Viewer Discretion Advised: Great Horned Owl attacks little Peregrine Falcons ~ 06-06-2020

[@begstok]

Falcon to other birds in daylight: I am your death fear me. The owl: And I am your nightmare.

[@jj007104]

funny

[@VarinderSingh-hy9fu]

Absolutely right 👍

[@alecnguyen838]

She screaming at that other baby bird and the baby looks like its thinking wtf I didnt do it lol

[@DemonTime08]

It can't see at night that's why the owl is seeing clearly but she grabbed the baby thinking it was the intruder nothing she could do about this though great horns way too strong it will keep returning

[@zosmanovic9763]

hahaha

[@justsomeguythatwantssometh9986]

Also the Owl flaps its wings silentlyz. thats why the falcon was completely powerless.

[@aaronconway117]

Nah, the owl grabbed one of her babies. That's why she is screaming.

[@taiwanfocus4385]

It seems it took a while for the mother falcon to realize what happened. Even in the second attack, the mother took a while to respond.

[@aldendiaz1165]

That's why peregrine falcons always attack horned owls whenever they spot them during the day and will not stop chasing them until get away from their sight. You will always notice this but peregrine flacon always choose to attack the horned owl first over it's prey if it goes out to hunt. They both are rival birds.

[@couchrider6228]

True just as Crows will attack a Red tail Hawk the Hawk will raid the Crows nest taking their chicks.

[@sheeparebillygoats7221]

@@couchrider6228 see this so much.

[@jessegrove5456]

Many species of birds do this. Get the owl away when you can, it gets bonus stats at night

[@rogerbock7300]

And I've seen crows take baby robins out of a Robin's nest. Birds do what they need to survive.

[@Chris-hp9be]

Wow, even falcons are just as helpless as chickens at night

[@cultofmalgus1310]

Owls: For too long we have been oppressed during the daylight by the falcons! Tonight we RISE UP!

[@Javier636]

You've been watching too many movies...

[@DrRiddlez2015]

GHO were never oppressed by falcons, it's the other way around...falcons have been on the menu for millions of years

[@assasingamerz691]

Something not to say to falcon lovers like me 😂

[@austin1839]

I've watched this nest for 2 years now and it is without a doubt the poorest design possible considering the GHO is ever present and a threat. None of the chicks survived and most likely won't next season.

[@mehboobkm2018]

@Metal8Ball I think a warning sign would suffice, like no tresspasser at night allowed. Most of them would turn away.

[@levimiller7642]

Ya know sometimes I feel bad for different animals getting attacked or ate but then I remember that they did the exact same thing for their food

[@-TheMaskedMan-]

Just like humans. Only difference is that we are at the top of the food chain so a lot less to worry about. Be thankful that you are human right now. Can’t say what happens after death though so anything goes🤷‍♂️.

[@RuffisInc]

Really interesting actually. Good on the mother for putting up such a fight more or less blind, that baby must’ve been absolutely terrified at the end though...

[@Akimikinaak]

The problem for the falcons is they are blind and dealing with the night demon. I always can tell there's an owl around when the local crows make a ruckus. They are smart enough to know to drive owls far away from their roost

[@anoh2689]

Can Crows see at night too ?

[@thedarklord573]

@@anoh2689 probably not as good… but crows have something owls don’t: intelligence

[@marian93370]

@Charming Chowder actually compared to a crow, no

[@justsomeguythatwantssometh9986]

Falcons: *You can't sleep, there are monsters nearby.*

[@begstok]

At 1:49 The chick was like: Mom stop you are scaring me more than that owl

[@vivalabad6]

Owls are truly 100% silent. I had one swoop down while I was behind a big tree fishing, and it grabbed my lure as I was retrieving it mid-air on the bank of the river. Never heard a thing, scared the crap out of me!

[@couchrider6228]

I hear you. Have had GHO swoop at me several times about dusk one evening. Big fast silent quite a surprise.

[@mikecunningham6154]

It could have been a flying fish.

[@gustavaserrado3752]

The parent wasn't letting this one get taken away, willing to fight to the death to protect her only baby.

[@soulkiller12]

What happened to the mother in the end?

