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I forgot to mention I got around to updating the community icon, banners, and we also have some helpful info added to the sidebar now as well. Be sure to check them out!
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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.
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From Gang Wang
Burrowing owl Endangered at Aruba due to loss of habitats. December 2024
The Shoco (Athene cunicularia arubensis),a sub+species of the Burrowing Owl, is Aruba's endemic owl. It has lived in Aruba for at least 1.5 million years. Development and tourism is endangering the remaining Shoco population, which was estimated at 200 breeding pairs in 2013.
The Shoco is a proud symbol of the island, with its face gracing their money, stamps, businesses, and more.
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From Eric D Olick
Another snowy post from my most recent visit. These were taken just as the sun rose.
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From Blue Ridge Wildlife Center
Our Great Horned Owl patient that came in over a month ago that required surgery to heal their fractured metacarpals (the "hand" bones of the wing) is nearing release!
The owl's surgery and healing went beautifully, and they're now reconditioning in our outdoor circular flight cage. After a bit more time to make sure they're in top condition, this bird will be ready to go back home.
Thank you to the finders and our supporters who allow us to care and provide for each patient that comes through our doors - we couldn't do this work without you!
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From Wild Action
Something hilarious on a wild weather day. Our zoo has been evacuated.. all but a few animals remain. What a wonderful hard working Team we have. Thanks to everyone and their families for making your homes available as refuge for our animal family. We love you guys! A couple of animals and Erin and myself remain. In the height of craziness.... thought would share with you some pretty epic footage of Blue,Delta, Charlie and Echo. Charlie is keeping cool with his Buddha pose. Classic! Thanks for everyone's well wishes
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From Nature House Poodří
At the end of October this year, we reported on the admission of a hermit owl (Short Eared Owl), a type of owl that we receive as a patient relatively rarely.
This owl suffered a severe traumatic injury, an open fracture of the humerus on the right wing. It was successfully operated on at the VETCENTRUM veterinary clinic in Ostrava-Poruba.
The fracture healed successfully after a few weeks and today we can state that the rehabilitation is going well, the owl is already flying in a medium-sized aviary.
At the end of winter, it will be moved to a large, rehabilitation aviary and we believe that in the spring we will return it back to the wild.
Koncem října t.r. jsme informovali o příjmu kalouse pustovky, druhu sovy, která se k nám jako pacient dostává poměrně vzácně.Tato sova utrpěla těžké traumatické zranění, otevřenou frakturu pažní kosti na pravém křídle. Byla úspěšně operována na veterinární klinice VETCENTRUM V Ostravě -Porubě, zlomenina se po několika týdnech úspěšně zhojila a dnes můžeme konstatovat, že rehabilitace probíhá úspěšně, sova už poletuje ve středně velké voliéře. Koncem zimy bude přesunutu do velké, rehabilitační a věříme, že na jaře ji vrátíme zpět do volné přírody.
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From Mindy Musick King
Sleepy Barred Owl in NW Arkansas
This is a spot deep in the woods that I pass on my daily walk. There is a tiny window through thick branches where I can see this cavity. In the late afternoon for about 10 minutes the sunlight hits it just right. A lot of things had to line up (beginning with the owl deciding to actually be there) to get this shot...4 years in the making. I felt like all my Christmases came at once.
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From Tom Vaughn
Hi all. My first post to the group (Wildlife World Photographers) Great grey owl Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA Nikon Z8 |600mm| 1/400 sec f4 Auto @1600
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/27496793
Hoo's Hoo of Coffee Drinkers
Just seen that, accurate portraying of coffee amateur ☺️
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From Charles Boas
Sunrise at'The Creek Of Onions' Barred Owl out and about at sunrise today. Thankfully he wasn't sitting on the fence, and in a more natural spot. After some editing he is very visible in the frame, in real life he was invisible.
With my camera I could see him, but with my eyes I saw nothing. He wasn't far away, I only spotted him because he flew in front of me, and landed on the branch. His camouflage is very impressive, I knew where to look, and knew he was there, but I couldn't see him without the camera... he's like a ghost.
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From Nelli Photography
Last weekend's beautiful find was a Northern Saw- Whet Owl. They look cute and cuddly, and whenever I see one, I fight the urge to hold it in my hands , but don't let their looks fool you. They are fierce fighters and skillful hunters. Look what my little friend has in his claws!
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Good morning from Kuwait!
Photography of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl with Kuwait City
The largest owl in the Middle East lives in the north and west of Kuwait, specifically between the rocky highlands of Jal Al-Zour in Barr Kazma and the crevices of Al-Shaqaya
It is called the Pharaoh Eagle Owl because it is clear that this is due to its large size, which is about the size of eagles and vultures.
I took stills from what looks to be clips of drone footage and put them in the comments.
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Got this photo from my phone from the street. He was loud, hooted every 20-30 seconds. Really cool!
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From Ali Xaidi
This owl landed within 2 meters while hunting and never cared about me being there whatsoever. Insane!
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We recently had a feature on why are many Barn Owls white, and the story mentioned some are much more red/brown, so I found this one to share.
From Jaguar Rescue Center
Whooo is this?
Last week, this little barn owl needed our help. He was found in the middle of a road in Limón, and the people who found him reported that he was hopping around but struggling to fly.
