Experiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBC

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  • Using sensitive sound equipment the team try to find out how an owl can fly so silently compared to other birds.
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  • @nathanblake2075
    @nathanblake2075 4 роки тому +5756

    Barn owl: Flies silently
    Also barn owl: REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    • @afa4766
      @afa4766 4 роки тому +42

      LMAO 😂😆😁

    • @igit7745
      @igit7745 4 роки тому +11

      omfg

    • @gamma21285
      @gamma21285 4 роки тому +3

      🐟🐟

    • @jolbarjl
      @jolbarjl 4 роки тому +2

      Lool true

    • @fn1376
      @fn1376 4 роки тому +11

      LMAO golden comment

  • @kodarpy
    @kodarpy 5 років тому +13124

    Pigeon: Defense
    Peregrine: Offense
    Barn Owl: Stealth

    • @mkyt2601
      @mkyt2601 5 років тому +758

      I don't think the pigeon does much of anything

    • @Luna-ry8lv
      @Luna-ry8lv 5 років тому +404

      MKYT don’t roast pigeons lmao

    • @peekyoin8347
      @peekyoin8347 5 років тому +195

      @@mkyt2601 get feed by humans on parks i guess😂

    • @albertlecter4564
      @albertlecter4564 4 роки тому +262

      But weren't pigeons more of navigators?

    • @Luna-ry8lv
      @Luna-ry8lv 4 роки тому +199

      @@albertlecter4564 I'd assume so, they were messenger birds for a reason

  • @Nonexistentdoc
    @Nonexistentdoc Рік тому +2711

    The way they used feathers to show the turbulence the wing beats create is such a good visual demonstration.

  • @TROOPERfarcry
    @TROOPERfarcry Рік тому +842

    Another thing, which isn't being mentioned here, is that owl-feathers are much, much less stiff. They're quite a bit softer. This not only makes the owls' flight quieter, but it also makes it difficult for owls to go very fast. This isn't much of a hinderance, because a falcon or a hawk is using speed and power to get prey, whereas an owl is using stealth.

    • @randallulrich
      @randallulrich Рік тому +26

      I read about owls many years ago and how they were silent fliers. What was mentioned there was that the trailing edges of the owl's wings were soft and ragged, which is what contributed to the silence.

    • @user-wd2oe9te3g
      @user-wd2oe9te3g 4 місяці тому

      Thanks Sherlock

    • @mredwan47
      @mredwan47 4 місяці тому

      Not shit sherlock😂

    • @liukang3545
      @liukang3545 3 місяці тому

      HAHA THANKS DR SHERLOCK

    • @liukang3545
      @liukang3545 3 місяці тому

      fuqeen takes a 10 year old to understand that L0L NO WE THOUGHT THEYE WERE MADE OF HARD LEAD HAHA

  • @rishabhpal9845
    @rishabhpal9845 5 років тому +14760

    Great. Now the Duo Owl can murder me in my sleep.

    • @makaveli1358
      @makaveli1358 5 років тому +1035

      It's simple
      Spanish or vanish...

    • @rong3648
      @rong3648 5 років тому +18

      Always could

    • @herasean5720
      @herasean5720 5 років тому +21

      He is coming to me now

    • @bardolomaios2g301
      @bardolomaios2g301 5 років тому +51

      @@makaveli1358 French or stench ?
      German or Dead Man ?

    • @lurker784
      @lurker784 5 років тому +1

      IM PEEINGNNGTUBGTNUIB

  • @abouttogiveyasomefacts5574
    @abouttogiveyasomefacts5574 5 років тому +12911

    It has social anxiety so instead of making noise it decides to fly silently to not disturb the world

    • @aesha59das
      @aesha59das 5 років тому +85

      bob lazuli lol thanks for the smile! Love and light

    • @ismokezekush
      @ismokezekush 5 років тому +100

      Doesnt it know that the world is full of garbage who should have no rest?

    • @gelorosales9541
      @gelorosales9541 5 років тому +7

      ^^

    • @mideliveryservicejobs8152
      @mideliveryservicejobs8152 5 років тому +20

      No It is Way of Attack he never miss his pry

    • @EB8-1.1
      @EB8-1.1 5 років тому +78

      Or just a silent killer who don’t want Any witnesses

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 2 роки тому +605

    I remember once when I was in elementary school, someone from a wildlife sanctuary visited and brought some animals with her -- one was a big white owl. I remember her telling us how they flew silently, and then she demonstrated it by tickling the owl a little bit on its stomach until it flapped its wings. Dead silence. That was more than 40 years ago, and I still remember how impressed I was and how beautiful that owl was. Raptors are stunning creatures.

  • @mushu-the-cat
    @mushu-the-cat Рік тому +184

    i’ve seen this so many times. but everytime i’m amazed at how beautiful it is. the birds, the soft voice, the soundwaves, the feathers and the slow motion. it’s really a piece of art!

    • @xLynxxx
      @xLynxxx Рік тому +3

      Nature is a piece of art

    • @bonoentertainment
      @bonoentertainment Рік тому +1

      Its a piece of art by one and only Allah

    • @ivanho1
      @ivanho1 Рік тому

      Stop watching it & wasting your time. Instead do something real, get a white owl baby, raise it & teach it. If you're really into it, do something, watching again & again is equal to doing nothing. If you do nothing, you'll be nothing.

    • @retipret5478
      @retipret5478 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@ivanho1thank you for your pep talk lol

    • @it-s-a-mystery
      @it-s-a-mystery 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@ivanho1you're doing nothing right now, go do something real and stop wasting your time
      wake up and smell the grindset

  • @green772
    @green772 8 років тому +18064

    So that's why no one noticed birds carrying letters in London...

    • @just_ed4794
      @just_ed4794 8 років тому +207

      lol

    • @sindessaorellia
      @sindessaorellia 7 років тому +915

      According to Legend The Greek Goddess Athena prized The Owl . It can navigate in complete darkness , it can move swiftly and silently and quite an intelligent bird .

