The Secret World of Little Owls: Courtship & Early Nesting | Discover Wildlife | Robert E Fuller
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- Little Owls: This short film follows my quest as a wildlife artist to film little owls inside their nest.
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Artist's quest
As a wildlife artist, I like to get to know my subjects well so that I can convey their individual characters in my paintings. Little owls have always been one of my favourite birds to watch, but I’ve never been able to film their secret lives inside the nest.
Creating habitat
I began my journey by building a bespoke nest, made to the exact specifications of a little owl and placed in a spot I knew the owls would like. Watch this to learn more about how to build a nest for a little owl: • How I Built a Deluxe B...
Attracting a little owl
Within four days, a little owl turned up to inspect my nest and I watched with baited breath as he brought his mate to see what she thought of it.
Signs the little owl pair may lay eggs
When the female shuffled her body down and began to dig a nesting scrape into the bottom of the nest, I really thought she could choose to lay her eggs here! The pair seemed to really like it, they spent their days keeping guard and their nights mating on perches I built outside… although things didn't always go to plan!
Competition
But nest sites are in short supply, and soon a young male kestrel showed an interest in the site.
Little owl defence
When the kestrel pinched the little owl's food, the little owl decided to take action. A little owl is much smaller than a kestrel, but it is fierce and after a tense standoff it was the larger kestrel that retreated.
A new box
The kestrel needed a nest, so I designed a new, more spacious, box with him in mind. And sure enough the kestrel seemed to like it - watch as he nods his head! But it's not long before this new site is up, it catches the little owl's eye.
And another clash
Little owls will usually choose small, dark spaces so I was surprised to see them in this large, light nest site. But they seem delighted and I got to watch some beautiful courtship behaviour. In fact they seem to like it so much they fought the kestrel for it - and a barn owl that also showed an interest.
Little owl attack
The little owl is a fierce fighter. Incredibly it grabbed a barn owl twice its size and yanked it out of the box.
The pair move on
Then, after all that, the little owls decided not to nest here. Perhaps they felt the competition was too fierce. Either way I haven't seen the female for some time so I think she must have laid her eggs elsewhere.
Looking out for chicks
Wherever they are nesting, I hope they have a healthy brood and I’ll be keeping a close eye out for chicks. I didn't get to watch them raise their young inside the nest, but I've enjoyed a privileged view into their secret courtship.
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I am a British wildlife artist and filmmaker on a mission to share my love for wildlife with the world. As well as creating detailed animal film and art portraits, I promote wildlife tours around the world and do all I can to help conserve and protect wildlife here at my home in Yorkshire. I hope that by putting nature in the frame I can foster a deep love for wildlife amongst my followers.
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The way the little owl looked at the camera after his mouse came up missing was like "did you take my food ?"
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Adorable 🥰
lmao
666th like...yes
Thought the same thing then I saw it in the comments xD
3:20 “…his mouse is gone!”
Little Owl: *Do you know anything about this?*
I was going to comment about this part too... Owl looked at the camera, and I suddenly felt guilty 😂 sorry little owl 🤷🏽♀️
he knows what a camera is the birds are becoming smarter
The perfect , "wtf", "why?", "who?", "how?" expression.
You can even see the middle of his eyes squint a little bit like he's getting mad haha
Yes ! He looked right at camera lol
“This Kestrel takes an immediate liking to the nest box”
4:18
Kestrel: Nods it’s head in approval
That first look is just too good🤣🤣
Lol
I noticed that too lol
That was dope
Saw that too 😁
3:19 “His mouse is gone”
Owl: *surprise pikachu face *
It's so sad but funny at the same time😅
Should’ve put a label on it telling other scavengers to keep their talons off.
@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 😂
@Yol Riin Lask I understand your concern but I didn’t use the meme with the intention of bringing it back, I just thought it was funny because it I thought it match the funny face that the Owl make
@Yol Riin Lask okay shawty damn chill 😳
4:18 I love how he nods his head. "Yeah. Dis oke."
Mhnm yep yeah this is good
Same lmao
@Yol Riin Lask House hunting down, time to get me some tail!
Lol I said the same thing
Like he's making a video.
