Still, impressive he can operate a printer.
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If you find an injured owl:
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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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Sick as in ill or if he does a sick flip off the tree?
Sick owl:
Either, especially if you have video of the flip.
Additionally, what if it's time to get ill?
I think it looks a little sick. Should we all call?
I just hope he and his mom won't run afowl of customs when they try to get to Europe..
and he can't get up!
yeah most likely charwin has a plan for this cute lil fellow
Owl nuggets?
How are they supposed to know which tree?
Aren't fledglings supposed to leave the nest?
It looks like a "brancher" where it is big enough to leave the nest and do some hops, but it can't fly to really hunt anything. It still doesn't have flight feathers, as you can see it still looks fuzzy instead of feathered like this older one:
Even the one in this picture can't really fly. The one is the OP can't do anything like climb back up into the tree to keep itself safe like the one in my photo likely could, that's why placing it back up there is helpful.
It still needs its parents to provide food and safety. Even after it can fly and hunt, the parents will still keep an eye on it for a few months and basically prep it for winter and then it will finally go off and find a new home.
I think that depends on the bird, no? I know robins are supposed to learn to forage before they fly but I'm not sure about birds of prey