5 Fun & Interesting Facts About Great Horned Owls
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LesleytheBirdNerd few weeks ago I found a baby robin in the middle of the road and I knew where it’s nest was but it was at the very top of this talll tree,
I know there was a nest under my neighbors porch so I put him there, it’s been a few days and I check on him a lot and when ever I come he clicks his beak, begs for food and tries to move to me. But I’m really worried since he is trying to get out of his nest early and tries to jump when he sees me. I’m worried he’s going to get out bc there are tons of cats, raccoons, chipmunks(apparently they eat baby birds 0-0) opossums and foxes, idk what to do AaaA
@@silvean7215 I love your content, keep up the great work! Birds are much more beautiful than people recognize
We have a pair out back in neighbor's tree tonight. I hope they will nest there - many old squirrel nests in the tree which is a HUGE pin oak. I love seeing his silhouette against the moonlit clouds and hearing them call to one another.
Wait they eat owls ??
@@lulubelljimenez1797 pretty much anything is on the menu if it is small enough.
I saw a Great Horned Owl once in Kentucky. I went into an old abandoned house and there he was on top of an interior door. I think we both were mightily surprised! I apologised and excused myself and backed out the way I had come. He was magnificent!
WindHorse4sTraveler that means that the house had ghosts
@@yallfw.dd224 I don't doubt it.. It was a very old house from the 1800s.
WindHorse4sTraveler oh. Well I did a project about them and it said if they are in an abandoned house I could mean it was haunted
Currently in Kentucky listening to two of them have a chat! Had to check UA-cam to make sure I was right about the species, and ended up down this rabbit hole😂
@@yallfw.dd224 ha
My first experience with a big horned owl was amazing. One winter night a GHO landed on my ranch home directly above the room I was in. Then it started hooting. The sound was so strong it vibrated me! Luckily my house is L shape so could walk to another room and see it on the roof.
Marvelous! Thank you! We get to hear barred owls in our woods almost daily. We love their sounds!
Congraulations on your first owl!
The Genus Bubo is truly one of the most magnificent groups of birds on this beautiful planet!
I have a pair of eurasian eagle owls a couple hundret meters from my house, I have been studying them for 7 years and they never got to breed, until this year where i could finally watch three happy owlets grow up in an old buzzard´s nest.
As a kid growing up in Iowa, I saw many great horned owls. It always happened the same way. I would hear a cacophony of angry crow calls, and inevitably there would be an owl hunkered down while a flock of crows cussed it out and dive-bombed it. Great horned owls have a reputation for being the most ferocious predators, pound for pound, of all.
Same
Great Horned Owls are known as the tigers of the sky, and for good reason.
One night, a great horned owl was about to prey on my cat when he was a kitten. Some idiot dumped him and I could hear him crying from 500 feet down the road, so could the owl. The owl was about 50 feet away sitting on a fence post. Thankfully, I got there in time.
Great video! I hear owls all of the time, rarely do I see one during the day. What a treat!
@@michellewilcox7175 he's a great cat and vocal.😀
Please keep your cats inside. They are the second largest reason birds are disappearing from the planet. Thanks 😊
@@gertrudewest4535 "Sufferin' succotash!"
@@gertrudewest4535 This is a heartbreaking fact and it happens not only with feral felines, but cat's who are let to roam.
Nice footage and good information. Glad you got to see one. We have a barn owl nest across the street and have great horned owls in the area as we can hear the calls at night and had one take a cottontail rabbit off our lawn one night and eat it on our patio wall. They are very majestic and intimidating birds. Thanks for sharing!
Great video! Thank you. I live in Middle Ga and every morning when I get to work, 5:45am, it’s quiet and dark. I can hear, in a nearby pine, a Great Horned Owl wooing. Only wish I could see it! 🦉👀
We have some in our area. I hear them... This fall I FINALLY actually saw him! It wasn't a close view it was late dusk but we followed his call and spotted him at the top of a tall tree, the silhouette was unmistakable! He definitely saw me too. It was coincidentally my late mom's birthday that day, perfectly auspicious time to see an elusive owl.
A great horned owl once flew by right in front of me, at face level, with less than 5 feet between us. It's amazing how little noise their wings make, for such a huge bird.
