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For owls that are superb.

US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now

International Wildlife Rescues: RescueShelter.com

Australia Rescue Help: WIRES

Germany-Austria-Switzerland-Italy Wild Bird Rescue: wildvogelhilfe.org

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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From Rob Julian

Snowy owl....aka the phantom of the tundra. Ontario Canada

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Such a great picture! I can't imagine capturing something like this myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You should try. Photography is a great hobby to get into and not had hard as you might imagine, if you practice a lot and learn about cameras and lighting etc.

This isn’t to take away from outstanding photography and more to be encouraging.

I spent a week in a spare room photography water droplets coming out of an IV bag and it was really fun to play around with shutter speeds, lighting, and other items to get the best shots.

It’s expensive if you start buying more things but if you did try then get a used camera body and some cheap lenses and see if you like it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I've been thinking about getting a camera. Just last night I saw a barn owl for the first time in the wild!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Nice. I’ve never seen an owl in person. Keep meaning to go to a birds of prey place near work that has owls and stuff. Fascinating birds.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 26 minutes ago* (last edited 24 minutes ago)

They are really fascinating! I volunteer at a raptor rescue so I have seen several different ones there but in the wild only barred owls and now a barn owl.

[–] anon6789 2 points 1 hour ago

You absolutely should! I was just a little more than a casual fan a couple years ago, but I started to seek them out more, and from being here I have probably over 1000 posts on owls now and I am still learning new things about them!

I also had my one on one interview today with the largest rescue in my state to become a volunteer so I can hopefully learn even more and spend more time in person with them.

[–] anon6789 1 points 3 hours ago

Congrats on the wild owl sighting!

[–] anon6789 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I just put up this post that I grabbed last night. It looks like it will hopefully be a series of posts of before and after edit wildlife pics, highlighting all that goes into getting shots like these.

While there is of course great skill involved taking the actual shot, they don't just come straight off the camera looking this great by just taking one lucky photo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That makes sense! Thanks for sharing! I love info like this.

[–] anon6789 1 points 3 hours ago

I thought it was amazing they took hundreds of photos to just get 1 or 2 good ones! That's a lot just to sort through!