Barred owl crashed into our house!

[@bluskai1040]

I had the pleasure of working for a veterinarian several years ago. One day, literally on my way to work, i drove right past a barred owl sitting right on the yellow line with traffic zooming by. I immediately swung around, as I had to at lest get him out of the road. I grabbed my jacket, which was neon orange, and stopped traffic long enough to approach him slowly and see if me or my jacket would scare him off the road. I spoke gently to him, and he didn't move. I opened my jacket and got closer. He didn't move. I tossed my jacket over him and scooped him up without a struggle. I ran back to my car, and placed him gently into the trunk (I figured this was safest for us both, and the ride was very short). I rushed the poor bird to the animal hospital, and he had not even moved from where i had placed him in the trunk. I scooped him up, and took him inside. No one else was at work yet, so I placed him gently into a cage in the isolation ward (I chose iso due to the possibility that the bird may have some contagion), with a small bowl of water. He stayed with us for 3 days at the hospital, spending the last 2 days in a horse stall with a large tree branch to perch on. We fed him mice, and he let us pet him. He was extraordinary, and beautiful. That last day, he was snapping his beak at us, and then flew up into the rafters. It was time for him to go home. One of the techs lived far out into the woods, so we all said our goodbyes, and she took him and freed him there. He remained near her home, eating her guinea hens, finding a mate, and having babies! I feel blessed to have been able to help this wonderful creature!

[@bartmadness830]

Blu Skai Awesome story!!

[@bluskai1040]

:D Ty. I would like to add that owls can seem very sweet, just don't ignore that beak or those claws!

[@GenXstacker]

I'm sure the guinea hens were thrilled. LOL

[@debrasimms716]

Blu Skai Are not Owls, All Birds Wonderful? Earths Lovely Winged creatures!

[@guesswho4555]

@@debrasimms716 wow. Another awesome human being. You are rare and I hope you are loved and treasured by all you come into contact with. A fan, from Cape Town, South Africa.

[@drivingmusic5923]

I love the moment of your husband smiling like a kid on Christmas morning 🥰

[@Lehmann108]

A predatory bird doesn't bite? Ah, yes they do!

[@OLIVIA-sm3cd]

What a wonderful bird! What a beautiful "contact"! Lucky Bob is to met you and Lucky you to met him. Thank you for rescuing him, From Paris, France. 🦉💖

[@crispy6311]

Barreds are my favorite. They are the cutest and they have, by far, the best hoot.

[@johndenicola6173]

especially the sometimes audible trill on the "Allllllll" part of their call. :)

[@carolynthomas711]

I love owls! Last night I heard something hit my bedroom window. I went into the living room and instead of opening the door I looked out of the window of the door. He was sitting on the arm of my chair. Absolutely beautiful!

[@mollyyeah]

How beautiful. What an amazing thing to experience. I am glad the owl is ok!

[@kyliesdayjob8566]

That was AMAZING! What such beautiful creatures of the sky! Owls are defiantly one if not THE MOST amazing creature on this planet!❤️

[@sto1asgoetia600]

Imagine you’re that owl that’s probably got a headache now and can’t fly too well, and suddenly you’re put in the shade and hands start patting your head

[@tammylowry53]

Thak you both for helping that gorgeous owl we need more people in this world like y'all god bless and thank y'all again

[@cynthwise6982]

Awe this was just delightful to watch..Grateful you helped out that Beautiful Owl, and made sure it was safe..Thank You for having such a Good Heart to Care for The Wild Ones...

[@IndianaNaturalDog]

"HI sweetie" Owl: I'm going to rip your face off Also, at 1:53, look in the window and you can probably guess why the owl flew into the window.

[@rodk.3569]

To pet an owl would be a lifetime event

[@YbYBwRbY]

Thank you for rescuing the nice owl.

[@randyjohnson6536]

Owls have binocular vision just like humans and much of their hunting and just plain living depends on their ability to see and have depth perception. Imagine if you were blind in one eye, flying at 20 mph and had to zero in on a mouse or rabbet that is running for it's life, not easy to do. This is why in these videos the owls are moving their heads side to side, it gives them a much better sight line on what they are looking at, it's not to be funny or cute, they are predators..

