r/Owls • u/SAYSEISEI • 11h ago
Picture I got of an owl when observing her being banded
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Legal disclaimer this followed all laws and regulations and was done by a professional do not do this at home kids
r/Owls • u/owlappreciator • Dec 26 '25
Mod post: New Automod command !foundbird
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If you see a post where someone isn't sure what to do for an owl they've found, make a comment containing
!foundbird or !foundowl to get an automatic response with care instructions. Example in the comments!
Extra thanks to u/JSN79, u/Big80sHair and u/Dihydrogen-monoxyde for helping write the Automod response.
Other wildlife experts, feel free to provide feedback about the response in the comments and I can edit it if it's needed!
r/Owls • u/owlappreciator • May 13 '25
Mod post: Self promotion is ALLOWED if it's OC
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And it has always been allowed, so... please stop reporting artists sharing their cool owl-focused creations!
The main (hopefully obvious) exceptions to this are:
- Promoting products using stolen art or AI generation (not OC)
- Spamming the subreddit; posting the same creation more than once to farm engagement (posting WIPs during the process doesn't really fall under this, just posting the same thing multiple times)
- Non owls
Other than that, if you think someone's self promotion is low-quality or you just don't like it, you can always input your opinion with the downvote button.
To artists: Feel free to share the links to your websites/shops; you deserve attention for your work. Comments with links need me to manually approve them, so they might not be visible for up to a day, but you aren't breaking any rules - so go for it!
OC Two baby Great Horned Owlets
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This is one of my fave owl photos that I have taken of these adorable Great Horned Owlets. Hope you enjoy as much as I do.
r/Owls • u/Deep-tech-house • 9h ago
Great Horned Owl
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Caught him hunting sparrows at midnight, he lives right above them in the palm tree
r/Owls • u/quackinc • 20h ago
I made an owl cursor (:
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Wanted to share. Hope y'all like it! (:
r/Owls • u/justbeingpeachy11 • 8h ago
Y'all I finally get to post!
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Lived her 17 years and this is the third time seeing an owl. There was no missing their massive shadow overhead as they flew into the tree. Made my entire year.
r/Owls • u/strixjunia • 38m ago
OC My tattoo
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I loved it ! It’s my first and only tattoo. Sadly my husband hates tattoos so he hated it anyway. But I love it so much. Hoot hoot 🦉
r/Owls • u/Next-Wash-7113 • 2h ago
New owl - who dis?
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Pardon the grandbaby trying to eat my camera - but soooooo cool to come across!! I understand their heads don’t really go allll the way around but freaky neat to see!!
r/Owls • u/hot-ta-molly • 2d ago
I went to a bird event today
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Middle TN Raptor Center hosted a free event at Wild Birds Unlimited. It was amazing. I’d never been so close to an owl. It was intimidating with some of them. I also learned a lot of cool new things!
Great horned owls love to eat skunks but a skunk spray directly to the face can kill them!
1. Eastern screech owl
2. Great horned owl
3. Barred owl
At the event they also had a red tailed hawk and a kestrel.
r/Owls • u/Surfin858 • 1d ago
OC Just hanging in the eucalyptus
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Two GHOs in San Diego that I saw last week
r/Owls • u/Glad_Drawing5688 • 2d ago
they have the same attitude as a cat. they are like flying cats. just saying
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r/Owls • u/Healthy_Cod4764 • 2d ago
ID request! Is it possible to determine which Eastern Screech Owl is male and which is female?
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I know the only reliable way to tell is based on size. These are the only pictures I have of the pair next to each other, so I'm wondering if anyone can tell which is the male and which is the female? I think the red one is female and the gray one is male, but I'm not completely sure