Hopeful Owl Mom Fosters Two Abandoned Chicks | The Dodo

Two orphan owlets are in need of a home. Meanwhile, a couple of parents are brooding infertile eggs. @RobertEFuller decides to replace their eggs with the two abandoned chicks, and Luna the owl takes them as her own. Watch them grow tall, have bright personalities, and finally take their first flight.
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[@FBI-3]

Kudos to Luna for adopting those beautiful baby chicks.

[@kyles8524]

Im pretty sure Luna thinks they are her chicks

[@kimc5814]

Watch the full video on his channel. Luna is so protective of her owlets that she won't even allow her mate to be with the babies! ❤😂 Luna has been a surrogate to several owl babies. She's a love. ❤❤

[@brandonweeks]

In the full hour long video she adopts 6 and they all survive

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

@@brandonweeks she must have wondered at times how she was so prolific !! Love her !

[@ezziboo]

She was so happy to finally have babies😢❤

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

She must have thought that those little eggs held more than she expected! It is such a privilege to see this. I hope they all have a long, healthy life 💞

[@garryiglesias4074]

« I hope they all have a long, healthy life» My thoughts go to all those tiny nice mice that will be molested and ingurgitated... Mice Lives Matter too..

[@loki2240]

Like the "magically" growing sponge dinosaurs for kids.😂

[@charlottebonnie5320]

@@garryiglesias4074 Ja, aber fressen und gefressen werden - das war von Anfang an so!

[@garryiglesias4074]

@@charlottebonnie5320 I'm pissed of Google assuming that I speak german because I live in Switzerland (and no, I don't speak german, we also speak French in Switzerland...)... And now even YT commenters assume that I speak german... I'm going crazy... I'M F***ING FRENCH !! A.H. lost the war ! ;) (Yes I asked google for the translation, and yes, even between humans (German vs French, British vs French, Spanish vs British) we still apply this beastie rule. But that one point we could fork from the "natural trend", and be more restricted about our fatal tendencies.)

[@garryiglesias4074]

@@Seeriousley Beside the joke, I keep both... Rats/mice are like spiders: they CLEAN YOUR LITTER... You should question the bad human actions instead of putting culpability on mices and rats (/or spiders, ants, etc.). I love birds, I love mammals, I love most animals (I admit, I have a problem with flies, although I know that they are too very important in our ecosystem).

[@BenjamintheTortoise]

Once again, Robert E Fuller delivers a beautiful rescue story!! I encourage everyone to watch his full documentary about sweet Luna and her adopted babies. It's magic. Much love! 💕😊

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

Yes yes! 👏 I agree 🙋🏻‍♀️ Everyone should research him/his videos more! 🫶🦉❤

[@shalacarter6658]

I loved him in "Winterwatch:"

[@RobertEFuller]

@@SeattleRaindrop206 Hi thanks for your kind words, great to see so many of my regulars on The Dodo too 😊

[@RamenNoodle1985]

I just subscribed. I had no idea Luna was fostered herself ❤

[@Goofybig_goober]

I watched halfway through it and it was interesting

[@SapphirasMama]

This story is amazing. She also reared another 4 chicks. They all fledged

[@RobertEFuller]

Yes 6 last year and she has taken on 4 this year too

[@BuffaloNickel9]

@@RobertEFuller Wow, Luna Has Most Excellent Mothering Instincts! Please excuse me for not knowing, but... Were any of these more recent baby owls Luna raised her own offspring/hatchlings this time?

[@paris9626]

​@@BuffaloNickel9 Two of them were her own chicks! The other two were rescued

[@lynnej7219]

Luna and Bomber are power parents. Raised fosters again this year, as well as their own ❤️

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

Bomber, that’s so cute🥰 …And probably fitting! 🦉❤

[@RamenNoodle1985]

It's so lovely that Luna, who was fostered herself, has passed it on. Maybe she was able to recognize herself in the chicks ❤

[@mehcutcheon2401]

She was so excited when she saw the babies. It was so beautiful.

