A great horned owl evicting a raccoon from the owl nest

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  • We've wondered what would happen if a great horned owl were to encounter a raccoon up in the owl nest (it can be a busy spot: texasbackyardwildlife.com/a-b...) and now we know.
    A couple of the raccoons are in the habit of climbing up to the nest to play and snooze and look at the view, and now that the great horned owls are visiting again it seemed only a matter of time until they overlapped. Turns out great horned owls don't have much of a sense of humor when it comes to tolerating interlopers in their space.
    A little raccoon was up in the nest a few nights ago, just minding her own business, and one of the owls saw her, and was not amused. The owl flew in at warp speed and nailed the poor raccoon in the butt with his talons. The raccoon got an awful shock - I think quite literally didn’t know what had hit her. Owls fly silently and this owl was travelling so fast he was just a blur. The raccoon cowered there in the nest for about 15 more seconds and then decided to get the hell out. As she turned her back to begin the climb down the tree the owl hit her again - this time so hard it shook the nest.
    We were worried that the raccoon might fall but she didn't. She was fine - shaken, and probably quite sore - but otherwise unharmed. The owl nest is 30 ft up in a big live oak tree and falling would be disastrous, but even in her panic the little raccoon was able to get down again safely. And she was back the following night, so perhaps raccoons are not as smart as I like to think they are.
    PS: Many people have noticed that there are what look like glowing eyes behind the nest. They are actually lighted radio towers, way off on the horizon.
    For more great critter videos and photos please visit texasbackyardwildlife.com.
    #greathornedowl #texaswildlife #backyardwildlife

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  • @johnnyfavorite1194
    @johnnyfavorite1194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2435

    Racoon🦝: What the hell was that?!
    Owl🦉: Not what.... Who.

  • @BrentMinder
    @BrentMinder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1266

    The owl's plumage is perfectly camouflaged with the surrounding tree bark.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Yes. He does an excellent job of blending in.

    • @sbomorse
      @sbomorse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I was struck by that too

    • @gordongonegolfing7129
      @gordongonegolfing7129 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Owl, what owl. I couldn’t see an owl 😂👍

    • @LeafInTheStream
      @LeafInTheStream 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The plumage don't enter into it!

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@LeafInTheStream My all-time favorite Monty Python skit! "Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, init?" th-cam.com/video/vZw35VUBdzo/w-d-xo.html

  • @lQuadXl
    @lQuadXl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    *This is where the "Ow" in Owl brings its painful claws to the Raccoon.*

  • @deadtreebark
    @deadtreebark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +643

    That racoon was just admiring the craftsmanship of the nest

    • @austinsears4780
      @austinsears4780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      "Is this mahogany?"

    • @mso2013
      @mso2013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Totaly not looking for eggs no-no.

    • @thetwoboyos8366
      @thetwoboyos8366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Aye.. a connoisseur in the fine art of nest building🦝

    • @ericmaloney3889
      @ericmaloney3889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@mso2013 - They'd eat the owl also if they caught it off guard. Trapped and killed 18 of those little a-holes on my farm after they broke in to my chicken coop.

    • @jaimee8355
      @jaimee8355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Looking for eggs

  • @katemoon7476
    @katemoon7476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    First strike: What was that? Am I imagining things?
    Second strike: I'm out of here!

    • @villcat9750
      @villcat9750 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂 you're very accurate in your depiction.

  • @sbomorse
    @sbomorse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    That camouflage is amazing! The speed with which he hits the racoon is surprising, it's like a stealth bomber.

    • @exterminator4808
      @exterminator4808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Better than a stealth bomber because the owl actually is capable of perfectly silent flight. No noise because of its wing flapping.

    • @ChiquitaSpeaks
      @ChiquitaSpeaks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s always justified with nature but never in the human world where we’re not nature...supposedly for some reason

    • @Okrollins1
      @Okrollins1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, they make the least amount of noise when flying than any other birds. So that old boy never heard him coming. Hahaha!

    • @Okrollins1
      @Okrollins1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And if he don't watch that old boy can become coon stakes.

    • @acediadekay3793
      @acediadekay3793 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@exterminator4808 The Russian night witches stealth bombers would shut of their engines before attacking in the cover of the night doing WW2, and they was considered extremely successful.

  • @ethelwulfmountbattenderoth2286
    @ethelwulfmountbattenderoth2286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +642

    Yeah, this is Owl 101. This is their thing. See at night and maneuver through dense forest without a sound. That Raccoon didn't know what hit it. First hit was, "WTF was that?" Second hit was sheer panic.

