OwlPages Rescue page.
Community Rules:
Posts must be about owls. Especially appreciated are photographs (not AI) and scientific content, but artwork, articles, news stories, personal experiences and more are welcome too.
Be kind. If a post or comment bothers you, or strikes you as offensive in any way, please report it and moderators will take appropriate action.
AI is discouraged. If you feel strongly that the community would benefit from a post that involves AI you may submit it, but it might be removed if the moderators feel that it is low-effort or irrelevant.
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From Ed Saternus
Bubo and Owlthena
My front yard owls... During the day, they chill in their perfectly sized burrowing owl bunker across the street... I was in my back lanai when I heard an eagle nearby. I looked up, and it was coming in low, heading for my front yard. I ran across the house, and out the front door, and the eagle had just passed right over the owls.
I'm already worried about this years owlets, and we don't even have eggs yet...
Cape Coral, Florida
After the other comment, this is a Total Recall reference, yes? 😄
I was thinking about Mallrats this time around. First idea was to stick a sailboat in the middle but that would take more to set up. After crossing my eyes on the original image, I decided that I liked the fused creature more so put this together instead.
Ahh, now I see it's a crossed over image! I thought you had dropped in an owl from another photo and it was facing more directly at the camera.
I have so much trouble with those seeing eye pictures. I could never get it as a kid when they came out. I've tried it a few times over the years, got it for one day, and then lost it again. It feels like one of my greatest failures. Damn pictures!
Nice hooters
