Snowy Owl vs. Peregrine Falcon

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  • Опубліковано 9 гру 2013
  • Remarkable footage of two Peregrine Falcons harrying Snowy Owls on a beach in New Jersey, December 2013. Filmed and narrated by Tom Johnson. See more photos and video by Tom Johnson at:
    flickr.com/bonxie88
    vimeo.com/m/user23173227
    More on these species at All About Birds:
    Snowy Owl
    www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/sn...
    Peregrine Falcon
    www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/pe...
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  • @billyandrew
    @billyandrew 3 роки тому +152

    Snow owl:
    *"Just wait 'til dark, just you wait!"*

    • @ezioauditore107
      @ezioauditore107 3 роки тому +16

      Falcon: So silent.. imma go to sleep
      *Forever Sleep*

    • @kenesuaraara8338
      @kenesuaraara8338 3 роки тому +6

      Lmao theres actually a video of that. Great horned owl attacks the nest of a peregrine and snatches all baby peregrines from its mother

    • @mnkash2007
      @mnkash2007 3 роки тому +11

      Snowy owls are actually diurnal means Active At day

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 3 роки тому +2

      @@mnkash2007
      I didn't know that, Nancy, so thank you for that information.
      Makes my comment less funny now.
      😜😂😂😂

    • @prllytrnton2396
      @prllytrnton2396 3 роки тому +1

      Snow Owl is Diurnal, Bro

  • @jaredt-f3007
    @jaredt-f3007 9 років тому +80

    I love both birds

  • @raymondquadros7142
    @raymondquadros7142 5 років тому +158

    Happy to know, that none of the Magnificent Birds were hurt or killed.

  • @ruiyaxiao8520
    @ruiyaxiao8520 9 років тому +314

    snowy owl looks like a fat flying cat.so adorable!!!!!Cutest ever!

    • @legendrexy
      @legendrexy 6 років тому +10

      it ain't called cat-head hawk for nothing.

    • @MrSlanderer
      @MrSlanderer 5 років тому +6

      Yeah, please don’t buy one to impress your friends. You’ll just get lazy and stop caring within a month...

    • @EllaTrigger
      @EllaTrigger 4 роки тому +2

      Well I do love owls but ok

    • @AlPootis
      @AlPootis 3 роки тому +1

      @@EllaTrigger I love them to.

    • @ezioauditore107
      @ezioauditore107 3 роки тому +1

      I always hate when someone compare or pair a majestic animal to a house Cat... ughhh I still love dogs than lazy Cats

  • @waywardmuse
    @waywardmuse 10 років тому +50

    I would love to see a snowy owl in the wild some day! they are so gorgeous!

  • @deboerdaan
    @deboerdaan 8 років тому +88

    beautiful birds both owl and falcons )

    • @Turtleback8024
      @Turtleback8024 3 роки тому +2

      @shut beak Close up... you will change your mind. Both birds are exquisite! Such is the nature of God spoken into existence by the Word himself... Jesus Christ.🙋🏾

    • @Kpajchathewolf07
      @Kpajchathewolf07 Рік тому

      This is an owl and not bird

    • @simonboothe3387
      @simonboothe3387 24 дні тому

      @@Kpajchathewolf07Owls ARE birds

  • @SyllvurGaming
    @SyllvurGaming 10 років тому +147

    "Eventually, when the falcon finally left to..."
    The owl took a shit.. Why is this funny to me?

    • @powerblaze2u
      @powerblaze2u 10 років тому +13

      thinks thats their impression of the middle finger

    • @jimfackler1683
      @jimfackler1683 8 років тому +9

      +Ember Waves Birds often defecate prior to flight. Especially when threatened.

    • @gonjoguaiya926
      @gonjoguaiya926 6 років тому

      i was laughing at that too. haha

    • @cintulator2
      @cintulator2 5 років тому

      Because everything that the owl does is funny!

  • @joes.2111
    @joes.2111 4 роки тому +29

    I see the snowy owl has been watching the karate kid and was ready to institute the crane kick.

