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For owls that are superb.

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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From the Scottish Owl Centre

Behind the scenes pics of some of the birds on today's photo workshop with Dean Bricknell; Tony the Tawny loves these adventures into the woods; Mac the Short-eared Owl always looked ready to go-go-go; Rubi the newbie White Faced Owl and new kid Aspen the Tengmalm's (or Boreal) Owl made their workshop debuts.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As cute as these little owls are, Aegolius is from the Greek aigōlios meaning "a bird of ill omen" and funerea is from the Latin funereus, meaning "funereal." That's one heck of a dark name for this cutie pie!

Probalby from the Dark Ages where everything was like emo but not cool at all ;D

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's only a bad omen to me when I don't get to see one! 🥰

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago