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A rare Barn Owl, endemic and the name derived from Minahassa Peninsula.
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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.
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Masked owls never fail to make me think of Wan Shi Tong from Avatar The Last Airbender. (probably because he is a giant masked owl)
"He who knows 10,000 things."
i think the masked owls have sterner expressions than their counterparts, so they always have a cold gaze. i love them very much.
thank you for sharing such a rare guy! =D
I wouldn't say there are a ton of famous owls in media, but the ones that are there all feel pretty memorable from their visual impact and they tend to be great helpers to our heroes.
The bay owls have what I feel is the most unnerving look, but they are pretty tiny, so that takes away some of their visual power if you have a sense of scale. 😁
Here is one with its typical expression, and also the scrunchy face like the owl in the main post.
ahhhhh I see! so the scrunchy face is meant to ward others off?
thats a very cool trait!
They will tend to scrunch and elongate when they're trying to hide. Since their eyes are pretty big, closing them most of the way makes that feature stand out less.
They go big when they're standing their ground. They've already been spotted, so now they want to look like the biggest, toughest owl possible.
Here's the classic White Faced Scops video showing the little owl's reactions to an owl slightly larger than itself and one much larger.
Birds usually don't want to fight. There's too much chance for anyone involved to get hurt and be left unable to fly and be unable to get food or stay safe. They want to either stay hidden or have the other party back off before anyone actually gets too physical.
You will see small birds drive off larger, more aggressive birds due to this. Usually the larger bird will just move on if it doesn't need a meal at that moment.