[@GamerdevilPro]

We need to keep in mind that the falcons probably didn't see anything considering that the adult attacked its own brood after the owl already flew off with one. That being said a falcon is no match for an Owl that size regardless.

[@claudiosaccordlife2110]

I think it's trying to save by grabbing it

[@carharttmedios8493]

you are right at night owl can take advantage they even attack eagles

[@rlvsun]

What are you talking about. The owl took one chick, and then came back for another and the mother falcon rejected him...

[@Rivenburg-xd5yf]

it just freaked out. lost its mind.

[@jlee4768]

Or she could be holding onto her so she doesn't get snatched 🤷

[@mimosa27]

Our nervous system is wired like theirs. The mother falcon knows that something tragic just happened and that everything has changed, though she couldn't have seen it. She knows that something is gone, and that she just went through a terrifying ordeal. It's that painful rush of electrical frenzy within nerves that comes after a shock. The natural reaction is to scream and scream and scream.

[@Rutherford_Inchworm_III]

Absolutely hilarious anthropomorphizing. The falcon is screaming for it's mate to come back and help defend the nest. Do you write fanfiction by chance? Just curious.

[@slizniakzrenic228zrn9]

No. The screaming is only to intimidate and to scare off the intruder. That is what screams are for.

[@agl1138]

Sorry, you were doing ok until introduced words like 'tragic' and 'ordeal'. These are human emotional constructs and there is no evidence to suggest Falcon's experience them. And even if they do, who cares? Falcons are not vegetarians. Their offspring have no right not to be eaten

[@abeedhal6519]

No, she's not gonna sit around and be sad about her missing kids a year later. Just build a new nest and poop out some eggs.

[@dragunovnog1488]

lmao

[@2EverythingOutdoors]

Dang! That was intense!

[@moonluna5099]

Owl:i will just take your baby Falcon:HUHHHH WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

[@bl00dm00ntlz]

5:38 that poor baby looks so scared and traumatized, nature be scary

[@alessandrotavoliere5256]

Will die too, the owl will return to get whole prize

[@thewitchfindergeneral4015]

DAMN NATURE, YOU SCARY

[@shidaonline]

I wonder that great horned owl took benefit from his ability to looking in dark and the falcon confuse in dark can't watch attacker.

[@Angelaius]

Falcon does see night

[@XxXx-kq]

@@Angelaius no

[@lordvonmanor6915]

That one bird was screaming "You got me all fk'ed up!"

[@kh_orchid]

@eagle cam - did the parent come back? what happened after???

[@KenKaneki62851]

Damn. 😱 The peregrine can’t see well at night. Owl took out the whole nest on the second trip

[@slizniakzrenic228zrn9]

Read descriptipn, everyonr of the falcons was okay, except 1 chick, for the whole season 🧐

[@hanginon1293]

@@slizniakzrenic228zrn9 So was the Owl eating or just wanting to kill?

[@michaelmd9912]

Hello. Awesome video here that captures nature. I do not have a background in ornithology. Is this nighttime such that only the owl could see?

[@caiuscosades362]

Yeah its a key weakness when it comes to hawks vs owls besides size.

[@judenprime4601]

Yea, they could both see but the owl sees much, much, better. That's why the falcon attacked it's own baby, but during the day the tables turn. The owl shown wouldn't need to worry about a falcon attacking, but hawks and eagles will attack the nest just like the owl if they can find it.

[@BouncyBunny-h2v]

Michaelmd. yes in nature falcons do carpentry courses in how to make their own nest boxes. Nature, natural, it is not.

[@DemonTime08]

Yeah those Falcons couldn't see a damn thing and the owl was seeing perfectly most likely the owl will kill all of them the mother may have even abandoned the nest and just will have to raise some more brood

[@Leopold5100]

oh, of course, video makes much more sense now

[@thedarklord573]

Backstory: Mama Falcon was just telling her chicks a story about how bad little birdies get taken away at night by the big bad KrampusOwl. Just saying his name summoned him. RIP

[@jasecee8992]

What happened to the mother?

[@karlosraul5059]

the video description says she returned and is fine probably went for owl to attack him back

[@dangerdan2592]

She either couldn't see well enough in the dark to get back, was still chasing the owl (maybe not, since she doesn't have great night vision), or she was killed by the owl. I'm sure there are other possibilities, but I think those are likely.