Worth waiting for! GHO's are R.S.V.P. only. Hear him hoot, rarely seen!!! Awesome vid!!!
Ive seen barred owls in my neck of the woods,but that is a magnificent bird.
These were great photo's and footage. Thanks for capturing them! I grew up in Rural Louisiana and seeing these birds up close, flying over you at night with a wingspan the width of your car sure sparked the imagination. Fascinating video!
I wish I might get to see an owl someday. We have one around my neighborhood. I hear it from time to time. I think they are beautiful. Thank you so much for your video of that gorgeous owl. 😊
What a beautiful owl!! I have always been fascinated by birds. Maybe I should start watching and filming. I had an owl in my back yard but never knew what kind it was.
I'm glad your percerverance paid off. My 1st intro to the GHO. Great in so many ways. Thank you.
As a Wildlife Conservation Officer, I once had to remove a Great Horned Owl from a farmer’s chicken coop. Needless to say I had a fight on my hands getting him into a bag. I released him back into the wild miles away and gained a healthy respect for this magnificent bird.
I saw one up on my roof! What a beautiful bird.
We had a roosting pair next to our house. That is when we found out they were are war with crows. It is worth a read to learn about them. They are fantastic birds.
Thank you for the wonderful video! I just saw my first parliament of 5 GHO in the wild yesterday and today, and it was such a thrill. The excitement and passion you have shines through in your video, look forward to watching more soon!
Awesome! So majestic. Congratulations on finally spotting one!
I recently got back into birding. I had a great first outing adding a couple birds to my newly growing life list. Oyster catcher being my favorite spot. Purple Martin came in second. This outing was along a shore and inlet. The next week I went to some woodlands. My first spot was a Cedar Wax Wing just before entering the forest. Time to head back after two hours I neared a murder of Crows. A Great Horned Owl was cursing up a pine. After a couple minutes the Owl lighted to another tree. It had been about 30 years since seeing a Great Horned Owl. I left the woods so contented. Thanks for all your videos🪶
You must have been quite ecstatic with excitement when you saw your first owl Lesley. How exciting and thanks for sharing with us. Great video and photos. Love Great Horned Owls. Happy Birding!
I was in complete awe. It was so surreal to me. Beautiful bird 🙂 thanks for the nice comment
I heard one a couple of weeks ago , so I played a recording. It came swooping over me half a dozen times. I was illuminating him with a flashlight as he flew over me. Finally he perched in a nearby tree, so I illuminated him again and had family come out and look. What a spectacular bird! Twice as tall as any specimen I have ever seen in a museum. I had my fun for one night, haven’t interrupted their livelihood since. Another GHO also came around. A few nights ago, both a male and female were hooting like mad in the hemlock next to my bedroom at 4:30 AM. Never seen them in the day
Thank you! Owls are my favorite!
Majestic! Incredible footage and description!
Thank you Leslie.
Eight years on the watch...makes me thankful to live in the semi-arid west. I no longer remember first seeing a GHO, having seen them scores of times in my long life. Barn owls, too, & burrowing, short eared (mating display once!), long-eared, saw-whet, Northern Pygmy, but only one Great Gray. Glad you saw your bird!
Thats awesome you got to see so many. Owls are so scarce in my area, I need to go on a road trip soon.
Congratulations- What a great find!! A very intimidating bird! I haven't seen one in years- at that time it was flying down the road at night in my headlights. It had a snowshoe hare in its talons! Thanks for posting this memorable event and the fun facts. Take care!
You said it, intimidating! I was so amazed at that owl! That's neat how you saw one before with prey in its talons. Man those talons are huge too. I couldn't get over the size, would not want to be attacked by one of them. Thanks for the nice comment, glad you enjoyed the video :)
LesleytheBirdNerd Did the birds tip you off to the presence of the owl via alarm calls, or did you happen to notice it as you walked along? I recall the jays letting you know that a goshawk was in the neighborhood... :^D
@@toddberg3892 the crows incessant alarm calling led me to the magnificent owl. They were rewarded with peanuts and leftover supper for that one 😁
LesleytheBirdNerd Excellent! Good birds! I have to say that the stills you took are haunting- particularly the ones where the owl is staring right at you. I hope you will add that print to your Etsy shop!
