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US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now
International Wildlife Rescues: RescueShelter.com
Australia Rescue Help: WIRES
Germany-Austria-Switzerland-Italy Wild Bird Rescue: wildvogelhilfe.org
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.
Community Rules:
Posts must be about owls. Especially appreciated are photographs (not AI) and scientific content, but artwork, articles, news stories, personal experiences and more are welcome too.
Be kind. If a post or comment bothers you, or strikes you as offensive in any way, please report it and moderators will take appropriate action.
AI is discouraged. If you feel strongly that the community would benefit from a post that involves AI you may submit it, but it might be removed if the moderators feel that it is low-effort or irrelevant.
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From Jen Marie
Meet Apollo, a stunning Eurasian Eagle Owl from a past photography event I did at Raptor Hallow Sanctuary. He was hatched in captivity to be an ambassador for his wild counterparts.
Eurasian eagle-owls are one of the largest owls in the world, weighing up to 9 pounds and having a wingspan up to 6 feet. They combine fast and powerful flights with shallow wing beats and long, fast glides. They also soar on updrafts, similar to that of soaring hawks.
The Lemmy community really has made me much more conscious of providing both sets of units. The ratio of non-US people I talk with here feels so much higher than anywhere else I've participated online, and if I want everyone to appreciate the grandeur of these birds, the very larger or very small especially, I shouldn't have to make anyone work extra to get that.
Most of what I grab is localized for whatever region the photographer is from, so I always try to remember to insert the other set of numbers. After I posted this one, I saw I had missed it during my post prep, and it felt especially hypocritical to have the Eurasian Eagle Owl units be only in imperial measure! 🥴
Imperial has some stupid units, but it's the only thing I can visualize for the most part, cooking and hardware being limited exceptions. It's not like anyone ever asked me what units I want to use for my entire life at any point! 😇
No, please dude, don’t take that as any sort of criticism! You’re doing awesome! I was just being snarky.
Oh no, no offense was perceived! I was just talking about how the measurements ended up as a separate comment today.