Mesmerising Owl Moments | BBC Earth

With the ability to fly silently and detect prey with stunning accuracy, owls are master aerial predators. Enjoy this selection of owl moments taken from the BBC Earth library.
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[@shanetography]

Narrator: The owl's face is shaped like a satellite dish Owl: No, a satellite dish is shaped like an owl's face, son

[@bitter_truth8646]

True

[@sockpuppetbitme]

With no receiver in front. Makes no sense.

[@RangaTurk]

Sure thing radarhead.

[@ArabellaYT]

Well they have to make it easier for people to understand. Of course.

[@TisDoulos]

Agree! Amazing birds, miracles of God!

[@nootnoot8434]

I love owls, they are so elegant and mysterious

[@utopianfurbiscuit]

They’re savages lol..

[@momod5575]

Why do owl look like they want some smoke

[@sparks2389]

And misunderstood in many cultures

[@bani058]

Owl is my favourite bird

[@mxsochist]

@@sparks2389 how so?

[@thejamnasium6447]

Owls are, without question, some of the most incredible and beautiful animals on this planet.

[@mikemondano3624]

Especially that last view of them before they rip your eyeballs out.

[@mauricedavis2160]

My favorite bird 🦉❣️👍

[@_Cramon]

A little late to the party, but I wholeheartedly agree. I’m not a huge bird person, but there are some species of birds (like owls, hawks, ravens, etc) are almost like a whole different animal. Truly amazing.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Absolutely amazing animals and my favorite!!!🙏👌🦉❣️

[@arief03]

Known as the wisest bird of the world

[@rrrobeltnest7295]

I was a painter on the Golden Gate bridge painting one day coming up on a pocket in the steel I’m face-to-face with the mother of a barn owl she had three babies in there I moved away and left them alone. Those eyes right in my face was awesome. This was 200 ft up on a swing stage.

[@ingridbettwieser5624]

awesome!

[@SpikeCutolo]

That's (probably) a "once in a lifetime" .. I won't lie, I'm a bit envious *BUT* so thrilled for you to have experienced it! I actually admire that you "lived" it right there in the moment rather than focus on trying to capture it via cell phone etc. *Kudos & Congrats!* @RRRobelt Nest !

[@kathryncarter6143]

God bless your great consideration! It must have been a wonderous sight.

[@processofelimination8967]

And that is where the rust started...

[@scypio8191]

Did she return?

[@hi-bq6xg]

Can we take a moment to realize how elegant and beautiful owls are

[@zualfiqar1627]

Can we take a moment to notice how great God is for making these beautiful creatures?

[@corbeau-_-]

@@zualfiqar1627 I can't. I'll settle for the beautiful birds.

[@ayodari_style]

@@zualfiqar1627 God indeed makes beautiful things. Us humans destroy them unfortunately.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Just started watching, and as chicks owls are admittedly rather ugly. As adult birds they're absolutely amazing.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

@@ayodari_style Owls are made by their parent owls exclusively. Maybe at some point in history, some human may finally create a beautiful god who might be fun believing in.

[@aves4081]

The clip with wolves was incredible, seeing snowy owl attacking such a big apex predator

[@colecube8251]

@@tvm-manducktv8375 shut up

[@charlottem.1477]

@@colecube8251 There’s no need to be rude. He has animal videos too.

[@colecube8251]

@@charlottem.1477 he's self advertising 😐

[@improviserfresh8995]

@@colecube8251 your rude

[@colecube8251]

@@improviserfresh8995 ok! 👍

[@jamescapodilupo3034]

Anyone else been standing in the middle of their kitchen for 30+ minutes watching owl vids ?

[@knowhowislam3431]

nah, not me

[@eshalabbasi6476]

Nice

[@shanmugamvenkatesan5514]

I'm your father

[@bjarnebestiahoven1855]

@@knowhowislam3431 iSlaMm!1!

[@knowhowislam3431]

@@bjarnebestiahoven1855 what d'you mean?

[@Zelphyn]

They're like assasin birds. Silent and can detect enemies in hiding. It's awesome

[@realmkprimate7647]

yes

[@stellviahohenheim]

They also eat their siblings and other birds

[@Richie016]

with their incredible ability to actively monitor the surroundings in the dark, owls are unusually gifted with a unique ability.

