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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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Amazing Shrinking Owl (video-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net)

submitted 11 months ago by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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Fun little video. Curious to see how video links are being handled across apps.

From World Bird Sanctuary

Trevor, the Eurasian eagle owl, became very alert when he realized a staff member had come into his area. Birds can adjust the position of their feathers, and this is one of the best ways to understand what a bird is thinking. Reading bird body language is very important to help keep our birds comfortable and happy. Trevor went from very relaxed to very alert when an unexpected person appeared. Alert does not necessarily mean upset though. Trevor begins hooting at the end of the video because it is one of his favorite trainers.

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[–] anon6789 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Eh, just shows up as a link with no thumbnail in Summit and Boost.

Worse on the web I think.

Boo. 🫤

[–] Whitebrow 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Works in voyager

[–] anon6789 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It does. Rather nicely in fact! I haven't checked on Voyager in a bit, so thanks for the heads up.

Part of me wants video content to show quick things like this, but another part of me is glad video content is clunky. I don't want posts everywhere that are just a video clip. We already have YouTube, and it seems lazy like just posting a link to an article with nothing new added.

[–] Mbourgon 3 points 11 months ago

2 second clip. Probably less bandwidth than an equivalent animated gif, so I think you’re good. That was cool!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wow it’s amazing how owls can appear to completely change shape

[–] anon6789 4 points 11 months ago

I wonder what it feels like to have muscle control like that.

It probably wouldn't look as impressive to raise my arm and leg hair like that though! 😔

[–] FuglyDuck 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So, startled but then realized it was treat time?

[–] anon6789 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It does sounds like when a pet knows you're about to walk through the door. So not necessarily food coming, but something positive anyway. 😁

[–] FuglyDuck 2 points 11 months ago

Either they bring the treats or they give the best scritches. Quite probably both.