Crazy!!!!! Wild kestrel attacks barn owls pair inside nest and is lucky she escapes with her life!
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- All the birds in this video are WILD and can enter and leave as they please.
This video are meant to document the lives of wild barn owl and kestrel in order that we can learn more for both educational & research purposes and serve as an aid for the species conservation effort. We do not set up/ stage or intervene. All the videos are documenting wild animals.
We love nature and want to share some of the beautiful wildlife in Israel.
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Click here to watch Israel Barn Owl Cam 1 live: / chartergroupbirdcams
The pairs name: Male = "Guintas" | Female= "Yasmin"
Date of egg laying:
Egg 1 = Feb. 17, 2022
Egg 2 = Feb. 20, 2022
Egg 3 = Feb. 22, 2022
Egg 4 = Feb. 24, 2022
The barn owl cam is part of a citizen science study led by the GAIA Project, WBAIS and the Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology (The Shamir Research Institute and the Department of Geography and Environmental Science of the University of Haifa) and funded by the USA Embassy in Israel, a private donor and the GAIA Project. The wild barn owl pair breeds in a nest box we built and added on the middle school. This is the second year in a row the owl pair has bred at the school. The wild barn owls breed in a nest box that we added as past of our biological pest control of of rodents in agriculture where they hunt rodent pests in the agricultural field next to the school. The male is lighter/whiter owl and the female is browner/darker one. For more information please see: www.birdboxisrael.org/
מצלמת התנשמות היא חלק מפרוייקט מדע אזרחי, אותו מובילים קבוצת פרוויקט גאיה, ביה"ס האמריקאי וקבוצת המחקר של ד"ר מוטי צ'רטר לחקר אקולוגית חיות-הבר (מכון שמיר למחקר והחוג לגיאוגרפיה ולימודי סביבה באוניברסיטת חיפה). הפרוייקט ממומן ע"י שגרירות ארה"ב בישראל, תורם פרטי ופרוייקט גאיה . כחלק מפרוייקט הדברה ביולוגית של מכרסמים באמצעות תנשמות אנו בונים תיבות קינון ייעודיות המותקנות בשטחי חקלאות ובסמוך להם. תיבה כזו הותקנה גם בבית-ספר תיכון הנמצא בסמוך לשדות חקלאיים ולשמחתנו, זו השנה השניה ברציפות שהתיבה מאוכלסת ע"י זוג תנשמות. לאורך עונת הקינון, זוג התנשמות והגוזלים ניזונים מציד של מכרסמים מזיקים בשדות החקלאות הסמוכים. ניתן להבחין בין הזוויגים כאשר הזכר בהיר/לבן יותר ואילו הנקבה חומה/כהה יותר
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Kestrel: Oh god. Oh god, I've made a mistake.
Owls, whispering while leaning in: Do you feel safe?
Yes
I love it when one holds the legs and the other smells the feathers.. 😅
@@klytouch7515 IKR LOL! I was so stunned by all of it lmao! I want to know what the smelling-feather owl was doing hehehe
@@TheCandiceWang Nothting.. 😁
was dragged in
it wasn't going to inside
The owl protecting the eggs literally inspected it for a good 20 seconds like "these are some nice wings you got pal, it'd be a shame if someone broke em"
"We can do this the easy way, or the hard way, the choice is yours"
"Im here for man's butt."
@@user-vp1xq6mr3m wait, whaaa
SadKrit X never watched the boondocks?
@@soberbunny472 nope, I don't even know what it is 😅
I love how the Kestrel just lays there like, "Now I know you're not going to believe me, but I totally walked into the wrong house."
😂😂🤣🤣
BAHAHAHA RELATABLE COMMENT
Barn Owl: Damn straight
Theres this weird phenomenon with birds of prey where the moment they get caught their brains just shut down and they sit there contemplating their life choices.
And they be like "Oh yeah, this definitely be the wrong house, fool!"
I like the pause where the Owls allowed the Kestrel to contemplate it's recent life choices up to that point.
"You have 15 seconds to make a decision!"
😂😂😂 great comment
Funny
I like how in end he had no choice but to beg for his life out loud to escape it's fate 😂
@@AbhenandanJainit looked clearly like the bird just flew in there and probably didn’t know there were other birds in there. That hawk was trying to leave
Kestral went from "Bird of Prey" to "Bird of Pray" in less than a second LOL
Lmfao😂
underrated 🤣
Indeed , they were in pure despair
He got out. Kestrel was smart not to atttack the owl behind him. Could of gotten bit in the neck. Talon to talon action.
In the distance machines come to transform eden! DAY BY DAY!
I love how one attacked while the other defended the eggs. Very coordinated
не в тот дом залетел чувак
@@bosesebi6685 What? Who is the moron, mate?
@@bosesebi6685 1:43 Eggs.
@@RetardedBaboonMan And be it eggs there is nothing to protect..
they simply have no brains to attack in pairs.
