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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.

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Flaco watching over New York, Christmas Day 2023 (lemmy.world)

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Photos by David Lei and Jacqueline Emery

The last time Emery and Lei saw Flaco together, they were on a friend’s rooftop on West 86th Street. With a pigeon clamped firmly in his talons, Flaco flew from a nearby water tower to a spot directly above Emery and Lei. There he lingered, closer than he’d ever been, hooting. He peered down at them between bursts of song.

“It was magical,” Emery said. “I’ll never forget that.”

She paused, too choked up to continue, then added, “He looked so peaceful and happy. We shared that moment with each other.”

Lei said, “It was almost like he was saying hello. And goodbye.”

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[–] anon6789 14 points 1 week ago

“Birds are objects of imagination because they have the ultimate free will: They can fly,” Lei said.