    • @Thorfinn_Vinland
      @Thorfinn_Vinland 7 років тому +42

      sindessa orellia leopards can too

    • @CrypticOwl
      @CrypticOwl 6 років тому +192

      that is true and that is also why Athena symbol is an owl

    • @Nicole-xr5gz
      @Nicole-xr5gz 6 років тому +1

      😂

  • @derrickhead
    @derrickhead 4 роки тому +14410

    Owls are just so damn cool they're like the James bond of birds

    • @shlimon7667
      @shlimon7667 4 роки тому +428

      And crows are the Sherlock Holmes

    • @Lemonwastaken
      @Lemonwastaken 4 роки тому +96

      i dont know why but this makes so much sense and my mind is blown

    • @twisterthecockatiel
      @twisterthecockatiel 4 роки тому +72

      Owls are so beautiful❤

    • @fbi7927
      @fbi7927 4 роки тому +15

      @@twisterthecockatiel Yes they are😍

    • @HypermatterYT
      @HypermatterYT 4 роки тому +85

      or is James Bond the owl of humans?

  • @al-aminishaq5376
    @al-aminishaq5376 Рік тому +169

    Everything about this video is beautiful, narration, content, everything. Kudos to the team

    • @mauricedavis2160
      @mauricedavis2160 Рік тому +4

      I second those comments, beautiful indeed!!!🙏🦉❣️

  • @emmac2274
    @emmac2274 Рік тому +106

    1:17 I love the smiles on the faces of the individuals recording the birds in flight, the amazement. :)

    • @mikeleo5990
      @mikeleo5990 Рік тому +3

      Blown away by the results - like us 🖖

  • @spicefiend
    @spicefiend 5 років тому +3668

    Damn that wavelength thing is a nice edit

    • @aons5481
      @aons5481 5 років тому +14

      Yes

    • @BrandNewByxor
      @BrandNewByxor 5 років тому +11

      Technically they also show approximate wavelength too

    • @fabiofdez
      @fabiofdez 5 років тому

      @@BrandNewByxor no, wavelength would correlate to pitch, each Crest here is louder than the trough, but crests being closer together don't mean higher pitch, just less time between each wing beat.

    • @sieryu84
      @sieryu84 5 років тому +4

      DR. D-CODER why dont you try your own experiment so will prove
      Instead of nonsense blah blah blah
      Acting into arogant and ignorant.

    • @jimmyr5076
      @jimmyr5076 5 років тому +11

      Yo, insecure geniuses, theyre using waves to represent the volume. Well, theyre using a line, yes, and the line goes up and down along with the volume so it looks like waves with different amplitudes and lengths. So excuse him for using the word wavelengths. Dont you have anything better to do than trying to look smart and trying to make others look stupid?

  • @AdonisKeef
    @AdonisKeef 4 роки тому +4949

    Pigeon: economy car
    Peregrine: supercar
    Owl: electric car

    • @karlmozart2661
      @karlmozart2661 4 роки тому +20

      You're talking about the 918 spyder?

    • @mono475
      @mono475 4 роки тому +23

      Or my electric scooter 😂

    • @shreya8370
      @shreya8370 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂 nice one

    • @andydanko7074
      @andydanko7074 4 роки тому +35

      The Tesla of birds..🕊🚘

    • @Berkant0
      @Berkant0 4 роки тому +17

      Now I tell to my father to change his Tesla in Owsla

  • @loveisstatic09
    @loveisstatic09 Рік тому +53

    0:55 I love how the bird flying along the microphones was slowed down so that the sound of it’s wing beat is captured in waves much like a heartbeat.

  • @pdj2995
    @pdj2995 Рік тому +46

    I’m surprised they didn’t show the main reason why it’s quiet… which is the way their feathers are formed… birds with normal feathers cut through the air as they are sharp, where the owl feathers are fluffy at the edges, which creates a more silent flight as they flap their wings through the air

  • @josephjackson1956
    @josephjackson1956 4 роки тому +4274

    The barn owl is quietest, besides the fact that it *freakin' screeches*

    • @dearluciella5032
      @dearluciella5032 4 роки тому +57

      I dont know why but I laughed to this

    • @Killbayne
      @Killbayne 4 роки тому +51

      *_"... REEEEEEEEEEE"_*

    • @plainjellis
      @plainjellis 4 роки тому +19

      If I recall correctly think they only screech like that when they are hand reared as a response to seeing food/ wanting to be fed.

    • @SomeGuy-sf7bc
      @SomeGuy-sf7bc 4 роки тому +1

      joseph jackson freakin

    • @homewreckerbob9319
      @homewreckerbob9319 4 роки тому +2

      @@aa-vg6rn yes you will get a human from wind on the diaphragm of a good mic

  • @ndn0385
    @ndn0385 4 роки тому +9001

    The dislikes are probably the salty pigeons and peregrins

    • @hanisrosli5484
      @hanisrosli5484 4 роки тому +18

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @johnnymotors2023
      @johnnymotors2023 4 роки тому +12

      OMG your comment 😂 good one 😂

    • @johnnymotors2023
      @johnnymotors2023 4 роки тому +15

      2.2 K annoyed pigeons or peregrins 😅🤣😂

    • @BMAPS
      @BMAPS 4 роки тому +8

      Salty pigeons!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @leighk7847
      @leighk7847 4 роки тому +3

      Lamooooooo

  • @shahsafwanmazhar249
    @shahsafwanmazhar249 2 роки тому +22

    I remember watching this a long time ago. It feels nostalgic. This was the point when owls became my favorite predatory birds.

    • @nirangarathnayaka5296
      @nirangarathnayaka5296 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/P4g9G0r5xYY/v-deo.html most beautiful country in srilanka 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

  • @EmilErnebroGuitar
    @EmilErnebroGuitar 8 місяців тому +5

    The fact that there are people making incredible films like this, with all the hard work that goes behind it - makes me happy!