Love the Ocarina of Time reference!! 😊😊 Love your channel - thanks for all you do!
Nice catch/Find on the owl! Thank you for sharing your experience and facts :)
WOW ! He was hard to see at some points. Camoflodg well done, it's no wonder they are hard to spot. Love your videos. Thanks for showing.
I know it’s always a pleasure to see an owl. Great footage and congrats
There was Spooky the Great Horned Owl in Boston. I remember him. For years I looked forward to seeing him again, and as a kid I got to! It was like seeing a familiar face. My sentiments to Spooky the owl.
Love this video too; it was a real hoot learning about all of the fun facts!
We have a pair at the ranch, they are my favorite animal. I read somewhere that the great horned owl chooses a mate and they mate for life.
Congrats on finally getting to see & video a Great Horned Owl. I know the feeling. Thrilling! You did a great job with the photos, video, & narration. Loved every minute of it. Hope this week finds you feeling better! ♥
Thank you so much :)
I can see why it’s taken you so long to spot one; their plumage matches the bark perfectly.
Thank you for sharing this video. It is very informative.
I think I saw an Egyptian eagle owl as a kid; it was a summer’s twilight, I was visiting one of my mom’s friends and played with their kids, then I saw the orange feathers of the face, amber irises that pierced into my soul, and the ear tufts that proudly erected as the crests they are.
We gazed into each other’s souls and then, they flew away, I think I recorded them, but lost the phone the footage was on.
How very cool that you have such great footage of this owl! When I see them, we make eye contact awhile & then it flies away.
What a wonderful video, Lesley. Thank you.
Haha!!! The fadeaway on the diet!
Awesome video! I love the owl's expression at around 5:47. BTW, I just got my bird nerd coffee cup today, and I love it!
Me too, the poor thing looks so annoyed.
Thanks a lot for getting a bird nerd coffee cup :D I'm happy that you like it :)
My first and only owl in the wild was a great horned back in the late 70s or very early 80s. I was walking on a dirt road in western New York State. On one side was state forest land and on the other, properties that have since been logged to death. I had an eerie feeling of being watched, and just as I turned to look, the owl glided over my head so close that I felt a slight breeze. The dirt road at that point sloped downhill, and I flattened myself to the road surface s my brain processed the fact that this was a bird, not something intent on colliding with me, lol! What a wingspan! I followed the owl to the bottom of the hill, finding him/her perched in a tree and observing me with interest. I couldn't circle the tree due to undergrowth, but as the owl tracked me, I could see that there was quite a range of motion.
I saw one when I was 7, I was playing with my Cousins in there backyard, they have a hige tree in the middle and I enjoyed sitting by it, one day I looked up into the tree watching a Squirrel when I noticed Somthing was looking right back at me.
It was one of these beautiful Owls, Me and the Owl just sorta stared at each other for a few seconds.
Thank you so much for your series of videos Lesley!
Our local park has a rescue one. He just stares and hisses at you. The barred owl is super friendly and loves to hoot.
But the friendliest bird is their black vulture.
Nice video. One observation I've made is that, although known for their soothing hoot call, GHOs also make a startling scream type call that sounds almost identical to that of a barn owl. I've had one land on a branch above me at night and do this scream so loudly that I reflexively jumped into my truck and shut the door real quick. Yes I did get out a flash light and see that it was a GHO and not a barn owl.
Wow..that's crazy. I didn't know that. The sound of the barn owl is something else. I'd jump out of my skin if I was walking some where at night and heard one
Congratulations on seeing your first owl ! I see them often here in the US Northeast, and every single time it's such a treat ! Loving your channel! Xo
Well made video with interesting information especially their hearing acuity.
I'm so glad you got to see a Great Horned Owl. I've seen two so far, both times by following a mob of crows.
It was awesome to see one in person finally. Just the other day I saw one again! The first time I found the owl like you did, by following a mob of crows. Man they go absolutely nuts when a Great-horned owl is around. Never seen them like that before.
