Slow-Mo Barn Owl in Flight Unexpected Wilderness BBC Earth
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Date: 2020-08-24
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Greg
My wife and I live near a lake with a lot of trees. Two baby Barn Owls apparently fell out of their nest and landed in our yard. Our dog had them cornered before we intervened - the owls were screaming and the dog was barking. The owls were so young they could not fly yet. But they sure could scream! We rescued them from our dog and brought them in our house. I dropped a towel on them and they quickly calmed down. We put them in our guest bathroom behind the shower doors in the bathtub. We kept them for 2 weeks. We fed them feeder mice starting with pinkies then fuzzies. Eventually, we upgraded their diet to hoppers. Just before we let the owls go, we fed them live small adult mice. They gobbled them up. We let the owls go a few weeks ago. We thought we'd never see them again. The very next night after releasing them (to our delight) both of them returned to a tree nearest our house. They were squawking like crazy standing side by side, wing to wing. Right after sunset they return to our trees every night and start their hunting activity. Besides the palm trees, they seem to prefer the dome cover that sits on top of our fireplace. Based on the number of pellets we see every day, they're not having any problem finding something to eat. We feel very lucky that we had the opportunity to save those helpless little guys. Apparently, our home has become their home.
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My wife and I live near a lake with a lot of trees. Two baby Barn Owls apparently fell out of their nest and landed in our yard. Our dog had them cornered before we intervened - the owls were screaming and the dog was barking. The owls were so young they could not fly yet. But they sure could scream! We rescued them from our dog and brought them in our house. I dropped a towel on them and they quickly calmed down. We put them in our guest bathroom behind the shower doors in the bathtub. We kept them for 2 weeks. We fed them feeder mice starting with pinkies then fuzzies. Eventually, we upgraded their diet to hoppers. Just before we let the owls go, we fed them live small adult mice. They gobbled them up. We let the owls go a few weeks ago. We thought we'd never see them again. The very next night after releasing them (to our delight) both of them returned to a tree nearest our house. They were squawking like crazy standing side by side, wing to wing. Right after sunset they return to our trees every night and start their hunting activity. Besides the palm trees, they seem to prefer the dome cover that sits on top of our fireplace. Based on the number of pellets we see every day, they're not having any problem finding something to eat. We feel very lucky that we had the opportunity to save those helpless little guys. Apparently, our home has become their home.
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Courteney
Not to be nitpicky but it seems they've edited it so that you can hear wing flaps. Doesn't really make sense when you say they fly silently and then add in sound effects. Barn owls are very nearly completely silent when they fly which makes them such great hunters. I know it's supposed to add to the feel of the video but it's just annoying and inconsistent. Sorry for sounding like a nerd and a critic, just giving an opinion. :)
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Not to be nitpicky but it seems they've edited it so that you can hear wing flaps. Doesn't really make sense when you say they fly silently and then add in sound effects. Barn owls are very nearly completely silent when they fly which makes them such great hunters. I know it's supposed to add to the feel of the video but it's just annoying and inconsistent. Sorry for sounding like a nerd and a critic, just giving an opinion. :)
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Gary
I was lucky enough to witness a Barn Owl hunting off the Northumberland coast recently for a number of days. I sat there watching from the bay windows and then out on the beach front as it searched for prey and it was the one of the most emotional experiences of my life, they're just majestic.
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I was lucky enough to witness a Barn Owl hunting off the Northumberland coast recently for a number of days. I sat there watching from the bay windows and then out on the beach front as it searched for prey and it was the one of the most emotional experiences of my life, they're just majestic.
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Shannon
If you like owls, especially barn owls, then do me a favor and check out Guardians Of GaHoole. Have a watch and tell me how it was? Its super realistic and Im sure youll be able to tell that the moviemakers did their homework lol
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If you like owls, especially barn owls, then do me a favor and check out Guardians Of GaHoole. Have a watch and tell me how it was? Its super realistic and Im sure youll be able to tell that the moviemakers did their homework lol
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The
This video is absolutely breathtaking, I love barn owls.
Though, I wish you didn't add the wing flapping sfx, because Barn Owls fly silently.
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This video is absolutely breathtaking, I love barn owls.
Though, I wish you didn't add the wing flapping sfx, because Barn Owls fly silently.
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Colin
Quite the most beautiful bird. This year we finally had a pair breed successfully in one of our boxes. It completely made our year.
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Quite the most beautiful bird. This year we finally had a pair breed successfully in one of our boxes. It completely made our year.
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