  • @racoonfederationhecker4173
    @racoonfederationhecker4173 2 роки тому +6915

    When you spend all your points for stealth

    • @happytortoise1009
      @happytortoise1009 2 роки тому +102

      gamer moment

    • @PaintedStones
      @PaintedStones 2 роки тому +291

      Na bro owls are straight up Op. They spent the same amount in sight, aim and charisma.

    • @isamuddin1
      @isamuddin1 2 роки тому +91

      @@PaintedStones while in the sea we have mantis shrimp that can see more color than us and have 15000 Newton force punch...that damn minmaxer 😒

    • @iwaitec
      @iwaitec 2 роки тому +4

      Brah idc if it was a dinosaur nobody can hear ANY creature flying

    • @RK-gf3xm
      @RK-gf3xm 2 роки тому +4

      😂👍

  • @mullvinayak
    @mullvinayak 4 роки тому +8707

    The narrator’s voice is as calm as the owl’s flight

    • @koreyjeffers6963
      @koreyjeffers6963 4 роки тому +36

      Sounds like michael fassbender, prolly not though

    • @CptOmega2
      @CptOmega2 4 роки тому +32

      @@koreyjeffers6963 It's Paul McGann. The Eighth Doctor.

    • @wraithy1x
      @wraithy1x 4 роки тому +8

      @@koreyjeffers6963 so true I was about to say that

    • @luisjurgenyangalimartinez8859
      @luisjurgenyangalimartinez8859 4 роки тому +24

      Sounds like Gordon Ramseey

    • @20yearsago88
      @20yearsago88 4 роки тому +4

      It's Chris Martin of Coldplay though.

  • @BeckVMH
    @BeckVMH 2 роки тому +48

    Tremendous use of technology to document this incredible bird. Thank you for your work and sharing. Fascinating!

  • @user-vf8yr6hh1u
    @user-vf8yr6hh1u 7 місяців тому +3

    The only time I've ever seen a owl close in person, was late one night when I was letting my dog out to use the bathroom. When it's dark, I take a few extra seconds when I open the door to listen and look for anything unusual before stepping out. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary so I stepped out with my dog, and suddenly these giant grey wings suddenly opened up in the middle my yard and with complete silence, flew out of my yard into the sky. I was so stunned and speechless by how quiet it was. If I wasn't looking in my yard, I would have never noticed it. Owls are so cool.

  • @TheIrrelevantYT
    @TheIrrelevantYT 3 роки тому +4739

    "Wow, owls are really quie-"
    *SCREEEEEEECH*

    • @AK-tf3fc
      @AK-tf3fc 3 роки тому +416

      Owls always screech before they dive for their prey. The reason they screech is to make their target froze in fear, the same way we humans froze and try not no make any sound when we are in extreme danger.

    • @Shastra_858
      @Shastra_858 3 роки тому +16

      😂😂😂😂

    • @NoName-ss8pm
      @NoName-ss8pm 3 роки тому +100

      @@AK-tf3fc that's actually genius.

    • @kyrios0307
      @kyrios0307 2 роки тому +62

      @@AK-tf3fc stuns them in fear for some precious seconds to ensure the kill.

    • @AK-tf3fc
      @AK-tf3fc 2 роки тому +42

      @@NoName-ss8pm Terrifying if you are a mouse.

  • @VTown1989
    @VTown1989 3 роки тому +8316

    *The jealous Hawk:* "That wasn't flying! That was... gliding with style."

    • @aeureus
      @aeureus 3 роки тому +109

      *Peregrine ;) it's a falcon

    • @Erik_C_251
      @Erik_C_251 3 роки тому +74

      Not a hawk. It’s a peregrine falcon. They’re both raptors in the class Aves but are in different orders.

    • @aeureus
      @aeureus 3 роки тому +3

      @@abuzaryt2483 No. Don't be pathetic. Actually earn things. I'm just going to report you.

    • @aeureus
      @aeureus 3 роки тому +3

      @@abuzaryt2483 doesn't mean you have to stoop to their incredibly low level. Advertising on other people's work, including companies, is parasitic and just plain wrong. Don't be that parasite.

    • @fatmamalla7897
      @fatmamalla7897 3 роки тому

      Jjkl

  • @sick_bandkidd
    @sick_bandkidd 9 місяців тому +5

    I came here because the white owl looks like the Diamond Eyes Deftones album cover, I’m glad I came.

  • @ArilenaMoon
    @ArilenaMoon Рік тому +6

    Owls are so amazing. The slow motion combined with the silence made it look magical ❤️🤗

  • @copkhan007
    @copkhan007 6 років тому +21957

    Night vision,No noise, Long glide,
    Sharp talons and
    100% target Accuracy = Ultimate Stealth fighter.

  • @ConjugatedDiene
    @ConjugatedDiene 5 років тому +5015

    Pigeon: hehehehehehehe
    Barn owl: *angry screech from hell”

    • @spicymushroom5231
      @spicymushroom5231 5 років тому +2

      ConjugatedDiene 😂😈

    • @calvinglenn3381
      @calvinglenn3381 5 років тому +3

      1,000th like

    • @philosophy2116
      @philosophy2116 5 років тому +20

      i live next to a wildlife preservation forest and yesterday night i had a barn owl screeching outside for 10 minutes at like 11pm

    • @princeofdarknessxyz1
      @princeofdarknessxyz1 5 років тому +13

      was that the barn owl making that screeching sound?

    • @orewanell
      @orewanell 4 роки тому +1

      @@princeofdarknessxyz1 yes

  • @uselessreplicator1201
    @uselessreplicator1201 6 місяців тому +3

    Owls are awesome..

  • @audreym3777
    @audreym3777 2 роки тому +12

    Love this video. Been watching a barn owl in my backyard for months now and yes, if u blink you won’t even hear her …even when she dives straight down to catch a rat, it’s absolutely dead silent. Much thanks for sharing this experiment!

