For owls that are superb.
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.
Ooo another beautiful Barred Owl sighting!
It blends in so well with that tree behind it. You got a real nice photo there.
He’s almost intentionally got shagbark hickory flavored feather on him!
That shagbark is a nifty looking tree!
I can't find it now, but I think I talked some about how owls look like they know what trees they should be sitting in. May have been this video?
Owls have been around for I want to say 65 million years, so through trial and error, the thought is they've learned which trees do work best for them, so there probably is learned/instinctive knowledge, at least to some extent. They wouldn't be around if they hadn't learned some effective means of blending in, so it only makes sense. Just because it's an owl doesn't mean it's some bird-brain! 😀
He's beautiful!
He came to wish you a happy cake day