[@meditationrelaxingmusic1035]

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[@reginaphalange9417]

their only problem is rain : their wings are not really waterproof + when it rains they can’t hear the rest of the sounds

[@meditationrelaxingmusic1035]

@@reginaphalange9417 shut up... ANd subscribe !

[@doctorbrothers9404]

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[@reginaphalange9417]

@@meditationrelaxingmusic1035 calm down

[@leonav218]

Anyone else melted when that egg hatched😍

[@troyano6548]

Extraordinary bird, with supreme skills to hear and fly 😍

[@ghyul6263]

supreme

[@CoherentChimp]

One night I was driving a truck from Scotland down to Teeside England. Close to the border,you come to a roundabout where you can go straight on into Berwick or turn right, up the hill, headed towards Newcastle. As I started up the hill a Barn Owl came out of the trees and flew directly in front of the windshield for what seemed like 10-15 seconds. He was only a few feet in front of the truck and I had the most wonderful view of him. It's a moment and memory I'll never forget.

[@sierramccarroll6421]

Wow this sounds like an amazing experience

[@aryanbarua5774]

6:49 the way the owl chirped and looked at camera😂😂🤣killing me

[@jasonbaird1645]

What impressed me most about the final clip wasn't the owl's flying skills. Wolves have excellent hearing, and even they couldn't hear her diving at them. That's incredible. It grants some compelling insight into why nothing wants to mess with a large adult owl.

[@gouthamraghavan6467]

08:06- I loved the moment when Great Grey Owl took off from a snowy perch. Amazingly beautiful to watch. Entire documentary is awesome. Thanks BBC Earth for making such awe-inspiring documentaries!!!

[@paterson90]

That great gray owl looks stunningly remarkable!

[@happygood18]

​@@paterson90 🦉Hoot Hoot🩷

[@emilypeck6929]

Owls are such beautiful and unique creatures. I love barn owls especially - they look so mysterious and enchanting. And the fact that they fly so silently is just magical. If reincarnation is a thing, then I would like to be a barn owl!

[@mikemondano3624]

Admit it. You just want to rip rodents apart and eat them raw.

[@laurenconradie5328]

Just such a shame that they start out as such ugly little things

[@Rhiannoncout]

Emily, me too. I don't know why I am so drawn to barn owls. They fascinate me.

[@happygood18]

​@@laurenconradie5328 Have shame calling them ugly. Every creature looks like that when they are born even human.

[@happygood18]

​@@mikemondano3624 If you're an own you have to do it. It's the law of nature and it's an art.

[@AyoMophizzle]

Owls... the Rolls Royce of the sky.

[@anonymousreviewer169]

What an apt analogy. Thank you.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

How can you compare a huge, loud (from the outside) gas-guzzling behemoth of a car to a small, silent-flight capable living creature?

[@donotdisturbmode]

Owls have barbs on their first primary feathers which break up the wind to muffle the sound. Not just being graceful but their feather design is mainly why they have silent flight. Slightly mentioned in the video, low wing loading (small, light body with big wings) also helps generate lift in flight.

[@ieungeggcats]

🦉

[@miyu-miyu9771]

I always love BBC Earth British TV in general. You don't see much documentaries here in the US as they tend to concentrate locally. But with the British TV, there's a lot to choose from.

[@danl6734]

Owls have always fascinated and intrigued me. Such spectacular creatures.

[@maramorrison3144]

At night barn owls fly down the middle of our street looking for rats and mice. All you can see is a ghostly silhouette and the raspy sound of their call. They are one of my favorite nightly visitors.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 how are you doing?

[@diamondbuyers]

BBC Earth + Owls = instant like

[@zim_christ_lion]

I have always loved owls. Such hauntingly, beautiful masters of the night. Since i was a child growing up in Zimbabwe, I would always get so excited when one of our Spotted Eagle Owls would land in the garden.

[@TesserId]

Flight quiet enough to sneak up behind a wolf. Oh, how they taunt.

[@NazriB]

I know babies who had big round eyes but yet they still don't know how to drink coffee

[@abhid3702]

I always tell this to my engineering students in my class.. "The nature is the one and the only greatest engineer of all time". Hands down!

[@TazHall]

More specifically, God engineered nature, nature didn't engineer itself.

[@XX-sp1ql]

TazHall: Lol religious folks always quick to point out that they’re poor scientific minds. Nvm we can’t all be scientists. Well, ~3.7 billion years of evolution will get some results, and whatever’s next after homo sapiens may be better at grasping such time spans. Currently 3.7 billion years are simply beyond what our species can deal with. Abhid: Though nature has a good head start, technology did come up with such a concept as the wheel which is probably the best example of tech without a blueprint in nature.

