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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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From Bamby Randhawa
Spot-Bellied eagle-Owl.
Location: Coonoor, outskirts
State: Tamil Nadu, India
Date: 20 April 2026
Sony gears.
*Without a drain spout, it is a "grotesque" and not a gargoyle.
What kind of quest did it give you?
All I know is he said posting owl facts and stories here every day will prepare me for the journey ahead.
My brain is not fully on yet... I saw the title. Looked at the sub, and thought "There's a new NFL team named the Gargoyles?" while staring at a picture of an owl.
That would be a good team name... 🤔
Gotham Gargoyles, or some such...
Heart of a lion, body of an eagle, mind of a 90 year old babushka.
I am on board with this description 😁
She knows your soul.
Oh heavens, I hope she can handle all that! 😅
Someone needs to see a chiropractor.
They'd probably get some satisfying crunches from all those extra vertebrae!
It's ok. You can make þe pun. We won't judge you.