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Yeah, they hate Great Horned Owls. I saw a bunch of crows mob a barred owl once, but they didn't get worked up the way they do with a great horned owl. (And most of the time they'll leave barred owls alone, so I don't know what was going on.) If there's a bunch of crows making a lot of racket, it's usually worth the time to find out why :)
Corvids vs raptors. Coooool!
Thank you for all this info.
5:29, I never thought I'd see Mordecai harassing poor little Blathers. 😆
Loved your video of the Great horned owl....awesome! I have a question, I live in Northern Illinois and just today heard a very vocal songbird in my backyard...the bird looked grey no special coloring but very vocal beautiful song...I looked it up online and believe it is a Catbird. Have you ever heard or seen this type of bird so far north...we had a lot of storms the past few weeks...I feel sorry its only one bird... Thank you.
I'm in Wisconsin and have several catbirds around, very cool birds
Another great & informative video, Leslie....love, love love it!!!! Never knew those tufts were not their ears!! .....so what ARE they for??
Scientists don’t know why these owls sport the tufts, but they do have a few theories. The tufts might help members of their own species to recognize each other among the forest around them, or they may use the tufts to blend into their surroundings, making them look more like broken tree branches than a tasty meal
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Thanks for the response, Leslie! That just makes them that much more interesting that scientists haven't even figured it out for sure!
Owls hang out in my trees in Topock AZ along the marsh/river!
I live just south of Parker.....I wish I knew of spots to watch birds here...
WOW! This Owl is GORGEOUS! Oh Leslie! I think your footage was excellent as well as the information! Thank you so very much for sharing this, your first encounter. I love to watch "critter" programs and documentaries. You gave information that I do not remember ever hearing. I also like your proper grammar when you said pupils open widely instead of wide. As best I remember, Owls are not dimorphic. However, are there subtle ways to tell the male from female, and could you tell which this one was? I love how you faded out your voice when listing the foods they eat. I did not realize they could eat while flying. You did say they sometimes eat carry-on, right? Just kidding. I know you said carrion. And congratulations on your first Owl!
I'm sorry you haven't seen many. We have one, we named Hedwig, in a Pine tree in our back yard. She's amazing and has a new born baby, we named Privet. She is absolutely beautiful and we watch her all the time. thanks for the fun facts
We had juvenile on our screened porch for the night last week. He sat atop of one of our plants until morning probably waiting for a better look at the open door.
I had 3 Indian runner ducklings. I let them free roam around the back yard pond when they reached adult size. They were precious and would let me hold them. It didn’t take long for the owls to come eat them one by one…
Excellent video!
In Santa Monica mall theres a guy that brings a great horned owl and sometimes hell have a Falcon. Truly amazing birds
They're the definition of quiet confidence! Those poor crows, o heard they dont forget "who's who" (pun intended)
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I went out front to chase a squirrel away from the bird feeder one winter. I ran out the front door to chase him away and a snow owl was up in my oak tree. It was beautiful, that was my first nature found owl.
I live in Northeast Massachusetts. I have a trio of Great Horned Owls every night that I can hear calling. I have a recording of the hoots and I can call them in closer. They are rather nosey birds I think are interested in outsider birds.
The great horny owl is my favorite bird too! We are bird mates! Nice video!
I had a nest of GHOs this year. I saw the baby jump out of the tree and so I left it alone. Unfortunately, the coyotes got it. The pair immediately had another clutch with two babies. One stayed up in the huge pine, but the other kept jumping out of the nest (it was about ready to fly). So this time I kept putting it back up in the tree. I returned it up in a tree so many times that it or the parents got to where they didn't even mind me picking it up and placing it up on a branch. I hear them out hooting at night, I hope both babies make it this time.
GREAT!!!! thanks nerd!!!
One lives on my land some place. I heard him in my forest the other day. Still haven't seen him though.
Awsome beautiful video very interesting Nocturnal IS A GODDESS FOREVER.
Thanks, for the great documentary. It must have been the extreme cold in Canada this past winter, that brought an owl so close to you. I as well saw my first owl (Barred) this year. It was massive. The crows were making the same racket. Unfortunately, the owl attacked one of the ducks. It moved on after that. Take care!
Awesome. Congrats to you too 🙂 I'd love to see a barred owl.