  • @ChakshulPandya
    @ChakshulPandya 4 роки тому +7300

    When my mom is sleeping:
    *_I'm an Owl_*
    When I'm sleeping:
    *_My mom's a pigeon_*

  • @pippa_peg
    @pippa_peg 4 роки тому +1802

    2:04
    She looks so happy and proud of herself

  • @deniseelles4545
    @deniseelles4545 Рік тому +8

    Beautiful footage. Thank you for informative video on these incredible birds!!! Love watching them fly-so quiet & majestic!!!

  • @enanguko2237
    @enanguko2237 Місяць тому

    Thanks Team, for this awesome demonstration..also, the keenness in your faces was a joy

  • @alessia1550
    @alessia1550 4 роки тому +11259

    Day ** of quarantine: I'm watching different birds flying

  • @nimbarkcj
    @nimbarkcj 3 роки тому +7583

    Rabbit : evolved a set of very sensitive ears to hear everything
    Owls : evolved noiseless flights to end Rabbit's whole career

    • @a-a-rondavis9438
      @a-a-rondavis9438 3 роки тому +83

      "Evolved" ok.

    • @thehumanpro2351
      @thehumanpro2351 3 роки тому +497

      @@a-a-rondavis9438 yes, thats evolution

    • @Dead1yCool
      @Dead1yCool 3 роки тому +353

      @@a-a-rondavis9438 Do you not understand evolution?

    • @psbabin9999
      @psbabin9999 3 роки тому +10

      😂🤣

    • @idot3331
      @idot3331 3 роки тому +244

      @@a-a-rondavis9438 Imagine being this dumb

  • @comicalhorrorpix
    @comicalhorrorpix Рік тому +3

    Paul McGann has such an incredible voice for a narrator and radio. Shame he doesn’t get more documentary type work like this. Could listen to him all day.

  • @annxbxl6729
    @annxbxl6729 Рік тому +16

    Really interesting video! I saw an owl fly over my garden tonight, never seen one before, it was completely silent and almost glided straight across literally like a drone but totally silent. Never seen any bird like it before so i couldn’t work out what it was, until we then heard the owl sounds a bit further away. Such fascinating creatures, it was very special to see! 🦉

  • @nazaine1764
    @nazaine1764 4 роки тому +3919

    No one:
    Absolutely nobody:
    Also an owl:

  • @patronusstag
    @patronusstag 5 років тому +6474

    Such gorgeous creatures.

    • @joemama4776
      @joemama4776 5 років тому +13

      Indeed!

    • @multiplemediaworks3057
      @multiplemediaworks3057 5 років тому +70

      Indeed ! And how gorgeous and amazing will be the "One" , who created this?
      Subhan Allah
      (All praises to Allah - the one and only)

    • @casualbird7671
      @casualbird7671 5 років тому +3

      ❤️

    • @miriam7779
      @miriam7779 5 років тому +17

      @@multiplemediaworks3057 And some annoying creature...

    • @wiwi3056
      @wiwi3056 5 років тому +5

      I love owls

  • @Mysteriesofthecosmos01
    @Mysteriesofthecosmos01 2 місяці тому +1

    This video cannot stop to amaze me even if I watched it a thousand times.

  • @antonm1834
    @antonm1834 Рік тому +1

    powerful and silent these things are so cool

  • @TyrantTitan.
    @TyrantTitan. 5 років тому +4156

    I remember seeing an owl in my backyard and it flew from one tree to another and I heard absolutely nothing. It was like a phantom. Definitely strange and fascinating.

    • @flygod.
      @flygod. 5 років тому +23

      learns phantom word uses it

    • @jeremysmith9694
      @jeremysmith9694 5 років тому +3

      I've never heard any bird flying between trees

    • @missionpupa
      @missionpupa 5 років тому +135

      @@flygod. thats actually the perfect word to use in this context. Not sure what youre hating for. Intelligence threatens you? Must be American.

    • @ardiansyahputra03
      @ardiansyahputra03 5 років тому +62

      In my country they're called "burung hantu" which means "ghost bird"

    • @alafosca5724
      @alafosca5724 5 років тому +4

      We used to have owls in my younger days in the backyard of my father's house... I remember the sound of their call and their shape in the air, completely mute. Nothing more.

  • @monikakaushal5742
    @monikakaushal5742 4 роки тому +3286

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate how lovely the owl is??

    • @MrTimurLP
      @MrTimurLP 4 роки тому +19

      its beautiful

    • @AllsortPassport
      @AllsortPassport 4 роки тому +7

      What if it’s the one from that The Fourth Kind movie 😐👽

    • @joshuahh5782
      @joshuahh5782 4 роки тому +7

      @@AllsortPassport they probably borrowed it from area 51.

    • @Mob-es9jm
      @Mob-es9jm 4 роки тому +3

      Monika THATS WHAT WERE DOING!

    • @JamezOwnU101
      @JamezOwnU101 4 роки тому +4

      Yes, but you look like you straight outta thriller

  • @Mierzeek
    @Mierzeek Рік тому +12

    I live next to a church (of all places) and one evening, around 9pm a huge owl flew over my head, it was like 1m above me and if I didn't look up I would have never known it was there, it was completely silent in his flight! Amazing birds!

  • @hoyinhuang2908
    @hoyinhuang2908 5 місяців тому +3

    Owls: have extraordinary aerodynamic wings for efficient flying.
    Also owls: have flat face

  • @stephen_boss
    @stephen_boss 2 роки тому +4916

    The grace that owl has is mind blowing

    • @Phayzix99
      @Phayzix99 2 роки тому +8

      It really is!

    • @MARTIN201199
      @MARTIN201199 2 роки тому +10

      Who made it possible?

    • @bodaciouschad
      @bodaciouschad 2 роки тому +67

      @@MARTIN201199 millions of generations of mama and papa owls and a harsh environment that punished louder owls through predation and starvation.