@@bosesebi6685 nice bait
these owls have "I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me" energy
😂
You ever see that episode of family guy where Stewie and Brian warp into a reality made by Disney and everyone dislikes jews there? That's the energy I was getting from the Owls except instead of "jews" they were saying "Kestrels"
Or
Owl B: interrogate time!
Owl A: Who's you working for?! Who's send you here? Tell the truth because I wouldn't be nice on you if you refuse to cooperate
yup, he's lucky to make it out alive
😂😂🤣🤣
Love how the momma owl rests her head gently on the kestrel's shoulder, like she's whispering some scary things into his ear.
Correct!
@springbross2634 Like she's telling him..."You love having those pretty little wings of yours, don't you? ❤ I'd love having them too." 🍽 >:3c
Como si dracula entra a la casa de la bruja y encuentra 2 y le dijera hoy vamos a cenar un rico pajarito que vino por ubereatsssss
@@fwobebe5164 That was a good one, Miss. 🤭👍
shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh only dreams now
I love how it went from “give me all your money” to “please let me see my kids”
I hope the bird don’t end up on a vlad tv interview
I think the bird just went in not knowing owls were there and got grabbed by the owl and couldn't leave until he decided to struggle for freedom
Your intelligence is showing
Lol bloody brilliant
@@slobama You're*
I like how everyone just chills for awhile after the initial attack and the other owl is just like "nice wing you have here" and they all stare at each other awkwardly.
Ye that had me puzzled for a bit.
I was like are they bonding now?
Nope.
It mostly comes down to stamina. These birds were not made for prolonged fights with birds of similar size.
frt
That was the least chill thing ever. The tension was building hardcore.
Once a bird of prey attacks, its claws are locked for a while. Nature's way of making sure prey doesn't get away. The bird couldn't have left even if it wanted to. Once the owl and the kestrel were physically able to let eachother go again, the bird started its escape attempt.
Couldn’t help but laugh when everyone stopped fighting 😂😂😂the kestral’s face was freaking priceless
I know. It was like the owl said," Okay, I don't really think you want to go there kestrel."
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Kestrel:"What's for dinner?"
Owls: *JUSTICE*
*AND SPAGHETTI*
Lol I love the calm right after the first scuffle. The owls just sitting there sandwiching it like they were saying "Now what did we learn?" Lmao.
😅😅😅
A little dominance to “assert” the situation 😂
lol it's like they're deciding what they should do with it
😆 😆
"Honey, do you want a wing, breast, leg, or thigh?" 💀
I love how the owls are momentarily shocked, and then like: “We have this situation entirely under control. You can leave or you can die here. But we have this entirely under control.”
If you liked this check out, "Craziest Falcon Fight Ever! Female Lesser Kestrels Fight for Nest and Male Almost to the Death: th-cam.com/video/LmpsFw4KXfQ/w-d-xo.html
No you don't.
🤣🤣🤣🤣and you right
They weren't shocked at all. The male actually pulled the Kestrel in. Preemptive defense.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love it how the owls don't even look aggressive. They are just looking at him wide-eyed and kind of psycho. It's adorable actually. Terrifying because you can't tell if they are going to attack or not. I love owls
You ARE an owl.....
@@GorillaCrewWarGaming ????
@@Edinstvo-The-Astral-Wolf ???? Why is my statement so hard to understand? It isn't rocket science.
The Kestrel is an idiot.
Are you crazy, they literally dragged the kestrel into their home. It's like dragging someone into your home from the sidewalk to beat them.
@@docholliday9382are you retarded? Did we all watch the same video?
2:07 I love how at the end the Barn Owl at the back looks at the camera, almost like saying, “Hope it caught all that” 😂
Correct!
Heck even winking
@stars._.370 bro it actually just winked at the camera
I like how the Kestral just sat there with bugging eyes like “um… so this was obviously a mistake… maybe I should go”
Kestrel-"I MADE A BAD DECISIOOOON!!!!"
Dude was like”I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Please, just let me leave! Please?”
Where’s the door 😁
She's sayin " that things still recording right?"
🤣🤣
Even the camera could not watch this level of violence.
Wtf I remember you, forgot about you you was popular af.
Bro… chocolate rain bro so many memories💀 Dahm
TH-cam legend
TAY!!! 💚
BRO I REMEMBERED YOU
YOUR SONGS USED TO BE IN A LOT OF FUNNY AF TH-cam POOP BACK IN MY DAY
I just love how the owls hold him hostage, while his life flashing before his eyes
her, judging by the lack of blue wings.
0:25 I liked how the one barn owl had an aggressive hold on the hawk and the other owl was trying to caress it
Maybe it wanted to taste it.
Nah, it’s like in those movies where someone stabs someone and then whispers “shhh shhh shhh it’ll be over soon.”
@@Phoenix1Leadercouldn’t have put better
I was more surprised how the owl sitting on the eggs was rubbing itself over the kestrel, like it was giving it a silent ultimatum before things escalated again. 😂
"Shhh shhh everything's gonna fine. Everything gonna be alright shhhhhh, just relax" like a psychotic killer.