    • @tonygallo2361
      @tonygallo2361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lol

    • @kingpingfhdf1117
      @kingpingfhdf1117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i had the same reactions when dad use to show me his wiener

    • @Andrew_M_Ward
      @Andrew_M_Ward 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Those rounded wings make night flight perfectly silent... that Raccoon was doomed from the start

    • @ps3shakes123
      @ps3shakes123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My pup and I were stalked in broad daylight by two great horned owls. Pretty nerve-racking for me, the dog was oblivious.

    • @razony
      @razony 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Spot on. WTF was that! Then like a A-10 coming in for a strife and BAM, He is Audi of here. Love it!

  • @dragonluvver975
    @dragonluvver975 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    I love the polite pauses whenever the owl hoo's so we can hear it

    • @Stellra52
      @Stellra52 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, thank you for not speaking over the owl. ❤

  • @saneyoungpoot7795
    @saneyoungpoot7795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    From the racoon's second reaction, it looks like the owl probably pierced its hide and made it go "ouch"

    • @corbeau-_-
      @corbeau-_- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      first time it might have figured it was something else, a coincidence, whatever. "What in the world?"
      2nd time made it pretty clear it was precision bombing, best not wait for the third strike. Probably still didn't know what hit him, but it must have been intentional xD

    • @richardsandoval2899
      @richardsandoval2899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I noticed that also. It seemed to pierce the flesh on the second contact

    • @goognamgoognw6637
      @goognamgoognw6637 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Commenter as so fucking stupid here. The racoon's hide already was pierced the first time, just watch his eyes blinkering in pain and the body language. The racoon isn't asking itself any question IT KNOWS THAT WAS THE OWL FROM THE FIRST HIT.

    • @goognamgoognw6637
      @goognamgoognw6637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Shay Ogun just look at its squinting and quickly strobing its eyes just after being pierced by 2 sets of 3 extremely sharp claws. This is pangs of pain. Don't assume you will see a human reaction to pain, this is an animal.

    • @goognamgoognw6637
      @goognamgoognw6637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Shay Ogun Nah, you need to watch more gory animal videos with predator killing prey, the reactions are not what you expect. The racoon is in deep pain for a few seconds but knows the attack was airborne . If his foe was a four legged animal in front of him ready to delivery another attack you'd see the raccoon reacting much more vividly.

  • @Bornjamerican24
    @Bornjamerican24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    "You ain't gotta go home, but you gotta get the F outta here..."
    ~Owl

    • @bluecollarcanuck
      @bluecollarcanuck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "Hippity Hoppitest, get yer fat arse outta my nest" :D

    • @dawidek8237
      @dawidek8237 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      hubbada

    • @Imaraabeson
      @Imaraabeson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @BellefontePerson
    @BellefontePerson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    That raccoon just wanted to ask Mr. Owl how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop.
    Mr. Owl says: "Two, now get out!"

  • @Raynsideways
    @Raynsideways 3 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    It's really kind of amazing seeing how the owl treats the encounter. It doesn't land in the nest and aggressively attack the raccoon; birds are delicate, even a small injury could be fatal. So to minimize risk of injury, its strategy is high speed, maximum impact, but minimal contact. You can see here, it's just a blur, and its contact with the raccoon is a fraction of a second, but at that speed, that's enough to do the job. No sticking around, no wrestling, just SLAM and gone. Efficiency in action.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      That's all very true. Another commenter noted that the owl was careful to hit the raccoon when her back was turned, so the raccoon didn't even have a chance to try to defend herself. She may never have seen what hit her. It was a very carefully calibrated attack.

    • @julialucas4828
      @julialucas4828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I have read accounts of birds of prey, particularly Cooper's Hawks, getting killed by mammalian prey. One female Coops tried to get a squirrel and it cut open her jugular. It's not always easy being a predator!

    • @mjade1673
      @mjade1673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😄Funny i thought of it as pity on on the raccoon

    • @frankmorse7929
      @frankmorse7929 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Pity. Lol. The owl attacked it in a manner that gave the owl least resistance. If a good sized raccoon like that ever got a hold of that owl it could have been disastrous for the owl.

    • @michaeldeierhoi4096
      @michaeldeierhoi4096 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@frankmorse7929That's debatable given the massive talons of the GHOW. Plus their hearing is so exceptional they are incredibly hard to sneak up on night when racoons are usually active.

  • @Robert111
    @Robert111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    That racoon was luck Mr. Owl didn't give him more than a warning. Damn that was high speed.

    • @jonduggan7433
      @jonduggan7433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Raccoon was damned lucky the Owl didn't eat him for lunch.
      Owls eat rabbits even skunks.