[@DizzyTipsy]

Owls are great, what other bird has what is essentially a vertical dropkick?

[@jiaswan22]

Flashbacks to Jurassic Park and the velociraptor hatching when he says about “come on little one” and “there you are” 😳🦖

[@Adam-zb5kk]

"Poosh! Poooosh!"

[@ch4z_bucks]

"What species are they?" "Uh they're barn owls" "Barn owls? You bred barn owls?" *nods head*

[@MrKorton]

The 78 dislikes here are probably mice relatives....

[@kathryncarter6143]

Maybe it was the mouse scene? I felt sorry for the mouse too, but understand the owl has to eat.

[@paulthetyyppi]

And Simon Cowel!

[@imAkkie5]

They are reproducing quickly, 219 now...

[@larsgehteuchnixan7955]

And noisy pigeons for sure!

[@earthling_parth]

Or Eagles? Owls and Eagles kill each other regularly...

[@janeck.8695]

Magnificent, beautiful creatures; their soundless flight or the air raid on the wolf are to be truly admired. Owls are my favorite birds - thank you for posting this wonderful video.

[@Sheerkat7]

There are a lot of bird species where I live in Florida. I hear owls every night - usually Barred Owls and Great Horned Owls. If I call to them, they call back to me and come closer.

[@khafvaal4415]

Thats so cool !

[@victoriahope2020]

I live out in the country and have called owls in closer many nights, they are so beautiful and mesmerizing!! Me and my sister even started naming them 😄 I haven’t heard them much these past two years though :(

[@sparks2389]

Owls are like the ninjas of bird

[@subhankardutta3516]

I just love thier big mysterious eyes..😍🦉

[@alchemyma]

I love owls, they are so majestic, a tawny owl comes and sits in the tree in front of my house, it makes me feel really safe, grounded, alive and happy

[@Joakim1400]

Narrator: The recording of the owl's flight is completely silent The recording: Pterodactyl noises

[@catherineb0528]

😂

[@masguapoako]

*Owls got me into bird photography this past December*

[@happygood18]

Owl is one of the most beautiful🦉

[@chin555]

Hatsoff to the people who make these videos possible

[@michelle_ajema]

I see owls, I click. 😍

[@flightlesslord2688]

Probably one of the unequivocally cool modern dinosaurs

[@m.c.j9395]

The owls feathers reduces the turbulence in the air making them fly quietly, very impressive.

[@MyHolyUnicorn]

Luna & Lily - someone has been watching Harry Potter 👀

[@kathryncarter6143]

Could well be. Even sounds like a little bit of their music snuck in too.

[@chaosblitz7921]

10:34 He's even smiling too , like "Hehe boi"

[@ceciliag2929]

I’ve always known about the owls being silent flyers but the illustrations with the feathers really showed the proof.

[@kathychildress18]

An owl flew past my porch one morning in the dark I saw a dark object fly past the porch & a whisper of feathers amazing

[@chironOwlglass]

I do closed captioning professionally and have profound hyperacusis. And even I could not hear a single thing when the owl was flying. Truly incredible.

[@DaveLeach697]

For almost 65 years I've adored parrots, cockatoos, keets and all types of exotic, colorful, wonderfully-adorned beauties. Baretta birds? Hell yeah!!! (Anyone younger than 40 probably won't know what I'm talking about lol) However, the birds that have always had my full attention are the regal, majestic, predatory hunters in the skies. Hawks, falcons, eagles, kites and...most importantly...owls of ALL types. Not sure what the attraction is but owls just seem so damn loveable and Panda Bear/Teddy Bear-ish, yanno? I love their faces, their eyes, the way they turn and, ultimately, their silence in flight while hunting.

[@realmkprimate7647]

yes,most importantly owls of all types

[@pattigermain5908]

Breathtakingly beautiful ! Thank you BBC Earth.

[@Atrazeal]

Basically if owls were 13 feet tall we would be very screwed.

[@Itzchandan024]

The owl is an amazing bird which has a clear night vision power.🦉🦉

[@PaulinKantue]

I keep coming back and watching these nature videos. I just can't get enough!