'lay back just let it happen'
Whispering in its little bird ear
YEEES! Like wtf
That kestrel turned up the usual time , its just the husband was in,
I like how they both kinda sat there leaning over the bird like “Oh you messed up…”
OWL 1: "Mah hubby says he didn't like yo face."
OWL 2: "B*TCH YA IN MAH BARN, STEALING MAH KIDS!"
(Idk i just feel like they would say that in western accent)
@@Agent-km8og omg yes-
Didn’t know you liked owls sir
@@belphegren2062 I usually don’t mind the animal. Just happened to appear on my recommended.
Yeah 😆😆 that's exactly what i was thinking 😂
Kestrel: "I am here and you're in danger."
Owls: "We are the danger."
The kestrel had no idea what was going on. The owl just held it still, like it's had that tango before. Owls had no fear, kestrel looked terrified 😂
probably cuz kestrels & other daylight birds of prey like eagles & hawks don’t know much about owls?… they’re always hidden away during the day sleeping ofc but perhaps they also occasionally watch the kestrels, hawks, etc that are out in the air hunting during the day… & they know their evening routines as they go to sleep at night as the owls begin to get ready to take flight into the night. I’ve seen trail camera of an owl stalking a red tail hawks nest with its chicks, you can see the hawks nest & a pair of eyes in the background before the eyes just down & fly up you can see the silhouette of the owl come up & yank the younger hawk right outta the nest☠️ mother hawk woke up startled not even realizing what happened yet.
I like how at the end the owl looks at the camera like “Thats how we do it up in here!!”
“this my block homey”
damn
❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍
That’s how we do it in the hood! IT HURTS SO GOOD!
It even give you a wink at 2:08
The fact that those 2 barn owls were highly coordinated and basically held the other bird hostage and studied him is nuts
Amazing right? Owls are on another level
I think they were all just really confused tbh. Raptors aren’t known for much intelligence like ravens and crows are.
None of these birds are very intelligent (I say endearingly). They were just at a standstill, it looked like. Owls are quite silly; nowhere near being the symbols of wisdom that they are in media.
Erm, sorry to tell you, but owls aren't actually that bright. When everything stopped, they probably didn't know what to do because there was no movement. Especially the one sat on the eggs (I assume the mother). She was clearly confused and only realised when the kestrel moved again. Also, it was the kestrel that had hold of the barn owl.
@@nothanks1239 and Despite the fact that the Kestrel held the Barn Owl, the Barn Owl still gets the upper hand.
The Kestrel's face when it's being held is like "I have made a severe error of judgement"
The owl behind was like "listen you have two options..."😂😂
I love when they’re all not moving like: “chill, let’s all just chill for a second” lol
They’re not chilling though. They’re looking for the best place to attack without getting hurt. Literally focusing on how to kill the other one.
Let's just chill 😊
Relax real quick aight?
@@ViolentGenius Hence "like"
wait man, im out of breath,
Actually if you look at 0:06 you will see the Kestrel just poked its head in to look and the owl jumped up and grabbed it and yanked it inside. The Kestrel was genuinely surprised, and it was also fortunate enough to get away with its life. Moral of the story....dont get near an Owl nest...ever.
that explains why it didnt fight back while it was pinned down lol
Uhh no, the Kestrel dropped in voluntarily. The Owl only moved up about 4 inches before intercepting and grabbing the Kestrel.
That kestrel ain't coming back. All the vocalizations are from the protesting kestrel. 'You grabbed me. I was only looking.'
I agree, + this part of nature is sad, I love all birds, am happy the kestrel was able to escape, ❤️
Will have to watch again..
Kestrel: Am being detained?
Owls: Yes give us a minute to finish your papers.
1:00 I love how the owl is holding the kestrels feet. Like "nah, nah where you going? You wanted to fight, stay and fight. Oh what, you tryna escape now . . . . THAT'S CRAZY, NOT FINNA HAPPEN!" lol
I gotta be honest, it is a bit creepy the way the one owl held the kestrel as the other calmly inspected it all over.
“You wearin’ a WIRE!?”
@@TheCandiceWang Kestrel looks nervously at tracking tag...
Nature can be creepy at times. Some birds meal isn't even dead when they start eating it. It's traumatizing to watch.
sooo creepy!
@@albabelen5628 birds are flying rats, makes sense
Love how it’s eyes were squinting in the beginning like “this fool cannot be this dumb.”
“The fuck they doing up there?”
Narrator: "in fact, he can"
😅😅😅😅😅 "I know damn well..."
Gave him that "try me bitch" squint
Lmfao nice 😂😂😂
i love how they pinned him down and started rubbing their necks on it all while the bird is just staring them down
I love how barn owl dad fought to save his family
Barn Owls are way stronger than a Kestrel. More like the Kestrel was trying its best to stay alive.
I love how after the initial attack the owls seem to revel in their supremacy and convey to the little petrified Kestrel that "your soul belongs to us now". And the kestrel knows it.
This!
True!