[@Marinealver]

She lost her babies.

[@nbahellokitty7568]

Read description

[@puffer9013]

Read the description

[@favorites51066]

Hardcore.. just when you're thinking you are having a bad day..... Watch this video!. Your day is no longer bad in comparison to this Falcon family!

[@SwordOfTheSpirit-I-]

Yeah but it was a good night for the owl and its family!

[@jojyjohn7496]

Even falcons are not innocent kid they destroy parrot nd pigeon daily

[@yussss4639]

@@jojyjohn7496 sometimes falcons attack owls too during the day. I am gonna say poetic justice

[@frankrobinson3308]

There has to be a small door opening so the parent can block intruders.

[@azeemshahidmuhammad8199]

Why not add door staff too 😉

[@haha-eg8fj]

Well the mother can stand at the front to block the inteuders but she chose to stay behind and left her baby as the easy target.

[@tariacuri559]

We can put a bathtub and kitchen if you want to no problem.

[@archie7288]

Owl at night : - up to 100% vision - invisible

[@miggybassfreak]

It’s crazy how animals are better parents than a lot of human ones.

[@quailjailss]

KZbin did me wrong with my suggestions for today lol

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

Yep

[@pinacolada1393]

😂

[@ScarlettM]

Did the chick die afterwards? Having seen an owl's claws and what they can do, those few seconds in owl's grasp probably sealed the fate.

[@dtro5853]

The mother screaming hurts my heart. This must be horrific for her and the babies. Nature is very cruel.

[@UnforSeen]

Did the mother ever return, or did the Owl win that battle also?

[@f50koenigg]

Read the description

[@shannonjefferson874]

Family guy- damn nature you scary😂😂😂

[@Thedarkrainbow356]

Owls and all those night hunters are so underestimated, they're the true silent force that regulates all smaller species of vertebrates 🤩

[@pinacolada1393]

Owls & Squid are some of my favorite creatures.

[@couchrider6228]

@@pinacolada1393 They are both very interesting.I too am intrigued by the both of them. Squid shows it has superior intelligence and is quite a powerful advocacy. I’ve seen Whales with huge scars on their faces caused by feeding on large squid.

[@ragingtomato04]

@@pinacolada1393 yah favorite animal and favorite food 😂

[@ResidentFurryx]

Oof - you can tell they're functionally blind right now, with the amount of friendly fire going on here.

[@emily-ws4wv]

the last bird at the end :( that just sat there waiting, that part made me sad

[@dan_6915]

Life is frickin scary especially at night when demons come out. One minute you're alive, the next one you could be someone's food.

[@bobbyg7102]

That was the mother and she got away. Read the description.

[@freddiecordova4343]

@@bobbyg7102 that was not mother that a baby chick

[@jamesaron1967]

@@bobbyg7102 Wonder if it came back for the last chick another night? Would have been great if the description mentioned whether there were subsequent attacks.

[@jeanjacquesrousseau1955]

@@dan_6915 There are no demons. The hawk attacks and kills other animals during daytime. So it is just nature. Some specially for day some for night.

[@eRacer314]

Dang...where is the male peregrine.?supposed to guard the nest??

[@mrdrummer7600]

That remaining chick gonna have some serious PTSD

[@cliffbot638]

It came back and took her

[@LotusFlower420]

@@cliffbot638 😭

[@desertmaverick7567]

Hey, don't worry kids, remember, I'm right "behind you"! W \0/ W!

[@sleeves1235]

Did the owl take the mother on the second attack ? I wasn't sure ?

[@tessa9570]

So sad... what happens to the baby now? Will it die?

[@jagruknagrik1690]

All other birds in that area must be Happy.