[@RobertEFuller]

Yes that has to be one of the most amazing moments I have filmed It’s a pleasure to share with so many people

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

I’m so glad y’all are giving Robert E. Fuller more airtime!!! He’s such a wonderful artist, content creator, and person. You get so attached to the animals he follows. 🥰

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

I totally agree! ❤

[@RobertEFuller]

Hi and thanks, it’s nice to see you on the Dodo too 😃

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

@@RobertEFuller oh yes, I’m obsessed with anything that has to do with animals! 🥰

[@EmbalmerEmi]

Seeing the baby flapping its wings and imitating their mom is just so precious.❤🥺

[@plaidpanda]

Is there anything cuter than owlets?!? ❤ 🦉 ❤

[@Mountain_Drew]

Yes. Baby rhinos.

[@plaidpanda]

​@@Mountain_Drew Adorable, yes, but I'm still Team Owlet 😉

[@LazyIRanch]

My baby Nigerian Dwarf goats could tie for first place, but they'd still have to share it with fuzzy, wuzzy, fwuffy, widdle baby owls! I clicked immediately when I saw the adorable thumbnail pic. I've loved owls since I was a kid. I live on a mountain now, way out in the boonies. I used to get TV reception from a big aerial antenna mounted on a 20 foot tower, but with wifi streaming and a smart TV, I don't need it now. I was about to sell the tower when I heard hooting one night and came out to see a big, gorgeous, majestic Great Horned Owl perched on that antenna, scanning the mountainside for his/her family's dinner! Nope, the tower stays as long as I own this place! 🦉💓

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

Even the name… owlet/owlets is flippin’ adorable 🥰 🦉 ❤

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

@@LazyIRanch This is the coolest story! I’ve heard those owls can be really big, right? Well, a big owl to me is anything bigger than a football size. My gosh, I would love love LOVE to live a life like yours. ⛰️🌲 …wilderness and wildlife all around you! 🫶🦉🌎💕

[@sandrahertel6282]

Luna didn’t take a beat to start looking after the owlets. Her face with the digging was priceless.

[@AE-se9bl]

Lovely to see Dawn and Dusk again and of course their loving mama Luna ! Thanks Robert E Fuller ! 🌟🥰🍀

[@horizon1294]

Well done, Mr, Robert E Fuller, your awesome plan do wonders! Luna is one great foster mom and I'm so happy they both fledged! Keep up your good work!! ❤

[@xpndblhero5170]

That was so cool to actually see the learning process in their little heads.... You can see the gears turning as she watched Luna fly for the first time. 😊❤❤

[@hectorsmommy1717]

I had the privilege to watch a Mourning Dove pair who nested outside my bedroom window. They used that nest for 3 years before it blew down in a storm and laid 3 clutches of 2 eggs each per year. It was a little above my head so I could see the babies after about a week or so until they fledged. I just loved watching them flap their wings and assess the situation before finally taking their first flight. Many babies spent their first night out of the nest on my balcony which was the perfect distance (and a bigger target than a tree branch).

[@xpndblhero5170]

@@hectorsmommy1717 - That's really cool, I have finches where I live and they have nests on my neighbors house and on my garage so I've seen and even helped a couple learn to fly... I saved one from a shrew trying to pull it in its hole and I kept it for 2 days until it started flapping its wings again so I brought it outside and waited for the parents to come for it, so now the babies of the one I saved are super friendly w/ me and will land right at my feet when I go out and feed them. It's so cool that they trust me but when I had it in a box I could see it realizing that I was helping and I feel like it told the other birds that I'm a good human.... 😁👍

[@ninajames8433]

What a brilliant idea to give this Mom a pair of perfect kids! Everybody wins! Thank you for this heartwarming story!

[@marie-clauderecchia4531]

Mr. Fuller your videos are no less than treasures they teach us so much about wildlife while having great respect for the animals studied which often give us a wonderful life lesson Thanks a million !