    • @InDeinenFernetBrancaGepisst
      @InDeinenFernetBrancaGepisst 2 роки тому +3

      Then go on, take her out for dinner and make her some eggs

    • @stephen_boss
      @stephen_boss 2 роки тому +16

      @@MARTIN201199 god obv

  • @jonneygreen
    @jonneygreen 8 років тому +3569

    Now imagine the narrator reading you some bedtime story

    • @roningtr
      @roningtr 6 років тому +4

      you dhould check out riddle ˋs narrator

    • @eizen85
      @eizen85 6 років тому +119

      I'd sleep in 1 second

    • @IntarwebUser
      @IntarwebUser 6 років тому +21

      I'd be afraid to fall asleep.

    • @jbolo5378
      @jbolo5378 6 років тому +33

      Maybe this time there won't be any touching 😔

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 6 років тому +7

      Long as that owl's screeching isnt involved.....
      If i woke up at night, dazed and disoriented, that screech would give me that cold, sharp dread that would keep me awake for yhe rest of the night....

  • @guilhermeferreira91
    @guilhermeferreira91 11 місяців тому +6

    This animal is magnificent! Once in my adolescence, I was with a girl under a large tree, suddenly something white passes over our heads, at the time the girl and I were scared by the ghostly vision. When I looked fixedly at the object I realized that it was a beautiful owl.

  • @adamthomas6410
    @adamthomas6410 Рік тому +10

    3:25 The owl's feathers are what allows them to fly so silently, so cool to watch.

  • @ruffruffjunior5985
    @ruffruffjunior5985 5 років тому +3104

    Silent, Has impressive eye sights, can turn its head around.. Man I wanna be an owl..
    Perfect for a Test

    • @RubabFatimaszrr
      @RubabFatimaszrr 5 років тому +9

      😂

    • @kgunitkeese17
      @kgunitkeese17 5 років тому +5

      They rely more on hearing.

    • @marjechevarez790
      @marjechevarez790 5 років тому

      lmaooo xD

    • @beanieweenies2383
      @beanieweenies2383 5 років тому +7

      An owl would be cool but watch TierZoos videos on birds. Amazing creatures. I would prefer being a hawk or an eagle personally.

    • @wiwi3056
      @wiwi3056 5 років тому

      🦉🦉

  • @K.D.A_24
    @K.D.A_24 4 роки тому +3164

    Imagine you're a prey of an OWL, the last thing you'll notice is a gentle breeze before everything goes black.

    • @bighaneyproductions7891
      @bighaneyproductions7891 4 роки тому +12

      Kenzhin De Auditore lol

    • @tuyiren781
      @tuyiren781 4 роки тому +136

      @@bighaneyproductions7891 it's funny until you see a giant owl behind you

    • @Zlugs
      @Zlugs 4 роки тому +121

      Nah, the last thing you'll notice is a loud REEEEEEEEEEEE

    • @noizyasf
      @noizyasf 4 роки тому +17

      Hello fellow assassin.

    • @K.D.A_24
      @K.D.A_24 4 роки тому +6

      @@noizyasf ⚔

  • @raccoonchild
    @raccoonchild 2 роки тому +7

    The way it flies is truly owl-inspiring...

  • @abovethestars1519
    @abovethestars1519 5 місяців тому

    these birds are all amazing and i love how this video was filmed! very insightful 👏

  • @isnansunuyuntaro2974
    @isnansunuyuntaro2974 3 роки тому +4324

    In indonesia, owl literally means "the ghost bird" now i understand why we called it like that

    • @dianecatzie7936
      @dianecatzie7936 3 роки тому +199

      "Burung Hantu" isn't it? I found them cute and it's no surprise if I saw my relative's owl inside the living room

    • @VADUGAMING
      @VADUGAMING 3 роки тому +62

      In INDIA too 👻

    • @hasimkecegaming9936
      @hasimkecegaming9936 3 роки тому +13

      Anak anak makan burung

    • @roachspray
      @roachspray 3 роки тому +50

      Malaysia too!!

    • @the_hanburger
      @the_hanburger 3 роки тому +65

      @@roachspray yeah! Because indonesia and malaysia have similar language words. I'm malaysian too!

  • @Rethrones
    @Rethrones 4 роки тому +9047

    owls be like
    *before flight: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
    flies with no sound
    *after flight :REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

  • @magdalenalesniewska4204
    @magdalenalesniewska4204 6 місяців тому +1

    Okay but dod anyone noticed how beaaautiful it was filming... It's like watching an art about birds...

  • @constantinelheman
    @constantinelheman Рік тому +1

    That is one of the most beautiful thing I saw.

  • @user-qw9fq9vb5c
    @user-qw9fq9vb5c 5 років тому +3715

    This video is very beautiful. Music, lighting, narration and everything is beautiful

    • @nfrench2100
      @nfrench2100 5 років тому +8

      River Xiang calm down sir

    • @Chazahc18
      @Chazahc18 5 років тому +9

      Its like a phone commercial lol

    • @PlanetYokoshima
      @PlanetYokoshima 5 років тому +17

      Because it has the British class~

    • @alexdies2980
      @alexdies2980 4 роки тому +8

      anyone know the song at 3:18 ?

    • @theodore23sanchez
      @theodore23sanchez 4 роки тому +1

      What music? I can't hear the owl making any music

  • @rensis1621
    @rensis1621 3 роки тому +2355

    2:04 look at that smug face. He knows he's cool

    • @naturefrc3986
      @naturefrc3986 3 роки тому +139

      Not to spoil ur good fun but she's a she. It was mentioned so many times

    • @snakeoi8189
      @snakeoi8189 3 роки тому +21

      @@naturefrc3986 Aight it's fine.

    • @filipselakovic5428
      @filipselakovic5428 3 роки тому +10

      @@naturefrc3986 Don't assume that owl's gender.

    • @naturefrc3986
      @naturefrc3986 3 роки тому +38

      @@filipselakovic5428 assumptions are made upon uncertainties. This isnt such. Please stop talking just so that u can say something.

    • @elana6558
      @elana6558 3 роки тому +15

      @@naturefrc3986 hey, Filip Selakovic was joking and I'm sure of that 100% xD Haven't you come across this phrase - "don't assume [one's] gender" - used as a meme throughout the internet? :D

  • @stephenharper9961
    @stephenharper9961 Рік тому +10

    Seeing birds flying is one of the best things in life

  • @syntom1
    @syntom1 Рік тому +7

    Amazing experience to have an owl fly next to you at daytime!