Thanks to our X-ray machine, our vets discovered a fracture in his right shoulder. They bandaged the wing to prevent further damage and to aid recovery. In addition to his injured wing, he was also skinny and dehydrated, so we provided him with fluids, and he has been eating through a feeding tube.
He is currently in quarantine at our hospital, where he will stay until he regains full mobility in his wing. Afterward, he'll move to our rehabilitation area, where we'll monitor how well he can fly.
We will keep you updated on his rehabilitation progress. In the meantime, remember that you can make an impact on the rehabilitation of animals like this barn owl by donating.
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From Keith Fitzpatrick
December 17, 2024 - This Great Horned Owl decided to stick around for a second day here in Labrador City, NL Canada. This time it was sitting on a stump in the wind and moderate snowfall.
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From World Bird Sanctuary
The resilience of raptors is truly remarkable. In late November, we received 2 birds who had been struck by vehicles and then stuck in the grills within a few days of each other. Remarkably, neither had sustained any fractures, despite being hit by objects over 2,000x their weight and moving at over 60 mph.
Eastern Screech Owl 24-690 had gotten their head stuck in the grill. They were in shock and hypothermic on admit, but after a few hours of heat and oxygen support, they had stabilized and were much more alert. They were exhibiting neurological symptoms consistent with a head injury and had some small abrasions to their feet and left wing. 690 recovered quickly and was released after just 15 days of care!
Barred Owl 24-696 had gone all the way through the grill and was in there for ~12 hours before the finders realized he was still alive and contacted us for help. 696 had a dislocation in his wrist, scattered bruising, some damage to both eyes, and neurological symptoms consistent with head trauma. The wrist was able to be popped back into place and over the next 2 weeks, the swelling and bruising over it slowly disappeared. 696s wrist remained stable as he exercised and he was successfully released after only 26 days of care!
How they were found
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From Keith Fitzpatrick
Dec 16th 2024 - A Great Horned Owl decided to make an appearance here in Labrador City, NL Canada. Not a normal visitor to Labrador especially at this time of the year. Also let me get relatively close as these were taken on a 90d with the canon 50-200mm lens.
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From The Raptor Center
This week our hospital has been tasked with the care for two beautifully elusive owls, a snowy owl and a great gray owl. These patients here inspired a solstice haik-hoo:
Hoo will delight We mourn the loss of the sun Silent flight rejoice
The Winter Solstice graces us with its quiet majesty, much like the silent flight of our nocturnal hunters. We wonder if owls welcome the winter solstice for the same reason many of us are happy to see it come and go.
In the spirit of gratitude and celebration, we find ourselves reflecting on the profound light that emanates from our incredible community of supporters as we look to brighter days ahead. Your community commitment to our cause is unwavering, especially during challenging times for our feathery friends, and why we know 50 years of saving raptors was only the beginning. With your support beneath our wings, we are elevating what it means to be a beacon of hope for the raptors in need and uncovering what the future for raptor medicine and rehabilitation has in store.
We are so happy to be sharing this journey with you. Together, let's continue to nurture and protect our majestic raptors and the world we share.
Warmest wishes on this Winter Solstice, The TRC Flock.
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From The Raptor Center
As we tally up the final patient statistics of our record breaking 50th year census, we have had a few other unique trends unfold.
In many ways, owls have been the hot topic of our hospital in 2024. For starters, we have seen a number of less common owl patients, including a Northern hawk owl (15th ever), and a barn owl (4th ever). Winter brings the elusive northern owl species south in search of food, and we have already admitted multiple great gray owls and five snowy owls in the past month alone with a long winter ahead.
"Hoo" else has stopped in?
While Northern saw-what owls are a common patient around here, this summer we responded to a damaged nest with an above-average sized brood of seven young saw-whets (average clutch size is 5-6). Six of the seven were successfully released back into the wild!
Baby raptor season in Minnesota kicked off about a month earlier than anticipated as a result of great horned owls nesting and laying eggs earlier than usual. Our first baby patients of the year took a tumble out of their nest and were able to be placed back in a new, reinforced nest within 24 hours.
Our education team gained two new permanent feathered residences this year as well. With the public's help naming them, we welcomed great horned owls Odin and Timber to our team of raptor ambassadors.
This past fall, net entanglements were on the rise. With the exception of two hawks, great horned owls and barred owls were mainly affected due to being nocturnal hunters, making the netting harder to see at night.
And lastly, the Northern hawk owl mentioned above was our 1,000th patient of the year and a barred owl was our 1,059th patient admitted which officially made this our busiest year on record.
We are excited to see what our 51st calendar year of operation has in store for us!
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From Nature's Edge
We're currently caring for a rare visitor-a flammulated owl!
These tiny owls are incredibly unique and are among North America's smallest, weighing only around 50-65 grams (our little one is 62 grams). Flammulated owls are known for their dark eyes and flame-like feather patterns, which help them blend into the forests of the western U.S. and Mexico.
Typically, flammulated owls feed on insects like moths and beetles, making them excellent insect controllers in their natural habítats. They're also nocturnal and highly migratory, but it's rare to see one this far east, so we suspect it may have been thrown off course during migration. This little one came in dehydrated with possible head trauma, so we are providing fluids, pain management, and round-the-clock monitoring.
We're excited to help this special owl recover and, hopefully, return it to the wild soon! Your support makes a huge difference in allowing us to care for unique wildlife patients like this one. Stay tuned for updates, and thank you for following her journey!
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