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

I love this comment! ❤ And I agree 1,000%! 🦉🌎🫶

[@RobertEFuller]

Thanks for watching and your kind words I simply love making a difference to wildlife and sharing my stories with so many people 😊

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

@@RobertEFuller Certainly all the memes, videos, etc. of Nature has helped raise awareness and care for animal welfare. YOU make a difference for sure !!

[@UnlikelySero]

The only way this could be improved is if a couple moments with Bomber had been included! Luna being protective of the eggs (even from her own mate) and Bomber sneaking a quiet moment with the babies while she's gone were such missed golden moments. ❤

[@tronbunny]

Luna must be the most famous Tawny Owl Momma in the world. She and her mate, Bomber are the best! 💕💕🎉🎉

[@beckybrynjolfsson]

She knows better. She knows you switched them . They have a unique scent she can tell isn't hers. But a baby is a baby. She is a fit parent unlike many people I know.

[@AcerJones21]

Birds in general have a poor sense of smell :) She might well know though.

[@RobertEFuller]

Not many birds have a good sense of smell you only need to study there scull structure compared to a mammal I have done this sort of thing many many times and it’s incredible how it works the maternal instinct is very strong even in birds

[@anitabakker9383]

Beautiful to see how mama Luna takes them under her wings❤

[@bari2883]

This guy is truly a champion. The amount of wildlife he helps and advocates for needs to be recognised. Those chicks are adorable fluff balls. Glad they got a second chance.

[@treegreen941]

Love Robert Fuller! He paints outstanding pictures, when he's not rescuing different animals around his property. Kudos to him for ensuring these two owlets are safe and happy, along with their new mom.

[@shirley9240]

Thank you for doing what is best for Dusk and Dawn. Their names are perfect and they are so adorable! Bravo, Luna and Dad for taking such wonderful care of them! This was so good for the parents as well.

[@tammys701]

That was the epitome of gorgeous 🦉🦉🦉❤

[@kathykay6602]

Thank you Robert for sharing these precious videos with us! We are lucky to have you! So are the animals!

[@RobertEFuller]

It’s a pleasure to share my wildlife experience and stories with so many people Thank you to all my viewers

[@kp8381]

Amazing . Luna, Dawn and Dusk, I hope you are thriving. Thanks Robert for allowing us to see nature and nurture. ❤🦉🦉🦉

[@dayb4valentines213]

Beautiful story ❤️

[@justtj8085]

Robert Fuller getting the love he deserves.

[@hannahgoose9843]

I've watched way too many of these videos. I'm just crying continuously now from joy

[@wildprimates]

Robert E Fuller is one of my inspired wild photographer! Always captured the best scene of wild animals. Just amazing ❤

[@RobertEFuller]

Thanks 😊

[@wildprimates]

@@RobertEFuller So happy to see your comment ❤️

[@lesleyb26]

That little wing flap when Dusk saw Luna fly is adorable ❤

[@scripturientguru]

Absolutely love Robert E Fuller! Always been making heartwarming, amazing wildlife content! Highly recommend his channel if you love birds and nature and want to support a good cause.

[@RobertEFuller]

👋 Thanks 😊 nice seeing you on The Dodo too

[@ColRusSer]

Robert Fuller makes the most beautiful wildlife films!

[@AniFam]

This is awesome~ Great for both mom and the babies~ Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@CindyRink]

I was completely enchanted by this story, thank you so much for the clever rescue and filming their progress. Made my day.

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

This! I agree ❤🦉🎥

[@deniseb4426]

Thank you. This is so magical! Let's take better care of our planet

[@xyz7572]

So excited to see Robert here on The Dodo! Robert has my favourite channel of all time 😊

[@RobertEFuller]

Oh thanks 😊 glad to be on the dodo again more to come 😊

[@DEEP_STATE]

A sweet story. I love owls! 💓

[@Lowlandlord]

OMG, the cute little babies getting into trouble and mimicking Mom's flight!

[@marialogan8786]

Awe, this is so cute. ❤️

[@dmcfarlane4976]

I love Robert E Fuller’s channel.