[@johndenicola6173]

You definitely know a lot about nature in general; but as much as owls may rely on eyesight (big eyes for night vision), they primarily depend highly on hearing their prey. Their ears are pointed in different directions (not symmetric like us or other animals, etc. and the "natural" conical shape of their faces help channel sound to their ears) . They will turn their heads to locate their prey by their sounds. It's pretty neat (and "odd" for some) to see the anatomy of an owl's head/ears, etc/ Here's a video I found that shows the physiology of the owl/hearing, and explains their hearing and how they hunt; kzbin.info/www/bejne/boSsaGZjgMZoZ6c I know that hawks, eagles, falcons depend on eyesight, and they have amazing eyesight. Peregrine falcons are known to be able to see prey up to over a mile away (from above, of course :) )

[@DivaInTheWoods]

Another interesting fact is eye color can help indicate when that species prefers to hunt. Black/brown eyes primarily nocturnal (night), orange eye prefer dusk or dawn and yellow primarily diurnal (day). However, this can vary based of food availability. And they certainly rely on both sight and sound in order to hunt effectively. Fascinating creatures for sure!

[@verniecotham5674]

Thanks for sharing. It's such nice video presentation. This Spring - 2021 in Michigan my husband spotted a big bird on a tree stump. It was a barred owl hunting in mid-day. As it flew further away I found a barred owl u tube call to try and lure it back for a better picture. It came back within seconds to a tree branch super close to our house. Being thrilled with the size, vocals and unique detail of the owl we called it in several times. It was incredibly agitated by the blue tooth speaker. to the point of attack during the loud recorded calls. We noticed it had a partner with calls back and forth to each other and saw them both in flight occasionally. After reading about barred owls with our new "friends" we discovered they attack people on hiking trails and at their houses. Sure enough, when I was on my deck for about an hour I was stunned by two owls flying in to attack me. I didn't hear them until they were 8 feet away flapping their wings -charging the back of my head. When I screamed and waved a broom in my hand and dropped a metal trash lid they both stopped and hovered. We had a 5 second stare down at eye level. They flew off in different directions and are still around. If I didn't have objects in hand to defend myself, they probably would have left numerous marks on my head and body. The way they flew in, shoulder to shoulder with wide spreader wings, together, was unreal- kind of like synchronized swimmers. We've stopped calling them in. 'Really appreciate the comments of TripleDramaKids injured owl video and various facts of barred owls. Their hearing abilities, razor sharp, powerful claws and silent flights are unbelievable. My 'near, double-barred owl attack' ptsd advice... read up on facts, don't call them in, have an umbrella for protection in areas of potential owl territory. Our owls likely had babies in a nest at the time of attack, and were doing their best to protect them.

[@NormanThe_FreedomHope22-5]

This is the most longest comment i've ever see. But i respect you Edit: This video is kinda old

[@johnotooledoggames2336]

🇮🇪 brilliant capture such amazing Owl 🦉 so beautiful

[@Rogue-7.62]

LMAO at, no they don't bite. Oh but they do and it is a nasty bite. Not sure who told them otherwise, but birds of pray, which is what and owl is, can be VERY dangerous to handle. Glad you all could help the owl though. But really...seriously, the "no honey they dont bite", had me rolling on the floor. 😂🤣😂

[@Artyom178]

What a beautiful owl!!!

[@debyzimmerman6617]

You were very lucky not to get bit as owls do bite. That this wild one didn't is strong evidence indicating its hurt more than you can tell with just a visual inspection. This one also should have been taken to a raptor center or a veterinarian to be thoroughly checked over. In case you didn't notice this, it's right eye never opened up indicating there could possibly be some head trauma. If there should ever be another wildlife trauma, you should look into becoming more prepared about your own protection as well as the safety of the wild animal you're trying to help because sometimes your kindness can do more damage when you don't know what you are doing.

[@DivaInTheWoods]

Owls and other nightjars often close one eye or partially close both in bright light because their pupils don't contract like humans since they are primarily nocturnal. That action is not an indication there is damage or trauma. The reflection off the snow would be quite bright for an owl.

[@Mgaming61]

2:26 look at that face! It's so cute xD

[@DivaInTheWoods]

That is very kind to want to help this bird. I'm glad they contacted wildlife rescue. But for anyone else who encounters a bird strike, please just observe it for 20-30 minutes before attempting to intervene. They will be disoriented for a while and need recovery time. The majority of the time, they can do this without any assistance. Watching the persistent petting was causing ME anxiety for the stress I know the bird was feeling. I'm an avid lover of all animals and truly appreciate others who want to help. Just remember nature tends to itself. Admire at a distance for their safety and yours. Only intervene when absolutely necessary. 😘

[@karltite128]

One summer eve, I noticed movement of the blanket covering our fireplace. Thinking squirrel, when a little wing appeared followed by a little owl. Made a few laps around the room then at high speed it went straight for a mirror. Not sure if it even alive, I went ahead and checked his flight systems and landing gear then placed in towel. The little owl slowly started coming around. We went outside where I told him to "walk it off" I meant "fly it off" Karl Jr. (went and named him) gave that me that I thinks time for me to being moving on look. Y'all know that look. Off he went into the night air. Later Karl Jr.