4:16 : "This Kestrel takes an immediate liking to the nest box"
Kestrel : "Yessir"
he just nods like "yup"
his nod got me laughing
The little owl is my favorite owl, it has the most expressive facial expressions 🥰🥰🥰
(ovo) little owl emoji
The eyes are so beautiful, right?
It's SOOOO cute
And they're a fluffy ball of feathers
And their kukumav
the beginning was so romantic when he invited them together and stood together watching the sunset
I am not the last of my kind
@@psk5896 “Here we see the rare Spoder find a mate”
@@psk5896 and they began to f-
@@beybreado -luctuate the stock market.
@@beybreado -an the sickly mother resting on her bed. The mother looks into her son's eyes, takes a look at the bride, and looks at her son again. "I am so, soo proud of you." said the sickly mother with a voice that can only be barely heard. The couple holds the mother's hands, as they watched the colour from the mother's face slowly fade away. "Thank you, mom," said the son, "for all you have done for me, you can sleep now." There was a slight pause, not of hesitation, but a pause to dig up a voice buried deep within his heart. In a tone, filled with love, muffled yet clear, the son said, "I love you, mom."
*the end*
It’s like the owls going house shopping 😂
Female: “ooh I like this one. Look how spacious it is!”
Male: stressing about the mortgage payment
Seems like he might needs to sell a owl kidney, cause it would maybe be 10k dollars buying ut
Wait... people charge owls to live in a nest?? Is this real?
@@Sexy_Sushi0w0 here in phillipines yes they have to Ya know they take up living space they have to work, Either as Air security/Detection, and they scare robbers away after a torn hand or 2
@@user-hh2el9ws4s Your sense of humour is brilliant.
yep, looks like little owl don't like cramped apartment like me.
1:03 Dove: minding his own business
Little owl: And I took that personally... 😡
*minding his own business in the owls new territory.
Animals are territorial the same way we are when a random person turns up in our living room uninvited.
@@mnomadvfx clearly you didn't get the joke
What are you doing in my swamp!!
RKO outta nowhere
I love how patient he was with his mate. She didn’t like the second best and he just kinda went after her like “ok-“
OMG 😲 three Tigers in same time
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Maybe it's the cameras Mrs Little Owl didn't like? She clearly reacted to them.
Yes, I was wondering that..
She doesn't want to be in a reality show 😂 "Keeping Up With the Little Owls"
tbh it seems lax after all the rest of the effort to make it a viable nest site not to make more effort to disguise the cameras which clearly stand out as unnatural by contrast.
Even a printed wood texture sticker on the camera plastic could have improved it a lot.
Maybe thought her reflection was the males bit on the side.. 😂
He’s the professional and obviously knows what he’s doing based on the impressive videos he gets.
The housing market is tough right now, even for birds.
Seems to be a global problem... strange...
4:15 - 4:19
I love how the kestrel nods to the narrator
3:12 Little owl confused about his missing food and looks right at us into the camera breaking the 4rth wall!
Li'l owl - Huh?!
(Looks at camera...)
3:18 Is gone!
Me: Awwwwwwww!❤🦉
4:12 Kestrel answers narrato
Narrator: This kestrel likes the nest box.
(Kestrel nods!)
Me: Jaw drops!
Totally. It wasn't us, I swear!
Yo. That was amazing 💕😍
This was a really funny comment! 🤣🦉♥️
3:12
“The little owl seems confused, his mouse is gone!”
Owl: *gasps* 🤭🤭🤭
Mrs Little owl, "yes. yes this may be adequate enough, how much is the mortgage?"
The human pays for it
12 feathers a month! And no negotiating!
The second owl wanted a nest in a neighborhood with better schools.
They look so grumpy it’s adorable 😭🙏
the amount of serotonin in this video is incredible
3:55 Little owl is looking directly in the camera as if to say, "You got that right, dude, I won't give up! I'll fight to the very end!"
3:20 I like how the owl looks directly at the camera as the narrator says “his mouse is gone”
🦉
Little owls are some damn cool birds as well. One of the most striking videos i remember seeing was a little owl standing alone in a huge open field, fearing absolutely NOTHING. The human filming it came up to it, no reaction. PETTED IT for about 30 seconds with only minor reaction from the little owl, until it finally said "okay, enough of this. You're to big and unafraid to be prey, you're not attacking me so you're not a predator, you are grooming me like family, but you are not little owl! okay, enough of this. I'm out."