[@RobertEFuller]

Thanks 😊 glad you enjoy what I do and great to see you on The Dodo

[@Jothikana]

I’m so glad she got to be a mom. 🥰

[@skins4thewin]

Love seeing Robert Fuller getting attention here. His content is amazing!

[@squareggs]

The owlets get a foster mum and Luna escaped the feeling of loss, and is doing what she does best, just lovely 🥰

[@nd8471]

Dawn wasnt digging the nest, he was writing Dawn and Dusk were here for future owls wholl grow there. I love how Luna was like" Let me Love you" when the chicks were already grown up

[@jameseastwood4984]

Robert Fuller is a genius of wildlife photography and filming.

[@Lonesome__Dove]

One of my favorite creators, artists, conservationists is Mr. Robert Fuller. You have to follow him here on KZbin ! He has all the great content as well so many livestreams!! Love ❤️ love ❤️ Mr. Fuller!!! Thanks for featuring him again dodo.

[@leenahusa1806]

Baby owls are so incredible adorable. So fluffy

[@spmoran4703]

I love The Dodo . It's simple approach of telling people about the natural world is actually very clever.

[@dpdp4953]

So lovely! Thank you for giving these Chicks a new family ❤

[@southernsass2937]

This was so incredible to watch. Thank you! 🦉

[@gearjamor]

That's not just cute...it's damn cute.

[@ggoannas]

I love their calls. It is the sound of the cold, bare winter land.

[@ioanwarren9835]

Thank you Mr Fuller for the great information. Great stuff! 🙏🎈💕

[@fufufu_.2019]

That's so heart-warming, mama owl looks so happy with her new chicks

[@pamelamays4186]

Luna. Dawn. Dusk. Such awesomely perfect names for a Mama Owl and her little owlets.🤎🦉🦉🦉

[@Sha-Sha.]

The way she entered and see them💖💖💖💖

[@heathertaylor8904]

That was absolutely magical to witness. Thank you so much for introducing such a beautiful family, recording it and sharing it with the world. Animals are sentient, just as we are, and this really helps show the world just how powered by love animals can be as well ❤

[@Klinikburungkenari]

It's amazing, all the animals are happy in that place

[@Viking8888]

Robert, I have been really loving your backyard wilderness videos! Keep them coming.

[@lyndseystrait1513]

Beautiful story & footage, as always with Robert & the Dodo! I love how he gave the mother a chance to be one when she never could have been otherwise. It was also sweet to see their family interactions!

[@agirlnamedbrett.]

owls are just so damn cool.

[@dreamydevilangelic]

The head bopping is so funny to me 😂

[@nanotify]

OMG, can we have more of these vids. They're soo adorable and lovely to watch again & again. 😊😊😊😊

[@reneeroth4045]

God Bless Your Loving Hearts ❤ Thank You, this was delightful. 😊💗😊

[@crystalphillips696]

I absolutely love this story it's one of the best. Thank you for all you do for wildlife. I love what you did for the foxes also, I just started watching your channel and it's amazing.

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

I’m totally addicted to this channel! It’s my favorite. ❤

[@RobertEFuller]

Hi glad you enjoy what I do 😊 I have to say it great to share my experience with so many people

[@joshthemediocre7824]

You're also Robert Fuller, hero to thousands of people all across the world. You're my hero. Anyone can film wildlife and not get involved even when morality calls for it, i'm so glad you do.

[@RobertEFuller]

Hi 👋 good to see you on the dodo too😊

[@adrienchandler4906]

Mr. Fuller, you are a gift.

[@maha333g5]

Robert is amazing...love his videos!!

[@Youtubename-qq2fb]

It was truly amazing to get to watch Luna take in these little chicks and to see them adjust to wanting more independence. Owls are amazing and beautiful, thank you for sharing this!!❤

[@Michellelovesanimals]

Wonderful story.......Thank you for sharing!❤

[@Lizzardthething]

For anyone who didn’t watch the whole video on Robert’s channel, she proceeded to take in 4 more for a short time.

[@christinenolan1418]

Good job momma Luna. 🥰

[@Gabistruwwelliese]

Simply amazing. The story, the camera work and the passion for wildlife.

