Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) Perching on a Tree Stump in Fairbanks Alaska
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2013
- This owl allowed me to approach within 1 meter. The other birds you hear are alarm calls from robins who dislike owls in their territory. Watch for a couple of dives on the owl by the robins. This owl stayed on this perch for another two hours after I finished photography.
See the older video at • Great Grey Owl (Strix ...
This is best footage of wild owl on here. No unnecessary background music or narration, very organic. And respectful! Nothing is sadder than a captive/pet owl.
Yeah it’s to awful seeing a captive owl for no reason.
¡¡EXACTLY!! Most people would have ruined it by adding music, talking, etc. This clip is PERFECT as it is. It really feels like you´re actually out there with the owl.
Them a hole robbins tho
mysterious piercing eyes. and the head control is almost robotic.
Magnificent bird and excellent camera work.
Great!!!!!!
That bird is feeling uncomfortably warm. They hold their wings like that and do the throat thing to cool off. So fluffy!
This one has a very 'do you mind?' look to it. Seems fairly tame and trusting for a wild bird. Congrats for getting so near without scaring the bird away
I think it's the awesome power of digital zoom mixed with it being a predatory bird and not a bird that regularly becomes dinner giving you that impression.
@@xSwordLilyx it appears to be optic zoom.
This is a beautiful quiet film. What must it have been a pleasure to have these wild owl as a guest.
Dagmar, aren't you at one of the live cams now? explore? Deutsches Maedel, korrekt? ;)
Great gray owls are magnificent love the photography ❤
Wow you are fast 😂
@@kerrykestrowl6785 I'm currently sitting at the computer and looking into the nest. You know about my injury. I can only write with one finger so I am not yet able to mod, but I can watch. Have a nice weekend and a peaceful 1st Advent. Warm greetings :-)
No I am sorry I didn’t know about your injury get well soon Dagmar
its an honor for you to film this creature!
What a majestic & mysterious creature it is. Relaxing to watch. Thanks for sharing this special moment with us.
You have incredible self control to remain motionless and silent for so long. What an experience that he allowed you to share with him! I love how your close ups were in focus and were so detailed that I could see his inner eye lids and the individual feathers. Bravo!
Man looks like he has a lot of wisdom to offer.
That head turn was like, “G’morning my friend, thus I turn away into the distance to hear the cries of a small bird.” It’s perfect.
She looks so pretty healthy. Great video as usual !!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful footage of the Great Gray Owl .
he has a lot of self confidence 🌞❤
What a majestic creature. Thank you for sharing this!
She is very beautiful I love owls I would always hear them hooting outside my window at night and it always comforted me. :) great footage of her I would love to be able to get this close to an owl
Most people when seeing an animal/ bird people usually refers to them as he. Makes me happy i'm not that only 1 whom referred to the owl as SHE, is beautiful. 1 time I was walking my dog at almost 11pm and saw this big bird had the feeling it was an owl but didn't wanted to believe it & I looked up the tree branch and I wasn't sure then she flew down to the concrete where I could see her way better than completely realized it was in fact an owl. I was excited to see her but afraid at same time (I thought she was going to attack me& my dog) she just stood there on concrete street as I left. Are owl sometimes trying to tell someone something? I mean she could of easily have flown away from my sight or attack me with those huge claws they have
I’m sexist. N i refer to all things that matter as a male. Mankind for the win, get back in the kitchen
Tipsy Gypsy Lmao
Tipsy Gypsy lol
This one has a funny hoot
Now I know why they are called great gray owl wonderful photography
Amazing how calm it is. Only moving when the Robin's get too close. So beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
What an awesome experience! He looks like he’s trying to take a nap. Maybe you should add another “tree stump” to your yard for him to use as his honorary roosting site.
Interesting when I think about the bird calls in the background. That owl is hearing something very different from what I would hear. He knows exactly where those birds are because he can triangulate their location. Must be incredible to be able to do that.
