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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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[–] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Knock knock knock.

WHO’S THERE?

Knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

Who who who who who who who who who

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What's your problem, can't you see I'm building you a house!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago

Did Shawn ASK Hector to turn his apartment into a duplex, though?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Owl wants to sleep in the kitchen, bitches when my man's grubbing lunch.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

No, this is Pine Street. Elm is two blocks over.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hector's bout to get hecked.

Reminds me of a time there was a red breasted woodpecker on one of my bird feeders, and a blue jay wanted his turn. So the blue jay hopped up behind the woodpecker and pecked his leg. The woodpecker turned around like "I've been waiting all week for someone to say that!" There was gonna be a brrt sound, a distinctive hwuahahaHAha laugh and one newly hollow blue jay.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago

Lol. The Bluejay probably had it coming well before that, too. Many Bluejays are the complete assholes of the bird world.

[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Well, I mean. He does have a hammer, and it is the "morning" 🎶...

[–] CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

ok. this does look hilarious. I love that look. Reminds me of zoidberg for some reason.