Barn Owls in Ireland
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 เม.ย. 2018
- The Barn Owl holds a unique and mysterious allure for Irish people. It is one of our most iconic birds, and it is easy to see why this is the case. Here we provide an intimate view of this special species, showing why they are so popular in Ireland and some of the conservation efforts on behalf of BirdWatch Ireland to help protect their population. The production of this video is funded by the Heritage Council and Dublin Zoo, thanks to Crossing the Line for providing footage of breeding Barn Owls in Ireland and to Crow Crag who produced the video.
Awww... cutest pest control ever
That owl sight is really high up and safe from predators
I had a pair nest right above my front door this spring in Arizona. I was able to set up cameras all over the place and watch them raise their young. Such a fascinating beautiful creature. I felt like I was the luckiest human on earth!
Amazing, I hope they return and continue to nest there!
Stunning birds. Would love to have a couple nest at our house in county Clare Ireland
I have two living near me. I recorded them last night.
Amazing creature indeed.
I met one of these beautiful fellows flying past me as I was standing in the middle of the grounds of the countryside. Amazing experience. 🪽 Wingspan was massive!😮
I saw one two nights ago flying through our yard. It was amazing as I always loved this bird but never thought I'd ever see one.
Barn Owls make two calls. One is the loud jagged piercing screech. They use that when flying at night to make sure they do not fly into each other in the darkness. "I am right here" they say to each other at a safe distance. The other call is a deep soft whooooo. It starts very, very soft, then rises loud, and then back to very, very soft again. They make that call when perched in a tree. They find each other in the forest calling back and forth with the soft, soft whooooo. The whoooo starts and finishes so softly the human hearing cannot hear it, but they can. They can hear the sound of a mouse gnawing on a dry grain from up in the sky.
Thanks for the info! I'm pretty sure ur a bird fan like meh! I love Snowy owl
ah, so they are flying around my house at night.
Great video.
Excellent video about Barn Owls,well done.
Great video John!
I often wonder if in the future owls can be micro chiped just like dog and cats to monitor them
Well done John, Great Video
Stunning. Wonderful viewing.
Brilliant John. Well done indeed.
great video.. thank you
Beautiful!
Yes, beautiful, but the bastard wakes me up at night!😂
Don't know the situation in Ireland but here in Britain it's the development of wearhouses and house being built on green belt land that is the major problem here. It's so sad that when I was in my 20s there was more green belt land than there is now. Also barns being converted into house . But on a plus most farmers and people are encouraging barn owls by putting up owl boxes .
What a beautiful film. The young bird stayed very quiet when being ringed. Can barn owls be introduced in any part of the country? I’m thinking of West Donegal, where I haven’t seen them, though they might be there!
Hi Sean, thank you for your comments. It is a very good question, but we don't feel there is a need to introduce Barn Owls to particular areas, juvenile Barn Owls will disperse long distance from their natal sites, and therefore they can reach and colonise any parts of the country, of most benefit to Barn Owls would be improving the habitats and where there are suitable conditions (suitable habitat and nest sites) Barn Owls will colonise. Barn Owls are increasing in certain parts of the country and although they remain scarce in the north west and indeed in Donegal hopefully this will change over time and providing suitable conditions is the best way of ensuring this is the case
@@johnlusby2886 Thanks John. It makes sense that they would spread naturally. I suppose I’m just thinking of myself and wanting to have such a beautiful bird in my back garden!
One evening a few months ago I was walking along the seafront road in Raheny, Dublin, when an owl flew down and perched on a small tree about 15 feet from me. Not sure what type of owl it was but it was mostly white, with some grey feathers. It just sat there looking at me. It was such a beautiful moment.
There is an owl that lives in Taney Church Dundrum
Not sure what breed, it only comes out at night and is hard to see
around March it makes a lot of racket, for few weeks, then you never hear it after that
Made my first owl nest box today just not sure how to pick the perfect postion hight ect. amazing film work of such a wonderful bird.sean Co Down.
Thanks Sean, hope you managed to get the nest box up and fingers crossed for some occupants.
I'm suprisesd. I always thought there where non in island
very nice video.... is there one about owl boxes?
Hi Nick, yes, here is a video on Barn Owl nest boxes, I hope it is useful and let us know if anything we can help with: th-cam.com/video/JHTpckUoQ7Q/w-d-xo.html
Any chance we can introduce into urban area to get rid of rodents?
Magnificent creatures. Unfortunately, I see one or two a year on the road side following a collision with a car.
Hi Gwen, yes sadly Barn Owls are very susceptible to vehicle collisions, we have been working with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to develop mitigation measures to try and reduce the numbers of birds killed on roads, and these measures are now being implemented on new road developments, so we hope this will make a difference
In Ireland?????
Yes, this video is about Barn Owls in Ireland and is all filmed in Ireland
Could have done without the music, or, at least 75% quieter....
Music/Volume was perfect in my opinion. Fitted the mood extremely well and wasn't intrusive at all.
the owls are not what they seem
I heard in very close recently, does that mean something?
We used to see them at night when out hunting fox
They would fly right over your head like a ghost
never made a sound
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If you are going to speak, please don't have loud pulsing noise playing at the same time. Sorry, I have to leave.
Thanks for your comment Judi L, we have many other videos on Barn Owls without or with less music, so please check them out