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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 1 year ago by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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Photo by Wayne Geater

Stumbled upon this beautiful bird this morning. I love the coloring and the subtle speckling. Make sure you zoom in on this photo to get a good look!

This owl was discovered 2001, and was the first new bird discovered in Sri Lanka since 1868. It lives in remote rainforest, where it is the only nocturnal avian predator.

The person who finally discovered it had heard an unknown bird call and chased it for 6 years before finally finding this tiny owl.

In 2006, the population was estimated at only 80 birds. Truly rare, and I'm glad we get to see it, and hopefully it will be protected.

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[–] anon6789 3 points 1 year ago

Do you have any thoughts on the posts of these rare owls?

A lot of them don't seem to be popular, so I want see if you weren't as interested since they're unfamiliar or are they sad in that many of these might disappear in the near future, etc?

I like seeing them, since it's likely my only opportunity to ever see then, due to how remote and rare they are. I also feel closer to nature by learning about more animals that I never even knew were there and that they need to be cared about even if I'll never see one outside a photo.

How do you feel?