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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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submitted 3 months ago by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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From Chuck LeMay

I went looking for an Owl this morning and it found me. I'm walking down a path in Hadley and got hit in the top back of the head. I thought something fell out of the tree but didn't see or hear anything hit the ground. I started walking again and felt something brush against my left cheek, then l saw the Owl flying in front of me. It flew into a tree with too much brush between us for me to get a good picture. Within seconds it flew about 50 feet and attacked another Owl. Both flew away and tracked one of them down and it eventually sat on a railing and posed for me.

This is a first for me and fortunately there was no blood on my head just a scratch. The brush against my face was from the wing of the owl.

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[–] anon6789 13 points 3 months ago

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

nice feet pic, should start an owlnlyfans

[–] anon6789 2 points 3 months ago

I'd imagine those talons would keep most from getting too fresh with their toes. Those things are definitely capable of leaving a mark! 😶

On a serious note though, owls have absolutely tremendous grip strength, and I wish there was a way to get that on video. The big owls have feet that clamp tighter than most non-wolf type dogs.