    • @thaddaeusjones3497
      @thaddaeusjones3497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Owl wouldnt risk Injury with something like a raccoon. Plenty of rats and mice around, why risk it?

    • @donaldstanfield8862
      @donaldstanfield8862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That first was a friendly warning, the second much more businesslike!

    • @christopherblack7342
      @christopherblack7342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jonduggan7433 we had a red screech. Blew my mind one day when after killing a rabbit near the road he then after 2 or 3 attempts actually got airborne with his prize. 4 babies then ate like kings!

  • @surlybear7907
    @surlybear7907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Yup... just like Grandma always said “Everyone’s a raccoon, till an owl shows up!”

    • @ariloves10
      @ariloves10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      God bless your Gramma. Words of wisdom!

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wiser words have never been told

    • @Dark-Avennger
      @Dark-Avennger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Then you’re dinner

    • @nataliecardenas4601
      @nataliecardenas4601 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love this

    • @nataliecardenas4601
      @nataliecardenas4601 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My first time hearing this and the only reason I’m here is because I was trying to find out a noise in my backyard and it was owl and it brought me here🍀 aren’t grandmas the best ❤️❤️

  • @denierbud
    @denierbud 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    First 45 seconds is maybe the most amazing image I've ever seen on youtube. Watched in 1080p. It looked like a painting, but it was moving. It's camouflage, but it's more, various colors and textures of the owl, compared to the wood. Dried needles in foreground matching the wing. Can't get over it! The reds on the owl and the reds in the wood.

    • @sloburnjo
      @sloburnjo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Simply stunning

    • @sbomorse
      @sbomorse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I couldn't believe how well camouflaged he was!

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Your comment encouraged us to look at this video again and you're right. The male owl is almost posing for us - looking right at the camera - and the texture and color of his plumage, seen against the live oak bark and nesting material, is really striking. It's as if they were drawn by the same hand. We have some great daytime footage of the owls on this nest and also in a tree down by the creek: texasbackyardwildlife.com/great-horned-owls/.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Here's another video with colors that might have been chosen by an artist: texasbackyardwildlife.com/a-snoozing-fox-meets-a-plucky-little-titmouse/. The fox and the titmouse match - gray, golden orange, cream. I think it's extraordinary. Plus, it's a bizarre little story.

    • @bluenetmarketing
      @bluenetmarketing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TexasBackyardWildlife They were drawn by the same hand: the Good Lord's hand.

  • @houseofno
    @houseofno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    For an animal known to rummage through garbage, that Raccoon grew a brain cell or two and wisely elected not to stick around after that second warning.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Raccoons are probably our smartest wildlife neighbors. They're curious, and very quick learners. We are constantly amazed and amused by them (though they stole my shoes off the porch last night and left them in out the backyard so they're currently not on my Christmas list).

    • @Zikar
      @Zikar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Realising humans leave free food lying outside in easily openable containers unguarded and systematically exploiting that so they get more food for way less work is pretty intelligent.

    • @jonquilcat7945
      @jonquilcat7945 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TexasBackyardWildlife haha that's adorable.

    • @Deadbeatcow
      @Deadbeatcow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Snuff why are you so hostile

    • @showoffsid3271
      @showoffsid3271 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you’re implying that raccoons are dumb, you are sadly mistaken.

  • @smcneal057
    @smcneal057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    When you're squatting on someone else's nest, and not paying rent you gotta go....

    • @macmac8249
      @macmac8249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean like the exes lazy, good-for-nothing new boyfriend?

  • @rinsecycle
    @rinsecycle 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    For those who don’t know, the raccoon is a nest robber. He’s up there, looking for eggs, and then he decides to chill for a while. Many have noted correctly that the owl, and any bird for that matter, does not intend to fight unless it has to. Flying in, and scratching animals to displace them is the goal. Then they wait to see if the animal intruder will go away.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      The owl wasn't actually nesting on the platform, but it seems he didn't want anyone else getting too cozy there. We built the platform in the hope that a pair of owls would lay eggs and bring up chicks, but no one ever has.
      The raccoons use the platform all the time - they climb up and just hang out there - as far as they're concerned, it's theirs.
      Last thing - great horned owls begin incubating as soon as they've laid their first egg and they rarely leave their eggs alone for more than a couple of minutes. They guard their eggs very effectively and it would be tough for a raccoon to snag one.

    • @ScottH22175
      @ScottH22175 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Another fun fact... Great Horned Owls have been known to prey on racoons.

