r/Owls • u/Any-Alfalfa9790 • 5h ago
Nap time
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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/steakandfruit • 5h ago
OC Beautiful Barred Owl
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Sitting so pretty, he was definitely posing!! Taken on a Nikon c72 and was beyond happy with the results!
r/Owls • u/King_Honch63 • 9h ago
Eastern Screech Owl
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Went up the ladder to some wire & this little guy/girl was looking right at me.
r/Owls • u/paulf920 • 4h ago
This is not fair!
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My heart skipped a beat. I thought I finally spotted one of these beautiful creatures in the wild! I was once again denied!
r/Owls • u/kjpwnsuall15 • 21h ago
OC This GHO loves to stretch
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This is the third time I’ve seen him do this, I’ve never seen one stretch this much, tough day at work probably
r/Owls • u/YungDrag0n • 21h ago
ID request! What kind of owl is this? West Texas 🌵
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This was the best possible shot I could get (crappy iPhone camera so sorry!!) my fiance and I spotted this little cutie on our way to grab a late night treat at our corner store, we never really see owls so this was a lovely surprise! We live in west Texas, this fella was so small 🤍
Will post a video in the comments if I’m able to, I tried attaching it to this post but it won’t let me
r/Owls • u/blesandthebridges • 1d ago
Question Is having 12 native owls in one country considered a lot or not? What is typical for countries in different continents?
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r/Owls • u/earlgrayariel • 1d ago
Very surprised with how long it stayed and how close it let us get
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r/Owls • u/carlovmon • 2d ago
Caught this guy at sunset atop a tree. So majestic!
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Larry
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We recently moved into a new house and this owl has taken a liking to our basketball goal. You can see him out there a few nights a week. We have named him Larry after Larry Bird the basketball player because he’s a bird that likes sitting on the basketball goal. He’s pretty chill and us sitting on the porch about 10-15 yards away doesn’t seem to bother him. If we make a loud noise or sudden movement he’ll look at us but that’s about it. We’ve really enjoyed watching him hunt. He’ll swoop down and get something, fly into a tree, eat it, then return to the basketball goal.
r/Owls • u/W1nd_m1l • 2d ago
OC Drawing An arctic great horned owl DnD Character (to paint it also)
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r/Owls • u/Sudden-Stops • 3d ago
OC Bird Banding on Kelley’s Island.
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I stumbled upon some bird banding while visiting Kelley’s Island in Lake Erie this weekend. They caught this pretty female Saw Whet owl. All of her flight feathers fluoresced pink under the black light indicating she hatched this year. I didn’t capture of photo of this phenomenon but this website does a good job of showing what I mean. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Paired-views-of-ventral-surfaces-of-Northern-Saw-whet-Owl-wings-photographed-in_fig1_232672438
r/Owls • u/straysafe • 3d ago
Saw a Great Gray on the side of the road in Montana 😻
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Was so surprised to find myself eye to eye with an owl as we were driving in a canyon! We turned around to snag these photos before he flew off. 😻