For owls that are superb.
US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now
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Australia Rescue Help: WIRES
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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.
Which kind of owl person are you?
Do you enjoy the bold statement of a fancy pair of tufts?
Or perhaps the aerodynamic, understated look of a smooth, round head?
For me, I'm mostly an Owl of the Above, but some can start to look a little bit like one of the Grey aliens without the tufts. The Snowy Owl is my big exception to that.
I like big tufts and I cannot lie
This is the type of comment this group needs!
Tufts > no tufts
This is mostly correct, except in the case of barn owls, which are the best owl
I feel bad because barn owls are pretty common around me, but they are the main one that gives me freaky alien vibes. It is kinda cool they have such a unique face, but it always gets me tweaked in some primal part of my brain.
The little owl (Athene noctua) is also an exception to the rule. He's just so cute!
Plus all the cool cultural/historical significance
Oh, that one looks a lot like the burrowing owl.
I have seen the old Greek owl coin a bunch of times, but I don't think I knew it was a specific owl. I just looked it up, and saw they still use it on their current 1 Euro coin.
So that’s one tuft… one no-tuft
Owl of the above, obviowlsly.
Tufty owls are cuter.