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If you find an injured owl:

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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.

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WINNER: Morepork 64-34 - Owl of the Year Round 18 - Milky Eagle vs Morepork (Giant Eagle Owl vs Ruru if you're vegan) (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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We have a duo of strangely named and atypical looking owls for you here. They're both the largest native owls of their respective homelands - the Milky because it is huge, and the Morepork because... default...it's the only native owl.

Milky is big, pale, with sad eyes and unique pink eyelids. Morepork is small, a deep brown, and a skinny hawk owl head that makes those eyes look a little bit crazy.

Which kind of unique are you? They're both really special, but which charms your inner freaky side the most? Upvote your pick below!

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[–] anon6789 3 points 1 month ago

Morepork is somewhat quietly building a solid mass of support. It may end up being the dark horse of the tournament if it keeps it up.