    • @Mdeaccosta
      @Mdeaccosta 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fun fact: I had one hit the back of my head when I was jogging at night. It ripped out hair and scratched my scalp bloody. I saw it sail away with long hair in its claws. I can testify what the racoon felt: BAM, RIP.​@scotthespelt6832

    • @cferguson2453
      @cferguson2453 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks - I was wondering if the racoon got away with any owl eggs.- glad that was NOT the case! @@TexasBackyardWildlife

    • @sylon7717
      @sylon7717 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mdeaccostayes they are very powerful. That was probably just a warning too

  • @Wulfrune
    @Wulfrune 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    What an absolutely beautiful bird, I do love owls so much.

    • @w.harrison7277
      @w.harrison7277 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes! I never saw an Owl that wasn't beautiful.

    • @hey-gp6ni
      @hey-gp6ni 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I agree wholeheartedly. Not a single bad owl breed in the bunch.

  • @GrnXnham
    @GrnXnham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Having had the experience of being attacked by an owl when I was too close to the nest, I will testify that they hit HARD! I guarantee you that the raccoon remembered that attack.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ouch. The raccoon was lucky she wasn't knocked clear off the nest - and she got hit twice!

    • @JitinMisra
      @JitinMisra 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where was this nest ? Were you out in the woods ?

  • @davidvondusseldorf1208
    @davidvondusseldorf1208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Owls are incredible

  • @batmandeltaforce
    @batmandeltaforce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    Still hunting, I walked to within 8 feet of one, I swear he was 24" head to tail. He was in a pine just above my head. He had talons at least 1" long. It was obviously asleep. I used the strap on my deer rifle to make a squeaking sound to attract its attention. It turned its head all the way around to look at me, and started to walk down the limb toward me. I got frightened and finally moved. It took a couple of flaps, and glided off into the fog. Amazing experience.

    • @ariloves10
      @ariloves10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow!

    • @bobharritech8460
      @bobharritech8460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Years ago I was hunting, moving through the woods in full camoflage. The only things exposed were my eyes through the mask. Out of nowhere a barn owl lands like ten feet from me and just stares at me. I was in shock, couldn't believe this. For about 30 seconds we just stared at each other. I think he couldn't figure out what I was. He then takes off but lands on another branch, in back of a tree, hidden from view. Then the little dude leans over past the tree and is still looking at me. I see this little head with big eyes, checking me out. A few moments later he takes off for good, but it was hilarious to think he just couldn't wrap his head around what he was looking at.

    • @AlphaQHard
      @AlphaQHard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@bobharritech8460
      “I fucking knew it. These trees are alive”

    • @chookinathunderstorm3446
      @chookinathunderstorm3446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@bobharritech8460 Glad you weren't like some, so called hunters, that are just very basic beings who blast every creature they see then brag about their imagined 'superiority'.

    • @redpilledkrug7425
      @redpilledkrug7425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@chookinathunderstorm3446 when has this ever happened? Oh wait it's just a stereotype being projected. You hunt what you are hunting for mot gunning down every thing that moves. Clearly you don't know what your talking about

  • @darylcheshire1618
    @darylcheshire1618 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I liked how the racoon had a worried look in his eyes. The mask probably exaggerates the anxiety look.

    • @sylon7717
      @sylon7717 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂

  • @moojuice369
    @moojuice369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    “ this is owl flight 101 on mission. Auto targeting engaged and green lit. Commencing run. I have a confirmed hit, repeat confirmed hit. Target is still viable. Returning for secondary run. Confirmed hit . Scratch one raccoon.”

  • @Simon_Sez
    @Simon_Sez ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I feel like I’ve been hearing these guys more and more near my house. Maybe I’ve just been more observant of them, but I still rarely actually see them. Very cool animals.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We haven't heard any hooting so far this year, but the owls are definitely around - I saw one this morning when I went to clean one of the water bowls. We're looking forward to hearing them again.

  • @jamesd2128
    @jamesd2128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    A couple of perfectly timed strafing runs by the Great Horned Owl model of the A-10.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep. That owl certainly knows how to fly.

    • @jrsmith3344
      @jrsmith3344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BRRRRRPP!!

    • @jimmyrustler9980
      @jimmyrustler9980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If that owl was the bird equivalent of an A-10, that coon would be red pulp.

    • @jamesd2128
      @jamesd2128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jimmyrustler9980 Ya got a point !

    • @KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking
      @KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The equivalent of firing bean bags...(Yet still an escalation in tensions.)

  • @FF04RDF
    @FF04RDF 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Beautiful camouflage against the tree bark. Stunning bird.