  • @MuayThaiSabaiSabai
    @MuayThaiSabaiSabai 3 роки тому +4094

    I love the fact that pigeons are loud flying crap machines.

    • @angelortega5665
      @angelortega5665 3 роки тому +99

      Pigeons are actually vital for an ecosystem

    • @MuayThaiSabaiSabai
      @MuayThaiSabaiSabai 3 роки тому +29

      Angel Ortega that‘s additional 😄

    • @iHasCaek
      @iHasCaek 3 роки тому +102

      @@angelortega5665 what ecosystem? city dumpsters?

    • @angelortega5665
      @angelortega5665 3 роки тому +73

      jazz03 they are a food source for other birds or animals

    • @MuayThaiSabaiSabai
      @MuayThaiSabaiSabai 3 роки тому +58

      Angel Ortega what a life, huh?

  • @bilalmarwat81
    @bilalmarwat81 2 роки тому +1993

    "As silent as an owl" please add this to oxford dictionary

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 2 роки тому +13

      Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two HEAVENLY HANDSOME girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest UA-camr ever, having two handsome girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear mu

    • @blackjovian9414
      @blackjovian9414 2 роки тому +73

      @@AxxLAfriku Yes, because nobody cares about your life built solely on your galaxy-sized ego, you buffoon.

    • @g_g...
      @g_g... 2 роки тому +45

      @@blackjovian9414 naw mate, his girlfriends are just handsome dudes but he doesn't realize it yet

    • @Theresalove34
      @Theresalove34 2 роки тому +6

      @@g_g... maybe he does and he likes them that way each to their own . Lol 🤣😂🤣

    • @squigglystuffs
      @squigglystuffs 2 роки тому +2

      @@AxxLAfriku nobody cares

  • @placeholderyt10
    @placeholderyt10 2 роки тому +4

    I wish we had more of such content

  • @rick.8589
    @rick.8589 2 роки тому

    that owl is sooo graceful, aesthetic, mysterious, wild and free .. everything i want to be ❤️❤️❤️

  • @chiragagarwal2957
    @chiragagarwal2957 4 роки тому +2792

    Pigeon: tank
    Eagle: frontline attacker
    Barn owl: assassin

  • @shantanuroy5974
    @shantanuroy5974 3 роки тому +2378

    Owl: quiet
    Eagle: fast
    Pigeon: CHONK

    • @issac2112
      @issac2112 2 роки тому +56

      That's a peregrine falcon World fastest bird

    • @Tymdek
      @Tymdek 2 роки тому +10

      And pigeons are also incredibly fast fliers.

    • @ttuanmu
      @ttuanmu 2 роки тому +24

      Pigeons are known for good stamina and navigational ability. 🕊

    • @marvin_demon
      @marvin_demon 2 роки тому +12

      @@ttuanmu and they have some amazing free fall flights of buildings.

    • @0pinion0lympics
      @0pinion0lympics 2 роки тому +4

      Falcons are not Eagles. Hawks are closer to eagles size.

  • @maggies.224
    @maggies.224 2 місяці тому

    The testing with the feather bed in the end was MAJESTIC

  • @thechainbreaker8395
    @thechainbreaker8395 Рік тому +3

    Honestly very impressed on how owls can be very quite and gentle

  • @a1crux
    @a1crux 3 роки тому +4259

    Is nobody going to talk about the narrator's voice and the music? It's so soothing..

    • @carr0760
      @carr0760 3 роки тому +79

      For real. I could use this as a sleep story.

    • @errylinarroyo4445
      @errylinarroyo4445 3 роки тому +11

      @@carr0760 lol me too 🤣

    • @leeyounghee9786
      @leeyounghee9786 3 роки тому +9

      Right? I was gonna right that! So peaceful

    • @anomalousresult
      @anomalousresult 3 роки тому +27

      Think the narrator is Paul Mcgann. He was in Withnail & I and Doctor Who. He has done quite a lot of voice over work for British documentaries.

    • @personalkat4000
      @personalkat4000 3 роки тому +3

      Very soothing indeed

  • @AnkitGusai
    @AnkitGusai 4 роки тому +4306

    Me : I really need to sleep.
    UA-cam : do you know how barn owls can fly so silently that even precise microphones can't pick it?
    Me : well well well let's find out.

    • @MrKOv2
      @MrKOv2 4 роки тому +31

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 so true. I was like well you have my attention sir.

    • @emems6620
      @emems6620 4 роки тому +27

      Its 2am and I agree

    • @shoaibahmed588
      @shoaibahmed588 4 роки тому +1

      🤣👍

    • @nochill9475
      @nochill9475 4 роки тому +5

      Hahaha well I don't need to sleep, but I am in quarantine, so I'll have a lot of free time to burn.

    • @jellojangmo-o9311
      @jellojangmo-o9311 4 роки тому

      1:12 am and mood.

  • @Iknoweverythingaboutyou
    @Iknoweverythingaboutyou 4 місяці тому

    This video makes Me cry all the time

  • @froggystyle642
    @froggystyle642 6 місяців тому +2

    I was lucky enough to go on a "falconry experience" with one of these magnificent birds. It was a snowy owl, not a barn owl.
    Not a sound. Just a glide, then it was on my wrist.
    Magic.

  • @loretta2539
    @loretta2539 4 роки тому +1977

    At our house we have owls flying arounds us constantly, you will see 3 - 5 owls at night flying. My step dad cared for a barn owl (he found it as a baby and raised it) he said it freaked him out at times because he would leave the owl in one room and go into the living room, garage or some room and the owl will come flying silently to my step dad, landing on his shoulders staring at him.

