I rescued a Great Horned Owl and sent it to a raptor rehabilitation center and 3wks ago they brought him home and I took a short video of him leaving the cage and flying to the rain gutter on the barn
I have a pair of Great Horned Owls that live in a tree directly in front of my house. They hoot and screech all night. And, all of the squirrels and other birds have almost all disappeared. In fact, I had a beautiful woodpecker that lived in a tree behind my house and he’s no longer around. I also had a young stray cat that wasn’t even a year old that came to live on my back porch. I had been feeding and watering him everyday and even made him a cat house. But, we recently went on a trip for a few days and when we got back home the cat was gone. We left plenty of food and water out for him so, I think the owls may have gotten him. One other thing, every evening when I go outside to water my flowers…..one of the owls (or both because I can’t tell them apart yet) flys down and lands on the ground near me and just looks at me for a couple of minutes and then flies back up into the tree. What is this about? Is it just a territorial thing? Should I be worried? I just water, and then I usually go back inside. But, it seems like an aggressive move so I thought maybe there was a nest….however, after watching your video I guess by this time of year the babies are hatched and gone correct? I have recorded the owl landing on the ground near me and taken a few pictures just to document it. Any advice?
It is very interesting to know about great horned owl of South and North America. I'm from India and to know about Indian cukko and hornbills. Can you please provide me the same on your utube?
I live in the eastern foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in W. Massachusetts. Great horned Owls are common here. One frequently perches in a pine tree in my front yard.
I have been following Great Horned owls at Giant Springs Park,Mt.(156 million gallons out put a day)The park has had a pair of owls for twenty years.The first pair was there for 11 years and had 1 to 3 chicks every year.The last year they had 3 chicks.In the winter the male died and the female left.So that summer the chicks stayed around.Then in the winter 1 of them found a mate and chased off the other two or they left to find a mate.They don't mate with there own siblings.The second pair never had chicks for 6 years then 2 years ago they had 2 chicks but that spring all 4 of them died from the bird flu.Then in the fall a new pair showed up and this spring they had 3 chicks.I have thousands of of pictures of the owls and other birds.
@@desperadodeluxe2292 Yes.The the day, female was guarding the nest and the male was in a tree near by .I could see that they have chicks in the nest.I,m going down today to try to see how many chicks the have.
@@cindystechschulte1487 The pair had 3 chicks last spring and they have 3 chicks this spring.They claimed the Park as their home range.Since they don't migrate they are there year round,year after year..
Fantastic job 💯 Avid naturalist Chuck LaRue observed a great horned owl attack and kill a grown bobcat . Great Horned owls often oust bald eagles from their own nests .
Everywhere I’ve lived they live nearby. Love them. I always watch for them hunting at dusk and try to let people know to slow tf down for all the crepuscular creatures. Didn’t know they have no peripheral vision - so helpful to know. Love your videos, so informative!
I have a pair that nests in the wooded area behind my property. I hear them hooting very late at night. Not every night though. They have come on to my property, we have heard them very close several times. I hope to one day see.him or her. Such a beautiful bird!! Loved the video!! Thanks for the great information!!
Out in the west Texas town of el Paso 😃 We were driving to Marfa one night, no other cars coming or going, I was dozing off when. CRASH!!!!!! I thought "we crashed, we're dead' We went back to see and it was Horned owl. It broke the driver's side window and died. I still wonder why it seemed to attack the car..?🤔
Out in the west Texas town of el Paso 😃 We were driving to Marfa one night, no other cars coming or going, I was dozing off when. CRASH!!!!!! I thought "we crashed, we're dead' We went back to see and it was Horned owl. It broke the driver's side window and died.
Ive been watching a GHOwl raise 3 owlettes for past month and a half. Its fantastic! One fledged 2 nights ago. The largest,oldest one. A female named Zen. Excited for her. Miss seeing her daily though. I didnt realize its 10 weeks till they do this. The other 2 r smaller, still fuzzy. Maybe a week more to go. Ill enjoy every day of it.
Im learning nocturnal animals cant see red as much and their eyes are better picking up greens and greys like night vision. Great horned are common in California ive seen them all over. I noticed a multitude of barn owls in SLO area. Not as much in recent years. Definitely habitats loss over the years especially for the smaller owl species. The tree where the old screech owl lived when I was a kid, is now an extention of suburbia. If you enjoy them near your property they enjoy bits of meat and outdoor cooking. Low pleasant music and quite time on the porch. Keep an eye around places they might hunt like woodpiles and places mice hide.
So glad I found your video .. we have had Great Horned owls nesting in the same cavity in our front yard for 10 years or more and I have never found so much information about them in one place. I was looking for info about the other vocalisations because we have noticed that one of the pair (the female apparently) frequently makes a non-hooting sound & sure enough the exact same sound was one of the alternate sounds you listed. Curious if the alternate sounds actually have some different meaning? Especially if the male voice is different from the female by being lower it would seem plausible that switching the call would not just be random. They both hoot so it doesn't seem like it could be solely female vs male ... it does seem to be a much more continuous and possibly purely territorial call in that the female makes it more or less all night long while the hooting seems reserved for when the male and the female are 'chatting' ... usually for much shorter periods of time. I've also noticed that when they hoot they are pointing at each other and the sound really seems specifically directed at the mate whereas the 'honk' is undirected. Lastly the hooting does not begin until the pair is mated (or mating) while I'm pretty sure the honk is for a single owl as well as after they are mated.
I believe I have a pair where I live. I heard them for weeks and then finally saw one fly across the street and today I actually saw two of them together. One was in the nest the other on the branch next to it. Took a picture but can't be 100% sure it is.
We have two our Ranch, and they are not afraid of us, one even let me near him .I'm in Flatonia Texas, we guard these owls for they eat snakes And Scorpions
Excellent species life history! Colorado State University’s Nature Center had a Great-horned owl nest that I enjoyed observing whenever I visited the Center. One year there were 6 chicks in the nest, big bundles of white feathery fluff. It was hilarious to watch them when the temperatures were hot. To try to cool themselves they quickly fanned their neck feathers up and down. There is a predator Great-horned owls do have to be wary of if they fly during daylight hours. Peregrine falcons. I remember a video that was shown in my Nongame Wildlife class. It was of a Peregrine falcon hunting. The Peregrine saw a Great-horned owl flying below it, went into its steep 200mph dive, and when it hit the owl all you could see was a huge explosion of owl feathers. That owl didn’t have a chance.
About three in the morning in San Antonio strange sounds came from my next door neighbors trees where a large owl was also heard, it sounded like swan honking. I could not imagine an owl eating a swan in the tree. Are there other animals it could have been eating or the owl making that noise. After a while I saw the owl fly away.
Thanks. We have a nesting pair next door. I’m used to their hoots, but the male was making other sounds this morning and I didn’t know what it was until he glided over me. The female had already glided over me. Huge.
Thank you for such a well researched and excellent presentation. I loved hearing about the Horned. I live in Hawai’i, so we don’t have them here. We have the native Pueo and introduced Barn owls. One night driving home I found a Barn owl sitting in the middle of the road and so picked it up. Unfortunately it’s neck was broken so nothing I could but make it as comfortable as possible. Just before it died in my lap, it had lots to say and wish I could have understood it. The next day I got to marvel at all of it’s amazing and so beautiful kinds of feathers. I gave it a proper burial and really sad so many get hit by cars.
I love this! I always thought that, what are ears at the top of the head of the owl are actually feathers! And it's so interesting that their eyes don't move, that the have to turn their head to see things. So fun and informative. Thank you!!
