Kestrel Attack - Somerset Barn Owl 

Barn owls are some of the least aggressive owl species

​@@remyogun8270 Yes, one of the least aggressive owl towards humans, but they are predators, I'm sure their prey would describe them as VERY AGGRESSIVE when ripping them apart.

@@mikeef747 no. My point is that they are not keen on attacking nor killing other Raptors. In fact, they are more commonly preyed upon by more formidable raptors, and other owl species.

@@remyogun8270 Fair enough!

mate? looks more like a single chick...The fact there's only 1 chick in the nest makes me think this isnt the kestrels first house call

Or the barn owl will pay it a visit at night.

@@shannonspage9360 yep, thats is a definite possibility.

Or he could just be a sissy and scared of the kestrel :)

Bird is bigger than owl have you ever seen a owl without feathers there's nothing to them and very ugly 🧐

The Owl is wise, not clever

Glad you liked it! Amazing to see these attacks by different species!

😂😂😂

Yuk yuk

Largely?

Hoo da thought?

Kestrel life is more stressing

There was a video of an barn owl in a Kestrel birds nest and then it keeps attacking it whenever it comes back the mother Kestrel lay some eggs and then one of the eggs hatched and then the owl killed the baby Kestrel and killed the poor baby kestrel

Calling a kestrel, a sparrowhawk is incorrect. Sparrowhawks are actually a species of accipiter. The term that you’re using, it’s quite dated, and antiquated

@@remyogun8270 from Audubon website AMERICAN SPARROW-HAWK, Falco sparverius ( AKA American Kestral ) Video was an American Barn owl against an American Sparrow Hawk squabbling over a nesting site . I don't believe we have any Eurasian sparrow hawks (accipiter) residing in the US . The bird in the video fighting with the barn owl is clearly not an accipiter

The Barn Owls live in the box. There is one inside and one outside, then the Kestrel turns up.

False

I don’t wanna correct you but I believe kestrels are related to falcons

its not a hawk, its a falcon

@@captainfalcon6256 I say its hawk, therefore its a hawk

Pretty sure that was the male owl defending it’s mate against the kestrel

@@cooleecoolee9504 delulu

Actually 0:28

Merlin’s are smaller than a Kestrel.

@@alanstead1379 perhaps in the UK, in the US kestrels are the smaller

@@jdill1253 Irrespective, that’s a Kestrel and a Barn owl in the clip. Merlin’s have dark grey backs. Also, it’s in England.

Tawnies are even bigger Eaglowls are even even bigger

Buzzards eat barn owls lol

​@@si4632 Buzzards must be a fair bit bigger, I think they're the uks biggest birds of prey after sea eagles, definitely one of them.

Barn owls are pretty docile and non-aggressive

Not any Barn owl. And Eagles are generally dominant over all owl species

It is one ruthless act after another.