Photos by Bryce Gaudian
Fort Pierre National Grasslands in South Dakota
this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2024
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If you find an injured owl:
Note your exact location so the owl can be released back where it came from. Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist to get correct advice and immediate assistance.
Minimize stress for the owl. If you can catch it, toss a towel or sweater over it and get it in a cardboard box or pet carrier. It should have room to be comfortable but not so much it can panic and injure itself. If you can’t catch it, keep people and animals away until help can come.
Do not give food or water! If you feed them the wrong thing or give them water improperly, you can accidentally kill them. It can also cause problems if they require anesthesia once help arrives, complicating procedures and costing valuable time.
If it is a baby owl, and it looks safe and uninjured, leave it be. Time on the ground is part of their growing up. They can fly to some extent and climb trees. If animals or people are nearby, put it up on a branch so it’s safe. If it’s injured, follow the above advice.
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Ok this is my favorite lol. "What did the prairie dogs just say?? Did you see anything, dude?"
Just craning their necks to max like they can do something like, you know, FLY and go look haha
I need to see these guys in real life. In the post these pics came from, I think they said there were about 20 in the group. It'd be fun to see them running and chasing bugs and all that.
I adore the alliteration!
It's been a while since I had a good pic for one, but I knew this one required it. The little dude just looks so serene.
Oh look, sky groundhogs!
Pretty much! 😁
Now that's an owl that needs a top hat and waistcoat to complete a most dapper look. He already has the gaze down. Give him a little walking cane too.
Couldn't decide which one came out better.
I like the one without the creepy little wing-hand haha
I usually get that wherever I try to generate an owl holding something. It doesn't look too bad here but I'd rather it was like the other pic with just the wing.
The outfit overall I think is better in the hand pic though.
We are blessed this fine day.
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I use ArtBot for this kind of thing.
AI images seemed too complicated and I didnt want to register to websites and learn all kinds of programming just to make silly, one-off images.
But someone on Lemmy recommended ArtBot and I tried it with really simple prompts, and it's really easy and no sign up or anything needed. It can do a ton of stuff, but I get pretty good results with just a regular sentence or 2. Anyone thinking about image generation should give it a look.
These dudes are just the cutest!!
Couldn't agree more! This bunch just looks so regal and dignified!