Photos by Benny Ng
Nice handful of pics of one of our favorite owls.
This lead photo is a pose I don't think we've had before.
this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2024
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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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What a gorgeous creature
Why, thank you!!! ☺️
Ohhh, the owl... 😔
😂😂
My lovely BFO (* _ *)
It's got so much personality for a big owl. It's usually just the small ones that seem to capture that wide range of "emotion," I feel this really lets the Buffy capture people's attention.
I was a fan since I first learned of it, but pulling all the photos for the tournament really showed how wonderful this owl is able to be captured by the camera in a way many others aren't.
I feel that face could have gone further. Still, owl photos always appreciated.
Buffy went far for an owl most of us had never heard of. That was what I was hoping to see from everything. Buffy, Flammy, the Big F'n Owl, and Sooty all got to go from zero to hero. I look forward to showing off more of the Ketupa genus, which included Buffy, Big F'n, and 2 other fish owls, plus about a dozen that got booted from genus Bubo, the horned owls. There are also the fishing owls of genus Scotopelia, so lots more of these guys to come!
I admit, I voted for Buffy due to the name first. But cuteness worked too.
Love needn't be rationalized! The heart wants what it wants. 🥰
Why are you lookin' at me like that.. is my fly down or sometin'?
My baby! I love Buffy so much😍
Buffy really does embody "superb."
Wow what a lot of character this one has 🦉