Youngest Barred Owl Opens Wide And Swallows Down Rodent Whole - April 15, 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 เม.ย. 2024
- The sheer volume of prey that the owlets consume at the Barred Owl nest never ceases to amaze! Here, the youngest owlet snatches a rodent delivery from the adult and proceeds to down the entire meal whole. It takes a lot of food to grow from a tiny hatchling into a treetop explorer in a little more than a month's time.
Stay tuned for another amazing year watching the Wild Birds Unlimited Barred Owls. Watch live at allaboutbirds.org/barredowls for information, highlights, and a link to the outside view.
In 2023, the female laid the first egg on March 11, and it was a full 5 days later that she laid the second egg, on March 16. She had left the first egg un-incubated for most of the first couple days at near-freezing temperatures, so we're unsure whether it will still hatch. Since settling into full-time incubation around the 13th/14th, she has consistently been on the egg. This laying behavior is quite unusual compared to the super-consistent laying pattern we've seen at this site over the last decade, suggesting that this may be a new or inexperienced female or pair. On April 20, after incubating for around 34 days, the female abandoned the incubation effort and their breeding efforts are over for 2023.
Stay tuned and learn what happens alongside us and the rest of the cam community!
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Jim Carpenter, President and CEO of Wild Birds Unlimited, has hosted a camera-equipped owl box in his wooded backyard since 1999. Set more than 30 feet high against the trunk of a pignut hickory tree, this Barred Owl box was first occupied in 2006. Since then, the box has hosted several nests, including successful attempts since 2013.
The camera system was updated in 2021 with a 1080p Axis P3375-LVE security camera and connected to Jim’s house via 200 feet of ethernet cable. To keep predators like raccoons from investigating the nest, aluminum flashing was wrapped around the tree. An infrared illuminator in the box means you can keep track of the owls’ comings and goings throughout the night (don’t worry-the light is invisible to the owls).
Since the birds aren’t banded, we can’t tell whether this is the same pair as in past years. Although male and female Barred Owls look alike in their plumage, females can be up to a third bigger than males. You can also tell the difference between them by watching their behavior; only the female incubates the eggs and chicks, but the male is responsible for the bulk of the feeding, ferrying prey items to the incubating female, and sharing them with her inside and outside of the box.
Learn more about Barred Owls in our AllAboutBirds Species Guide at www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/b....
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And then went into the biggest food coma of all time
That's funny but true lol. What's amazing is they digest the meat and poop out the bones and the rest. With birds they poop out the feathers too. Just amazing.
@@debrasteinert2993Actually, they don't poop out the feathers, fur, and bones. They regurgitate them in the form of pellets. 😊
@alliecat8348 Well thanks for that...its still gross 😝
He was going into that coma before finishing!
Good one...!!!
He just doubled his weight! He is now a Rodent wearing an Owl costume.
😂😂😂
Lol!
That was... amazing. Glad the littlest one is getting a good meal. That rodent must have weighed nearly as much as the owlet itself?!?! Love how the other two are just staring into the cam the whole time 🐥🐥
impressive, would win hot dog eating contest for sure
I am no longer concerned about Littles anymore. WTG ❤🦉❤
It's great seeing all 3 of them so healthy. They have strong parents 👍
It's amazing to me how such a small bird can swallow a relatively large rodent. Wow.
That kid's a real go-getter!😮 Being so little, it doesn't seem like that would be good for it!
I don't know what's funnier, the show that little owlet put on , or the comments here! What a great video, and replies!
How does it have room for internal organs?! lol.
I know! Such a stretchy esophagus too.
Maybe the little mouse ate the organs on the way down...😆
So I guess the little one is good for a while after that meal.
How was that even possible! 😮
Small but mighty!❤
Go Little One!!! 🐣💕💪🏽
Now for a good nap. That was exhausting
The other two noticed the camera. They're sussing it out.
Been worried about that one, but so glad to see it get to eat like that. Wow, though. That had to be tiring to do!
Love the way mama hugs her babies with her wings, and her utter devotion to teaching these little guys how to be owls.
Omg! And it is not slippery like a frog!
And, here I was worried that little one wasn't doing as good as its older siblings! And, it still has closed eyes!
Wow! Rock on lil fella!
Remember to chew your food
F that. Tummy needs to feel calories rn
It may be the youngest but it appears to be the feistiest, taking on it's siblings to back off and down the entire prey..
He was biting the older one's beak and pushing them out of the way. 😆
As a youngest child myself I approve of this little bird's style. Sometimes you just have to fight back against pushy older siblings.😄
Time for a nap now. Wow!
The other two owlets are staring at the camera whilst their sibling has a big meal….really big
They are growing fast!!
I was starting to worry about the poor thing. Definitely struggling to get it swallowed.
😮
That was impressive😮
😱little🐷
Wow 🤩 Whew 😅
unbelieveable, that rodent looks like it weighs more than the owlet, for sure it will be nodding all day from that one meal.
I can't believe I ate the whole thing.
I was hungry. Then i croaked.
Wow!! Give it some water!!
Joey Chestnut ain't got nothing on Hooty. lol That must be the one sleeping all day. lol
Older bro is too busy being mad about the blinding infrared light in his bed
Reminds me of me 😂
omg wow
Half bird. Half snake
I could barely watch, how is it possible, he needed breath breaks all the way down. Incredible, food coma for sure😊
Does the IR light bother their eyes much?
No, they can't see it at all. 👍
This may be the best TH-cam content I've seen.
Mmmm, Reel it in, reel in, reel in, reel in, reel in, breathe, reel in, breathe, reel in, breathe, breathe, reel in reel in, breathe breathe breathe, reel in, breathe breathe, reel in reel in reel in, breathe, breathe, reel, it, in, breathe, ah that's the stuff, breathe, breathe, breathe, Reel, It, In, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, reel reel, reel it, Reel, It In, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, Reel Reel It, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathereel, reel, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, Reel, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, chomp, nom, nom, nap. All the while, siblings snuggle in the corner, wondering what their reflection is and stuff.
yikes no chewing?
BURP!!!
Nope, not sharing!
Determined little darling, isn’t it? That took some doing! 💪💪💪💪💚 The babies are just so adorable! 🥰🥰🥰
He did it for the kids in africa😅
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Glad I,m not a bird at least eagles eat fish
Where is he putting all that 😋😅😂
It looks like it can't breathe 😮
GULP!
Deep throat 🤔🤔