[@wadeslovick2815]

Do you have any wildlife rehab centers nearby? It's probably best not to DIY this stuff.

[@TripleDramaKids]

We called our rehab center when this happened and they directed us to do exactly what we did.

[@Wodchuck74]

To make him pose for some forced selfies then relentlessly pet him? Doubtful.

[@unicornbunny6190]

That owl probably have concussion SHOULD take it to the Vet. Coz it flew into the side of the house... first thing to hit would have been its head. Oh! NEVER pet a Bird that just flew into anything... coz you might make the concussion/injury worst.

[@CMK-Security]

Exactly. Idiotic people!! Petting Bird that is in pain instead of doing something helpful. 🤦 idiots!

[@Alexiully]

this owl parked itself like a drunk santa

[@Whitby_Abbeys_Ghost]

That's gonna be one he'll of a hangover

[@heatseeker_]

Hahaha

[@sct3339]

Just an Fyi , never grab a raptor like that. They kill with their feet, you need to cover their heads and grab their " legs" from behind. These animals legs are very powerful and their talons deadly!

[@IndianaNaturalDog]

exactly! and the owl didn't "thank" them by letting them pet it. It was in shock and petting it was the worst thing they could have done.

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

If you guys doesn't have an 11 year old child, you better make sure there was nothing there in the snow cuz he might have left your kid a letter.

[@Sowa56]

You didn't see, the owl had an issue with its right eye?

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

I think barred owls often do that.

[@DivaInTheWoods]

All owls do that in daylight to block out light due to their large pupils better suited for night hunting.

[@rodk.3569]

Man was right. He wasnt in the mood for drama.

[@johannaperkins2699]

What a disaster! Be sure to avoid this again by putting something on the window, a sticker perhaps.

[@gisawslonim9716]

"They didn't even offer me a cup of tea!"

[@dansouza6284]

Or a tootsie pop 🦉

[@victorhugosigoli]

Very noble act! Congratulations ! 👏👏❤️❤️

[@matthewbell1968]

Thank you for saving the beautiful owl 👍

[@crittercrazy3805]

He looks blind in that one eye Hugh probably why he hit poor thing. Thier eyes are more than 50% of the skull structure. Keep a look out for him he may still need Rehab.

[@liquidleopard4495]

I scratched an owl on the head today. A rescue organization wanted to show off some some bird they had helped, including two owls and a kestrel that had all been hit by cars. The man in charge said that owls have amazing healing abilities, and could set a bone by sitting still in the right position for 24 hrs. One of their owls apparently had a compound fracture, and wandered the woods on foot for a month. She didn't get an infection because she healed so quickly around the protruding bones. My point is: Hopefully their eyes have similar healing abilities.

[@johndenicola6173]

What you were seeing was it's nictitating membrane. Many birds (especially the raptors) have this, as do many amphibians. They use the membrane to protect their eyes from the wind, dust, etc. and may keep it closed if their eyes are irritated. I know of a local red-tailed hawk that does this often. We believe it may have had its eye poked when it flew into a tree. There seems to be no damage to its eye (at least from photographs I and others took of it), but it does seem to be sensitive.

[@MikeGTR1983]

Owls are great.

[@randyjohnson6536]

Ya know I live in the country and am an outdoor person but I just can't believe that people think anything that is beautiful or cute is domesticated and likes people. Take a blanket and lay it over the bird gentel as you can, they are already in a shock state and this is hard on them. Wrap it around them so thier feet and wings are secured, not tight but enough to control the bird and watch the beak, they are powerful. We have a Audubon center near where I live and this happened to me one day accept the bird was laying out in the yard in the morning when I got up.

[@wordivore]

Humans love to humanize everything. It's ridiculous. And in so doing, even people with good intentions do more harm than good.

[@Dowlphin]

Ironically it can be talk like that that is creating imagined division. Animals have much in common. Only when you understand that can you empower it.

[@wordivore]

It's not creating division. It's being realistic and understanding that animals run on instinct and not the same kind of thought processes humans do. If you spend time in the deep wilderness and encounter wildlife like bears or wildcats of any sort, you are not going to be able to approach them and pet them. I guess it would be nice to have a Disney-like world, but it's simply just not like that.

[@Herman47]

@4:23, it should read "he flew *onto* a nearby tree!!!" instead of "he flew into a nearby tree!!!" I initially thought he had another accident.

[@TripleDramaKids]

Ha! Good point!