[@rigopogr2113]

Owl the Dark Knight 🦉

[@geofer.o.13.888]

In the first attack, the mother was going to attack the owl but the other chick (female) was in front, so she was technically blocking her mother's counter-attack. That is why in 1:39, the female chick was the one grabbed by (and suffering under) her mother's talons. However, this can also be seen as a move (made on instinct) to hold the chick down and to prevent the owl from abducting both chicks in a single attack. One of the reasons the term "bird-brain" came about. Already experienced an attack earlier but the mother still did not move the chick to the back of the nestbox. The worse is the mother is behind her chick, which makes it easier for attackers to abduct her remaining chick. Funny thing is that the chick paused her crying to defecate and then continued to squeal again. The chick learned her lesson and finally moved to a corner, but only at 5:30.

[@a55tech]

What kinda night camera is that?

[@JohnSmith-sw2zy]

This is why most owl babies get killed by other birds before they get large enough to become predators.

[@shantor100]

The falcon attacked it's own Chic for a minute then realized. Can't believe that owl came back for the second. It won't give up and will probably be back

[@falatpw]

Owls are known as some of the most ruthless flying avians.

[@jonroth9656]

Wait until daylight when the falcon's vision is superior. Baby, great horned owls will be visited by death.

[@wflyer7985]

Like Sonny Corleone said, “They hit us, so we hittem back.”

[@divisionflames516]

Bruh owls kill eagles at daylight and you saying a small falcon not much bigger than a pigeon can kill it?

[@sndsergiu1212]

Did the mother survived?

[@vermicelledecheval5219]

GHO to peregrine falcon : For all the birds you've killed in a ruthless manner, sometime eaten alive... Feel their pain...🦉💀

[@ironix1]

Did the last chick survive?

[@kathybradbury]

Looks like the falcon mother accidentally scewered the other chick in her distress. Did they both die?

[@aodishappi4799]

0:10 me when I hit my toe with table:

[@lisabunnie22960]

Nature is so heartbreaking. 😭

[@rajivmathur9794]

Sister We all are part of the nature

[@Hi.Im.Chucky]

Nature is so metal. 🤘

[@alanamaria1003]

I think the mother thought that the owl would take the one by her so she grabbed that one but the owl took the other one and she probably realized it when the other baby was gone and she started squawking crazy because it took her baby.

[@fweiss7810]

They are just sitting ducks in that box. Can the front not be raised so the owl has more or a difficult access

[@o.g.dominus]

Seems falcons have poor night vision. Nevertheless, the second chick even put up more fight than the adult.

[@ellp152]

Wonder if you could enclose half the box to secure them more when they nest there?

[@bosesebi6685]

they could, but didnt know better, as usual, making more damage than good by interfering.

[@couchrider6228]

It would definitely help , but falcons may have to have the open box .

[@aland.3728]

We have severalGHO🦉s on our property. Haven’t seen a squirrel or mouse in years. They truly do help keep overpopulation of certain species down.

[@awssafaa8101]

And where is the father ? In the bar ?

[@no.1spectator39]

I wonder if his momma came back?

[@kaypee1871]

Was the owl trying to eat him right then and there

[@braddream77771234]

Is the a part 2 to this 🤔?

[@scp-zp5vy]

But great horned owles are bigger and stronger so the mom couldn't protect all Edit: why the damn likes I don't need them

[@dannywildlife1930]

Gho : 1.4 kg Falcon 1.2 kg

[@mantia39]

....you seem nice....

[@shadow-4021]

Did the parent come back though?

[@EagleCamOnline]

Yes she did

[@nicoweinberg5370]

The attack two was way worse to watch! I feel so bad for that last baby all alone

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

Me too. I think i read the mother came back tho

[@nicoweinberg5370]

@@galaxydeathskrill5607 Hopeffully

[@hotelalphawhiskeykilogrunt7925]

That damn owl is the Creeper from jeepers creepers lol

[@Anon_-oq5pk]

poor falcon momma.. 😥 she was so shookt.. she didnt expect that and crying like crazy..

[@hanginon1293]

She wasn't crying. She was screaming trying to drive the owl away. Dont think they feel emotion like that

[@XxXx-kq]

@@hanginon1293 how do you know? Right you dont

[@danial6109]

The falcons are only getting the the same medicine that they continuously are dosing out .

[@rayerscarpensael2300]

Falcons don t raid on bird nests. Their victims have a fair chance.

[@anselm9215]

@@rayerscarpensael2300 you may be right but.... nature is nature. And it doesn't know of fair situations and advantages or disadvantages.

