Hawk Attacks Great Horned Owl Nest, Female Goes On Alert - March 15, 2022
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- Watch views from cams 2 and 3 of an immature Red-tailed Hawk attacking the brooding female as it swoops past the Savannah Great Horned Owl nest.
The female goes on high alert immediately after regaining her composure, and the owl eventually leaves the nest to perch on a nearby branch and scan her territory.
This isn't the first such attack by a hawk at the nest this season, and it may not be the last. These type of interactions likely have to do with territorial disputes between the hawk and the nesting owls. However, an unattended nestling may not be able to defend itself at this stage. Luckily for the youngster, the female was around to protect her owlet.
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During the Fall of 2014, a pair of Great Horned Owls began frequenting an abandoned Bald Eagle nest adjacent to a protected, nutrient-rich salt marsh along the Georgia coast. This nest sat nearly 80′ above one of the six Audubon International Certified golf courses at The Landings, on Skidaway Island, near Savannah, Georgia. Over the course of 2015 and 2016, a pair of owls successfully fledged four owlets from the site, but they did not return to breed in 2017.
Instead, a pair of Ospreys began renovating the nest and committed to breeding at the same site from 2017 to 2019, when the dead tree that held the nest was removed due to being designated as a falling hazard. A new nest site was erected in an adjacent tree in the fall of 2019, and the Ospreys were quick to take up residence in 2020 and 2021.
In January 2022, a pair of Great Horned Owls returned to the cam site to nest for the first time since 2016.
Great Horned Owls are fierce predators that hunt a diverse assortment of prey. They are generally nocturnal hunters, but will also hunt in broad daylight. Throughout the nesting period, the owls may arrive at the nest site with meals of small- to medium-sized mammals, reptiles, fish, and birds of all sizes.
Female Great Horned Owls spend most of the time at the nest caring for eggs and owlets while males hunt for food. After fledging, young may remain with their parents for 3-4 months before dispersing from natal territories.
Learn more about Great Horned Owls from the Cornell Lab’s All About Birds online field guide at www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/G...
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This female owl has had some serious challenges this year. Hopefully, she continues to persevere through fledging.
I'm still waiting for the osprey to show up....
If she didn't stay guard the nest, the chick would be gone.
That's what I've been afraid of when I have seen the owlet left by itself for long periods of time. Glad Mom was there!
Look like a few may have been snatched already
I'm so glad that hawk didn't target the owlet!
Those hawks are vicious, it's a good thing it didn't hit or swoop up the owlet. Poor mama...Praying that you both stay safe!
Keep in mind, this is the same owl that killed and ate a barred owl the other day - probably destroying a barred owl nest in the process - as well as a red tail hawk. It cuts both ways....
@@DoubleDogDare54 exactly...Horned owls give other raptors absolute hell @ night
@@DoubleDogDare54 this owl ate a red tailed Hawk as well?
@@julieackerson3111 Yep. Got one of each.
What the hawk did is called raking. It's where they swoop by and try to either cut something up, or nock ot out of a tree with they're feet. It probably just saw the mess od feathers in the nest and took interest to what was left in it. Once the GHO shows it's size, the hawk would probably know better than to start a fight. The raking technique is interesting though. I know this becuase I have Red Tail that used this same technique on the back of my head because it was hungry and tired of flying.
Oh I'm praying that Momma Owl is successful with keeping her baby safe. I think she is beautiful and her owlet is so sweet and vulnerable. ❤️
I was watching live when this happened!
The owl, will likely get revenge, when night arrives. Stay Tune!!!
Serves it right- it does the same thing at night to other birds.
True,what comes around goes around!
What an awesome mom! You go, girl!
Wow! So glad she and her owlet are safe
The baby is getting so big! I love watching this cam!🖖💕
Damn, Nature! You scary!
So glad baby OK. Stay vigilant mom.
Oh heck no! The mama owl meant business! Back off, hawk!
The hawk meant business. Back off of her chick's at night, owl!
Wow! That was a close call!
You go, mama! Makes me worry for the mom and the owlet.
Here in NJ a few years ago, a Red Tail attacked Bald Eagle nest for the chicks but was killed by the Eagle (Duke Farms). Today, we had a Red Tail kill a Crow in the front yard. Was a bit big for it but the Red Tail did fly away with the dead Crow. Normally, we see Red Tails with Squirrels and the Cooper's with Sparrows and Chipmunks.
Wow. Glad the lil owlet wasn't the target
ouch!! poor mom :(
The hawk is using some kind of a ploy to get Mom owl off the nest. Super glad that ploy didn't work. Prayers that Mom and owlet will be safe.
Wow thank you ❤️ Wonderful
Scary!