  • @wtfskilz
    @wtfskilz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    It took two passes, because the first one left the raccoon completely confused, and after the second pass the raccoon gave up on figuring out the mystery and just took off.

    • @mmdirtyworkz
      @mmdirtyworkz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Captain Obvious!

    • @agentgrey5696
      @agentgrey5696 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mmdirtyworkz stfu

    • @mmdirtyworkz
      @mmdirtyworkz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@agentgrey5696 Hey man, calm your tits! :*

    • @sylon7717
      @sylon7717 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Owls have special tips on their feathers that make them silent when they fly. Raccoon was very confused yes.

  • @claymac7895
    @claymac7895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    It’s amazing how well his colors match those of the nest. Almost like a chameleon where his body adapts to match its surroundings.

  • @ellobo1326
    @ellobo1326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Their feathering is absolutely gorgeous !

  • @QUEENBEE200384
    @QUEENBEE200384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It’s crazy that Great Horned Owls are in most of our neighborhoods and yards yet their rarely seen. They’re camouflage and ability to stay still is amazing, blends right into the tree. I use night vision and make hooting sounds to see them at night. My neighbors probably think I’m nuts.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So the owls respond when you hoot at them? That's really interesting. We've never tried it. If the owls are answering you, you must be pretty convincing and your neighbors probably think you're an owl.

    • @einundsiebenziger5488
      @einundsiebenziger5488 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Their* (they're = they are) camouflage and ability to stay still are* amazing.

    • @stephaniecastillo4851
      @stephaniecastillo4851 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I hoot at the great horned owls in our neighborhood & they hoot back! My husband thought I was nuts until he heard them answer me

    • @Matterhorny
      @Matterhorny 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@einundsiebenziger5488failed on both their and they’re 👍👍

  • @danielleking262
    @danielleking262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    *Billy:* Mr. Owl, how many strikes does it take to kick a raccoon out of your nest?
    *Owl:* Just two, Billy. Just two.

  • @renemejias2986
    @renemejias2986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Thats what we call getting rekt! That owl is a badass for sure.

  • @Don_ECHOguy
    @Don_ECHOguy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    This owl was like the A-10 thunderbolt in the bird world... beautiful looking owl.

    • @csilt
      @csilt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      More like an F22 Raptor

  • @shirleyjhaney1041
    @shirleyjhaney1041 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love how the owl saved his damn energy by not fighting with the raccoon but instead scaring it first and then scaring it a little harder. ❤

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The owl probably wouldn't risk fighting a big raccoon - an injured raccoon can recover but an injured owl, if he can't fly, is in serious trouble, and this raccoon will have out-weighed the owl by quite a lot. Also, the owl was just being cranky - he wasn't actually using the nest, he just didn't want anyone else to enjoy it.

  • @orbs1062
    @orbs1062 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Legend has it, every time they raccoon drinks from the pond, he leaks like a sieve.

  • @braveneikonic2231
    @braveneikonic2231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Racoon: Nice pad.
    Owl: So, you have chosen death.

    • @Ry_Guy
      @Ry_Guy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂

    • @MrR2185
      @MrR2185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL

    • @vikramad36
      @vikramad36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You think that owl can kill that raccoon. No way! Maybe a harpy eagle can.

    • @conformistbastard9842
      @conformistbastard9842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@vikramad36 it was a joke meme, Mr. Hitler.

  • @Kadd69
    @Kadd69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Raccoon: Its free real estate
    Owl: NOT ON MY WATCH

  • @vizagothx7294
    @vizagothx7294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    good for the owl! i had raccoons squatting in my attic and they caused all kinds of damage..

    • @DrJohn493
      @DrJohn493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same thing happened here! Thanks to neighbors that were feeding the racoons without our knowledge.

    • @kookamunga2458
      @kookamunga2458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Put a getto blaster in your attic and play that crapy millennial music . Apparently racoons don't like loud noises .

    • @cynthiakeller5954
      @cynthiakeller5954 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have black snakes in my attic. Nothing dares to live up there.

    • @romulus_
      @romulus_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @U Betcha birds aren't sensitive to capsaicin

  • @Descalabro
    @Descalabro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I really like how the narrator is quiet each time the owl makes its sound.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you. We try to let the owls speak too, it's their video.

  • @davyt1090
    @davyt1090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Absolutely stunning bird , after that second strike he couldnt get out of there fast enough

  • @peterjongsma2779
    @peterjongsma2779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Your cinematography is stunning.
    I'm amazed that Raccoon stayed around for a second helping of those Owl talons.
    Must have the hide of a Rhinoceros.

