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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.
"Through the lens, I found this majestic owl - its piercing black eyes reflecting both mystery and wisdom. A perfect reminder that nature is always camera-ready, waiting to tell its story."
This is either a Barred Eagle Owl or Spotted Eagle Owl juvenile.
Sometimes I can't believe we share a planet with these amazing beings.
As many owl pics as I look at, I still had to spend time researching if this was real! 😄
There are so many amazing creatures in this world.
That's clearly a wild muppet
Waka waka!
If I saw this thing peering out from the shadow at night...
I'm undecided if the white makes it more or less spooky.
Uh-oh, airplane ears. Does it mean the same for owls?
Scrolling through photos, keeping them flat seems to be the default setting. Not too many photos had them up.
They just like to be contrary.
No I think for owls it’s just haute coture.
I think.
I want to give them a hug so bad
Wear gloves! 😅
Is this color pattern typical? So much white with darker brown?
Some species change color as their adult plumage comes in. This one is at that awkward middle phase of that. There's an adult in one if the other replies that is significantly darker in most places.
you know what, every once in a while i get to thinking owls are cool and then what the hell is that
This one is too freaky?
Here, have one of these.
aaaa stay away
They're all so silly! 🥰
Whoa!
Aliens exist! 👽
I believe! 🦉