Curious Baby Owls Investigate a Camera Left Near Their Nest, Cuteness Ensues

[n2doc]

Here’s a cute little video that shows what happened when As Goprod set up a camera next to the next of an owl family. After the mother flies away, the little baby owls come out to investigate the mysterious object that showed up out of nowhere.

You can almost see the gears spinning in the owls’ heads as they try to determine whether the camera is friend, foe, or food:


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[Blue Owl]

1. K&R

[arcane1]

2. CUUUUUTEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

[ReRe]

3. I loves Nature...

[Dont call me Shirley]

4. 10 on the cuteness meter.

[EEO]

5. Favorite animal. Symbol of both death and wisdom.

Cute when little, but let's not forget they are excellent killers. One of the coolest predators.

[NJCher]

35. Really?

Cooler than:





Cher

p.s. note kibble in mouse's mouth

[EEO]

39. Really.

[Fla Dem]

6. What beautiful creatures. Nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. I love owls - "the winged brother of the cat."

The beak clacking is a defensive warning, like a cat's hiss. The owl wasn't at all sure what was going on.

[RKP5637]

10. Yes! Same here! We used to have one that used to sit way up in the top of a large pine tree and

watch me work in the backyard, occasionally letting out a hoot.

[F4lconF16]

12. That's a great way to put it.

I'll have to remember that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. That's Thoreau's description.

I've always liked it. He also said, "I rejoice that there are owls." Me, too.

[F4lconF16]

16. Me three.

Owls are wickedly cool animals. It always makes my day when I'm lucky enough to see one swoop by at night. Unfortunately, being in a city means I don't get that often.

Except for this one owl--I was coming back from a friend's place, and I happened to see one perched in a tree about 4 feet above me. I stood there and watched it for what felt like at least 10 minutes before it flew away (admittedly, it was probably closer to around 3 or 4 minutes. I was a little bit stoned at the time). It was the longest and closest I've ever gotten to see one that wasn't in captivity. They are beautiful. I managed to get a picture, thought it was terrible for various reasons.

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[easychoice]

34. hmm...A little shorter,maybe? 440X500

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[NJCher]

37. I'm in awe

thanks for sharing.

Owls are so cool!



Cher

[livetohike]

8. Awwww, so cute! Thanks for posting this.

[calimary]

9. Man, don't ever try to beat them at a staring contest!

GREAT video! Love it, n2doc! Good find!

[rocktivity]

15. Once Mama Owl successfully stared the camera down

and decided it was neither edible nor a threat to her children, she felt it was safe to go on her way.


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[NJCher]

36. well, I don't know about that

I think she was looking through the lower portion of her bifocal contacts.



Cher

[rocktivity]

41. Also known as "condescendingly looking down your nose"

I mean, "beak..."


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[BlueJazz]

11. I can't stand it. I'm a sucker for cuteness.

[Veilex]

14. Adorable little balls of fluff!!!

Wonder what kind they are.

[rocktivity]

17. And now for something completely similiar

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[Lifelong Protester]

18. Wow! The Owl in the Grill story was

so amazing I watched it twice! We have owls here in WI, but I'm more used to hearing about wild turkeys ending up in car/truck grills, and not coming out alive. This is an amazing story.

[arikara]

25. My Dad had a pet crow that couldn't fly

We were going for a drive out into the bush in the rough riding old landrover, and he thought he left the bird at home. We stopped for gas in town, a 20 minute drive over potholey roads as well as part of the way on the highway with 60 mph speed limit. When we got to the gas station, the crow hopped off the axle of the jeep to greet Dad. He had managed to hold on to the axle all the way to town. It was quite an incredible feat for a little bird.

[Enrique]

43. i love the owl in the grill story

i especially liked the zoom in, and blink right on cue.

[shenmue]

19. Help I died from Cute fezzurs

and big eyes. Awwww!

[CaptainTruth]

20. Owls are beautiful creatures.

I love it when I can hear two "talking to each other" at night, hoots going back & forth.

[Rozlee]

21. We have pygmy owls here in the Texas Hill Country.

When we lived in WV, I'd hear the large ones do their loud "hoo, hoo" sound. Down here, these little ones hoot and tweet. We have large ones too, but haven't heard anything out of them.

[BobbyBoring]

22. Last year, we had a mother Barred Owl giving flying lessons to her chicks!

Like clock work, they were out at dusk flying around from tree to tree in our yard. All the pics came out to poor to post but it was amazing to witness!

[arikara]

26. We have barred owls around too

I've taken lots of pics as they like sitting in the cherry tree. I can sit right underneath and snap away.


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[catbyte]

30. WOW! What an awesome picture!

[Rebl]

31. My husband

would be so jealous! He loves to take pictures of birds, but they can be rather uncooperative sometimes!

[arikara]

32. Yes, they can be tricky

Winter is easier because they love the suet and birdseed. And I can always tell when the owls are around because noise from the little birds is insane, especially the robins. It makes me realize just how many little birds are around.

[Duer 157099]

23. "Look at my leeeeeeeeeeggggg! And behold this wiiiiiiiiing! How awesome am I?"

"Me too, I have a wing too"

boy those guys are cute

[Spitfire of ATJ]

24. We have the ability to disquise the camera...

In this case it would be EASY to make it look like the surrounding tree bark.

If the GOAL is to capture their behavior in the wild then you have to be invisible.

[Aerows]

27. I am overwhelmed

by the sheer level of cuteness.

[catbyte]

28. SQUEE! Cuteness overload indeed. Thanks for posting.

[jtuck004]

29. Thank you for this. It's great. n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

33. awwww

[NJCher]

38. n2doc

thanks for posting. I just got through with a totally irritating, annoying task. It lasted for 73 excruciating minutes (dealing with corporate bureaucracy). Having completed this odious task, I said to myself: "Let's go to DU for a reward." I found your thread.

Totally got me out of my crabby mood.





Cher

[n2doc]

40. Thank you!

Glad it worked.

[hifiguy]

42. Owls = Best Bird

I have always like owls a lot.

[tblue37]

44. K&R and thanks! nt