[@Gmthekiller]

@@rayerscarpensael2300 f your video game bulls*it . This is real lifr

[@de_sodavibe9822]

So the owl preying on eagle chicks?

[@davidviner5783]

Is that nest box suitable for the falcons? It seems to offer little protection from the front. Perhaps a glass screen can be installed to protect the chicks but enable viewing.

[@Butterfly-mt5ml]

Seriously? Lol How about they install plumbing so they can get a drink of clean water too? This is nature. Owl may have chicks that need to eat too. They've had successful years in this nest box and not successful years. That happens with every nest.

[@duanelohr1869]

This is weird in so many ways. Mom doesn't fight, makes more noise than her kids, stands behind the kids when the attack comes, doesn't seem to bothered when the kids are taken away as a meal. What a weird situation.

[@bryanneideffer6368]

Wear ear muffs or plugs while watching!

[@GrandDaddyCough]

I think your speakers are just broken

[@VagueOnDemand]

Most devices have volume control these days

[@sweetsroyale8100]

Or just turn the volume down.

[@anthonythorp7291]

Cousin had one nest in large spruce tree outside his window. Said incredibly noisy birds and ate every song bird in sight.

[@bryanneideffer6368]

“ sarcasm * * sarcasm *

[@JustSomeGoy]

Viewer Discretion Advised, KZbin proceeds to autoplay while scrolling....

[@jollyyola]

Is it the same Nova which brutal eliminated Nina from this nest?

[@CuriousOne31]

I wonder if the window/entrance to the box/bird nest were smaller, would it be as easy for predators to snatch their prey from these enclosures...?

[@yoshihitotakahashi1809]

Please attach Spark light which lights automatically against moving objects only in the night so that owls cannot open their eyes.

[@couchrider6228]

Probably the only way to slow attacks

[@Tigerpuffer]

Great horned owls are experts at this sort of nocturnal smash-and-grab, and while larger raptors such as eagles and ospreys may be able to successfully fend off the attack by grappling with the owl and causing enough risk of injury to the attacker that it's just not worth the effort. But the peregrine falcon isn't big and powerful enough to take on the owl in this sort of combat... the falcon is built for speed and agility, and their ability to mob and drive off other raptors is greatly dependent on them being in flight. Being cornered inside the nest box, there's not much momma falcon can do except try to frighten off the owl with threat displays and alarm calls. Truly a clash of dinosaurs!

[@Butterfly-mt5ml]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@carolv8450]

These nest boxes are not camouflaged very well

[@SharkPuppetIsaiah]

The owl escaped though what did he attack

[@MalindrishK]

The owl took one baby and came back for the second one.

[@calvinevans8305]

The silent invisible nocturnal raptor, eats damn near any opportunistic prey.

[@healthlinktransport4803]

boldest attack i had seen of an owl against an elite raptor. the owl would have been no match against a falcon during the day. but nature has its own way of balancing it out. at night, owl has the advantage bec of its super power of night vision. we can say that the falcon was blind as a bat during these attacks and almost killed her own chick iwhile lashing out in anger n anger

[@dannywildlife1930]

I heard that eagle,hawk,and falcons vision during night is worse than humans

[@spinelessaru8723]

If it's balanced and has an advantage it's not bold for taking advantage of it :/

[@DrRiddlez2015]

GHO's view all raptors in their area as merely prey with the exception the eagles "bald & golden" along with Red tailed hawks & northern goshawks who they view as competition, however they will hunt the chicks of these other raptors in the cover of darkness. GHO's have been known to wipe out entire falcon families during night raids and occasionally during the day, parent(s) included.

[@shirleymercedesmoraleschop2169]

¿Que pasó con el pichón del peregrino?

[@hera7884]

I’ve heard that sound at night before, thought it was a rabbit getting caught by a coyote or something

[@stacyboudreau123]

I don't understand. Nova saw the owl perching their briefly but still had enough time to attack the owl before the owl even tried to take take Floyd. Also, where was Newman? Shirley he would've heard all that noise and flew to the box to help.

[@EagleCamOnline]

I wish I knew, but I don't know that much about falcons. All I can say is that we watch nature and all animals do their best they can given the circumstances.

