When they move their head like that it looks "gangsta" like they are saying "you wanna a piece of me?" They are just working up their courage to take the next plunge. Thanks for the post, now I got the warm & fuzzies to start my day.
My european eagle owl is now 9 weeks old,has the same amount of flight feathers as the one in your clip .hes been trying to fly off my shoulder and doing very well ,now after seeing ur owl fly UP that great big tree im thinking its time to get his anklets fitted hehe omg ,thought they needed all their flight feathers ,I can see from this clip how wrong I was thank you so much for putting this on here I could have lost my bird ,
Very cool video. Did you just happen upon this family, or had you been watching them and returning? Why do the owls move their heads around like that? The one was sure staring at you!
budgiebreath, this head bobbing/rotating thing is largely juvenile. I infer that it's part of their learning to use the powerful, and precisely locating, hearing with which owls are blessed.
I also saw on BBC an *adult* tawny owl do the same in a totally dark room with an obstacle course, as a human clapped for it. The extra head movement helped build an acoustic map of what could not be seen. He then flew to the human through unseen, but acoustically inferred, holes in the obstacles.
This is superb. I'm not sure there's material like this even for barred owls. There's branching footage, and perched footage, but I haven't seen learning-to-fly-while-fuzzy footage.
I take it that the one we saw flying was the first to venture out. Did these two branch from the nest on the same day? How many days earlier was that event before you shot this clip?
When they move their head like that it looks "gangsta" like they are saying "you wanna a piece of me?" They are just working up their courage to take the next plunge. Thanks for the post, now I got the warm & fuzzies to start my day.
Tones4me1 8 months ago
They looks so warm!!! The way they move their head is super cute
31thatkidagain 8 months ago
Check out ALFRED the baby owl video on You tube, if you can find it. Too cute.
empirecarpetsux 8 months ago
They look like balls of fuzzy dryer lint.
nevfangiel 9 months ago
ewok
menacinghat 10 months ago
That was both creepy and cute at the same time haha
marylaz 10 months ago
where in Western WA are you?
sara742 1 year ago
lol
angelauthor1229 1 year ago
My european eagle owl is now 9 weeks old,has the same amount of flight feathers as the one in your clip .hes been trying to fly off my shoulder and doing very well ,now after seeing ur owl fly UP that great big tree im thinking its time to get his anklets fitted hehe omg ,thought they needed all their flight feathers ,I can see from this clip how wrong I was thank you so much for putting this on here I could have lost my bird ,
hugs xxx
trinny123 1 year ago
GREAT stuff!!!
waywardmuse 2 years ago
Learning to fly has to be a bit freightening. That's a long way down if the wings don't work right. GRADE A
spitoncat 2 years ago
Wow! Excellent footage!
Those owls are so cute, and the way they move their heads is so amusing and funny =D Seeing them fly is also quite a view!
Spyderman93 3 years ago
oh how cute!! I laughed all the time when I watched it :D
Toshi3goshie 3 years ago 5
@Toshi3goshie lol
angelauthor1229 1 year ago
great footage!
heykayde 3 years ago
Excellent footage!! Thanks!
bugsdane 3 years ago
I loved this video. What a treat to see an owl fledge.
gardenwife 4 years ago
Very cool video. Did you just happen upon this family, or had you been watching them and returning? Why do the owls move their heads around like that? The one was sure staring at you!
budgiebreath 4 years ago
budgiebreath, this head bobbing/rotating thing is largely juvenile. I infer that it's part of their learning to use the powerful, and precisely locating, hearing with which owls are blessed.
I also saw on BBC an *adult* tawny owl do the same in a totally dark room with an obstacle course, as a human clapped for it. The extra head movement helped build an acoustic map of what could not be seen. He then flew to the human through unseen, but acoustically inferred, holes in the obstacles.
JimmyJoeLard 4 years ago
[ Totally dark to the beings in the room, but illuminated with infra-red for the cameras. ]
JimmyJoeLard 4 years ago
Thanks for the info. That's very interesting.
defendersofwildlife 4 years ago
This is superb. I'm not sure there's material like this even for barred owls. There's branching footage, and perched footage, but I haven't seen learning-to-fly-while-fuzzy footage.
I take it that the one we saw flying was the first to venture out. Did these two branch from the nest on the same day? How many days earlier was that event before you shot this clip?
Thanks for posting.
JimmyJoeLard 4 years ago