  • @zkxb
    @zkxb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Raccoon gets clipped by sharp talons : "OUCH ! Owl be leaving now !!"

  • @Funsoul8
    @Funsoul8 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Isn’t it beautiful how God makes their feathers blend right into the woods.❤

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well, possibly evolution had something to do with it, but we agree that there's some pretty neat camouflaging going on here.

  • @tomitstube
    @tomitstube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    raccoon, "there's monsters under this bed!"

  • @itsthesmallhats
    @itsthesmallhats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    the raccoon to this day still thinks the air just up and attacked him.

    • @BST-lm4po
      @BST-lm4po 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That Raccoon was like; .."What the hell was that!?... There it is again! ...This place is freaking haunted!! I'm getting the hell out of here!" Lol!

    • @chrismc.4437
      @chrismc.4437 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Certainly left him feeling haunted

    • @stepaushi
      @stepaushi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Raccoons aren't that stupid.

    • @itsthesmallhats
      @itsthesmallhats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stepaushi no, but you are.

  • @xygnusx5067
    @xygnusx5067 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He is gorgeous!

  • @ShakespeareCafe
    @ShakespeareCafe 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Owl has razor sharp toes. That raccoon won’t soon forget that

  • @jmnimahelr
    @jmnimahelr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Gives a whole new meaning to "let me tap that!" Hope the owl couple had a good winter.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      They didn't stay with us, sadly. They chose to nest elsewhere. But we had a lot of fun watching them while they were test-driving our nest.

    • @Gravitycreatedlife
      @Gravitycreatedlife 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TexasBackyardWildlife maybe if you didn't illuminate the nest at night they would have stuck around.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Gravitycreatedlife We don't illuminate the nest. We use infrared cameras - they can essentially see in the dark. You can tell when the video has switched to infrared because it goes from color to black & white.

    • @asmodeus1274
      @asmodeus1274 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TexasBackyardWildlife Where in TX do you live? General area...

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@asmodeus1274 We live in south-west Austin. Near Oak Hill. It seems surprising to have this much wildlife activity within the city limits, but it's amazing what you see when you put out some cameras.

  • @marcfitzhenry7581
    @marcfitzhenry7581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    what awesome footage!!

  • @mysteryyy7987
    @mysteryyy7987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    raccoon thought he was seeing ghosts

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes! The owl was blindingly fast and completely silent. I think the raccoon quite literally didn't know what hit it.

  • @Z7Sakari
    @Z7Sakari 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    “And he comes in his... female mate”
    As one does.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Oops. I guess that should have been obvious.

    • @Z7Sakari
      @Z7Sakari 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think we all appreciated it 😉

  • @4exgold
    @4exgold 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    beautiful owl

  • @mitche5007
    @mitche5007 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Beautiful bird, amazing to watch😊

  • @carmenmartinez2882
    @carmenmartinez2882 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have a couple living around my home, I hear them every night.

  • @starpawsy
    @starpawsy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, that cryptic plumage is absoltuely brilliant camouflage. One of the best Ive seen.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't it astonishing? The owls almost disappear into the background.

    • @starpawsy
      @starpawsy ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TexasBackyardWildlife If you ever come visit us in Australia, I will show you (well try to show you) a Tawny Frogmouth. It might not look any more cryptic than your owl, but a Frogmouth will sit on the end of a dead branch and .... simply disappear. You can look RIGHT AT IT and not see it.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow. I'll have to take a look online. I was brought up in NZ, and we have lots of beautiful and fascinating birds, but nothing, I think, like your frogmouth. Australia is packed with unique and bizarre wildlife.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This video has a nice - though brief - segment showing a tawny frogmouth transforming itself into the end of a branch. Amazing. th-cam.com/video/nci3dnZPVfg/w-d-xo.html

  • @marcjay077
    @marcjay077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The scariest part for the raccoon is not being able to hear nor see the owl!

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes. The poor raccoon had no clue. The owl swooped in silently and probably flew off at about 100 mph.

    • @hellboy6661234
      @hellboy6661234 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      the racoon was gonna eat babies and youre worried about it?

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hellboy6661234 The raccoon was just hanging out. He had no idea owls were considering nesting there - he was just enjoying the view. If the owls do ever actually lay eggs in this nest we can easily isolate the tree so raccoons and ringtails can't reach it.

    • @MikeNaples
      @MikeNaples 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nature created owls to be stealth, even in flight. A rodent will not even hear the wind turbulence from a barn owl's wings as death approaches him.