    • @Massimo-sn7xd
      @Massimo-sn7xd 3 роки тому +18

      😄

    • @Amanda-10702
      @Amanda-10702 3 роки тому +98

      omg that's scary

    • @lewisrowden3881
      @lewisrowden3881 3 роки тому +6

      Liar

    • @metroplier2670
      @metroplier2670 3 роки тому +40

      Id imagine that the owl enjoys his company

    • @NinjaZXRR
      @NinjaZXRR 3 роки тому +25

      That's a good story, I'm curious though having an owl around the house did it just deficate anywhere it wanted? I remember not too long ago a small bat got into my house and I was sleeping I don't know how long it was in my room it was my cats miaowing that woke me up. I sat up and saw it flying right for my face it startled the hell out of me. It then clamped to the door jam I got it to go in a cardboard box and released it back outside.

  • @jamesthomas1244
    @jamesthomas1244 8 років тому +600

    Several times I have slept outside at night, been looking up at the stars, and had a white barn owl fly low across and through my vision. So smooth and silent, they leave behind only awe at their majestic passing. Little wonder aboriginal peoples have often seen them as symbolizing wisdom and mystical nature. Most beautiful, owls.

    • @TheMultibest
      @TheMultibest 8 років тому +41

      +JamesThomas You should write a novel. You seem talented at describing things.

    • @irvingchamu8502
      @irvingchamu8502 8 років тому +8

      In the Hispanic culture seeing a white owl symbolizes death or bad luck

    • @thatshimofficer8950
      @thatshimofficer8950 8 років тому +4

      +no m8 I'm Hispanic and I never knew that o-o

    • @KafshakTashtak
      @KafshakTashtak 8 років тому +9

      +JamesThomas It's funny that in my country people used to believe that owls are bad luck. I guess it was because they used to live in ruins. I even have a hypothesis why.

    • @MariosDoumou
      @MariosDoumou 7 років тому +11

      The ancient Greeks too. It was the symbol of goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war. Even today we're using that symbol in education.

  • @moodyringtarotllc1624
    @moodyringtarotllc1624 2 місяці тому

    The most beautiful production I've viewed on this channel! I keep returning to this video! Awesome job conveying clear info and best use of graphics! Very top flight enjoyable content! 🦉 She's a beauty! 🌹 🌙

  • @vijanth
    @vijanth 2 роки тому

    One of the best research on bird flight. Thank you

  • @tomatoboi5735
    @tomatoboi5735 5 років тому +29836

    And you wonder why Hogwarts send their letter to students using owl
    edit: Why are you guys fighting over Harry Potter lore?

    • @CS-ox1hv
      @CS-ox1hv 5 років тому +552

      🤯

    • @bigboldbicycle
      @bigboldbicycle 5 років тому +755

      Because the old wizarding world are slave drivers. House elves, owls. With all that magic they don't need any owls, but chooses to do so.

    • @lav4hunt3r84
      @lav4hunt3r84 5 років тому +180

      @@bigboldbicycle -_-

    • @epicfromepicgames8222
      @epicfromepicgames8222 5 років тому +84

      Why would they need to have owls though. I mean they're cute but

    • @gary2423
      @gary2423 5 років тому +399

      @@epicfromepicgames8222 Because muggles I think,it would be weird to see a letter flying

  • @angelmorales4085
    @angelmorales4085 4 роки тому +1842

    Might actually start doing my duolingo assignments before i get killed

    • @Alexinf1
      @Alexinf1 4 роки тому +7

      Lmao

    • @kittenmimi5326
      @kittenmimi5326 4 роки тому +42

      If it does the "....REEEEEEEEE" then you may have time to escape

    • @namanakaskippy
      @namanakaskippy 4 роки тому +2

      Exactly !!! Haha

    • @Kurayamiblack
      @Kurayamiblack 4 роки тому +13

      If Duo ever attacks me for slacking on my Spanish lessons, I'll never hear it coming... 😥
      Necesito aprender más español, AHORA!!! 👀

    • @SheetFiber
      @SheetFiber 4 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @Fxcodebread
    @Fxcodebread 2 роки тому

    whoever made this video was so perfect

  • @nickhubbard8640
    @nickhubbard8640 Рік тому

    The narrator voice is just so soothing I could listen to him forever

  • @paparazzi8101
    @paparazzi8101 5 років тому +2045

    Dude seriously, don't end the clip so abruptly with this mood breaking funky sound

  • @TheGameRazorOffical
    @TheGameRazorOffical 4 роки тому +2920

    Pigeon: flops through the air like the fatty it is
    Falcon: precision dynamics and striking ability
    Owl: *G H O S T*

    • @thestudentofficial5483
      @thestudentofficial5483 4 роки тому +42

      Y'know owl in Malay is called "ghost bird" like we don't have a word for that

    • @twilightundersky8658
      @twilightundersky8658 4 роки тому +7

      The Student Official well owl in Chinese is “cat head” and there’s something on the end which I don’t know how to translate haha

    • @Jsoares1984
      @Jsoares1984 4 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/0Kr-SUSd3hY/v-deo.html

    • @tuyiren781
      @tuyiren781 4 роки тому +3

      @@twilightundersky8658 character at the end is just eagle

    • @KingTheGermanShepherd
      @KingTheGermanShepherd 4 роки тому +19

      Us here in the Pigeon community take your comment very offensive.

  • @SquashyNO.1
    @SquashyNO.1 2 роки тому +2

    Wooow 😲 that's awesome
    in the truest sense of the word!
    Even when she does flap for lift & it's amplified it's hard to tell it made any noise at all. I've seen other slow-mo videos of them before but never really noticed how huge their wings are compared to other birds. I guess it's probably because don't make a direct intiontinal effect to take note of it. They're freaking massive!
    Owls are so freaking cool!

  • @kikolatulipe
    @kikolatulipe Рік тому

    BBC finally produced something without biases !

  • @Karen-fe9lu
    @Karen-fe9lu 4 роки тому +557

    Owl: *REEEEE* [silence] *REEEEEE*

    • @temavero2124
      @temavero2124 4 роки тому +2

      If you like silence...never look at something like this:
      ua-cam.com/video/lCl7I7png08/v-deo.html

    • @alteito
      @alteito 4 роки тому +2

      @@temavero2124 ?