  • @Cola64
    @Cola64 3 роки тому +29

    Owls thinking: just wait until that sun goes down ☠️*

    • @anderander5662
      @anderander5662 3 роки тому +1

      EXACTLY

    • @entertainer6521
      @entertainer6521 3 роки тому +1

      exactly.. this bird is ghost bird

    • @hanneskonigwinqvist4396
      @hanneskonigwinqvist4396 3 роки тому

      Should be happy the falcons didn't go in for a dive bomb instead too. 360 km/h of falcon bullet

    • @Cola64
      @Cola64 3 роки тому

      @@hanneskonigwinqvist4396 I just watch a video of a Falcon breaking a drake mallards neck with that maneuver

    • @GaisSacredCreations
      @GaisSacredCreations 3 роки тому

      Snowy owls are diurnal. They spend their summers on the Arctic Tundra when the sun does not set for six months and in winter make their way more south for food. I often see them during winter (South Eastern Canada) and they only hunt during the day and roost at night in the tall pine trees. They love perching at the top of the wooden electric poles where they have a great view of the land for any potential prey like wild turkeys, hares, rabbits, voles and the occasional racoon if it's small.

  • @cornell_lab
    @cornell_lab  5 років тому +5

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  • @tusheschannel
    @tusheschannel 8 років тому +20

    'the next day...'Snowy owl: Fucking falcons!

  • @HgHg-yp6ft
    @HgHg-yp6ft 3 роки тому +27

    Owls could wreck havoc on the other raptors nests during the night hours given a chance{proximity}.
    That might explain falcons behavior, they would not want any owls in their territory.

    • @Turtleback8024
      @Turtleback8024 3 роки тому +2

      True that.

    • @troo_6656
      @troo_6656 Рік тому

      In any other owl species, yes. But Snowy Owl isn't nocternal, they hunt at any hour and the falcon just defends itself in general because it's awake

  • @lonnieclemens8028
    @lonnieclemens8028 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for capturing and sharing this video.

  • @terrispoonemore4983
    @terrispoonemore4983 10 років тому +29

    The owls are very interesting.so amazing to watch.

  • @dakotablue52
    @dakotablue52 10 років тому +3

    Not once - but a "Twice in a Lifetime " Experience for you both. My birding companion and I, whom do regular, if not daily counts at a recovering creek in our town, were at our spot for ten minutes and saw a Red-Tailed Hawk perched nearby. We took photos and used the zoom function but did not get closer. But other visitors, unaware of this full-grown male hawk, walked their dog or strolled with their baby and the hawk was unimpressed by anyone whom passed by, garnering our admiration.

  • @jordalf3878
    @jordalf3878 10 років тому +6

    Fascinating. Another great video.

  • @MaxKingsbury
    @MaxKingsbury 10 років тому +6

    Wow, great footage!

  • @509kch
    @509kch 10 років тому +1

    Thanks for this great footage!!

  • @juanjelokodelavida
    @juanjelokodelavida 9 років тому +66

    Hedwing RUN!!

  • @-NoneOfYourBusiness
    @-NoneOfYourBusiness 7 років тому +3

    That was a GREAT footage.

  • @cafassiticul
    @cafassiticul 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing quality of image! Great work👍

  • @abbeykroeter
    @abbeykroeter 10 років тому +11

    You got to see two magnificent birds! A lot of birders travel just to get a glimpse of them.

  • @5oclockbanana412
    @5oclockbanana412 8 років тому +2

    Fantastic footage. Great job!

  • @kitkat8986
    @kitkat8986 7 років тому +5

    Legend is that they are still fighting

  • @TomMcClean
    @TomMcClean 8 років тому +7

    Amazing dream footage!

  • @Habibi1010
    @Habibi1010 3 роки тому +4

    What a beautiful owl.

  • @mosfun
    @mosfun 10 років тому +1

    stunning capture!

  • @carlallen2473
    @carlallen2473 8 років тому +20

    The owl at the end is just like "OHH FUCK are they gone....I think I'm goo- OHH FUCK"

  • @ronmann1374
    @ronmann1374 9 років тому +3

    We've had Peregrine Falcons raise young in the pipe chases at our plant in Kingsport TN, There is nothing like walking down the process and having the juveniles meet you in the alley ways.

  • @pip-will-tell-nothing9247
    @pip-will-tell-nothing9247 3 роки тому

    Wonderful filming

  • @prettyanddepressed4350
    @prettyanddepressed4350 7 років тому +136

    Lmao the owl be like "I wish yo ass would try me at night!"