  • @tehscope9422
    @tehscope9422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I always thought the " Horns " look like a Doberman's ears . The Great Eared Owl , just my 6 cents worth , ah Canadian money .

    • @rebeltvr6046
      @rebeltvr6046 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      6 CAD cents = 4.69 US cents.

    • @santyclause8034
      @santyclause8034 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dobermans are lop-eared dogs, to make their ears stand you'd have to saw 'em and prop up the tattered earflap bits with gaffa tape, gum and ice cream sticks, until the starch sets.

    • @tehscope9422
      @tehscope9422 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@santyclause8034 I hate what they do to those dogs , it's people vanity and I don't approve of pure breeds all that inbreeding

    • @voightkampffchamp
      @voightkampffchamp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Both horns and ears are inaccurate s it’s a wash?

    • @catsplat1272
      @catsplat1272 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@tehscope9422 They need to ban docking and cropping in the US for sure. EU has already banned docking. "Oh no my doberman isn't intimidating enough as it is, guess I better mutilate it to scare people." Or making corgi dogs cuter by chopping their tails off. Wtf?

  • @grateful1929
    @grateful1929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't ever get to see anything like this. Thank you so much! Nature is wonderful!

  • @brianerickson8204
    @brianerickson8204 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful, the camouflage blend is amazing!

  • @ANieves3873
    @ANieves3873 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Like a stealth jet fighter.

  • @thewolf7119
    @thewolf7119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The owl literally just kicked that raccoons ass!

  • @Legacy_125
    @Legacy_125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He is camouflaged perfectly in this nest.

  • @rtuggle82
    @rtuggle82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This owl is so beautiful. 😍 Also he’s the Flash.

  • @wassupdoc2780
    @wassupdoc2780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Funny as hell at the end. Owl attacks from behind and raccoon says hey who's putting a claw up my ass! Wtf lemme outa here! Exit! Stage left!

  • @marcouellette4671
    @marcouellette4671 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Such amazing creatures!

  • @beakittelscherz5419
    @beakittelscherz5419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow. Didn´t expect the Owl so hefty impact like an arrow . Awesome

  • @c150gpilot
    @c150gpilot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! You have captured wonderful wildlife vignette.

  • @billclinton6040
    @billclinton6040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We have a resident owl behind my house because I hear him at night, just never seen him. However, I am not too surprised because the creek behind my house is filled with all kinds of small woodland creatures from mice, squirrels, rabbits, possums, armadillos, snakes, deer, raccoons, and probably foxes too (I've just never seen those).

    • @je5485
      @je5485 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You need a camera with night mode option like this guy.

  • @johnwilliams-pq4jp
    @johnwilliams-pq4jp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    When an owl flys it makes no sound. Of a night they even take on Eagles.

  • @Band-lz5gb
    @Band-lz5gb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The camouflage is amazing!

  • @yvonneyvonne2513
    @yvonneyvonne2513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is amazing. Thank you for the huge amount of time and patience you spent getting this incredible footage!

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our pleasure (really - we love this stuff). Thanks for your kind comment, Yvonne.

  • @GuadalupeGuacamole
    @GuadalupeGuacamole 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Raccoon: MINE!
    Owls:
    First notice...then eviction notice.
    🤣

  • @eightinches6094
    @eightinches6094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I just put up an owl box a few days ago on a 20 ft. post and that's my fear, the box being taken over by a freakin' raccoon. It would be my luck.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If it's a screech owl box, and the opening is the standard 3" diameter, it's too small for a raccoon to get in. Raccoons can reach in, though, so you want to make sure the bottom of the box is more than a raccoon's arm-length lower than the doorway (about 11" should be OK, unless you have raccoons with very long arms).

    • @eightinches6094
      @eightinches6094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TexasBackyardWildlife .....I designed it for a barn owl, hole is about 7" in diameter, maybe a small raccoon could get in who knows. I hope a barn owl moves in first.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@eightinches6094 A raccoon can definitely get in a 7" hole. We have a raccoon right now asleep in a box with a 5" hole - they're big and fluffy, but they seem to squish down to nothing when they want to. One thing you could try is wrapping the box's post in metal flashing so raccoons and ringtails can't climb it. We do that with a lot of our bird boxes. It also stops snakes (we had a snake in a box of baby chickadees once and we learned our lesson - thank god we saw it in time and got it out; we saved all but one of the baby birds).

    • @eightinches6094
      @eightinches6094 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Marvin Martian ....yeah I was thinking of doing that, like a skirt. Thanks.

  • @DavidBadilloMusic
    @DavidBadilloMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a gorgeous creature!