It was the cutest damn thing for a little ball of fluff to be so unafraid, and I loved them ever since.
2:34 Falling off clumsily whilst mating….we’ve all been there 😂
I hope that Kestrel and Barn Owl managed to find good homes. There all so precious
I love how the Owl just looks at the camera at 3:20 after he said "His mouse is gone!" like the Owl was asking "You took it didn't you?!"
im addicted to R.E.Fullers Owl Stories
These birds constantly look done with everything.
1:51
"damn I look good"
Oh this is wonderful!! You have such a talent for telling a story and the music is spot on. Thank you for all your hard work and allowing us to peek into the lives of these adorable Little Owls🤗
5:00 THIS IS SPARTAAA!
6:23 oldest trick in the book. Snatch the feet when fighting! XD
My heart melts when we see them disappearing down their little corridor” so so so cute” thank you for all you do for these little wonders.
You're such a wonderful person to respect and care for nature as much as you do. May God continue to bless you for your kindness. Thank you 💖
Yes, and Allah too
Allah is God too.
@@wardenbias554 I'd try to believe in your imaginary friends if it would help this wonderful human in his efforts to protect wildlife.
@@juliaschneeflocke9208 Moon god. 🌙
Or Zeus or Zoroaster or Perun or whichever god we ever invented.
best owl documentary ive ever seen
I just can't: how they can be so cute, hilarious and ferocious at the same time?
His face when his mouse gets stolen lol poor owl
3:36 The little owl is like: "You picked the wrong nest fool!"
Little owls are my favourite owls because they are little
3:19 "...the mouse is gone."
Owl: **Stares motherfuckerly**
3:16 I love that little look at the camera after the kestrel took the food. He was just like "Wtf?"
Ooooooh my god, little owls are like a fusion between Elf owls and Burrowing owls and I’m gonna die-thEYRE SO CUTE
THAT BIRD SHOOK ITS HEAD YES OMG!
the owl couple is so cute omg
Wonderful footage - what a privilege to see this intimate behaviour. Thank you so much, Robert. When I was about nine, a little owl made her nest in the big horse chestnut tree next door. She appeared to be raising her lone chick on her own - we never saw the male and had no idea about number of chicks until just the one emerged. My father bought rabbit meat to help her out and left it on the roof of an outbuilding. One day the chick branched and sidled along the dividing wall between the gardens. I stared at him in wonder. The chick stared back. And then, ever so slowly, he blinked a blink such as I had never seen before. Thus began my love affair with these amazing, beautiful, clever little birds.
You and your photography are a breath of fresh air. You are so very talented and thank you for sharing the lives of owls!
Thanks for watching and your kind words 😃
The female little owl seemed disgusted when she noticed her mate had a hidden camera installed! 😂
They are so cute and well done!
Nothing better than Nature and Natural sounds. These smallest little owls nestle in a tree near my house. So i can happily hear their Ie-ie-ie-ie-wwww-- ie-ie-ieww sounds all year round.
In the Netherlands they are called "steenuilen" , dutch for "stone-owls".
Regards from the east of the Netherlands.
Brilliant little owls along with tawny owls make the most wonderful sounds you are so lucky to have them close by 😃
“His mouse is gone”
Owl: *u seeing this?*
5e pigeons be like: hello we have been trying to contact you about your nests extended warranty.
The little owl is a savage dude xD
Taking down everyone so that his mate could lay egg
6:24
LOL THE WAY THE BARN OWL GETS DRAGGED
“His mouse is gone” imidietly suspects camera
Bro the little owl is just protecting both houses and isn’t letting anyone in like bro stop dragging other birds out of the entrance 😭
I love how expressive these owls can be. At 5:35 when one of them pushes themselves out, the one left standing there has a “seriously??” Face on them, it’s hilarious
I giggled so much when she looks at her own reflection, they have to be the cutest owl couple ive ever seen!
Dis mans making birb joints so good there's several species literally fighting over them
😅👍
the little owl is literally staring into my soul at 0:01
If only people wouldn't cut down dead trees, the birds need homes and a dead tree to me can be beautiful when it has nesting birds year after year. Your nest boxes are wonderful, good man. I love owls especially. Thank you for providing these nesting residences.
