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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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Today's post is from the Owl Research Institute.

Did you know you can tell the sex of an adult Long- eared Owl by color?

Though it may be subtle to the untrained eye, Long- eared Owls display sexual color dimorphism in their plumage. The Owl Research Institute tested this using a soil color chart to score the facial disk, tarsometatarsus, and underwing coverts of adult Long- eared Owls. Overall, females were found to be darker in color than males.

Photos 3-6 show adult male and female Long-eared Owls side-by-side. Can you guess which are which? Comment your guesses below!

Read more about sexual color dimorphism in Long- eared Owls in ORI's 2016 publication titled 'Sex Differences in Long-eared Owi Plumage Coloration'.

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Amazingly superb stuff!!

But also a bit of a familiar format (not the topic tho) ... knowyourmeme.com/family-guy-skin-color-chart

I mean ... they even have about the same expression on their faces ...

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This image was the first thing I thought when I saw this post. I figured this one could get us on the front page today.