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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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Incredible birds aren't they, thanks for adding so much context & info to my comment!
Most birds I just don't find very interesting... But corvids, parrots and owls are amazing. Also hawks are pretty damn cool.
One of my life goals is to befriend a crow. My dad has a regular magpie pair who cheekily visit his garden so maybe I can befriend them
I think birds get written off since many are so present in our daily life that they just become part of the scenery and it can be hard to tell one individual from another so they feel interchangable.
Raptors and corvids are easy to get into, with their large size, intelligence, and impressive physical features.
I've befriended an ever growing group of bluejays at my house. I gave one a peanut one day for fun, and now I'm to to around 7 that keep an eye out for me and will call me to get my attention. A pair of cardinals had started watching the jays get fed and have gotten into copying their behavior as well.
I can't tell them apart visually, they don't really sit still long, but I can tell who's who by how they approach and their individual risk tolerances and how they treat the other jays. They've been a real please to observe and fire us to get to know each other. I miss them greatly now that I'm doing in person work again.
I had always wanted to befriend a crow as well, but seeing how much food these little birds can eat had be scared of picking up the food bill for a pack of crows!
I'm glad this guy could get your attention today. If you're new here, you can check out my Owl-natomy posts or my recent bird banding writeup if you want a deeperb dive into the biology and study of raptors. Mainly owls of course, but I'll include some hawks and vultures some times with event photos or they're in dinner if the scientific papers I'll link for anyone that wants the full data. There's one for predator/prey chase techniques for example.
I stay away from the meme post stuff myself, and try to add knowledge and places you can go see birds in person. I posted the 50 States of Owls so people in each state could go see raptors in person. One person says they had signed up to the volunteer class for one of them even! I enjoy learning, and you guys asking things gives me guys directions to share knowledge to you and me. I've been learning a lot these last few months doing all these posts. I hope you stick around!
Yeah that's a really good point about them being overlooked due to being so prevalent in our world.
I've subscribed 😁 just had a good laugh at the Magpie God
Glad to have you with us!
Even if you don't follow along too closely, I still try to give you a neat bird or 2 a day to look forward to. I just try to make this a positive place where you can learn if you want, it just look at some cool birds.
You're doing an amazing job, people like you are what makes lemmy such an awesome place to spend time. Thank you!
Stop, you embarrass me! 😅
I'm just glad everyone is having fun!