Decorah Eagles OWL ATTACKS MOM

[@youkie5321]

Poor mom is right, Bless her heart! What is it with owls always attacking eagles?😯 I pray that owl does not come back.🦉 God bless you & your babies mom & may he protect you. Where is dad? He should be up in the nest tree protecting, right? Thank you for sharing ❤️🦅🐥🐥🦅❤️

[@terriharris9839]

You can see an eagle flying in background after attack @ 3:23, I’m sure it’s DM2.

[@helentaylor7132]

I had missed that! Thanks for pointing it out.

[@pinguim465]

Nothing can kill an owl at night

[@lynnda6089]

Poor mom. It's hard for them.

[@patchdavis35]

Makes me realize anew how unusual this nest is; we have never had ANY eggs predated, and only one (out of 33) that didn't hatch.

[@jeannine.]

Gee that is so mean! Oh poor mom. Need dad around to help mom. Be safe mom! We Love you!

[@bswims55]

Wheres Dad?

[@birdlover6842]

Oh no, poor mama. She has been through so much.

[@sardu55]

The eagle on the nest is fully able to take care of itself. The mate bird is usually around to protect the chicks, not the adult, so it's being away isn't unusual or that big a deal. Eagles are evolved to both attack and defend themselves. What's key here is the owl. Owls are rotten SOBs, much smarter than the basic eagle, and part of their MO is to let prey know they're around. He owl knows the deal here and will attempt to knock the eagle out. Once done it'll move in and kill the chicks. Owls don't like to carry their killed prey and will leave it, especially when it's cold outside, tearing the victims head off (and taking it back home for a snack) then returning several times to either eat in place or take it back as well. Eagles prefer to avoid owls, but will attack them. Owls prefer to eat larger chicks, and will even continue dissection their heads while under attacks from the parents. Super focused.

[@helentaylor7132]

OMG! These people are already freaked out and you post that? You should have stopped after the third sentence. You just completely undid all my quotes from RRP to "Trust The Eagles"!! However, I'm laughing SO damn hard that I can't be too mad at you.

[@ekquinn7059]

Nature is so harsh.....just want her to be able to have her babies in peace.😢❤

[@Lw5212]

Wow more than once too She doesnt leave the eggs though thank you LifeMedia

[@Herbster41]

She’ll be fine. Owls harass eagles at night. It’s just what they do. But so long as one of the parents stays at the nest, no harm should come, and if they catch one of those owls out during the day, it might be a bad day for that owl.

[@ohohohitzmagic4536]

Ya I don't know about that. Owls are pretty badass as well..

[@luluna1105]

Las águilas y los búhos siempre se han odiado

[@pollylodge8647]

Steve Kress, a renown ornithologist, once said that "Nature is not cruel, but harsh." Also, I see two attacks in this clip. Anyone else agree?

[@douglasguan5254]

Wonder how well birds can see in the dark.

[@bettyvanhouten2471]

Eagles can't and OSPRAYS can't if they can it's only by the light of the moon but owls see very well at night

[@tulsaducati]

Owls are nocturnal, they see far better in the dark than in daylight. They do most of their hunting at night. Eagles, being diurnal, have eyes that see well in daylight but do not see much better than humans in the dark.

[@karenf6174]

Oh no! Poor Mom, this is hard to watch! Hope she's okay, she could sure use some backup!!!

[@kimsims9293]

is she ok.

[@daveartwood]

Great Horned Owls do not build nests they take them over from other birds of prey. Sometimes they are killed by an Eagle following instinct.

[@angelariggsby6285]

she puts up with so much. 😞😕

[@brendaanne0810]

Poor momma!! Hopefully she is ok and NOT injured!! 💞

[@jagriggle1662]

Did mom get hurt?

[@ravensanchez777]

Dad did show up later..this happened at other Decorah nest last night..but dad showed right up and got between his family and the intruders...that's how its suppose to be!!

[@ukbrummie5053]

Love the Owls but they are bloody bully's. Not the first time mom has been attacked over the years. DM2 should be around or needs to man up!

[@helentaylor7132]

Sorry, but you're anthropomorphizing. The eagles only know how to be eagles, and do it very well!

