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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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Dusky Eagle Owl (lemmy.world)

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Another poorly studied owl of India and SE Asia.

The one interesting fact I could find was about their nesting habits. Most owls don't make their own nest, instead reusing an old home of another animal. But unlike many that nest mainly in tree cavities or rock crevices, this owl prefers used stork nests, specifically in Ficus trees. They will nest in stork nests in other trees, but there is strong preference for Ficus. Eucalyptus seems to be the second best.

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Dusky babies in a storm nest. I'm even less a botanist than an ornithologist, so don't ask me what type of tree that is! 😉

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Very long and leggy look. Looks like a knock off of Batman or a drab All Might (Owl Might?)

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Raise periscope!

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Coming in after a loooong night.

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[–] quicklime@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Superb!

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

I'm glad you like him!

I'm happy I'm still finding some new and distinct owls.

There's over 200 kinds of owl, but many of them look pretty identical, it's more of a Owl A is only found on Island X and Owl B looks pretty identical but is only found in Mountain Range Z.