0:59! Where you going? I thought we were having fun?
No health care in mother nature. They were just doing what they needed to do no more no less.
Lmfao
I love how the owl passively held down the bird while the other was ready to throw hands like good cop bad cop
Owl 1: “I won’t hurt you. I’m just curious what brought you here”
Owl 2: “SMELL LIKE BITCH IN HERE.”
🤣
Lol
aahhahaha
The top one is defending the eggs. Not so funny now. Is it.
@@Wayzor_ Still funny. It was a joke.
Owls were like, "Try that in a small town"
How are we here with these amazing creatures on this little planet falling through space is way beyond my imagination and comprehension......Makes me wonder if something out there has an answer that we can understand....seems like all of natures creations are immaculate. Much love to you all
I like how around 20 seconds or so it just sits there completely regretting its decision lmao. Its just frozen in fear for almost a whole minute lol. Then tries to fight back just enough to get away and the owl says NO IM THE BADASS HERE and just flips it back over like nothing. At that point its in desperation mode slamming itself around trying to find the exit. 🤣
he does not understands time or regret pal
@@Bizasbusiness Look, an Owl expert
@@Bizasbusiness of course he does
@@tankourito5419 Owl?
It looked like the kernel was holding onto the owl and not the other way around 🤔
I like how the husband just holds him down as his woman insults and threatens the invader in all bird language imaginable
Husband? I didn't. See a ring on the finger 🤣
how are you so sure it was the husband holding him/her down. lol
@@Thomas-pz7ww almost all of the time female barn oul that sits on her eggs. No I'm not genders stereotyping there not kestils that both sit on eggs.
@@jonedson5910 does it look like i know what a kestil is. plus i never said you were gender stereotyping. lmao
@@Thomas-pz7ww that kestrel is female, females are completely brown males also have grey heads
I can hear the momma owl whispering "you're so deeeeaaaaad" in the kestrel's ears
love the "and dont come back!" at the end
I love that the mother, hovering over her eggs, sat there lingering over the kestrel, whispering sweet nothings to it. You can practically see the death threat in its eyes warning that if it tries anything, it's gonna tear out the kestrel's throat.
Yeah this is like the best movie scene ever, except it's real life holy smokes
“My husband is so gonna fuck you up if you try anything, do it, try anything. I dare you, I fucking double owl dare you. Bitch, biiiiiiiiitch, you fucking pussyyyyyy.” - the instigating wife, which led to the second scuffle.
She’s whispering “You’re gonna die…..we’re gonna kill ya and then we’re gonna eat ya.”
@@thatyoudliketoknow1628 Exactly! There's something so human about the whole interaction
The whole scene is giving...vigilante justice on a home invader who decided to participate during a purge...& I love it 🤣. They were deciding what to do with their perpetrator turned victim. 😭
I have new found respect for owls. That was a really controlled way of dealing with an intruder.
The only reason why I think it was 'controlled' is the kestrel was assessing the situation against 'two' birds vs. one. The kestrel, IMHO, was more in control based upon what I've read, and it decided not to pursue the situation. The owls, if anything, may have been more paralyzed and what you're seeing is the owls freezing.
So much! I'm impressed and proud of them!
@@alanboody7004 those two owls are much bigger than that lil bird. im sure it was shitting its pants.
Are you crazy the Kestrel was shaken those owls were in complete control and that kestrel survived because the owls let it. They were somewhat sadistic at times.
@Patrick Green take a closer looks at the birds feet. Then rewatch the video
One of the best videos out there, respect on barn owls increased a notch higher
Wow! That was crazy! That Kestrel was so lucky to have escaped those owls!
It's interesting how many calm moments there are, the birds trying to figure out what's happening or find a way to attack without getting hurt
It's the record device lagging.
Birds are both very delicate, and quite powerful. A well placed bite could prove immediately fatal, and you bet each could crush the other with their talons were they not locked together.
@@Freedom-of-Thought no
@@Freedom-of-Thought no one is talking about the lag
@@0JayDoubleU The "calm moment" actually is lag.
Timeline:
00:00 - standoff
00:05 - decision
00:09 - brawls and realization of mistake
00:14 - reflecting
00:24 - tormenting
00:57 - desperation
01:00 - “okay, okay, I'm sorry!” with more torments
01:14 - discombobulate
01:16 - all out
01:22 - beating
01:30 - “I had enough, let me go.”
01:36 - nope
01:45 - regret
01:49 - lesson learned.
🤣😂 That was incredibly on point
Discombobulate 😂😂😂
Literally a perfect synopsis
This was beautiful. 😂
👌🤣
1:22 I love the owl in the back looking like: “GET HIS ASS! GET HIS ASS FRIEND!” 😂
Or better yet: TAG ME IN! TAG ME IN!
@@kyokajirou3659 they are likely mates, more than friends lol
Wow, held onto the kestrel's feet and bites him repeatedly. The way the owl just held the kestrel's feet. It was helpless. Glad it got away. All of them are beautiful.
