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For owls that are superb.

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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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Sylvartas to c/superbowl
 

This lil guy didn't get to fly but he was very cute

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[–] Sylvartas 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah I love how eagle owls look. Magnificent little fellas

I learned a lot of things about raptors behavior, how they are heavily affected by their past experiences with humans, all of them have their own personalities, like some of them actually respond to flattery or praises, etc. I was a little surprised to learn that most birds of prey won't fly if they don't need to hunt for their survival because I never really thought about it but it makes a lot of sense, especially for predatory birds.

[–] anon6789 4 points 7 months ago

Conservation of calories has been one of the greatest things to changing my appreciation of birds in general. We all know we need to eat to live, but birds need about 1/3 of they're weight in food a day to stay healthy. Every flight is the equivalent to us doing an all out sprint, and every flight that doesn't leave them with more calories taken in than they put into the attempt leaves them in a worse situation. Too many misses and they may not have the energy to make another. It really changed my perspective on a lot of animal activity thinking about it that way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ever heard the joke that if people could fly we wouldn’t do it because we’d consider it exercise? I guess owls feel the same ;)

[–] Sylvartas 3 points 7 months ago

I did not 😄 but as a lazy person that's why it instantly made sense when they told me