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 Shawn Pilkington
As we were driving this Short Eared Owl landed on this rock...At first i was just taking shots and noticed the diffent colors of the sunset...So I moved slowly, opened the car door, and got my camera down by the road so I could shoot upwards to the setting sun...the multiple color sunset was really neat.
Perfect sky gradient, eyes facing forward, beautiful snowy ground. Good shot indeed.
The world has been enriched by people being able to take up photography semi casually.
I could picture myself out in the cold for days, never seeing anything like this, and this fellow just rolls up in his car and takes this out the window and drives home! 🤪