[@jewelsbailey3788]

We have owls that fly around our woods outside our house in Helena alabama every night. Idk what kind they are, but they are huge and sound like monkeys hooting. One time I walked out when I got home late at night to walk outside and sit on my back porch glider, i didn't know that one of them was on top of it and just chilled there for like 5 min. All at once it flew off and felt like gale force winds above my head and I freaked out lol

[@musiciangal02453]

The guy is mad toxic af and needs a heart. Leave it to recover? That thing would have died from not being able to move!

[@raphlvlogs271]

really cute owl.

[@richcampoverde]

they do bite anything with a mouth will bite. the only reason that owl didnt attack is because it was hurt and scared. stroking it was pretty dumb it would have been terrified you should have left it well alone

[@waynejohnston6611]

these owl video s are nice. yes I am a owl fan and I have one thing to say hoot! Wayne Johnston

[@tom-ehill2713]

Poor thing,,Great rescue!

[@wordivore]

When a bird is traumatized such as this one was, it needs to literally shake it off. When you pick it up or pet it, you interrupt that. If it's trapped and needs to get out of the situation that's one thing. But then help it, put it down and leave it be. Don't stroke them.

[@lslx7120]

Aura Gael awwwww

[@Dowlphin]

The stress relief from loving care can do wonders though. Any kind of healing process needs for adrenaline production to stop. There's a huge difference between being worried about those people standing around you and knowing they are there to protect you. Lessons of the psyche can be transferred to all kinds of animals, and back strokes are REALLY nice. :-) They are like universal language. They're probably even more potent because they're not an owl beak doing some feather cleaning, but human hands. It's literally giving the comfort of knowing you have powerful friends.

[@wordivore]

Not sure if the owl took comfort or not to be honest. I'll admit. But I do know that animals don't have thought processes like we do. And when an animal is traumatized it needs space to shake it off. If we step in and interrupt the process it could mean that the animal doesn't really get over the trauma and it could get internalized. That being said, I know that animals will bond with humans, but that takes time to develop trust.

[@Dowlphin]

@Jack Mechak You are the clueless one. You're probably repeating some standard warnings by people who learned it from someone else without putting own insight into it. We are animals, and animals much 'simpler' than us show comparable emotional abilities, with huge personality variation like humans show, too. You personally are probably better advised to indeed stay away from such animals, but people with deeper insight know how to convey trust. It works the same way as with humans, and we see lots of relationship trouble in that realm, too. BTW, I befriended flies in distress within less than a minute by helping them. (They can sense how much or little peace is in you.) P.S.: I just watched a docu today that can maybe open your eyes to just how much is going on in nature: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaPVhHSZYtudfZY

[@jakearmitage7811]

@Jack Mechak This video and many others proves what an idiot you are.

[@onlinefamily6016]

every city has a wildlife rehab center. NEVER pet an injured or wild owl (animal) it's called a concussion.

[@TunaDad]

perhaps it didn't like the hoo'ing because that's a great horned owl. had to do "who cooks for youu".

[@dianacummins6153]

Omg !!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL ! ❤😇🙏

[@henrysantos121]

Really nice videos*

[@billm4330]

I bet Madison had a coniption fit when she found she missed this once in a lifetime event.

[@dannyfrechette2705]

Bravo à tous. Tellement un bel oiseau 👍✌

[@TripleDramaKids]

This is ollie from the kelly family that recorded this...... thank u soo much for all the views and subsribe and hit the notifacations cause thare is more coming soon

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

Wonderful video...props to you guys. I love birds of prey

[@lawrencetravillian8199]

Cooties to a good guy taken care of a shy guy

[@blackimp4987]

when a bird hits a wall of a house it should be repaired in a box for a day to recover the trauma not continually caressed on its head until it flies away. can you see it keeps one eye open and one close? you tried to do a good thing but keeping caressing him or her pushed it to fly away. the best thing you could do beside calling for veterinary help was to keeping it in the garage for a day without touching it on its head

[@donnariggs1567]

GOD MAKES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CREATURES BLESSING FOR CARING!!

[@patstokes3615]

Ha pet his head that he just ran into the house with. That fells good. Humans just can't NOT TOUCH or make kissing sounds.

[@bartmadness830]

Pat Stokes I would do that too so what??

[@jevil8714]

@@bartmadness830 would you want some stranger to start rubbing your head after you ran into a wall at like 15-25 mph?

[@irenegutierrez724]

Gracias por ayudar y proteger la vida animal

[@lslx7120]

Irene Gutierrez de nada vos; chill

[@blueamulet2996]

I need to touch a floofy owl right now!!