    • @denisdupuis6531
      @denisdupuis6531 7 років тому +16

      Snowy Owl feed in the day as well, during the summer the Artic is daylight 7/24. Its more like see my big wings and body I am bigger and more powerful your just faster.

    • @prettyanddepressed4350
      @prettyanddepressed4350 7 років тому +2

      Denis Dupuis but they're more active and more defensive at night

    • @denisdupuis6531
      @denisdupuis6531 7 років тому +12

      Population
      Their local numbers are high when the lemming population they prey on is high and lower when the lemming population is low.
      Range
      In North America, snowy owls are found during the breeding season from the western Aleutians in Alaska to northeastern Manitoba (Churchill), northern Quebec and northern Labrador in Canada. In the winter, they can regularly be found in the northern United States. Sporadically they can be found as far south as central California as well as in Texas and Florida.
      Behavior
      Unlike most other owl species, snowy owls hunt mainly in the daytime. Snowy owls are highly nomadic and their movements are tied to the abundance of their primary prey species, lemmings. They are known to aggressively defend their nests and will attack those that disturb their nests.

    • @prettyanddepressed4350
      @prettyanddepressed4350 7 років тому

      Oh

    • @mustyfan1584
      @mustyfan1584 7 років тому +8

      Gifted rose Snowy owls are extremely powerful birds, and will even attack wolves that come to close to their ground nests. I don't think daytime phased the powerful bird too much, but it was a funny joke nonetheless :)

  • @TheBaypacker
    @TheBaypacker 10 років тому

    Great capture! Thanks :)

  • @donc2446
    @donc2446 3 роки тому +7

    So, this is more like a trading of insults than a real VS.

  • @mattadrev471
    @mattadrev471 9 років тому

    great capture!

  • @OlgaNovakauskiene
    @OlgaNovakauskiene 10 років тому +5

    Wonderful
    Thank you

  • @Kjell_H
    @Kjell_H 10 років тому +1

    Wow...as mentioned by Max K.....outstanding footage.
    Once in a lifetime experience.

  • @colssneepe3884
    @colssneepe3884 8 років тому

    whats that thing in the ocean to left of owl at .046

  • @CrazyFunnyCats
    @CrazyFunnyCats 3 роки тому

    Wow great footage!

  • @AsYourCruiseDirector
    @AsYourCruiseDirector 10 років тому +17

    Aww, poor Snowys!

  • @cj222100
    @cj222100 3 роки тому +4

    There are snowy owls in NJ!?! I seriously had no clue you could find them there, I'd always assumed they lived much farther north, maybe northern Canada, Alaska, etc
    They are my favorite bird & I would be so happy if I actually saw one one day!

    • @donaldvanvliet9039
      @donaldvanvliet9039 3 роки тому +1

      I think that was a rare sighting of an owl who got lost and strayed too far south. They do live much farther north.

    • @jessewru6425
      @jessewru6425 Рік тому

      When their food source of lemmings is too low they choose to move south temporarily for better food.

    • @mk6315
      @mk6315 7 місяців тому

      Vacation days are allowed in nature

  • @sharokhjoudi4693
    @sharokhjoudi4693 6 років тому

    Thank you very much your beautiful videos

  • @ClaudiaGuajardoYeo
    @ClaudiaGuajardoYeo 10 років тому +4

    Great video! Thanks for sharing. One question, isn't this snowy owl way South from his normal territory? It's amazing this was seen in New Jersey!

  • @samwright5653
    @samwright5653 5 років тому

    Great video

  • @smiffywildlife
    @smiffywildlife 6 років тому

    Spectacular,and fantastic quality.I wish I could have been there in person.I don't know whether you live close by,but you are so privileged if you do.Keep on filming!!!!!

  • @JA51711
    @JA51711 11 місяців тому

    Incredible how skilled and fast those falcons are! The owls are gorgeous. Glad all were okay. 🙏. Great sighting

  • @stuarth43
    @stuarth43 3 роки тому +3

    always amazes me the owl can rotate it's head so far

  • @blueskys2010
    @blueskys2010 Рік тому +1

    Owls are just beautiful, cute but deadly. A complete package

  • @nameofthepen
    @nameofthepen 10 років тому

    Great footage!

  • @sleepycobra9152
    @sleepycobra9152 7 років тому

    Very good capture

  • @shepsoful
    @shepsoful 10 років тому +4

    Beautiful birds.

