The Snow-Owl's Drift

So I ask again: Is it asking too much of the human
imagination to think that a snowy owl that experiences pain on flying knows
it’s in deep trouble? If the answer to that is no, then this: Is it not
possible for an owl in trouble to deliberately make its way to a place where
humans couldn’t fail to find it, and wait for help? If the anecdotes cited
in my last post are to be believed, this