[@ricardometalhands]

We share this earth with the life we live next to it. Help it grow and don’t take away

[@chumark54]

Such a blessing to be able to see this.

[@stephanietate5263]

What perfect names you are an artist of wildlife you didn't imitate life you emulated it you brought animals who needed each other together n made the world more beautiful that's true art!

[@thea1rachiel]

I love this guy’s bird videos.

[@timetoretire]

Oh thank you.. so precious...lovely ending to the day!🦅🦅🦅👍

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

That owl is a good mama

[@suzannecarter445]

Love this guy - he reminds me of those cheery TV naturalists from my childhood.

[@markbrown2296]

I get so excited to watch these videos with my daughter! It really helps us bond so thank you!

[@sophiabright8371]

Love to Robert Fuller! You are so inspiring and care so much.

[@Prashanthbentley1]

Amazing job by Robert 👏... Need more people like him in this world 🙏

[@margaretstutts4362]

This is absolutely awesome!! Thank you!

[@bonita1228]

This is beautiful. I could watch all day.

[@MissSmudge78]

Thank you Robert, that was magical

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

Thanks, to Robert E. Fuller, for his amazing work! His paintings, films, photos, and rescue work are nothing short of a British National Treasure, and a gift to humanity-and those wonderful animals, of course.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🥰🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻💋💋🇺🇸🌸

[@BenjamintheTortoise]

Well said, totally agree!! 💕😊

[@coriandermylovelypup]

Yes, so magical. Thank you so much! ❤

[@Che-e]

"The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Totally agree. Is that a quote or is it yours? Whoever said it is 100% spot on!

[@emdeejay7432]

Why western crudity? As if only western culture does that. I just love howeveruone likes to hate on western culture and demonize it as if it's done nothing good ever and like in this instance you make it sound like only western culture mistreats animals. When it reality western culture/american culture is better to animals than any other culture is the world. We are all about animal rights, people spend thousands on their animals and there are countless charities and foundations set up for the conservation of wildlife habitats and saving endangered species and stopping certain practices like whaling and the fur trade. Eastern cultures or just other cultures that aren't western or Eastern I don't know what you would call them other than just foreign, are the polar opposite. So I don't even know why you would post something like that. I'm aware western culture like everywhere in the world has industries that could be considered cruel to animals but there is more done to save animals and benefit them in the Western world than any other places. If you truly believe that is not true and that I am incorrect, then you need to educate yourself on this subject so you can see the unjust and cruel treatment animals face in Eastern culture and many other countries that don't fit into the genre of western culture. Even just the every day living standards and treatment of pets is so different. This statement is the statement of an ultra left wing individual who just enjoys hating on westernized society and/or Americans and British.

[@kimchi2780]

Western? Bro. People were eating and abusing animals since antiquity.

[@PeteLogan101]

So you'd save a rat just as easily, or instead of, a human baby... I wonder how a lion feels about universal rights as it tears a zebra to pieces...

[@jarrodhall3686]

@@PeteLogan101Stop posting and go read an ethics book, my dude 😂 These are the most basic objections.

[@gavaudun463]

thank you sir for these magical moments. Mr Fuller is a blessing for us all.

[@louisasmiles]

That must have felt like the quickest raising of chicks ever, for, Luna

[@ladyvincenza]

So sweet:) Thanks for making this family happen!

[@richardjohnson5529]

well done Luna its so wonderful to see the young Owls branch.

[@peggymiller9064]

How amazing and beautiful was that!!!❤❤❤❤

[@akankshaawachar]

Beautiful and so adorable.. Thankyou Robert.. Thankyou Dodo.. Keep shining... ✨❤❤❤❤🙏🙏😇🧚‍♀️

[@flyingfree7]

So happy they had a chance to live and grow up to be HAPPY OWLS....❤

[@badcatsmom]

That was beautiful, thank you so much for sharing. 🦉

[@marmeone]

Love this! Thank you for sharing!

[@shiboof]

Brilliant outcome.