I hope this is allowed!

On my way to a wildlife refuge for a photography trip, I spotted this great horned owl sitting in the grass right by the road this morning around quarter 'til 8AM. This was my first sighting of one and I snapped a few photos, this being one of them. As I watched it, the thought of it possibly being sick or injured crossed my mind bc it stayed in that same spot the whole 5-10 minutes I was there. I was also able to sneak around and get within 20-30 feet of it (without approaching it directly, of course) but it appeared otherwise completely healthy with it's feathers in tact. With that, I just figured it was sleeping and didn't want to get any closer out of concern I would disturb/spook it. The weirder thing is that on my way back home around 12PM, I kept my eye out as I was driving and the owl was not where it was before or in the area at all. I would just drive back up there to check but this area is over an hour away and I don't have the gas to make it there and back today. This raises the question bc I am genuinely worrying. For those who are more knowledgeable on the signs of a sick/hurt GHO, was it in need of rehab or was it simply resting, maybe taking in some early morning sun before finding a tree to call it a day in? If it is in need, is it too late and too far away to call a wildlife rehabilitator? I would feel so so crappy if I spent time with a hurt owl and didn't do anything to help but I need to know for sure.

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GHO giving me the stink eye

Successful hunt for this barred owl

Hi reddit,

Yesterday we noticed an owl that seemed to be injured on our neighbor's property. It was hopping around, saw it in the same place twice over the course of a couple hours. Somehow overnight it got down to our property, a couple hundred yards away, and has been in one of our trees all day. It's a great horned owl, and has been making mewing/screeching sounds quite frequently in the morning and evening hours. Its wing is visibly deformed and has been sitting in the same place all day. I contacted Game and Fish (Wyoming, USA) immediately, and today when I spoke with them they said they would likely come out and dispatch the owl tomorrow if it's still there. I love these birds and hate to see that happen. I thought the bird could possibly be captured, rehabilitated, and used for educational purposes if it can't recover. Any ideas what to do?

Edit/update:

Game and fish came out this morning and tried to reach it with a ladder and net, unfortunately they were unable to reach it as it had hopped higher in the tree. They said to keep an eye on it and let them know if it comes down again. I was having the thought of putting some meat out on the ground to try to entice it down, thoughts? Would the other scavengers (crows, magpies, etc) be a deterrent? Or should I just stay clear completely? How long can it last up there without food?

Eastern Screech owl the other evening in Wisconsin.

And it already occupied!!! Texas residential woodland area, and it’s about 15’ high. I think they are eastern screech owls, my best guess. There are two! The entrance size is about 5”.

Apologize for the terrible quality, it’s through a window, and I don’t wanna bother it!! Enjoy!

NE Wisconsin

As a young boy in Virginia it was always my job to clean out the barns. Unfortunately this one little building was the site of like MULTIPLE barn owls that’d nest in the area. Since they’re so territorial of outside forces the second i would walk in they would stare, and if i got close for a second it’d activate a chain reaction of like 3 barn owls flying towards me (keep in mind these things terrify me i don’t like their black doll eyes). Anyways since then if i see a barn owl i legit hide in fear that they’ll unleash their hell screech and poke out my eyes or something.

 Scanning the tree lines at night about 100 yards away with a very bright head lamp, I noticed a sizable pair of orange eyes up at about 40feet in a tree staring back at me. Searching google, the only pictures that I can find that would match the eyes are that of the Eurasian Eagle-owl staring at you. Even though Google says NO, is it possible that they are in south eastern Ontario? If not, what else could it be?

NE Wisconsin