  • @lizily3317
    @lizily3317 3 роки тому +45

    I can't take snow owls seriously, their goofy silly faces are adorable

    • @stephenj8576
      @stephenj8576 3 роки тому +2

      Until their talons rip your face off!

  • @zeeox
    @zeeox 10 років тому

    My word... what quality footage... and what an encounter!

  • @gigicaito
    @gigicaito 10 років тому

    WOW! Thank you for sharing this.

  • @ernestoquintero747
    @ernestoquintero747 10 років тому

    Awesome nature captured on video.

  • @EllaTrigger
    @EllaTrigger 4 роки тому +4

    Snowy owl: *DEFENSIVE MODE ON*

  • @r.ridderbusch7303
    @r.ridderbusch7303 4 роки тому

    This came up in suggestions in 2020. Where has this been hiding for so long? Nice!

  • @seecanon5840
    @seecanon5840 10 років тому

    Beautiful owl. Nice looking pair of falcons.

  • @GlobalTubeTruth
    @GlobalTubeTruth 6 років тому

    Black-crowned Night Heron & Great Egret Hunting Together. Check it out here; ua-cam.com/video/fTIteoD_Y9U/v-deo.html

  • @Jean1juan
    @Jean1juan 5 років тому

    Do peregrines live in NJ?
    What about snowy owls?

  • @manojkumar-fg1pu
    @manojkumar-fg1pu 3 роки тому

    Whr is ful video

  • @karlfalckh3498
    @karlfalckh3498 3 роки тому +1

    I remember 2 ospreys doing that to me and my dad when we were fishing. My dad told me to tuck my head into my hoodie or they might get my eyes. That's when the tears started flowing

  • @stevewesthead
    @stevewesthead 2 роки тому

    Stumbled upon this video and can’t believe this was in Stone Harbor!! What street??

  • @JWY
    @JWY 3 роки тому

    Not a snow owl but about that size I watched a barn owl in the woods near my place. After it took note of me, over 100 feet away, it decided to fly away landing on a branch at least 500 feet off - when it landed and grabbed the branch there I heard it distinctly - sounding exactly like an axe biting into hard wood swung full force.

  • @omitnot
    @omitnot 10 років тому

    great sighting !

  • @mfrank3518
    @mfrank3518 3 роки тому +1

    That owl is beautiful

  • @CanadianImages
    @CanadianImages 10 років тому

    Interesting that these peregrine falcons aggressively flew towards the the snowy owls to scare them away. Thank you fo this footage, it is remarkable and quite unique!

  • @greenleader4517
    @greenleader4517 6 років тому

    awesome video ,congrats

  • @cringeycrisp4416
    @cringeycrisp4416 7 років тому

    This was great

  • @onelusciouslad7841
    @onelusciouslad7841 7 років тому +8

    Miss Peregrine vs Hedwig

  • @uploadit3675
    @uploadit3675 9 років тому

    no fighting?

  • @kevinlee0012
    @kevinlee0012 5 років тому

    What is the result

  • @scottmontgomery4537
    @scottmontgomery4537 6 років тому

    Good stuff. thanks.

  • @Tigerpuffer
    @Tigerpuffer 9 років тому +1

    Something passed by in the water around :49. Perhaps a harbor seal?

  • @phyllisnunn2061
    @phyllisnunn2061 5 років тому

    Wow!! Amazing!!!!

  • @michaellindsey31
    @michaellindsey31 5 років тому

    THESE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL BIRDS

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- 6 років тому

    Just realized most birds do the same display of presenting their wings, like the White Breasted Nuthatch, to express themselves.

    • @JM-pz6bh
      @JM-pz6bh 3 роки тому

      Birds have very innate bird behavior and when you see it in one bird you will see it in all of them.

  • @pedroteia
    @pedroteia 6 років тому

    Se o poderoso falcão peregrino tenta afugentar essa coruja do seu território, é porque a presença dela incomoda por também ser poderosa. Dá pra perceber a cautela do Falcão em apenas passar perto e não entrar em confronto direto, já que também poderá se machucar gravemente.

  • @starscreamwarrior
    @starscreamwarrior 9 років тому

    Wait what? What's a snowy owl doing in new Jersey? I mean I know it can get cold there but I didn't think it'd be a place for them to live..

