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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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They will freak you out and catch you by surprise, especially if you're expecting the stereotypical for the US "hoot" sound. Some like the Barn sound right out of a horror movie. Owls have been scaring the crap out of humans at night since caveman days!
I did a post on owls vs crows a little while ago that you may enjoy.
I'm glad you didn't unload on the forest! I've met some people that probably would have over the years! 😒
WOW! I did not know they were arch enemies. Was questioning my memory as to whether it was crows after that poor dude, but there's not much else around here that would gang up on an obviously larger owl. And your information seals the deal.
Not going to pretend I know the difference in crows, corvids, whatever. They're big and black, fly together in packs of 6-8, and talk a lot amongst themselves.
Been meaning to go out in the morning and try to make some friends. :)
I had a corvid standoff in my yard this weekend. I've been feeding the bluejays for three last 3 years and the crows have finally caught in there's free peanuts to be had. The jays aren't keen to share though.
Corvids are mainly the blackbirds, crows, ravens, jackdaws, but bluejays are corvids too.
LOL, mom taught me to hate Bluejays. They pulled the babies out our bird house and dumped 'em on the ground. Bastards.
Always said I don't care for birds. Meanwhile, looking through my childhood stuff: "Huh, forgot I collected owl figurines."
And my most treasured childhood possessions are a crystal Lalique pheasant and a glass Robin. And the bird I was given, custom blown at a glass factory. LOL, kept them in my gun safe for a while because I'm terrified of losing them to accident!
Also, hummingbird feeders at home and camp. Roll my own hummingbird food and learning to roll my own suet for woodpeckers after seeing that Pileated dude. And I sewed a custom hummingbird patch on my best camp hat. Thought about a tattoo. (That or a Dragonfly. Love me some insectivores.)
Bird food is mainly sunflower seeds. Love to catch a Redbird out the window. Had a mated pair the last two years!
Toughest guy I know, doesn't give a shit about much of anything, will go on and on about the birds he's attracted to his back yard. LOL, tough outside, nougaty center.
But yeah, I don't really care for birds much. 🤷🏻♂️
Blue Jays get a bad reputation. I think mine are more polite and respectful to other birds than most of the finches and sparrows and robins are with each other. They have a ton of personality too. I tell them apart by their behaviors.
Birds are really captivating creatures. They come in all shapes and colors, make sometimes pretty noises, and they're dinosaurs! What more could you want?