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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.

For more detailed help, see the OwlPages Rescue page.

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From Scottish Owl Centre

'It doesn't get this warm where Siberian Eagle Owls live, so you gotta make the most of the rays! 😎

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I loved catching the hens sunbathing in their chicken sauna. There was a piece of glass that had fallen from an old window and it leaned up against the south side of a shed. The grass underneath was killed and they loved to take dust baths and then cook themselves like this

Scared the piss out of me the first time I saw the chicken laying down with its leg and wing stretched out and her head on the ground. But when I saw she was actually ok, and then another hen went in to join her I figured they knew what they were doing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

That is amazing! Animals know what they like!

I've gone on a bunch of cave tours, and I've frequently heard many caves were discovered by cows, as air coming from the openings provided them natural air conditioning!