0:23 the kestrel's face 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 like, "this .... this was a mistake"
The fact that the owl behind the kestrel is probably just like "nice wing you got here, would be a shame if someone ripped it off" makes it ten times more hilarious
Owl : indeed, a huge one.
" I did the calculations before I came in, but god am I bad at math."
Errors have been made
Hello darkness my old friend...
I love how they're up on the intruder like, well, now this can go one of two ways...
🤣
Why didn't they eat intruder but play with it?
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
@@yuegonghuamei6685 Because the male wasn't really capable of killing it with one leg and the female was to busy protecting the eggs
If you inspect the scene at the beginning of the video the kestral is waiting outside on the perch and the owl is literally just bouncing around in anticipation, there wasn’t an ounce of fear in that owl enclosure from the beginning
The owls were like: “Someone call the ambulance, but not for me.” 😂
@@UCgx7OseCrundqkE8oEVeobg You don't say
@LINK profile pic checks out
@@UCgx7OseCrundqkE8oEVeobg I don’t believe you
@@UCgx7OseCrundqkE8oEVeobg trolling lvl : cringe
Yes
Amazing. This was incredible to witness. I imagine the owl leaning over the other bird whispering something like, “Please stay, we would love to have you over for dinner tonight”.
Kestrel : okay so what's on the dinner?
Owls : You!
Do these look like the eyes of mercy?
"And if there's any leftovers, we'll save them for our chicks."
@@komododragon410 they were Jeffrey Dhamer in their past life 😭😭
I was thinking more the owl studying the kestrel was like “you got a real purty wing there boi, you gon’ squeal like a pig for me?”
0:16 I love how the owl has its head over the kestrel's shoulder like it's whispering threatening remarks to the kestrel.
Love the teamwork
The way the owl looks at the camera at the end like “you see that?!” 😂
Camera man: Ahh yes I do see that in fact I saw the whole thing and I'm just about turn off this 📷 so I can delete it thank you.
Was about to say hahaha, almost like they know
''My soul left my body''
Jajajajaja
Only to you, the fool, it seemed so.)
You can legitimately see the fear in that kestrel’s eyes
You can!! The way he pulls back his head like "ooh. I messed up!!"
@@shadowfax9177 No wonder... owls are tough and strong, especially compared to their size... here for example, wild owls are the only true and very real threat to domestic cats, even if larger birds do live here aswell. Local wild owls are roughly the same size as cats, but can kill or badly injure a cat pretty easily... Cat sure won't attack one, it knows the result - but so does the owl, and it might attack the cat instead. Can only imagine how terrified this kestrel was...
No you can't. That's your imagination.
Wow, Owls are pretty handy at aggression whilst still appearing completely chilled lol
" Well well well Jimmy, looks like you picked the wrong house."
"Hmm, let me have a closer look at him honey. Hmm, oh yes. He's a really fine specimen."
Love how the kestral started to fight again after calming down and then was like “alright alright! We’re chill. I’m done I swear”😂
Glad it got it out cause those owls weren’t playing any games
Check out also: Super Amazing! Three Rounds of Barn owls vs Kestrels Fighting to the Death: th-cam.com/video/eq3krWHYIro/w-d-xo.html
@Pure Blood yeah I noticed that. It tried attacking again despite this but finally understood it had no chance after its last attempt lol
@Pure Blood actually the Kestrel had the owls legs if you look closely.
@@jodihighrolla4206 the Kestrel actually had the owls legs
@@differentlydifferent they both latched onto each other. The kestrel had both paws on top of the owls legs while the owl only had one claw locked on underneath the kestrels legs which is why it wasn’t able to escape on its few attempts
The owl protecting the eggs was like whispering the kestrel:
"Do you fear death? You're to far from home boya"
And then owl is like: "Now smell my arm wing pits..."
😂😂😂😂😂
"Tell me, Kestrel, do you bleed?"
"Scream for me you pig- I mean, Bird"
🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀 like the barn owl was whispering "you know you done fu*ked up, right"
I like how the owl on the right if you look closely enough is moving it's break like it's talking into the Kestrels ear all creepy, like something straight out of a movie! 😂
Brazillian JuJitsu Bird style. Perfect wrist control. Love the end the Owl saying "You better not come back buddy".
You can just see in the kestrels eyes that it realized it made the biggest mistake in its life 😭
"The risk I took was calculated, but man am I bad at math."
It had to know there was at least one of them in the nest. Those beaks are so sharp and pointy and scary that you forget their talons can rip you wide open, too.
What was it even thinking? It didn't realize there's two owls in there? You'd think a Kestrel would be more intelligent than that.
@@Joke_Bidumb I googled it, the most intelligent birds.. Kestrel as well as eagles are not in top 40. No owls either though, so luckily this Kestrel went after barn owls and not a crow which are considered the smartest birds on the planet.. And they like a bit of necrophilia. So Kestrel wouldn't be too thrilled with the outcome, I have seen crows here fight off a buzzard or kite. (I wasn't paying attention to its tail,I just saw a big bird get it's ass handed to it by 2 crows)
@@Kat-mu8wq Crows are. But they don't kill birds of prey. They harass them. Wonder why I always see crows follow them, then found out, if a hawk catch something, the crows would dive into Hawks to force them to drop what they catch.
