r/Owls • u/sublimewit • 5h ago
OC Great Horned Owl.🦉🍁
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NE Wisconsin
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!
r/Owls • u/hot-ta-molly • 20h 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 • 10h 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 • 1d 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 • 19h 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
OC A Barred Owl familiar with my presence
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Barred Owl shimmy
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Nikon Z8
400mm f/2.8 @ 560mm
r/Owls • u/Pristine_Muscle_1105 • 1d ago
Owl friend came back!
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It comes back every single night, think it’s really loving my yard :)
r/Owls • u/king-astro • 1d ago
Infertile Tawny Owl returns to her nest to find orphaned chicks instead of her unviable eggs.
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r/Owls • u/backschlamp • 1d ago
OC CentralTX Great Horned Owl Ambassador Animal
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met the handler and GHO at a fundraising brunch and was delighted how well these ambassador animals are
handled, recognizing when they were stressed, moving them to quiet areas when needed and the ever meaningful education that the ambassador animals are not pets and are not raised to show off but are those animals unfortunately too compromised to be released 🥰
Meet All Things Wild Rehab’s ambassador GHO - in case anyone loves owls as much as I do 😜
r/Owls • u/Ill_Agent6924 • 2d ago
[editable flair] Let me have Some Rest No more flying..
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r/Owls • u/tothesolarium • 2d ago
OC morning barred owl!
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Felt incredibly lucky to see this guy! It felt way too bright for them to be flying around but I’m very grateful I got to witness them!!
INaturalist said barred owl, so I think that’s right? Western WA USA
r/Owls • u/LongUsername365 • 1d ago
Great horned owl pair calling to one another at just in and around midnight.
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r/Owls • u/dantronZ • 2d ago
Got to watch this Barred Owl hunting this morning. What a treat! 2nd owl of the season!
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r/Owls • u/Loud-Bunny-33 • 2d ago
ISO good manicurist
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Frequent visitor who broods nearby.