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US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now

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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.

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From Deby Dixon

Absolutely loved watching this pygmy owl as it sat on the willow branches that were covered in hoar frost. Add the mountain background and this was breathtaking.

This busy owl is killing up to 5 voles a day! I'm thinking that it probably only eats about half of one at a time so I am wondering if the owl is thinking about hibernating with its stash once it gets really cold and snowy. LOL.

One of the things that has tickled me the past couple of days has been listening to people ooh and aah over the frozen, sparkly landscape. They can't get over how beautiful this is. I smile, knowingly because there are still those days when Yellowstone is so beautiful in winter, my heart aches. It aches because I can't adequately describe the beauty and don't think I can take a photo that would truly do it justice.

On another note, I watched a pack of wolves, far away, running along ridges at sky line late this afternoon. I could not believe how many elk and deer were way up high.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That photo comes with its own choir of angels

[–] anon6789 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL 5 points 2 weeks ago
[–] anon6789 3 points 2 weeks ago

Owl of the Year finals will be posted today as soon as I can get it set up. Both matches were too close to call!