[@liquidleopard4495]

If you can touch them at all, they like if you scratch their heads. If you stick your fingers through the feathers to scratch the back of the head, your finger tips will feel quills and skin. About 2 knuckles up your fingers you'll feel the floofy feathers. :)

[@Jacob-jq2ot]

Aw 😍

[@RWH3354]

Great job!!!

[@globalpioneer5076]

The owl has no idea why these human are obsessed with rubbing him,

[@Firebirdsinhell]

Omg poor owl 🦉 you have to stick bird silhouettes on the window panes, so that something like this, doesn't happen again!!!

[@thomasjordan5578]

My latest cat is named Mona but I tend to call her ‘Sweetie’.

[@antoniomatias9625]

I love birds

[@ninjabluewings]

Antonio Matias Yes me too 😄

[@ЛюдмилаЗіменко]

ninjabluewings I too love birds and owls

[@gunillabyrde4585]

There is all the time a strange Sound that i can hear on this film. It sounds like: yeah and then like a big sigh. Would be grateful if someone could take it away that terrible noise. The noise can be heard like every five minutes. Thanks

[@BlushnBlue]

I loved this!!! I cannot believe you were able to pet a Barred owl...so teary eyed.

[@TripleDramaKids]

Thanks

[@sto1asgoetia600]

First the panic of being picked up, then he became calm and gaining rest while they gave him pats, poor baby gonna have a bad headache

[@newme1813]

When drunk flying goes wrong?

[@samohtsolacad229]

Is that Drake holding the owl? Owls love to be massaged. She looks like shes about to fall asleep from every touch.

[@thetacountry4487]

That is so cool!

[@raphlvlogs271]

it doesn't seems to be aggressive towards humans.

[@happykt]

I would have immediately trapped it, put it in a dog carrier and taken it to a wildlife rehab center.

[@TripleDramaKids]

We called the rehab center and they directed us to do what we did.

[@Wodchuck74]

To take selfies & relentlessly petting the poor thing? Doubtful.

[@Mai-sx3yf]

You shouldn’t pet birds because it disrupts it’s feathers for flying.

[@Dowlphin]

You should better teach your house not to fly into owls. Hopefully the right eye heals. But I think if it doesn't heal in nature with lid closed protectively, a vet can probably not do that much more; just speed up recovery if it can recover. Still though, chance missed to "bag 'im". ;-D

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Barred owls are so cute and cuddly!

[@dtiydr]

2:59 No it just really wanted to get the hell away from you.

[@darthbaker820]

I don't under how anyone could dislike this or any video where people save animals that need help!

[@joshfultz3620]

wow so beautiful

[@nanafig4160]

His one eye is closed

[@heatherwoods8710]

Please know that everything in this video was illegal. Please contact your local game warden or USFW service next time. Never touch a wild animal, especially one that is federally protected.

[@TripleDramaKids]

How do you know that we didn't do that, Heather? We live in Vermont and we did call the proper authorities who directed us to move the bird to a safe place where it could recover!

[@johndenicola6173]

It's NOT illegal to handle a wild animal when you are trying to rescue it as these people did so well. They did EVERYTHING by the book! I have been involved with peregrine falcon (fledge) watches and am quite familiar with how to rescue them (and have rescued other species of birds in the past). Nothing illegal at all; just don't handle them if you are not sure how to do so.

[@Wodchuck74]

And to pet him lots. And get him to pose for selfies. Sure you didn’t accidentally dial the Dominos pizza line?

[@trueapexking2995]

If they would ignore a wolf or something could of ate the poor owl

[@Kilimanjaro1267]

That’s wrong hoooing. Is ¨who cooks for you , who cooks for you all?

[@guineapiglady2841]

But what about his eyes??!

[@DM-wj4gg]

Lovely family...🤩🤩❤️❤️

[@Nozylatten]

Owls bite

[@ricjonez1816]

UMMM. Did someone in family die??

[@henrysantos121]

Matatan* Ribirin H-S"!!"

[@annr3822]

[@rashadreuben6751]

aww

[@trackerzsuk2767]

Wow! Thanks for sharing.

[@joewellindowd5664]

This video should be titled “when idiots meet animals”

[@chrisdavis6474]

Just look at this assholes name and it makes more sense. Joe less than average Lmfao

[@debrasimms716]

I Love Birds!🌎🌏🌍🌲🌲🌲🚴🎶

[@deathatl]

*record scratch freeze frame*

[@frederickwalker6681]

Poor thing.

[@stratoleft]

Jack, you don't have one thing to pat yourself on the back about.

[@GenXstacker]

Great video and great music!

[@bartmadness830]

Cool!!!!!

[@realbeautifulbeauty1556]

Lovely, glad you helped him