[@beckyfinley5218]

I hope Mom-alright. Where is DM2? Poor Mom! :-(

[@sharonrose7938]

I better stop watching this for a while. I'm getting really upset. I don't think DM2 is helping Mama nearly enough. And now this....sorry for the drama...

[@paulineb66]

@@sharonrose7938 I am trying to give DM2 the benefit of the doubt. Assuming he's young and inexperienced, he is actually doing very well. Mom wasn't so great herself when she first got to the nest.

[@sharonrose7938]

@@paulineb66 Really appreciate your perspective. I just started watching everyday just about the time DM1 suddenly disappeared (I think it was last April). I sincerely hope your are right and I am very wrong. Again, thank you!

[@paulineb66]

@@sharonrose7938 There is a Nature documentary featuring the Decorah eagles, and they show Moms first year on the nest. In one clip she stepped on an eaglet (did not hurt it) and wouldn't feed the eaglet at first. They said if it weren't for Dad that brood wouldn't have made it. Watch the documentary if you can find it.

[@sharonrose7938]

@@paulineb66 Many Thanks! I will search for it!

[@ravensanchez777]

Anyone know why she making that noise? Instead of screeing really loudly?

[@helentaylor7132]

Mild annoyance?

[@loridori7862]

Mom is tough but where is DM2? He would’ve been a big help in that situation if he were perched close by. I’m m not happy with him she far in this incubating process.

[@rosabarrel124]

owl attack is absolutely silent,, also eagles have poor view in the dark, so DM2 could be near and would be ear and see nothing at all

[@BK-qp8zp]

But Mom is not silent - she is calling for him after the attack. I think he must be somewhat inexperienced in his role here.

[@rosabarrel124]

​@@BK-qp8zp in this 2014 video owl attack Mom but Dad wasn't there too kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIHLdYCKdrSpZ6M

[@terriharris9839]

He’s doing a fabulous job, and may have gone after the owl.

[@tulsaducati]

Mom did not even put up an alarm call; Dad almost never came to the nest when an owl came in the past. Mom can handle it just fine, and if she had needed DM2, she would have called him. Leave it to the eagles.

[@sheilahwalker4915]

Those friggin owls sleep all day. Her wing looks injured

[@helentaylor7132]

The wing(s) out is a protective reaction, aka the Mombrella. The owl did not hit her wing. If you were following an owl's nest, you would feel the same way about them. Eagles being eagles and owls being owls.

[@caylya7869]

Stop assuming it’s not

[@gailmanchester7542]

Is she ok?

[@LifeMediaLMC]

Yes, she's fine thankfully 😊

[@ravensanchez777]

Poor mom...this has happened to her so many times in past years and to her fledglings..I don't know if this mate she chose is so good...hope she ok her little sounds sound like distress

[@helentaylor7132]

DM2 is doing great! Remember that female eagles are bigger and badder than the males! This isn't any "Little Lady" eagle (except when feeding hatchlings). This is Super-Mom and she is one Badass raptor!

[@stacyboudreau123]

Owls were given the nickname "silent hunters" cause no human or animal can hear them fly. That's why dad was unable to help mom fight off the owl. Birds really do gotta sleep with one eye open at night when they got chicks. Don't be so judgmental without knowing facts first.

[@MrJrock4777]

DM2 is OBVIOUSLY not close enough because MOM is taking MULTIPLE HITS in complete darkness. DM2 has ONE job to do at night, GUARD HER!!!!!

[@ЛюбовьШирокова-ш3ш]

Кто то налетел на Орлицу.

[@rufusbarnabus4490]

This is my second season watching the eagles and it's disappointing to see that the anthropomorphic cat hair covered shut-ins are back in force. This is nature! It is beautiful, but it is also cruel! The GHO is trying to survive as well, so that it can propagate its species. Eagles drive owls from their nests too. It is what raptors do. Raptor siblings also bonk each other in competition for food many times leading to the death of the weaker one. Adult eagles and owls will also eat the remains of the deceased. It is nature and people applying human traits to these creatures are living in a world of fairy dust and unicorns. Furthermore, this nest happens to be the Ritz-Carlton of nests, so those decrying the plight of this mother eagle don't know what they are talking about. This nest is located next to a fishery, so as soon as the ice melts the eagles have access to a 24/7 buffet just across the road. This nest has it easy compared to other nests. I wish that people would grow up and appreciate nature for what it is. SMH....