  • @josephalvaro5244
    @josephalvaro5244 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome footage!Thanks for sharing.

  • @BigMacOrange
    @BigMacOrange 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That raccoon was like WTF was that?

  • @christensolomon3679
    @christensolomon3679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Raccoon: hmmm what do we have here?...
    Owl @ 1:40 : ZOOMMM
    Raccoon: WTF was that?!?!? Iight imma head out...

  • @marysmith7396
    @marysmith7396 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love that owl! Awesome power. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Knapweed
    @Knapweed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The owl's camouflage is amazing. That racoon was lucky, the owl could have snapped his spine in a heartbeat had he tried.

    • @dimensionexo.
      @dimensionexo. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or carried it a thousand feet in the air and dropped.

  • @robdog7516
    @robdog7516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Air Force of the forest has let the residents know that they won’t put up with and thieves wearing eye masks.

  • @stefaniaslovat
    @stefaniaslovat 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That owl is so beautiful. A real wonder. With that perfectly camouflaged coat…

  • @shanetography
    @shanetography 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Owls are beautiful and fascinating animals!

  • @Catnipfumar
    @Catnipfumar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    When the owl is trying to tell the raccoon that he took his air BnB off line, but the raccoon still won't leave. 😹
    Edit:
    P. S. I should have said NnB Nest n Breakfast 😹(to much human catnip if you know what I mean😉gotta live the legal states. 😙💨🌿.

    • @lydiapetra1211
      @lydiapetra1211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great comment 🙋😹😸

    • @Catnipfumar
      @Catnipfumar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lydiapetra1211 thanks😹

  • @freso-cool
    @freso-cool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did anyone notice the firefly??

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Center of the picture, right above the raccoon?

    • @jeffreyhurst7231
      @jeffreyhurst7231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought it was the owl's eyes glowing at first.

  • @jacobhearns9724
    @jacobhearns9724 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Owls are gorgeous birds/animals.

  • @sherryroberts7716
    @sherryroberts7716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I so love seeing this type of nature in action! Thanks for sharing.

  • @guadacoma
    @guadacoma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We have an Owl in my back yard and it is always stealing my dogs fuzzy animal shaped toys. We have them hanging in the tree branches around the house.

  • @preciousmetalhead5155
    @preciousmetalhead5155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Only in 2021 would you need to clarify he has a “female” mate.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Did we do that? I think we were probably safe to assume that a male great horned owl had a female mate - no excessive political correctness intended. We have read some interesting things about penguins though...

    • @preciousmetalhead5155
      @preciousmetalhead5155 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TexasBackyardWildlife lol. I didn’t think you had. Great video btw. Now I’m off to google homosexual penguins.

  • @feynthefallen
    @feynthefallen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can't get over how much they sound like pigeons...

  • @WildWoodlandsSW
    @WildWoodlandsSW 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Owls soft downy feathers makes them silent flyers,so this raccoon had no idea until it felt those sharp talons in its back. Great footage.

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      True. The owls are silent. I don't think the owl really hurt the raccoon - he just wanted to frighten him off, he didn't want to risk a fight (lucky for the raccoon).

  • @mikeloghry9521
    @mikeloghry9521 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That is Really COOL. THANK YOU For sharing.

  • @deeperpurposelive
    @deeperpurposelive 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🦉💃 It's a ballet in the sky. Every move is so graceful and precise. The owl seems to have its own rhythm, almost like it's dancing to a carefully choreographed routine!

    • @TexasBackyardWildlife
      @TexasBackyardWildlife  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Almost all of the animals we watch here are exponentially more graceful than we humans. Skunks are the exception. They kind of waddle, bless their little hearts.

  • @bluzzjazz
    @bluzzjazz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The color and markings on this owl is simply amazing. It's astonishingly beautiful.

  • @AishawithanEye
    @AishawithanEye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was really exciting to watch. Thanks for narrating! I was looking in the right places at the right time!

  • @mjeansz
    @mjeansz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely love the "whoo-whoo-whoo, whoo-whoo." ❤

  • @tdogaz4114
    @tdogaz4114 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Owls are absolutely magnificent and such intelligent creature's. You're footage is amazing.

  • @audrybella6405
    @audrybella6405 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video. The owl's colors are absolutely amazing when you see how he / she totally blends in with the surroundings. Nature at it's finest in all regards. Thanks for sharing.

  • @bwdavis4573
    @bwdavis4573 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fabulous camo on the owl. Thanks for this short lesson.

  • @mistersmith3986
    @mistersmith3986 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome footage. Thanks for the video my Brother 👍