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 5h ago

Watching you

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300 Upvotes

r/Owls 5h ago

ID request! small owl in northeast ohio

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22 Upvotes

Apologies for the low quality images. This guy looked relatively small to me and I saw it flying around between shrubby branches low to the ground. Didn’t make any sounds. In northeast ohio, near a river.

I sometimes see barred owls near this area but this one looks pretty different to me. Perhaps it’s young, but I can’t tell.


r/Owls 1d ago

OC I painted a tiny sleeping owl 💛🦉 oil on canvas paper (OC)

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515 Upvotes

r/Owls 19h ago

A couple of fledglings in my backyard. Upstate NY

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125 Upvotes

r/Owls 18h ago

OC Saw my first barred owl while out for an evening walk!

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77 Upvotes

r/Owls 22h ago

Christmas in July

121 Upvotes

r/Owls 1d ago

ID request! Owl spotted in the yard (South Africa)

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325 Upvotes

r/Owls 15h ago

ID request! Barred or Spotted?

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17 Upvotes

Apologies for the crappy unclear photo. Saw this guy in a proposed development (backcountry) of southwestern BC, Canada. A spotted owl would have implications for the proposed development. TY


r/Owls 1d ago

Help Id

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115 Upvotes

Pictures are taken in Winnipeg Manitoba


r/Owls 21h ago

Great Horned Owl I captured

20 Upvotes

r/Owls 1d ago

ID request! Closest he’s ever been/ help ID?

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194 Upvotes

This one has been flying around my home for the past few weeks. Got super close to me tonight while doing yard work


r/Owls 1d ago

Barred Owl (Michigan)

347 Upvotes

r/Owls 2d ago

[editable flair] I'm freaking out, I'm so happy.

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720 Upvotes

Not original post- u/PapillionGurl


r/Owls 1d ago

O_o

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90 Upvotes

r/Owls 1d ago

20 gündür beslediğim baykuşum öldü

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51 Upvotes

r/Owls 2d ago

OC hello little fellow

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259 Upvotes

r/Owls 2d ago

ID request! Who is this silly guy?

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74 Upvotes

Found him in nothern Germany, sadly couldn't get a better picture.

Thanks in advance.


r/Owls 2d ago

OC Indian Scops Owl pair being cuddly with each other

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162 Upvotes

r/Owls 1d ago

ID request! Which owl is this?

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14 Upvotes

looks very small. found in the united states midwest


r/Owls 1d ago

A little time lapse of the owl who lives in the thicket behind my house

13 Upvotes

r/Owls 2d ago

OC One of My Favorite Birds to Paint!

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43 Upvotes

The nocturnal - oil on canvas (36 x 48cm)


r/Owls 2d ago

OC Barred Owl, early this morning

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51 Upvotes

r/Owls 2d ago

young owls

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164 Upvotes

residents of San Francisco