Kestrel, I think are the second smallest bird of Prey in the states. Barn Owls are large.
I love how that Owl protecting the eggs just looked straight into the camera at the end almost like "Uhm... Alright, what just happened?" 😅
I love how the attacking bird tried to make a break for it and the Owl said where you going its too late to go home now.🤣
loool
@@hamhockbeans "I was foolish. Perhaps I did go a little too far..." "NAW, YOU GOOD!" "OH GOD!"
@I Rap Better Than You no, u
Lmao
Female owl whispers: "Let mama take you under her wing."
They are very intelligent. They didn't simply act on instinct and went crazy but instead assessed the situation calmly to prevent the eggs from breaking.
Their instinct is to assess and protect the eggs lol why would you assume a nesting owls instinct would be to go crazy ?
Yeh…You are right the male owl fought the Hawk and the female owl protected the eggs. But now the male owl is injured. So, I don’t know if the male owl will be able to protect his family from another attack.
@@g.6991 They prefered to protect the egg than going 2 v 1 like dumb dumbs. Use your brain.
You people have a serious missunderstanding of reality if you think birds can reasson like that...
It's not intelligent, it's just instinct
The way the owls just looked at the kestrel is incredibly creepy, must have been a lifelong lesson to learn
The kestrel was close to their eggs so they had to act calmly at first.
You are right, birds are generally creepy but owls are the creepiest. I call them eeeuuuugghhwls.
That's how you look at a home invader.
@@jayme3181 That's probably because owls never move their eyes which are fixed, pointed forward and have to rotate their whole head to look around. Gives them a head movement that seems unnatural when compared to any other animal.
@@majordbag2 That's the case for all birds, actually.
That first move the defending owl makes is wild,
backflip intercept into forward summersault takedown.
0:18 me when my friends are trying to take group photos😂😂
I love how the owl is all like "WHO SENT YOU?! WHO SENT YOU?! ANSWER ME!!"
🤣🤣🤣❗
@@dalestringham170 Laughing my bussy off
😂😂😂😂
(Bill the Butcher voice) WHO’S MAN ARE YOU? YOU MOTHER-WHORING KESTREL (bad word) DO YOU SEE THIS (talon)? I’LL TEACH YOU TO SPEAK (owl) WITH THIS FUCKING (talon)
WHERE’S RACHEL?!! *breaks arm*
Very smart male, grabbing the kestrel’s feet and trying to keep her away from the clutch. The female wanted to attack but she needed to stay on the clutch and guard it, which is why she was just screaming and threat posturing. So no she isn’t “dumb” like some people are saying; both animals knew exactly what they were doing.
after reading this whole comment section i am even convinced that a lot of commenters here are "dumber" than any of the animals in this video. and yes, that includes the Kestrel
things like situational awareness and common sense are so bred out of "modern" humans, it scares me
That got a laugh outta me, you’re so right and it’s bizarre 😂 i am baffled by how uncommon common sense is 🤦🏽♀️
@@hazardeur It scares me that you read the WHOLE comment section, dont you have a life or something?
@@fsfx i think i can spend my time as i fucking please without having to justify it to some random schmock on youtube
@@hazardeur
Wow man you took that a bit to personally, it’s almost as if you really don’t have a life and you resign within your mother’s basement.
At the end it almost sounded like the kestrel was saying “please please please” 😂
Look how the female instictively goes to guard the eggs while the male fights him. Team work!
I like how the other mate was literally threatening the Kestrel, looking at its wing span and actually leaning on it. Owls can be ruthless.
The other one winks
She was a mom too. Aint nobody getting her babies.
There tough!!
They are also smart considering birds of prey also.
"Those are some nice feathers and wings you got there, be a shame if you lost them and tried to fly"
Fun to read everybody’s take on this. I was impressed by the sound communication. The male owl started to get fed up and probably grabbed the intruder harder with its claws. The intruder started screaming. That’s when the male owl let it go and the pair let it get out after that. The intruder was flapping around a lot while trying to get out, and it could have been seen as yet another attack, but I think that the verbal communication was understandable for all parts and that’s why the owls leaned back while the intruder tried to get out.
Yea after watching this, I can actually notice that the owls move in a way that shows that they seem to be actively assessing the situation. I never really looked into how intelligent owls are known to be, but something about this situation shows me they’re either older and experienced or they are somewhat very intelligent
Why do you assume it was the male owl fighting off the intruder? Maybe it was the female owl.
@@isbsjxbxns because mom is on eggs
@@thrillone7423 male birds sit on eggs too
@@isbsjxbxns ok noted .like u said we assume and can be wrong
I appreciate the description
Kestrel :WOW food in the house.
Owls:Welcome to in Ghost house.
