We recently had a feature on why are many Barn Owls white, and the story mentioned some are much more red/brown, so I found this one to share.
From Jaguar Rescue Center
Whooo is this?
Last week, this little barn owl needed our help. He was found in the middle of a road in Limón, and the people who found him reported that he was hopping around but struggling to fly.
Thanks to our X-ray machine, our vets discovered a fracture in his right shoulder. They bandaged the wing to prevent further damage and to aid recovery. In addition to his injured wing, he was also skinny and dehydrated, so we provided him with fluids, and he has been eating through a feeding tube.
He is currently in quarantine at our hospital, where he will stay until he regains full mobility in his wing. Afterward, he'll move to our rehabilitation area, where we'll monitor how well he can fly.
We will keep you updated on his rehabilitation progress. In the meantime, remember that you can make an impact on the rehabilitation of animals like this barn owl by donating.
We still generally have a person or 2 we do like to see, even if not all the time.
Most of these owls though understand another raptor as something that could cause one or both of them to starve or be without a safe shelter.
I haven't seen too much specifics on owl relationships, but it sounds more of a truce to achieve a common goal than a friendship/romance. Most don't seem to spend much time close together unless they're actively nesting, otherwise they have too many competing goals.
Somehow relieving to know that owls may also make their relationships more complicated than they need to be.