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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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A Pair of Pygmies (lemmy.world)

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From Paul Bannick

Northern Pygmy-Owl Fledglings (Glaucidiunm gnoma)

Two fledgling Pygmy Owls roost together moments hours after leaving their nest. Pygmy-Owls are among the few owls that can fly from the nest, but even they often end upon the ground during their first weeks and must climb leaning trees to safety.

As we reduce fuel loads to help control forest fires, we must retain standing dead trees for nests and learning trees and snags for young flightless owls to use to get themselves off of the dangerous ground.

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[–] anon6789 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If the back of the heads look a bit funny at this angle, those are the "false eyes" known as ocelli.

A number of birds have them. You can read about them here in this Audubon article.