Look at how both the kestrel and the owl are instinctively pinning each other's claws. They're smart enough to defend themselves against the most dangerous parts of their bodies. This is practically a close-quarters knife fight.
So true! I see how the barn owl was trying for a kestrel's neck twice. He knows there is a main blood artery, that can't handle a powerful beak! So clever
Its just... That kestrel would have no chance if the other owl went full rambo, their legs are crazy strong
@@kasia1785
Surface level it knows that's a weak point. Does not know that it's because of the artery.
@@jayw900 You cannot know if it knows or not. In bird civilisation it won't be called an artery.
@@diligenceeke3023 Bird want man-flesh
I love how the kestrel just sits there for like 20 seconds asking itself important questions like "wat dafuq have I done"
Lol.. I too think those were the exact words going through its brain 😂🤣
I'm fucking crynnn that's literally his whole demeanor
@@MindYaNeck 🤣🤣🤣
Kestral: Sooo, umm, mistakes have been made. I'll just see myself out shall I.
@@narcissistichumility1269 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣that's right
I saw more teamwork and humanity in these owls, than human parents nowadays
The only echoes of today's humanity I see in this video is from the Kestrel, trying to profit at the expense of others with zero consideration for them... and not stopping to think about what they're doing until caught and almost killed
2:09 That wink at the end telling hubby good job and then he nodding like sure honey no problem got me smiling. 🦉🦉
How do you know who is who?
@@damnft8218 I assume that the owl that incubates the eggs is the mother and the one that defends is the father...
@@kingvagar makes sense
Except that male and female pairs always swap duties throughout the day, so you can never be too sure 😅
@@kingvagar Yep. With barn owls the female incubates, the male brings food. Even without the eggs you can tell which is which by colouration. The female is darker, and has black spots on her chest. (You do get the odd male with black spots, but their brown is still lighter than a female.)
Who's incubating generally isn't a good rule of thumb for gender with a lot of birds though, some species they both incubate (some take turns swapping every hour or so, some have day/night shifts, the African Common Waxbill incubate together), with others only the female incubates, and with others only the male incubates.
It’s crazy how smart they are, one owl is protecting the eggs while the other is defending them, teamwork right there
I mean what do you expect from a mother and father owl? They just did what's natural for them xD
Mother protects the eggs and the father fights of the intruder.
And Owls probably are in general more of the smart/caretaking bird kind.
@@justaemptymall not that smart. they are more like anxious balls of feather and fluff, on the lower end of bird intelligence
@@jurajsintaj6644 Doesn't matter, they intelligently defended their territory. The internet says that owls aren't smart but through observation, one can see that they're smart when it counts
@@justaemptymall I'm not bird expert or anything but I'm not sure why people think this is so smart... Literally every single animal in the world does this. Even before humans when there were dinosaurs they were coordinated and prioritised there eggs.
I legit thought it was just chilling at first 😂😂😂
I love how owl at the end looked at the camera like "did you see this shit?"
i love how they're like "OI!! GET AWAY FOM BABIS!!! snuggle snuggle...."
Its cool how the owls didn't cause unnecessary harm to the bird, they didn't just keep attacking it they left it alone while holding it to see if its intentions changed or not, formulated a plan, and went through with it
I got the feeling 1 owl wanted to hand out a death sentence.
They probably don't want things to get messy. The eggs could've been damaged if they went all out.
@@brinjoness3386 some animals are just assholes like the kestrel lol. I saw a video of a dog who watched and sat there wagging its tail while like 20 people walked by, then it watched the guy at the back of the group, got up, and chased the man into the street where he was hit by a car and died, and the dog walked away like nothing happened
Honestly look closely , the kestrel has the owls talons on a clinch only the beaks were the attack shots, kestrel did great.
@@C-IM2NaSTY- the kestrel "doing great" isn't exactly a good thing lol. I was rooting for the home team
Ohhh amigos aún conservan la nobleza de la infancia , de lo contrario se hubiesen dado un festín ... GRANDES GRANDES
"You picked da wrong house fool!"
-That owl (probably)
Here’s a rundown:
Kestrel was perched outside and likely aware that there were owls nesting there, but wasn’t sure if they were present at that time or not. Kestrel tries to land on the rim of the entrance to peer in but misjudges the width and ends up falling into the nest itself.
Not good for Kestrel.
The owl that confronts Kestrel is Owl A, which i believe is a male. The owl that defends the eggs is Owl B, female. Mummy.
Both of their instincts kick in immediately and they know to function as a team and multitask by Owl A dealing with the threat and Owl B protecting the eggs.
Kestrel falls in and Owl A positions himself beneath it to latch onto the intruder, but as Kestrel falls its own instincts kick in and it also latches, so both grab each other’s legs. Interestingly, Owl B moves as soon as Kestrel falls in and begins flapping her arms, which indicates she was trying to frighten the threat instinctively despite not needing to.
Owl A is clearly experienced in bird-on-bird combat and immediately attempts to pin Kestrel to the floor by throwing it down.
