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US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now

International Wildlife Rescues: RescueShelter.com

Australia Rescue Help: WIRES

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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 Nature's Edge Wildlife and Reptile Rescue

Imagine it: you're walking through the woods at night, the moon barely peeking through the trees. Suddenly, you hear a blood-curdling scream that freezes you in your tracks. Your heart pounds. You spin around, calling out-"Hello? Are you okay? Do you need help? Should I be running away right now?"

Then, your eyes catch a glimpse of the source: a tiny, fluffy creature on the forest floor. You cautiously approach, expecting a helpless victim, only to realize...it's an owl. A baby owl. You reach down to help, thinking, "Aw, poor thing must be scared."

But instead of gratitude, it hits you with the most unholy hiss-scream-shriek combination you've ever heard. "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" You stumble back, convinced you've just met the spawn of a banshee and a velociraptor.

And so, Nature's Edge welcomes its newest resident: a baby barn owl. Tiny, adorable, and filled with inexplicable rage. Which really makes you wonder... where did they live before we started building barns? Caves? Hollow trees? Or did they just wander the wilderness, hissing at everything in their path like little feathery gremlins?

Either way, we're thrilled to have this pint-sized terror under our care. Just don't make direct eye contact... it seems to take that very personally.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

from the category "pictures you can hear" 😂

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did you check out the video link?

I love how the face and sound seem so mismatched.

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

just now. this is exactly what i expect. granted, i know how barn owls sound because i'm a huge nerd.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Dang, I should have swapped the audio with a boing sound effect...

I'll get you next time! 😝