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.
From Andres Vasquez
Selected as one of the birds of the tour, this Stygian Owl was a great surprise that was not on our radar when we started our Guatemala CT that I recently finished guiding. Such a beast!!!!
Usually the Stygian photos are taken at night with artificial lighting, giving them a demonic red-eyed look. Here though, it just looks like a normal cranky owl. ☺️
Looking at this photo again, it looks like it's got an air bender arrow on its head!
His “antennae” look electric too. Wild.
You got me picturing this:
(Took me a bit to remember the name for this device: Jacob's Ladder)
Yeah! That’s it!