[@maryj7423]

Superbe. I cracked up at the little owl's face at the end, after his fierce mom lands back on the nest. She's all majestic and that fluffy brown-grey potato is peacefully chewing like it's no big deal "yup that's mom for ya"

[@justinpeters347]

Thank you BBC Earth

[@onewithnature1WN]

Owls are so amazing. There is an owl that visits a small park near where I live in summer time. I can't wait for it's return. I found a kind of hawk moth last summer and I'm really interested in insects, too. So I picked up the moth to take a closer look and then it flew off from my hand! Unbelievably, a second later the owl flew silently past me and caught the poor hawk moth. That was mesmerizing to see, I did feel a bit bad for the moth but at the same time to see a moth fly right past me and caught the moth was fantastic! I also saw it catch a sparrow the week before that. Such awesome birds!

[@justinbetland9792]

Also consider that the silent flight of the owl may have a dual purpose. Avoids startling their prey, and allows them to listen closely right up until the moment of impact.

[@harishnijayagopalan4562]

Really it's my favorite bird, it has unique character in the world ❤🌈

[@Ace-dv5ce]

Owl, cat, swan are my Three animals who gives me the similar energy in their own spectrums so to say

[@kananaskiscountry8191]

a birds hearing is so much more complicated the the average human big time = my cockatiels are still teaching me

[@realmkprimate7647]

0kay, good

[@ramandeepnijjar8281]

So cool! All the birds are just gorgeous!

[@BigRokko5196]

So beautiful to watch them fly and how effortlessly their wings allow them to gain altitude and speed with a few silent beats of their wings

[@drakebrown9622]

6:48 that owl is such a diva, he’s like, “Oh! You looking at me? Don’t answer that, because I know you are.”

[@terrythometz9482]

Stunning. Meticulous. You have honored owls with this beautiful work.

[@frankensteinlives5451]

Walking in the high desert at dusk, I got close enough to a great horned owl that it left it's perch in a small tree and flew away from me. What a sight! One of only a couple of times I've seen these magnificent birds in the wild.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... its* perch (it's = it is)

[@cathy_p637]

Thanks for this, I have always loved owls but your presentation taught me a lot and made me that much more in awe of them

[@deanraynel5295]

There's something really special about OWLS

[@pairotelee]

A ' Human Owl ' since 1957 when my Chinese classmates nicknamed me ' Mao Tao Ying ' = Owl (in Cantonese) with big rounded short-sight glasses in Diocesan Boys School (DBS) in Hong Kong. We will be having our 60th Anniversary in November 2024 with me being the most senior at 80 in August. They still call me ' Mao Tao Ying ' having only one eye from a bad doctor in 2017. ALL THE BEST TO MY CHINESE CLASSMATES & FAMILIES! (from my home ' The City of Angels, Bangkok ')

[@altanreis1616]

amazing and beautiful creatures, those dislikes are probably from the wolves:)

[@rlfiske]

Absolutely LOVE this and learned so much! LOVE the owls!!

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello how’re you doing?

[@warriorsrace6960]

Beautiful, majestic, graceful animals.

[@Sam-ef3bj]

Our Owl Story. So, here in New Jersey, we do have a wonderful raptor rehab organization, called The Raptor Trust. My wife and I were passing one of the owl enclosures when an owl clearly got very agitated. The docent was there and explained: The owl thought of us as other owls. And since we were not as elevated as the owl, he was very worried for us and was trying to tell us to get to higher ground.

[@jamiemiller7316]

Wow, I knew owls were quiet fliers, but I didn't realize they were silent. Amazing.

[@mohunter68]

Amazing video! I just learned more about owls in 14 min. than I ever knew. As a hunter/fisherman/outdoorsman I've been listening to owls my whole life since I was a young boy and I never knew that they could fly silently in Stealth Mode. Years ago while turkey hunting I was slowly making my way up a steep hill early in the morning with barely enough daylight to see the ground when I saw movement coming straight at me, I put my hand up out of reflex and a small owl hit me directly in my right hand and left scratches down my cheek. When I told my Dad what happened he said that it probably saw the top of my cap moving as I walked and thought it was a squirrel or a mouse and judging by the small size of the owl it was probably a screech owl. Scary incident absolutely, if it wasn't for my fast reflexes I could have lost my right eye, yet only received a few scratches and the owl was unscathed as it flew away.

[@jessicadol4261]

Beautiful creatures. Truly magnificent.

[@PacificPier]

Incredible creations of the natural world.