    • @loonaworldomination12
      @loonaworldomination12 4 роки тому

      @@temavero2124 ?

  • @dreapdreap4686
    @dreapdreap4686 4 роки тому +631

    They’d be a good group to rob a bank
    Pigeon: defence
    Falcon: attacker
    Owl: stealth

    • @scope7685
      @scope7685 4 роки тому +35

      *Rainbow six siege new opperators*

    • @dreapdreap4686
      @dreapdreap4686 4 роки тому +3

      scoPE 🤣🤣

    • @twisterthecockatiel
      @twisterthecockatiel 4 роки тому

      They would be perfect for this indeed

    • @awaisn
      @awaisn 4 роки тому +6

      Really? a pigeon as defence

    • @Sophiauss
      @Sophiauss 4 роки тому

      *Eagle* : _REEEEEEE_

  • @jeniduncan6456
    @jeniduncan6456 Рік тому +7

    I also know they grow quite large. Twice I have seen a white owl over 3 feet tall and I wasn't alone either time. Both visuals were at night in two different west coast states.Thay are silent flyers. Both huge owls were flying after pray and landed perfectly still, in front of my moving car. Amazing creatures!

  • @MegaSharpshooter1234
    @MegaSharpshooter1234 24 дні тому

    Idk why but that last clip with the bird flying over the feather had me tearing up and I have NO IDEA WHY shit was just beautiful

  • @RobsWorld
    @RobsWorld 3 роки тому +6827

    The owl is the UFO of the bird community.

    • @Wuei108
      @Wuei108 3 роки тому +70

      Or the stealth planes...

    • @singularityphoenix0369
      @singularityphoenix0369 2 роки тому +7

      @@Wuei108 no

    • @MichealPiksRice2
      @MichealPiksRice2 2 роки тому +32

      Owls are known to be seen after supposed ufo abductions by many who claim to have come in contact. Not calling myself a believer or that it's true but it's interesting to think a bird as mysterious as this is tied to the extraterrestrial.

    • @RobsWorld
      @RobsWorld 2 роки тому +10

      @@MichealPiksRice2 Yes, now that you mention that I remember seeing a video where the person had hypnotherapy and kept seeing the image of an owl. Upon more digging the person realized that the image of the owl was supposedly “planted” and it was really a grey alien. I am a believer but try to look for the solid cases by credible witnesses. Some of the stories told by some can come across as fantastical. I believe there is truth to some of the cases however and hopefully sometime this month the Pentagon disclosure will shed some light-but it may be wishful thinking.

    • @Spenxo
      @Spenxo 2 роки тому +5

      I'd like to think of it more as the stealth fighter in the bird community. With the falcon being a more attack/direct joint fighter. And the pigeon is the investment banker lol.... People dont know how they can hold themselves up in the air they're so fat (with greed lol) The hummingbird is definitely the drone/helicopter of the bird community.

  • @shubro9769
    @shubro9769 4 роки тому +1971

    Me when my mom is sleeping: 0:24
    My mom when I am sleeping: 0:01

    • @lasagna4layf132
      @lasagna4layf132 4 роки тому +89

      Ya screech when ya mom sleeps

    • @wayne_._
      @wayne_._ 4 роки тому +23

      My mom laughs like a mad man when I sleep and this comment makes me go A

    • @nunyabiz9418
      @nunyabiz9418 4 роки тому +7

      I would make noise on accident and if they wanted to get salty over some noise I would crank it up a notch every night .. psychological warfare

    • @TorraYT
      @TorraYT 4 роки тому +2

      lasagna 4layf was about to say like bruh

    • @robertpaulson9813
      @robertpaulson9813 4 роки тому +4

      That's like my wife. She's downstairs slamming cabinets like our bedroom isn't right above the kitchen lol

  • @heidijpalmer
    @heidijpalmer Рік тому

    Breathtaking

  • @KI7431
    @KI7431 Рік тому +2

    "سنريهم آياتنا في الآفاق وفي أنفسهم حتى يتبين لهم أنه الحق"

  • @AAvfx
    @AAvfx 3 роки тому +4307

    It's always a pleasure watching professionals at work. 👍
    Oh, the humans also did well!

    • @sharminrima5667
      @sharminrima5667 3 роки тому +96

      Not gonna lie, they had us in the first half.

    • @oryann7859
      @oryann7859 3 роки тому +6

      Sharmin Rima lol

    • @Freej3
      @Freej3 3 роки тому +9

      I have never excepted to see you here 😂 big fan of your VFX channel ♥️

    • @AAvfx
      @AAvfx 3 роки тому +8

      @@Freej3 Thank you! It's good to find fans. I never I knew I'm a celeb 😂

    • @Freej3
      @Freej3 3 роки тому +1

      @@AAvfx keep up your work and I love your style so creative ♥️😘😍

  • @TrapMusicNow
    @TrapMusicNow 8 років тому +3733

    Oh, Hedwig.

    • @whysoserious5034
      @whysoserious5034 6 років тому +8

      Eyyy Trap Music NOW. 😂🔥❤️

    • @toomanyblocks8448
      @toomanyblocks8448 6 років тому +53

      But Hedwig is a snowy

    • @nigelft
      @nigelft 6 років тому +8

      Bernardas
      ... a female Snowy Owl ... you can tell because the females have the black spots, whilst males are pure white. Also, females are a bit bigger than males, which is unusual for both birds in general, and owls in particular ...

    • @valerielopez7485
      @valerielopez7485 6 років тому +1

      Zero_sense.txt

    • @toomanyblocks8448
      @toomanyblocks8448 6 років тому +5

      nigelft I know hedwig is a female snowy

  • @blackhole.son94
    @blackhole.son94 Місяць тому

    The shots of the owl flying over the feathers are like something out of a dream sequence

  • @spiritakarabbit369
    @spiritakarabbit369 2 роки тому

    They're so cute and beautiful and the video is amazing good music to show each birds beauty