Photo by Swapnil Bhoskar
Mottled Wood Owl, Bhigvan, India
this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2024
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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.
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That watermark is super distracting and seems to be placed in precisely the most noticeable location possible. Feels like the photographer wanted their own name to be equally as important as the subject which ironically ended up taking away from the subject for me.
The one group I follow has been having a discussion on this recently, as some are even more excessive than this.
I can somewhat understand it, but at a certain point, you either want to share a pic publicly or you don't.
We're not a huge audience here, but that's why I pretty much only share things I can link to an original source.