[@laurieberry4814]

My friend told me that she heard an owl hooting near her condominium on Old Georgetown Road. It is walking distance from the White Flint Metro Station. That means that there are mice around near her home. The coolest animal that I saw near the White Flint Metro Center was what I believe was a beaver. That there is plenty of cool stuff to see there.

[@ThePrufessa]

My next tattoo is gonna be a big owl going across my back

[@waibhavkrishnaChandra]

Think it through man.

[@ThePrufessa]

@@waibhavkrishnaChandra It's very well thought out. I've been working on the details of it for years.

[@waibhavkrishnaChandra]

@@ThePrufessa then it must be awesome

[@ThePrufessa]

@@waibhavkrishnaChandra well it will be once I get brave enough to get it started. It's gonna be at least three hours

[@ThePrufessa]

Three one hour sessions I should say

[@localhomeschool]

Thank you so much for this owl documentary.

[@Blaster53]

Absolutely AMAZING, incredible, you have to love these very beautiful and totally silent hunters. Truly amazing.

[@charlottem.1477]

Can we get an owl series please?! If there’s one I should know, I’m always open to suggestions

[@reginaphalange9417]

it’s not only the weight or the way of flying which allows owls to fly silently, it’s also that they have very thin barbules at the end of their feathers which further limits air disturbance

[@bonitacurtis8053]

Love mesmerizing owl moments you people are amazing, keep up the good work. Thank you BBC.

[@patriciaekenstam888]

This is my favorite bird and cannot get over oferte power they have. Thanks for this educational video.

[@aditya_saha]

okay, owls are my next favourite after penguins. damn nature. you made everyone so unique

[@jesusfreak1700]

Daaaamn that ending ! BRO!

[@ladyriddle1984]

Thankyou bbc for this incredibly amazing video

[@TimeTheory2099]

Thanks BBC Earth. 👍

[@liauchandler9800]

13:33 Wow, I like that owl's attacking skills!!!!🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉

[@jesusfreak1700]

Gotta love owls! Whooo doesn't?

[@RedCloudBeechWaveAhh]

This is great, wonderful video. Beautiful, fills me with awe.

[@merveilleuxetmagique]

Thank you very very much, this is just awesome! I LOVE BBC Nature documentaries!

[@G12GilbertProduction]

8:41 Sonic tests is really being like a Hyperloop transporter ride. :D

[@LetsGoGetThem]

Fun fact: It is thought that barn owls are predominantly responsible for cryptid or alien encounters because of their loud sound, appearance, and protective instinct. The mothman with its big face and red eyes? The Flatwoods Monster? Yeah, barn owls. Even gray aliens have been attributed to them, the oval face appearing gray in the dark with a harder to see body and blackened eyes. Look at their illustrations and stories with this in mind and you'll realize it pretty quick. You'll also realize it when you find out that the sightings of the original moth man dried up when a hunter went out looking for the cryptid and nabbed himself a particularly massive barn owl, apparently much larger than average which would explain why it was chasing cars and causing quite a stir leading to the legends, which is not so fun to hear but there you go. The way they fly at you to protect their nest, which obviously sets you off running also races the imagination.

[@PhoenixMoth]

Truth in some but not all cases.

[@duskeyowl2507]

Thank you for all your compliments We Owls thankyou.

[@genniedeckssar...]

Everything about this video is so beautiful narration,narrator, owl,care takers Thank you KZbin for this 🙏

[@-NoneOfYourBusiness]

If the zombie apocalypse happens you definitely want to be an Owl. Not only they are the most effective hunters by either day time or night time. These guys are taking on Wolves (with an S. Plural) (!!!) Effortlessly badass flying ninjas.

[@ch4z_bucks]

Also the fact that a zombie is unlikely to think of an owl as food.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Before a zombie apocalypse happens, owls will have acquired the ability of speech and grown reposable thumbs.

[@Aditya-ne4lk]

show's kestrel fumbling : "the kestrel simply doesn't have what it takes."

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

... shows* - third person, no apostrophe!

[@bravofoxable]

Magnificent creatures and amazing video

[@ypaulbrown]

absolutely wonderful

[@1life2xplore]

Superb!👌👍

[@mdzakaria7402]

Really awesome !!! What if I could work on something like that? Research so beautifully is not possible without the BBC. But unfortunately I was born in a developing country for which this is not possible.

[@driggerfireon5760]

Best documentary makers

[@sameer8ty6]

Majestic, Beautiful and graceful Bird..