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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 SteWi Photography

When Silence Has Wings

Between moss and marble, where time breathes softly, she sat—a long-eared owl, shrouded in shadow and silence.

Her eyes mostly closed, as if dreaming of old stories known only to the wind.

But in a fleeting moment—a yawn, almost like a whisper—she opened her eyes, looked at me...

As if to say, "I see you."

A moment so still, yet full of life.

Original German

Wenn Stille Flügel hat

Zwischen Moos und Marmor, dort wo die Zeit leise atmet, saß sie - eine Waldohreule, gehüllt in Schatten und Schweigen.

Die Augen meist geschlossen, als würde sie träumen von alten Geschichten, die nur der Wind kennt.

Doch in einem flüchtigen Moment - ein Gähnen, fast wie ein Flüstern - öffnete sie die Augen, blickte michan...

als wollte sie sagen: ,Ich sehe dich."

Ein Augenblick, so still und doch voller Leben.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You could perfectly fit a Dorito in that mouth

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Brilliant observation! 😂

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

*yawn*

Hey Steve. Still at it, eh? Attaboy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Did you just take a picture while I was yawning? Let me see that camera!"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Purposefully taking unflattering pictures is a simple pleasure... 😇

[–] CaliforniaSober 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I took an adults only late night cave tour where we navigated the cave using lights made of candles inside coffee cans.

I definitely let out a few "hey you guyyyyys!" during that. Very fun in a shadowy and dark cave. There was even an underground boat ride. It felt like there would never be a more appropriate moment to shout it out.