[@scottsoloway]

This may have been Nova’s first brood. Experience is a hard earned advantage.

[@LaurenMartins]

Falcons can not see well at night GHO can, she took advantage of that. Heart breaking.

[@bgreen5234]

Shay Ogun it really depends on circumstance, for example, RTH are known to hunt down falcons, it’s not really “bias”, but more so who has the upper hand.

[@MarK-ly2ml]

@Shay Ogun Mate its not about going "in favour" of any bird, but sticking to facts. Falcon is an incredible bird that is undobtedly impressive, but for peregrine to kill an eagl or large owl is possible in a extraordinary circumstances, or if eagl or owl is young, injured or crippled. Peregrine is light bird, and it will try to intimidate and chase of larger birds of pray. But in a real fight, even large raven is known to be dangerous for a peregrine on the ground. I suppose you are a falconer or falcon fun, for what I have deepest respect, but you tend to exaggerate capabilities of your loving birds. Every ornitologyst and planty of filmed encounters will confirm that facon is in general no mach for GHO or eagl. Especially on the ground.

[@jr7556]

There's always someone or something higher in the food chain...life goes on.

[@terrywbreedlove]

Owl has his Night sight Googles on. He Seal Teamed six them under cover of the night.

[@dennisfossey4312]

Why is the light on the Falcons, it must be hard on their eyes to see Owl attacking. It even causes the bigger Falcon to attack its own little falcon.

[@bellumletale988]

It's an infrared light, only visible to the camera. Falcons just suck at seeing at night.

[@fazalahmed7983]

why does not the mother attack the predator in the first instance ?

[@alanb8884]

According to comments, the Owl can see, and the Hawk cannot.

[@mimosa27]

After the mother flies out of the nest, I can hear her off camera, flying about. If she can't see in the dark, what is she doing? Chasing the owl?

[@percival23]

So am I right to assume this is no longer a made made Peregrine nest but a Horned Owl lunch box? Won't the Owl continue to check this site for an easy meal? When this happens, is there an effort to make the nest a little easier to defend? I know mother nature is the rule of the land. It should be. But you hope just a little change to the nest would make it a little harder for a raider to shatter a whole family in seconds.

[@sebastianvaudiau2024]

nature night vision is the owls strongest ability and it uses it well here

[@AndrewSmith-xo6vg]

How come no pro football teams be called the owls?

[@presswoodard3730]

I have a question for anyone reading this. So today my dogs a 7 year old small Yorkshire and a 6 month old chihuahua were found dead side by side after we let them out around 4 am because they go out every morning. They were bleeding from the neck and head but weren’t missing any chunks like they have been eaten. I live in New Mexico and we have Lobo (wolves) owls, hawks, and someone reported seeing a bobcat and bobcat cubs around but we have about a 7 ft fence maybe a little shorter. I’m wondering what killed my dogs and I keep thinking what would kill them and not eat them. That’s what brought me here but while my dogs were small the biggest was about 10lbs and the smallest 5 or 6 lbs I don’t see a owl taking out 2 side by side judging by the way in videos they hunt. I just keep thinking what did that and why didn’t the other one run and why weren’t they eaten. Anyways just wanted some opinions . Thanks

[@sean88gator]

Probably was the mother bobcat attacking to protect what she thought (barking dogs) were predators. The second dog probably tried to help his buddy when the bobcat had a hold of the first. Makes the most sense based on your info given.

[@asmrcritique6565]

Owl takes your baby, so it makes sense to attack the other one in a fit of rage.

[@joshuakuehn]

The falcon can't see on the dark. It has no idea what's happening

[@couchrider6228]

Yes Falcon like all birds ,except the Owl ,can see very very little in dark conditions .

[@jasoncarswell7458]

Poor mama falcon is totally confused in the dark. Owls hunt at night and hide during the day with good reason.

[@gullybop1695]

"Intruder alert!!!" "Intruder alert!!"

[@janemillerick9614]

I remember last year (a different female, the long time Michele) still here & the GHO managed to kill one of hers; didn’t get any. now that the GHO has this nestbox as a food source..? no longer safe for the falcon family..