[@ravensanchez777]

This is true Rufus..and been very harsh this winter ALL the animals are hungry..they also doing things they would not normally do...not the owls...owls are owls this is what they do...I just don't know why she making those pitiful sounds instead of raising the alarm for her male???

[@sct3339]

Rufus...Whats disappointing is reading crap from asses like you that put the empathic people down for " feeling" devestation about situations like this and the circle of life. Stfu already you heartless judgmental condescending dickhead. Get over yourself you pathetic human. Its YOU thay needs to grow the hell up. Where do morons like you come from

[@rufusbarnabus4490]

@St 1111 - Sorry to trigger you, my little SJW. The word is "anthropomorphic." Look it up because it is obvious that you don't know what it means. Empathic means the psychological identification with the feelings, thoughts, and attitudes of others. Raptors don't have the same thoughts that we do. Theirs consist of survival and propagation of the species. That's it. So you see that despite your vitriolic spasms you are dead wrong. You are a whiny moron to boot.

[@rufusbarnabus4490]

@raven sanchez - I think in eagle-speak she is telling the owl to get the eff out of here as well as attempting to alert her mate. Like you said, owls do what they do.

[@ravensanchez777]

@@rufusbarnabus4490 been watching for years too..I just became a bit concerned because of all her vocalizations that is one I had never heard...lol..thank you for your reply

[@MG-tb2il]

Mom is not lucky, once again she will be forced to brood and make live his little ones without the help of a male still absent !

[@moka9144]

and he doesn't bring food for her :(

[@helentaylor7132]

@@moka9144 She feeds herself on her breaks off the nest. He brings her food at appropriate times in EagleLand--during bonding in mating season and when eggs start hatching. You'll have a lot more fun when you learn to stress less, and as RRP has said about two zillion times, Trust The Eagles!! They know what they're doing!!

[@moka9144]

@@helentaylor7132 Thanks very much. I hope DM2 will take his duties in providing and not disappoint Mom (and us).

[@mistyseas568]

I hope Mom is ok. ☹️ That owl needs to go pester something else and let this Mom get some sleep. 🧐 Thank you LifeMedia! 🌺

[@breannemuhammad8637]

Poor mom! Damn neighbors suck!!

[@naturebird9177]

GHO? It looked big. Poor Mom DM2 needs to eagle up and take care of his family!

[@wylenetripp205]

The eagles I don't believe they fly at night not even to protect the eaglets or they didn't on another nest I have watched.

[@victormioduszewski4729]

Nature can be hard to watch sometimes, I ve seen some old footage of a owl attacking three eaglets on this same nest, hope Mom is ok...

[@helentaylor7132]

Yes, and the one time I believe they were barred owls and the attack seemed to go on forever. Once Dad got knocked off the nest by an owl. Mom's fine. My favorite video is of Mom hanging on with three large eaglets in N1 when a strong storm suddenly blew through. Decorah Drama at its finest! (Only because it turned out well in the end.)

[@victormioduszewski4729]

@@helentaylor7132 Thank you Helen

[@pattyrhodenizer4716]

Poor momma D!

[@franceshenry2239]

😥😥😥

[@maimclean7493]

Is So hard to watch! Need little HELP here Dm2 !

[@MrJrock4777]

DM2 dropped the ball,while MOM incubates he should be POSTED close enough to DEFEND her from OWLS at NIGHT, not good DAD.

[@helentaylor7132]

He's close enough and he'll likely be even closer when those eggs become chicks. How many times does RRP need to tell you to "Trust The Eagles"?? THEY know better than YOU what to do. LIghten up, Y'all!!

[@pamelahensley9217]

this doesn't look good :-( so sad

[@sanstar2007]

I am not impressed with that new male.

[@helentaylor7132]

I am! He's doing Everything he is supposed to be doing at this point. Watch for when eggs hatch and see what he does!

[@otiebrown9999]

She can not survive without Dad.

[@Lw5212]

sure she can she raised 3 babies last season alone I think she'll be fine : )

[@krystynab]

🙄😟😡

[@anacletwilliams8315]

Boring, boring, boring. Three times boring.