At this point Kestrel is in trouble and is well aware it has fucked up.
It tries to release its legs with a kick but Owl A has it pinned there and Kestrel’s right talon has locked up, a problem for birds of prey as this means Kestrel cannot release itself from Owl A.
As such, they wrestle for a bit but Owl A is much larger and stronger than Kestrel, and the fight takes Kestrel to the corner near the eggs, which greatly distresses Owl B.
Realising it can’t escape, Kestrel starts making a distress call and this is also likely due to pain and stress. Neither the Kestrel nor Owl A want to harm each other, they would much rather they both go their seperate ways and avoid conflict, but Owl A doesn’t know if Kestrel will leave if it lets go, and is also likely confused as to why Kestrel is still gripping its leg.
Kestrel ends up upright and Owl A settles, which settles Kestrel. The sudden shift in the dynamic of the fight results in Owl B leaning in and inspecting Kestrel, as she is confused as well. Why isn’t the threat moving anymore? Is it still a threat?
She examines Kestrel very closely and this is also a show of dominance. Both owls are now aware that Kestrel is going to have a very hard time fighting them both and causing any major damage, it just isn’t going to happen. Kestrel knows this too as during the scuffle it had either forgotten there was a second owl or was simply unaware in the first place. Kestrel freezes in place so as not to give them any immediate reason to kill it. You can see by Kestrel’s breathing it is very, very distressed.
As soon as Owl B moves away Kestrel makes an attempt at escaping and tries to leave, but its right talons are still locked and Owl A has his right talons locked on Kestrel’s left ankle. Owl A places Kestrel against the wall and Owl B begins a threatening motion which makes Kestrel less confident and less likely to attack. You can see Kestrel looking frantically at her at this point.
Owl A then attempts (quite confidently) to bite Kestrel’s throat, and Kestrel recoils and starts going ballistic to get free. Owl A once more uses his superior weight and strength to pin Kestrel down and then bites out some of Kestrel’s plumage in an attempt to get to its flesh. This is when Kestrel becomes once more very distressed and starts calling again.
Owl A gets a good bite on the back of Kestrel’s head but Kestrel manages to get its head free and tries to throw itself backwards away from Owl A. Notice that both owls are quite calm and neither one of them is calling or being very aggressive. Owl B settles on the eggs and Owl A is now intent on killing Kestrel.
He begins applying more pressure and corners Kestrel, smothering it and probably biting a few more times. This is when Owl B becomes more active and Kestrel finally gets its legs free, flapping up and around frantically to stay out of Owl A’s striking range. Kestrel is so stressed that it is disoriented and it takes some time until it leaves.
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I read this like a telenovela nice documentary summary for animal planet. This is actually really good
If only this could be translated in John Maddens voice...
Excellent summary! I also noticed that in the latter half of the struggle, the kestrel struck at Owl A's face with a talon, clawing very close to its eye and I think scratching its nose (do owls have ceres?). At another point, before the kestrel began its escape attempts, Owl A bit down on the kestrel's beak. So brutal!
Very well written summary! Enjoyable to read, thank you for taking the time to write it!
😂 the owls literally held that bird and one inspected it while saying, "Well well well.... What should we do with you?"
I know, it was so gangsta!
Looked like a scene from a Disney movie lol
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@@Lee-km7qq looked more like a scene from Goodfellas lol
Nice wings you have there.🦉😈🦉
Would be a shame if somebody broke them🦅💀
The hunter becomes prey ... and pleads for its life ! Awesome footage 👍
The owls were like "ok we'll show mercy for now and let you go, but the next time you do this you won't be so lucky" 👌
Owls were like "you picked the wrong house, fool!" 😂
"It's just a prank bro"
Or "who's send you here?" "What's your real motives?" "For who's you working for?"
Kestrel: "Let me go!"
Mama Owl: "Pay attention, moron. Man, if you can eat your food while everyone is losing theirs..."
Could it be that the kestrel was just looking for a nesting place and didn't see the owls at all? Attacking two owls would be pretty crazy.
This kestrel roosts on top of the nest and this was not the first time. She wanted the box but the owls are just too big. see th-cam.com/video/ugd2TMoKZSg/w-d-xo.html thenth-cam.com/video/UL1jy9n5LYQ/w-d-xo.html
No look at the other camera...look at the back owl, they are watching each other before it kicks off.
With eyes like that I very much doubt he didn’t see them 👁👁👍👍
@@SupaPoopaScoopa I love how you're telling the people who posted this wtf is going on there...LOL OK BUDDY!
@@VL1975 Bro these people just have a camera setup. They could literally know nothing. I know that they do but just POSTING A VIDEO doesn't mean you know jack shit.
Also the owls YANKED the guy inside if you look at both cameras. He literally poked his head in for a second to look and got snatched in. So clearly the poster DOESN'T have all the details considering they've labeled it otherwise.
The barn owl was like "Where do you think you're going?, you walked into the wrong house."
wow, the way they kind held the captive and seemed interrogative and torturous.