Wow, first that flyover by that Cooper's Hawk the other day, and now this. I'm sure momma's tough enough to shake off a few attacks by smaller birds, but I am worried they might start targeting the baby. Seems like this territory has a lot of apex predators competing with one another.
Ouch, that was a serious hit.
Poor owl! I'm glad it wasn't preying on the owlet (I'm guessing this is territorial?), but that looks painful and frightening.
go watch some footage of Bald Eagles as being harassed by these same species of Owls
at night. They give as good as they get!
These owls do plenty of attacks at night- I say it's good- they get a taste of their own medicine
@@remyogun8270 I follow those cams too. It's sad to see. Nature is beautiful but very harsh.
What an amazing mother!! She moved so quickly, before I could even blink. So pleased that she and her owlet came out ok. Don't mess with the great horned owl!!!
Just came from a video of a great horned attacking and snatching hawk chicks out of their nest while the mother was in blind terror. Nature is brutal and a power struggle 🫢
That hawk's been hanging around. I've been afraid it would go after the baby.
WHOA!! She got hit again!! I'm glad the baby is okay!! 👍👍
Wow! That sure is hard to watch.. :(
Crazy. I noticed the owlet has been laying low all day today into this evening. Now I know why.
It doesn't matter how many times I view that scene; I jump out of my chair even though I know everything will be ok. I agree with a previous comment: How does the owl leave to go get food for owlet, when she knows there are predators lurking?
3/20 and Mom has been gone 12+ hours. I worry with all these hits on the nest and Mama.
Wow, glad it worked out...so far
Tough life for a bird. They have to be savages!!
Wow that was a close call! She had better put wings over the fledging. Hawk is going to get the fledging!
Oh no, poor mama and baby!
Just wait until the sun goes down Mr Hawk
Wow, adult was literally knocked over. It really swooped in…hopefully won’t return when the owlet is alone…luckily Mom wasn’t
This is the 2nd time attack by the hawk for this season
No remorse. Great Horned Owls are notorious to drive bys like that.
*Hawk wants it's nest back*
Have to say re-watching this that this nest is very exposed
Just had a nest with 3 20-25 day old owlets get knocked out of the nest by a single hawk. All 3 are at a owl permitted facility. 100-125' fall for each of them!
Dad is no longer close to them?
Didn't that Redtail try the same thing a few weeks ago? That poor owl has been having a rough time raising her one chick.
Mom GHO took a hit. Bad hawk!
Is her right eye okay? Pupil looks misshapen. Kind of worrying
Damn another flyby!
Qwlet once again was very lucky. I hope that the hawk will stop its attacks.
😮
I'm starting to dislike that Red Tail
😲
I wish she would shelter that little owlet!! She better!
maybe it was after the squirrel
Are these moulted owl feathers on the nest
They are feathers from a barred owl that the mother brought back to the nest a couple nights ago. I think there is video on that as well. It was about as big as she is. It's a tough neighborhood!
Wuauuu!!!que horror😱😱que ave fue esa 🤔se quería llevar al polluelo al rato la mama se fue y dejo solo al polluelo😱😱espero que nada pase 🙏🙏
Momma 🦉will get revenge
Glad she getting attacked, I’ve seen owls raid that many nests at night , what goes around comes around
When the parent was still with the 🐣 ...I 💭 they always grab the 🐣 when they're alone 😶 the ospreys had lost many 🐣 in that situation 💐 ...
I am glad that hit was a failure.
😬
Everyone always claims Great Horned owl will destroy Red-tailed hawks. Seen a Red-tailed completely hammer a Great Horned owl on a golf course. Goes both ways.
Elaborate my friend
@@JayWil771 long story short, a Great Horned owl was completely destroyed by a Red Tail hawk. Took it out of the air, grabbing it by the left wing. Slammed in into the Turf and then damn near decapitated it. Was frickin awesome to witness. Probably never see that kind of encounter again. The owl never flew that I saw, but we continued playing so never saw how it ended.
Too bad birds attack each other. 🦉 attacks ospreys and 🦅, oh and other 🦉!
And owl revenge at night
Wow. So much epic drama at this site. Entertaining for us...not so much for the owls.
Plenty of drama here in the comments too.
Schon das 2 mal. Das kann doch nicht sein. !!
haters gonna hate
@@bhavinshah438 spare me lol
Why is it Dads are never around when it comes to protecting the nest? It seems with raptors the females are the ones who guard & protect the little ones. Is it because they are bigger than the male? LOL
How do you know it hasn't fended off numerous other attacks? You've seen two hits on mom. There could easily be more if dad wasn't around.
GH owls take hawk chicks at night. Can't blame the hawk for wanting some payback.
good fore the hawks those owls are assoles at night they are pesky and letal
wait for the night... her turn it will be massacre
Gostei do ataque!
The GHO getting a taste of it's own medicine.
Exactly.
I hate hawks