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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.
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They seem to be narrowing it down in the original thread. When I feel more sure there's a consensus, I'll add an update above and tag anyone who guessed a species.
Btw, I'm a bit disappointed that this little game of sorts isn't getting more interest here so far, but oh well. To each, their own.
Anyway, matey,
thank you for weighing in on my little steal-post. :P
Now IIRC you live near... I dunno, a forested area perhaps in which you can see and hear local owls? Is that right, and if so may I ask how many species you've come across? <3
It is a pretty tough game, to be fair! It's dinner time for a lot of the US too, so there's that.
There's one or 2 GHO in my neighborhood, but I haven't heard them lately, but it's been too cold to hang outside.
I saw a Barred on a utility pole a few weeks ago, and I heard a Screech at someone's house last year
Ooh, ooh*... now do you remember-- is it owls as well as some other animals that have various levels of (downy-to-pointy) fur / feathers that are almost magically-insulating in terms of trapping heat in times of extreme cold, but also brilliantly dispensing heat in terms of hot weather?
* frequent sound of Herman Munster's police companion in Car 54, lol.
Between their down and flight feathers, they also have contour feathers they can floof (making the "borb" shape) and they have fuzzy legs warmers too.
The YouTube rabbit hole has gotten me interested in wool mesh base layers as the latest greatest whats-old-is-new-again tech.
Brynje
I'd probably love it, but it's a bit spendy.
Ah, right.. that's right!
Eh, whilst I can appreciate the tradition and spirit-- let's resist, and resist-again upon microplastics. Bloody hell mate, it was never the way anyway, Darth Orange or NOT.
Those are the classic brand and the poly is added for durability, but they're 100% wool ones out there. I was mainly curious at first about the concept of mesh being warmer than tight knit fibers, but it makes sense in that the sweat prevention is what really keeps you warm when you're being active.