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US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now

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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 4 months ago by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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From Paul Bannick

Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicotti) A Western Screech responds to the setting sun by beginning to move to the entrance of its new roost cavity. > As the first of the fall leaves hit the ground, North America's resident (non-migratory) owls, such as Pygmy-0wls, Northern Spotted, Barred, Barn, Great Horned and and Eastern Screech Owls are fully independent from their parents and attempt to move into their first home-ranges, which include everything they need to survive including roost cavities.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Beautiful. Happy roosting Mr/Ms Screech!

[–] anon6789 4 points 4 months ago

I like the rich colors on this person's photos. I feel the camera people would say they are too saturated, which is probably true, but unlike it as it looks a little different from normal.