So big and dominant
I was in the Tetons of Wyoming ,end of winter , when one of these Great Grays came glyding down to a window where I was sitting . It lifted its wings and showed me its entire wing span and beautiful feathers . What an incredible event I’ll always cherish it .
i am super sure you were thinkin ' turn around....turn around.......' when it was turned away from you. Then suddenly..BOOM she stares directly into the camera! Lovely shot!! lovely , beautiful and commanding presence from her :)
That’s a perfect hair cut, it’s so sharp, I wish I could have that shapes 3:52 is like hi dude
Dat owl looks so chill with you being there....
This owls doesn't give two shits about the attacking birds.
6:26 - 6:56 is why I've watched this video 1000 times and for the greatness of footage👌 Thanks for this great video, best owl clip EVER!
He looks like some kind of royalty
yo the owl looks as humongous as the trees in the thumbnail lmao
newkayera foreal
This owl has visited several times since I made this video. I've since cut this stump, so I won't be able to get such a close image of this owl since it tends to perch in the trees now. I also moved the bee hives to another location in the yard.
I would have liked to have seen more videos of this owl perching on the stump. Was the stump in the way of something?
Mazryonh
This was the only time I saw it perched in this stump. Other times it perched in the surrounding trees. Last year I cut the stump short, so it will not be perching on it again.
Jeffrey Simonson I understand; perhaps if this owl comes back to this yard you can take more videos of it. It clearly doesn't have a problem with you getting close to it.
Mazryonh
I actually saw it last week. It was calling from up at the top of a big spruce tree. When it left its perch, it flew right over my head, completely silent. It was at night and completely dark except for a slightly brighter overcast sky, so I could just barely see its darker outline. Not many birds can fly at night.
y'know you really shouldn't screw up your new friends favorite spot. it's awfully rude and not a good way to keep friends you just made. ; )
Your so lucky to have been so close to this beauty.Thanks for the video.
The film quality is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for the experience. I feel like I am rite there ❤️
These stunning birds are incredibly beautiful and haunting.
Not haunting but beautiful
It looks like he just smoked a joint. ¦)
Same thing i was saying..
No arguement there. Esp the great greys, they squint more and their eyes seem small for an owl! It's a cute look though on them! Someone should remake cheech and Chong but with owls!
Magnificent creature
It's because owls are very far-sighted. Hence, the owl was squinting to try to study and look at the person filming, who was too close for the owl to see normally
What a beautiful bird! And so trusting. Great job !
I fucking love Great Grey Owls.
I love how another bird nails him @1:31 and he dosent even flinch
So amazingly beautiful!
Breathtakingly beautiful!!!♥️🦉
There's no darkness here in the summer.
Absolutely awesome footage....Thank You for sharing with us♥️
Awesome! What a great look at this incredible bird.
Absolutely incredible! Thank you for sharing ...what an experience that must have been...
When somone says somthing offensive 7:02
So, I'm gathering this is not unusual behavior for these birds. This is stunning photography. What a treat.
I have curiosity about what do u mean with it's not unusual behavior??? For them to be close to humans? Not very long an owl got down from a branch tree to the concrete very close to where I was... so you are saying they do that?
I'm very curious about owls.
I hope i'm not sounding very weird lol
3:50 that is terrifying
The great grey owl or great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl, documented as the world's largest species of owl by length. It is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, and it is the only species in the genus Strix found in both Eastern and Western Hemispheres. In some areas it is also called Phantom of the North, cinereous owl, spectral owl, Lapland owl, spruce owl, bearded owl, and sooty owl.
What a great bird and shots!
saw one when i was fifteen that was literally as big as my upper torso.
Yeah they're huge animals.
Amazing, so big but probably only weighs 2 and 1/2 to 3 lb tops. Beautiful Creatures... I like the length of film. It makes me feel like I'm there observing it in nature myself. I enjoyed the natural noises. Thank you.
