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Owls
Young,
on ground
If lively and uninjured, it may
have fallen from a nest or branch.
Check nearby trees for signs of
occupancy;
streaky white droppings, pellets, etc.
Lift the
bird up to as high a branch as you can reach and observe it
from a
distance.
Little Owl - these sometimes nest near the
ground in tree stumps so it
may have
wandered away from home.
If it is very wobbly and unwell, keep it
warm and quiet and take it to
a rescue
centre as soon as possible.
If it lively and undamaged, check on it
near dusk, when the parents
should
arrive to feed it.
If the parents do not visit it with food,
it must go to a rescue centre
as soon
as possible for feeding.
Standing/lying
at roadside
It may have flown into a car or
been knocked down by the side wind from a passing lorry.
Pick it
up carefully and avoid the talons.
Wrapping a small towel around the lower
body is the easiest and safest
way,
then the bird and towel can be placed in a box or cat carrier.
Keep dark and quiet and take to a rescue
centre as soon as possible as
it will
need fluids, treatment for shock and raw food with fur or feathers.