All Animals Are Cool; The Owl Is One Of The Cooler Ones...
We have a nesting pair of Great Horned Owls on our land. They have been raising their young for many seasons now.
Oh wow ! You are so lucky
That is so sweet
I went outside and screamed at the bird very short bursts, mocking bird shut his yap. I think it's because he was the only thing making noise and enjoying his own voice. But I chimed in and was louder so he heeded.
your video content is very entertaining and accurate, kind of like double chocolate fudge cake- but this video is like the icing between the layers! excellent work
Getting my mouth watering for some double chocolate fudge cake now, lol :D Thanks for the nice comment
here in mass i hear many great horned owl's but only saw one once, but i do see many red tail hawks,
"Fun facts aboot the horned owl", "if they start oot facing backwards" ha ha ha, accent is so strange. Lovely Owl, you’re very lucky to see it.
Pause it and tell me if you can find the owl in this video: ua-cam.com/video/cFbesJ3mMew/v-deo.html
congrats on seeing on! 8 years, wow! i admire your dedication!! also i have a question, i believe a great horned howl is in my backyard right now (it could be a different owl). i’m not a bird watching or anything so i’m confused as to why ones in my backyard.
Awesome video! Thank you. Did you name him?
No but if he sticks around I have plans to name him pop. My pop loved them.and would tell me stories about the ones he saw 🙂
@@LesleytheBirdNerd Great name! It suits him.
It seems all I can do is talk through here. I love birdies and love your videos. I put spaghetti, everything bread, and filtered water, out for them, they friggin love my cooking. Would you like to back my window feeder?
I was riding my bike one afternoon when I heard these ravens yelling at something. I figured it was a hawk but when I got to where I could see the tree, I thought it was Batman up there! This owl had to have been 3 feet tall or taller and was thoroughly unimpressed by the ravens. Since then, I discovered his mates nesting tree and have been able to observe her and her chicks.....observing me as, once they lock eyes on me, they don't blink! Hard to win a staring contest with an owl .
Happy video!
Sometimes during the day I'll hear a bunch of birds making a racket like they were in this video but it never occurred to me they could be fussing about an owl in their midst.
Where or how do they nest or sleep? I say a family of them last year, the fledglings having flight lessons! It was the most magnificent bird sighting I’ve ever had in the wild, so I share your enthusiasm. Id like to see other Owls, but they are hard to find.
Thanks Lesley for you time, very educational, I was walking my pooch last week going down the sidewalk past my neighbors and what do I find, a rabbit head no ear, no body, I'm like hmm Owl or Hawk. I was guessing a Owl. Like yourself I've never encountered a Owl, til this day I've never seen one up close and personal, I've heard them though. It's on my bucket list :P
I hope you get to see one soon :)
🌕 🦉🕸 Thanks for all the cool tips on owls. I have seen a few at local zoos., not in the wild ..🦉 maybe some day 😃
good
Crows were upset. 🦉
I hear one outside my house !
Neat!
i found a chick when i was walking home from the bus stop when i was about 14 years old. it had fallen from its nest, because it only had downy feathers which was shocking considering how huge it was. it had a hole in the side of its head that was infected. i don't know if it was an ear or what. but i took it home and my grandmother and my sister and i fed it oatmeal out of a syringe for a couple weeks and it lived. i didn't know how to teach it how to hunt, but it became pretty dangerous for us to have in our house and it could fly, so we released it. it probably died, but maybe not.
I heard two GHO in a pine tree near my house around dusk. Unfortunately I scared them off going outside and haven't seen them again. very sad
I know this is pedantic but . . . that's not a mouse, I'm pretty sure it's a shrew. And, nope, it doesn't have a chance :-D I love all your vids :-)
Yea I know it's a shrew, very familiar with those little guys. Didn't have any picture or videos of a mouse and really didn't want to use something off of the internet :) :D Thanks for the nice comment. Glad you are enjoying the videos. Take care
I hear one or 2 at night, never seen one thou. Yoll the Eagle Owl channel has a funny Great Horned Owl. She said in one video they dont like to be petted.
Little advice. "All the things." Is what great horned owls eat.
they do be be eating raptors doe