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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 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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From Simon Dentremont

The story goes like this...I was lying in the mud (don't all good bird photography stories start this way?) taking pics of this owl when l realized that there was an amazing pink sunset behind me. So I relocated to a different angle, so could lie in the mud again, and get that beautiful pink sky as the background of my owl pic. Maybe my favorite owl pic this year. And yes, laundry when I got home. I also keep a towel in my SUV for just such an event.

Short-Eared Owi (In French, Hibou des Marais), Feb 2021.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wow, it really is a stunningly beautiful picture

[–] anon6789 4 points 3 months ago

I've been getting a bunch of great stuff from this photographer lately. I feel the image being mostly blurred but for the owl really does a good job highlighting how owls like the Shorties can be so camouflaged, yet so boldly patterned at the same time. The colors of the foreground and background all really work together with the owl too. Just so many wonderful things to look at in what appears a fairly simple image.

I'm glad you like it!