6 years ago and still looks like a gem
You were lucky to be able to get so close to such a magical owl. I would be smiling for a week if I had that encounter, mind you there are no gray owls in the UK. I have been lucky enough to see all of our resident owls though. I would have left the stump there myself as it was very comfortable resting there to cool off and if in your yard it would be safe there and then would roost in the nearby trees. You may never get that close again and during the breeding season, you would be wise not to. It's really nice footage and the owls eyes when blinking are amazing. ◕‿◕
Excellent: Rare & Unique Footage! ...T Up.
Relaxed with it's wings down, enjoying the sun bath :)
daAnder71 lol
This is living proof that an owl is even cooler than a cucumber
He was unnaturally still. Either he just ate or might not have been feeling well.
He is so majestic. Thank you for posting this.
thank you for sharing,,,,really enjoyable, good job moving around too, I was surprised the owl didn't fly off, he obviously knew you were there....really nice video!
love these beautiful creatures. Great gray owl is my spirit animal ❤❤
Absolutely beautiful
Beautiful owl!!
Did anybody else start swinging when you heard that buzzing noise when the video first started
Wow - breathtaking!
4:55 You have a probleme dude 🤣
....this cutie owl is so,so biutyful!! thank you very much for your amazing uploading! warmly greetings from our "black forest"/germany !
Fantastic video.
Oh never mind I should have watched it all the way through. Great video!
holy moly magnificent bird
Love this video 🤔 always wanted to see these beautiful animals in real life 🥺
The great grey owl and the snowy owl are my favorite
And mine 💛
1:24 dun dun dun!
lol, he looks like he is "squinting at those who dare to watch him"
Thank You! Very enjoyable!
This owl looks as if he could speak more wisdom than anyone! His/her (idk the gender) posture is so steady and calm when especially being around a human
Thanks for this awesome video. To me, by far is the most beautiful of all owls. I have never seen a video of a wild GGO in such a relaxed state. Still wondering why you'd cut the stump that s/he liked so well so to stay perched on for that long?
maybe that's the stump for splitting firewood.
OoooOoooooo such a beautiful creature!
It is an amazing experience to come in close contact with a big owl. I encountered a large Bard Owl.
You were very fortunate to be able to get such excellent footage.
I'm guessing he's a young, inexperienced owl to not be more wary and beat a retreat with you taking footage and all the robins scolding him.
The big the big great gray it's very beautiful! I think I died and went there how heaven for tonight I watch several of different types of owl videos and learned a lot about owls. I love owls! 🙂♥️☁️☁️☁️🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳👍✌️🖐️
What an amazing and mysterious creature..!
Those robins are letting the whole world know about the owl in the vincinity lol!!!
What great footage. I am going to do a hike down in Kincaid park (anchorage) to see if I can find one of these guys!
If you hear their loud calls, you can find them pretty easily. Good hunting.
How relaxed are you Owl?
Yes
When u can fly so high,you just chill.
He will only take a little sleep between the amazing bird songs and kicks and wings..
but wtf is this CAM..? 😘
I respect this owl more than I thought I would
This aint look like any creature that ı know of until now. Such a distinct behaviour makes it look like weird and invoke some other feelings such as patience and balance maybe .. I like the footage great expreince
I love Owlcreatures!
Beautiful 😍
I hope it was ok. It's holding it's wings very relaxed and down. That seems strange to me. Such a beautiful creature.
Just awesome. Read some other comments, looks 10000% real to me, great footage man!!! I'm jealous.
Gracias por compartir, hermoso ejemplar! (Carabo Lapon) El buho mas hermoso..
1:29 thats me when i want too sleep but ppl just look at me en i cant sleep LMAO
4:59 He blinks so cool
I see them all the time when i go fishing here in the up of mi! :)
Jason Garnett Where in Michigan?.I lived here all my life and never seen one.
youre the man!!
really great video
Saw one at Whipsnade zoo (UK) today. Amazing.
Ah the before time. I remember that.
this mother turning his head is straight trippy
I can't even grammer right now
Thank you for this 🌹
Big headed cutie! I want to pat his poofy head!
Me too ;)
The damn fly buzzing is killing me with my headphones.
I know I’m high & everything but did this Seagull just wink at me 4:53
Yes much so
Majestic.
The king of this land.