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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.

For more detailed help, see the OwlPages Rescue page.

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From DP Nature and Wildlife Photography

Brown Fish Owl.. Excellent at hiding due to its camouflaging ability.. If you see close enough you will see that it is cleaning it's second eye' lens using its nictitating membrane..

Photographed in the Himalayan Jungles at Sattal, Uttarakhand - India

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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It was a Sour Tootsie-Pop.

Turnabout's a bitch — eh, Ol' Swivel-head?

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Hah!

The world may never know.... 😅

[–] espentan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I read that as Viking Owl, and I felt it made sense.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

LOL now I see it too.

[–] BillSchofield@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

"She mistook the drowsy eye alcohol warning for a winking eye alcohol suggestion." 😉😁