Lmao the little owl looked at that camera like "??? DUDE WTH?? U STOLE MY MOUSE?!!" 😆LMAO
I cracked up over his look LOL
Can we take a moment to appreciate that he didn’t include some long winded explanation of his personal history and entire family tree and actually just showed us some birds?
They’re so cute and cool!!!
2:08 (they are like telling secrets ^^)
1:49 (just the cutest)
4:52 (they are great at fighting :0)
7:06 (they are just unique)
7:11 (I just can't stand it they are so cute)
and lots of other parts are so cute ♥
Owls are my one of my top 3 favourite animals ♥
I liked and saved video they just so cute and I want to watch this ALWAYS ♥
2:28 hell maw MAn
I love how when you made the 2nd nest box, the bird looks at the camera and nods at it
They have got the purest eyes, so adorable AWWWW
“This unit has an en-suite, a kitchenette, and walk-in closet. I’m takin’ it”
Comments make a family delightful
Awwww she’s super adorable looking at the camera inquisitively.
4:15 love the little nod the kestrel does when looking inside like "yeah, this is nice"
I completely lost it when he looked directly in the camera at the same time he said his mouse is gone 😂😂😄😄
I might be little, but tough! -Little Owl
This is why I pay for the internet. Thank you so much for posting this, giving us a chance to peek into the life of animals, it really is amazing :)
Little Owl pulling the Barn Owl out like, "Alright, bitch, outta my house!"
I LEARNED ABOUT LITTLE OWLS TODAY AND THEY'RE TOO CUTE
I love, love, love these videos. Thanks so much Robert. They are priceless! I love how feisty Little Owls can be.
Glad you like them!
He likes the first home so much, he comes back just to hang out
They are the cutest bird ever. That big eyes.
The kestrel has cute fluffy yellow pantaloons - and takes the mouse! Ooh, bird struggles!
Those Stock Doves visited the nest box the 2nd Kestral has moved in. Stock Doves need a bird box for themselves.
I love how the little owls just drag the other owls out of the nest XD
The part where the owl is all confused
Got me
1:53 OMG That looks so cute
These are extremely playful and intelligent owls 🥰
It must be so wonderful to devote your life to something like this, you are blessed Robert.
If everyone would just do one small thing where they live, just think how we could help our wildlife. Yopu are a great example, role model to follow. Each of us owes our wildlife such advocacy and respect.
When his mouse disappears, the expression on his face is priceless, “OMG, call the police, I’ve been robbed” ‼️ I can’t wait to see more footage of these little owls!
Wow how awesome are these little owls. Even birds have intruders lol. Beautiful ❣
A lot of birds of prey don't actually built their own nests. So there is a lot of competition between them for those few good spots.
@@piranhaplantX hello. Yes I have been seeing this as I go along. Very interesting . Ty for sharing 😊
7:04 that kiss 🥰😘💖🥰😘
What this shows is the need for more of these sites. Perhaps future architecture will include areas for wildlife to live peacefully with us
After seeing the barn owl family video I can’t wait to see how little owls raise a family.
Robert Fuller- I 💕LOVE these Videos!! Simply THANK YOU for these!! 😃🙏👍👍🐤🐦🌳🌲
Glad you like them!
a case of "Who's been stealing my mouse? "!🐁
Fantastic footage as always, thank you!
Oh my gosh! I’m in love with the little owls.
He looked like a superhero when he faced off against that kestrel.
What you are doing is amazing, Robert. There is no match for observing nature in its element, and I hope that in time because of people like you that captivity of animals will start to be phased out.
Well said - the sooner the better!
I've watched this video many times, especially the scene where his mouse is gone😂💕
More little owls videos to come this year I love watching and filming them
How flippin adorable are they!❤ she so doesn't seem amused nor interested as hes all proud of himself!😂 those eyes!beautiful!!🦉
The kestrel's little nod is so cute 😩
I love the confused expression he makes when he’s missing a mouse
This is litrally one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. So wholesome and interesting. Love that wee owls spirit!
Glad you enjoyed it!
3:21
Little Owl: “He’s taken mah fockin mouse!”