RidingAgain Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 So my wife sat down on the sofa this morning while I was fixing breakfast and suddenly said to me... "Is that an owl?" Yep... There was an owl sitting on some shoes I have on a plastic container in our apartment. A little one, maybe 8" tall. It must have come in when we had the door open in the past few days. I managed to pick the shoe up that it was sitting on and take it outside. It didn't fly off so I found a dry broken branch and put him/her on it. But its still just sitting on it. Could it be injured? Or weak from hunger. Is there a group of animal people that I could call about it. This owl even let me pet it a couple of times. Not sure what's going on. Any help would be appreciated. I don't want to just leave it out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ay Chihuahua Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Maybe try these folks? https://www.austinwildliferescue.org/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Okay... Someone just told me about Austin Wildlife Rescue and I called them and they said bring it to them and they'll take care of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Thanks, Ay Chihuahua... That's who I was told to get hold of. Appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxagent Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Texas Parks and wildlife has this - https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/rehab/list/counties/index.phtml?county=Travis&id=227 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) Did they owl bear a sealed letter? Maybe you've been accepted to Hogwarts. Jealous! This is now the most exciting thread of the year. Keep us posted! Edited February 25, 2019 by mack_turtle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, Ay Chihuahua said: Maybe try these folks? https://www.austinwildliferescue.org/ +1 We've taken a snake to them. We donate to them regularly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamwa Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Need pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 He is probably low on blood sugar. I'd start him on a Tootsie Pop now. I hear it takes quite a few licks to get to the center. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmceuen Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, AntonioGG said: +1 We've taken a snake to them. We donate to them regularly. You can donate sneks now?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) Here's a photo... Wife got a video of me taking it outside as well. So here's what happened. On the way to the wildlife center I had it in a box and started to hear some noise from the box from its wings and nails and I suddenly relalized that I'd been hearing similar sounds coming from around my apartment for a few day. This fella must have been in my apartment since maybe Friday when I opened the patio door. But I remember thinking that it was just some paper or maybe plant leaves moving from the wind or AC. It never occured to me to look for what was making the noise. If this is the case, then it must have been dehydrated and hungry, which why it wasn't into flying off when we got it outside. Strange thing though, while I was inside getting info on what to do, my wife was outside sitting next to it stroking its head, and she said it was just sitting there in no way agitated. Anyway, the folks at the wildlife center were great and seemed to know exactly what to do. I asked if, when it was ready for release, I could come back and get it to let it go where we are, but they said that's exactly what they do and that they would prefer to do it themselves as it would give them a chance to look around at its habitat. Thanks again for the help folks... Kind of weird waking up with an owl in your living room. Bamwa... Here's a photo... Edited February 25, 2019 by RidingAgain 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinerider Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Hell of a shoe pile there bub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Handle Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 THAT'S AWESOME I LOVE OWLS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Shinerider said: Hell of a shoe pile there bub! Getting ready for Frankenbike this coming Saturday. https://frankenbike.net/frankenbike-austin-162-saturday-march-30-2019-10am-4pm-at-austin-bike-farm/ Edited February 25, 2019 by RidingAgain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentb Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, RidingAgain said: Getting ready for Frankenbike this coming Saturday. https://frankenbike.net/frankenbike-austin-162-saturday-march-30-2019-10am-4pm-at-austin-bike-farm/ You are posting from four weeks in the future. What is the future like, besides having Frankenbike still? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Oh shoot... I thought it was this month. Thanks for the heads up, I would have been setting up at Bike Farm wondering where everyone was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentb Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, RidingAgain said: Oh shoot... I thought it was this month. Thanks for the heads up, I would have been setting up at Bike Farm wondering where everyone was. I hadn't been to a frankenbike in a while, and I have a couple old MTBs to get rid of, so I'm glad you posted the link. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinerider Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Just sold two bikes at the frankenbike this past weekend at Buck's bikes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 That is an awesome story. I wonder how many people have gotten to pet a wild owl? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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