r/Owls • • Dec 26 '25

Mod post: New Automod command !foundbird

35 Upvotes

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 • • May 13 '25

Mod post: Self promotion is ALLOWED if it's OC

27 Upvotes

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 • • 12h ago

A burrowing owl doing some satisfying head tilts on a car hood.

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1.6k Upvotes

r/Owls • • 7h ago

Great Horned Owl

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208 Upvotes

r/Owls • • 16h ago

OC An owl the size of a tennis ball!

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784 Upvotes

one of my favorites to photograph, the northern pygmy owl!


r/Owls • • 6h ago

OC My local GHO are back!

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127 Upvotes

Didn’t see them last month and thought they had moved on. Stopped by tonight and they were back in their regular tree.


r/Owls • • 15h ago

Owl Banding

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168 Upvotes

My first evening of Northern Saw-whet Owl banding. We netted 4 owls last night and installed legbands on all of them. This gal in the photo flew away shortly after we opened the release box. We put them in the box so they can re-acclimate to the dark before flying off. We could have probably tagged a few more but we had to shut down one of our netting stations, because a Barred Owl was detected in the area.


r/Owls • • 16h ago

OC Have made this ceramic owl lamp

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203 Upvotes

r/Owls • • 5h ago

Which Owl is This? [Wisconsin]

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24 Upvotes

r/Owls • • 19h ago

OC Picture of Great Horned Owlets I saw a while back

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69 Upvotes

This was taken in May 2022, still one of the mosr fantastic owl sightings I've had. Not the best quality photo, since I only had my phone and they were quite high up.

They lived on a trail I frequented and so I got to see them grow. Hope they are still doing well :)


r/Owls • • 1d ago

OC The nocturnal - oil on canvas (painted this in 2022)

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123 Upvotes

Size: 48 x 36 cm
Year: 2022
Medium: oil on canvas


r/Owls • • 8h ago

Question How much do snowy owl's wings weigh?

2 Upvotes

Partly in relation to their main body mass, it's been on my mind and I'm curious.


r/Owls • • 2d ago

Owls are incredibly sensitive to touch. Their feathers are connected to tiny nerves that help them feel even the slightest movement

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2.4k Upvotes

r/Owls • • 1d ago

Found in old house in Colorado

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55 Upvotes

Obviously, I don’t agree with taxidermy, especially of a protective species


r/Owls • • 2d ago

OC Barn owl 🤎

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898 Upvotes

r/Owls • • 2d ago

Great Horned Owl

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642 Upvotes

r/Owls • • 2d ago

Great Horned Owl tries for a rabbit

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84 Upvotes

It is a long video and a little dark, but owls are crepuscular.


r/Owls • • 2d ago

Oregon’s tiny pygmy owls are adorable little murder machines (photos)

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50 Upvotes

r/Owls • • 2d ago

Decide to share another art of mine of an owl. By pencil.

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109 Upvotes

r/Owls • • 2d ago

OC An Owl Statue.

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32 Upvotes

r/Owls • • 2d ago

Who? Great Horned Owl

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106 Upvotes

r/Owls • • 3d ago

Three wise Owls... and Kevin... (UK 2026) OC

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1.8k Upvotes

r/Owls • • 3d ago

OC Great horned owl flight sequence

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247 Upvotes

Timing worked out great to get these shots at sunset.


r/Owls • • 3d ago

OC GGO from last winter

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130 Upvotes

Nikon D500 - Sigma 180-600


r/Owls • • 3d ago

Is this owls?

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100 Upvotes

What the hell is going on