    • @denisdupuis6531
      @denisdupuis6531 7 років тому

      see answer above

    • @GaisSacredCreations
      @GaisSacredCreations 6 років тому

      Snowy owls don't "live" in this region, they fly down from the Arctic to spend winter south of the tundra from Canada to the Northeastern states to hunt for food and usually fly back around April to May to nest and raise their young.

  • @metalgearjay
    @metalgearjay 5 років тому

    Is Jersey a normal place for a snowy owl?

  • @TheTmat007
    @TheTmat007 3 роки тому

    I wonder which is stronger

  • @stephenbruce4052
    @stephenbruce4052 7 років тому

    I did not know that , Thank you

  • @carpentertemple843
    @carpentertemple843 5 років тому

    Snowy Owl .. Such a noble man with wings.

  • @Uncagethewild
    @Uncagethewild 3 роки тому

    Wow ❣️....sighting of lifetime 👍👍👍👍

  • @walterbyrd8380
    @walterbyrd8380 5 років тому +3

    My neighbor has a fake owl on her balcony - I guess to scare away pigeons.
    A sharp shinned hawk got in a fight with the fake owl - swooping a shreaking .

    • @georgedobbs9216
      @georgedobbs9216 5 років тому +3

      Are you gonna tell us . . . ? Who won?

  • @thewidowmaker4037
    @thewidowmaker4037 2 роки тому

    It is funny how people are saying just wait till the night, you'll be sorry when the sun goes down blah blah blah, the thing is Snowy Owls are most active at dawn and dusk and during the day otherwise known as Crepuscular. As for the Peregrine side of things the female will stay with the chicks 24/7 with the male providing the meals.

  • @orikamii2782
    @orikamii2782 9 років тому +59

    The owl pooped

    • @snowy7177
      @snowy7177 9 років тому +25

      True story, it pooped

    • @Egguana_
      @Egguana_ 6 років тому +3

      That was not needed and extremely harsh, take a chill pill. Suicide is a serious thing.

    • @nimijinn3696
      @nimijinn3696 4 роки тому +2

      @@Egguana_ Wot?

    • @cubingwithcarl4572
      @cubingwithcarl4572 4 роки тому +2

      Klay Long they usually do that right before they fly away

    • @johndenicola6173
      @johndenicola6173 3 роки тому +1

      @@cubingwithcarl4572 Yup, All raptors have that behavior - Eagles, Hawks, Owls, and yes, peregrine falcons (I've seen this while photographing). I always wondered why they do that....

  • @jaykeyz9094
    @jaykeyz9094 3 роки тому +1

    beautiful owl

  • @alfredocalzadilla7251
    @alfredocalzadilla7251 3 роки тому

    Were the peregrine falcons defending their nest?

  • @Caramelstick22
    @Caramelstick22 10 років тому +3

    I love the snowy owl!

  • @airethekindredfox6432
    @airethekindredfox6432 6 років тому

    Hedwig vs Falco who would win?

  • @ettercap2207
    @ettercap2207 8 років тому

    There are Snowy owls at Jersey Shore? Isn't New Jerseys climate too hot for them?

    • @denisdupuis6531
      @denisdupuis6531 7 років тому

      this iswinter footage so they have spread further south because so many babies were born they need to find their own territory.

  • @WSOJ3
    @WSOJ3 8 років тому

    Owls some times attack other birds nests at night to steal chicks and eggs. That's probably why those 2 falcons were so alert, they probably have a nest near by with eggs or babies in.

  • @cappystrano1
    @cappystrano1 3 роки тому

    The first owl didn’t leave till he shit on the peregrines territory😂

  • @NickMonteleone
    @NickMonteleone 3 роки тому

    Beautiful owl

  • @sweeptheleg.
    @sweeptheleg. 3 роки тому

    Those falcons are just like surfers.

  • @bayuplay10
    @bayuplay10 6 років тому

    Why owl always spotted alone?

  • @tonis204
    @tonis204 7 років тому

    How did he know it was a DIFFERENT owl???

  • @cwetfeet
    @cwetfeet 10 років тому

    Wouldn't these two be natral competitors in the arctic?

  • @TheCrystOpia
    @TheCrystOpia 3 роки тому

    Owls are so beautiful and mystical

  • @Tardisius
    @Tardisius 10 років тому +15

    Looks like Hedwig's brother =)