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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 Hawks Aloft

Bubba and his Babies! We celebrate our avian foster parents, like Bubba, who take on the hard task of raising orphans, like the three Great Horned Owlets that arrived within the last three weeks.

Bubba feeds his charges, nuzzles them, guards them and ensures that they grow up knowing that they are OWLS. But, he is only programmed to deliver whole mice, so Amelia Thompson, our senior rehabilitator, has to hand feed in the first few days when they need chopped food.

Of the three, the oldest owlet has taken its first short flight and is perched next to Dad. Our female, Dulcita, watches over their brood from above. We are so fortunate to have foster parents in our avian ambassador program.

Thank you @Ethan Thompson for these photos.

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[–] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

You've nailed the vibe! 😄

[–] You@feddit.org 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

only programmed to deliver whole mice

He simply is no cheapskate!

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

He wants the kids to enjoy natural, unprocessed food. No nuggets for these kids!

[–] sxan@midwest.social 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think the idea is that mom (or, maybe a fully wild dad?) would regurgitate or tear off baby-sized pieces.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Pappa owls typically just do the hunting so far as I've seen. Momma can't really leave the babies, so the male will bring stuff to the nest and put some caches of food in nearby trees if the mom needs to quick grab something without losing sight of the nest.

Momma then pulls off some bits for the first few weeks until the babies can start eating whole prey.