From Steve Kirby
They are the bookmarks in the chapters of our lives giving great significance to what we see.
this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2025
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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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I love when wildlife photographers are so good at their job the wildlife treats them as pare of the environment. That owl is just excited for a nice perch in the middle of a field.
I think a lot of these are ironically when there are a lot of people in the open.
The group that is always at Sax Zim Bog is typically gathered along the main highway and they wait for owls coming to scope out the clearing around the roadway.
Not being alone is somewhat a requirement, since if the person were alone, there wouldn't be anyone to take the picture of them becoming a perch!
The owls just seem curious what all the hubub is about, not knowing everyone is there for them.