Photo by Summer Beeler
First time seeing a Barred Owlet!! Definitely an adorable little ball of fluff!!
The face reminds me of my dog begging for some reason.
I bet they want all their floof ruffled.
No, no, don’t ruin my fantasy.
I won’t ruin it. Just, uh, be careful.
It’s definitely a fantasy to entertain from a safe distance,
It’s small enough it shouldn’t cause any life altering injury… I say it’s worth a shot…
Angry Mama and Papa Owl swooping silently with beak and talons engaged disagree. Mama’s like, “I will feed your eyeballs to my son.” Dad says, “And your ears.”
The parents should still be feeding it occasionally until its hunting is up to par, so it is probably just chilling waiting for treats also.
Reminder not to “rescue” baby birds whose parents will continue to feed them. If it’s not fledged and really fell, you can try putting it in an open box in the nearest tree to make it easier and safer from predators. But flying down is naturally easier than flying up, so the parents expect this stage and continue to take care of them, catching food for them and bringing them to food sources to start feeding themselves.
Very good tips! I’ll have to save an infographic next time I come across one and get it stuck on the sidebar since the search is still meh.
Here’s a link from the International Owl Center that has advice and a list of US rehabber contacts. They must still be working on the “inter” part of the name! 😁
If you ever do move an owl for whatever reason, mark where you found it so they can try to locate the nest it fell from after they patch it up.
I see what you did there - put a bunch of cotton balls on a stick, didn’t ya?!
Gotta source pics however I can! At least it’s practical effects and not AI generated!
I get this one recommended to me sooooo much.
HOOOOT
