It is an owl

[mysnakesau]

Look what I got to rescue today...poor little boobook or barking owl (not sure 100%) with a broken wing I hope the vet can fix him. Have left him with the vet. They will call me with details but unfortunately I am only authorised to rescue and provide emergency care for birds, not to look after them so I will have to hand him over. I have thought of putting in a new authority form but I don't want to be swamped with peewees and noisy parrots. Would prefer the likes of these birds or bird of prey but I wouldn't have the heart to say no to any bird, so prefer to just hand them all over to another carer.

 

[Chris1]

thats gorgeous!
it must be a great feeling being a wildlife carer, wish i had time to do it,..!!

what do u have to do to be able to care for them rather than just rescue and emergo care?

 

[jack1]

hes awesome! poor lil fella

 

[mysnakesau]

thats gorgeous!
it must be a great feeling being a wildlife carer, wish i had time to do it,..!!

what do u have to do to be able to care for them rather than just rescue and emergo care?

I am yet to find out, but I am not sure if owls come under the Birds of Prey title or not. If not, then I have done my training for birds, just haven't submitted an application for authorisation. But for birds of prey, specialist training is required.

 

[gman78]

I love owls.
Great looking birds

 

[nuthn2do]

I am yet to find out, but I am not sure if owls come under the Birds of Prey title or not. If not, then I have done my training for birds, just haven't submitted an application for authorisation. But for birds of prey, specialist training is required.

Yes mysnakes, they are raptors (birds of prey)

 

[Sock Puppet]

Maybe PM cracksinthepitch for an ID, he has a "Raptor Enthusiasts Group" set up on this site.

Beautiful animal, hope it heals up OK.

 

[shlanger]

Its a BooBook, Barking Owls tend to greyish and bigger, Boobooks are brown!

 

[shlanger]

It also seems to have some "brain damage' as one pupil is normal the other dilated. Best of luck!

 

[bongie555]

i love owls and he's a beauty....we use to live on north side of Sydney harbour and had a huge garden and at nights a family of tawny frogmouths use to use our clothesline as a perch when hunting at night. They were gorgeous and scary at the same time...

 

[mysnakesau]

It also seems to have some "brain damage' as one pupil is normal the other dilated. Best of luck!

Really I hope not. I thought that might have just been because of the flash from my camera and his other eye was in a darker spot. But the vet has my phone number so I will find out soon, I guess. And thank you for the ID. I had to look up my book. Pictures of both the owls I mentioned appear brown. But, boobook is a much cuter name

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Dont get to attached to it Kath.
But good luck.
They are beautiful birds and hopefully you will get to talk to an
experienced raptor carer in your area soon.

 

[junglepython2]

Really I hope not. I thought that might have just been because of the flash from my camera and his other eye was in a darker spot. But the vet has my phone number so I will find out soon, I guess. And thank you for the ID. I had to look up my book. Pictures of both the owls I mentioned appear brown. But, boobook is a much cuter name

Pupil response should be consensual so it wont be from the flash.

 

[mysnakesau]

Dont get to attached to it Kath.
But good luck.
They are beautiful birds and hopefully you will get to talk to an
experienced raptor carer in your area soon.

No chance of that anyway Bazza, I had to hand him over. I have since learnt that National Parks have restrictions on rescue and care ppl for raptors. Only one carer in a region is allowed, so that counts me out But FAWNA did say I can become a rescuer but only after I have done the training for them. That sux. I was called out to a tawny frogmouth which turned out to be a boobook owl. If someone mis-identifies a bird for a hawk, eagle, larger owl or whatever, how can I just walk away and leave it there just because I don't have a piece of paper to say I can take him in But this little guy is in good hands now. After a quick photo snap I took him straight down to the vet. They will have handed him over to our regional raptor rehab. volly.

 

[cracksinthepitch]

This is a double edged sword for me as its great to see wonderful people volunteering their time to help animals in need. Unfortunately with Raptors and Owls (which are not classified as Raptors according to HANZAB) the majority of these that are found on the ground or need to be rescued will die. What were the the circumstances of the rescue? This Boobook certainly looks in severe shock and suffering Brain /eye injury commonly associated with impact.
They are beautiful creatures and not many species should be on the ground unless feeding on Carrion or are Grass owls or Nightjars,other species of small raptors such as kites and kestrels and falcons drop to the ground to capture mice etc but quickly return to the sky to find a perch for safely consumption of the prey.
Keep up the great work Kath.

 

[mysnakesau]

This little fellow was found by school kids in the playground (near a large tree) with a broken wing. I am going to call in and see the vet tomorrow to find out how they got on with him. Will be sad to hear it if he has been put down, but from the comments here, it seems it may very well be the best for him Just speculating, it is quite possible he has been hit by car. The school is on the highway just outside Freddo.

 

[yeldarb]

This little fellow was found by school kids in the playground (near a large tree) with a broken wing. QUOTE]
i have been led to believe that birds of prey and owls have a silent flight when approaching prey. ounce they have had a broken wing they are no longer able to fly silently, this inhibits there ability to catch prey and feed. so i bleieve that unless this owl can be rehabilitated and be placed in permanent care for the remainder of its life , its chances of survival are very limited. i may be wrong. as i am no expert. for the owls sake i hope i am wrong.
Cheers Brad

 

[shlanger]

Yeldarb you are partialy right but mostly wrong. generaly it is only owls that have 'silent flight' this is due to the forward edges of their flight feathers being 'furry'. Diurnal birds of prey don't have sient flight! Once they heve a broken wing they are no longer able to fly silently! (or at all! as with all birds!) This certainly inhibits their ability to catch prey! (Indeed!)
Lots of Boobooks and Barn owls die in winter time due to lack of food, a sad but true fact.
Boobooks in particular are attracted into suburbia in winter, in the hope of catching flying insects around street lights. This often causes them to come into collision with motor cars,
probably what happened to this poor bird.

 

[yeldarb]

Yeldarb you are partialy right but mostly wrong. generaly it is only owls that have 'silent flight' this is due to the forward edges of their flight feathers being 'furry'. Diurnal birds of prey don't have sient flight! Once they heve a broken wing they are no longer able to fly silently! (or at all! as with all birds!) This certainly inhibits their ability to catch prey! (Indeed!)
Lots of Boobooks and Barn owls die in winter time due to lack of food, a sad but true fact.
Boobooks in particular are attracted into suburbia in winter, in the hope of catching flying insects around street lights. This often causes them to come into collision with motor cars,
probably what happened to this poor bird.

thanks Shlanger for clearing that up for me. as stated i am no expert and it is something i can recall being told years ago. but not the finer details obviousley.
Cheers Brad