Great Horned Owls

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
  • With 35 Great Horned Owls being admitted to our rehabilitation section last year, they are yet another commonly seen owl in Alabama. Ophelia was brought to the Southeastern Raptor Center in 2002 as a human imprint. A typical lifespan for a Great Horned Owl is approximately 13 years.

Komentáře • 125

  • @spartan7911
    @spartan7911 Před 2 lety +71

    She is so talkative ❤

  • @juliearmstrong1463
    @juliearmstrong1463 Před 3 lety +84

    Love the hooting.. she's adorable..

  • @cintulator2
    @cintulator2 Před 3 lety +49

    Beautiful and talkative Lady!

  • @TheSlowoldman
    @TheSlowoldman Před rokem +12

    One of the coolest looking birds on the planet.

  • @BlinkinFirefly
    @BlinkinFirefly Před rokem +16

    I love that Ophelia keeps hooting for us. So cuuute! ^^ I had to watch this a second time. I am smitten with her. She is just so lovely!!!

  • @magnusdiridian
    @magnusdiridian Před rokem +11

    That owl must have amnesia. It's forgotten everyone's name, but at least it keeps asking.

  • @rukiluvr1019
    @rukiluvr1019 Před 3 lety +46

    aw she’s so cute

  • @loridonmyer854
    @loridonmyer854 Před 2 lety +11

    Very pretty. She was assisting with the lecture, putting in her two cents 😁

  • @thegatesofdawn...1386
    @thegatesofdawn...1386 Před 7 měsíci +2

    She is precious.❤

  • @panzerwaffen2873
    @panzerwaffen2873 Před 3 lety +18

    I don't know why I like so much owls

    • @futilerify
      @futilerify Před 2 lety +1

      Because you have other things you don’t like. Like english.

    • @panzerwaffen2873
      @panzerwaffen2873 Před 2 lety

      @@futilerify danke aschlagh

    • @txmetalhead82xk
      @txmetalhead82xk Před 2 lety +9

      @@futilerify Very rude comment. Congratulations

    • @futilerify
      @futilerify Před 2 lety

      @@txmetalhead82xk ty. But no need to rub it in I think he has had enough. Don’t encourage toxic reactions pls just behave thnx

  • @anthonyhamburg8885
    @anthonyhamburg8885 Před 3 lety +24

    Person: yeah she's just talkative.
    Imprinted owl: I FUCKING LOVE YOU DAD!!!

  • @falistapally78
    @falistapally78 Před 2 lety +12

    I was kept awake last night for about an hour by two of these in my backyard--a male and female. Was worth it though, very neat to listen to!

    • @lgempet2869
      @lgempet2869 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Yes, my home backs up to a line of trees w/a field on the opposite side & in Autumn & Winter, two great horned owls will FREQUENTLY wake me up w/their hooting around 4:00 am (+ or -) & I can easily see their silhouettes in the highest branches of the trees. Guessing they’re looking for field mice that frequent that field & we have lots of squirrels around too. Their hooting sounds SO cool though my two cats get pretty scared.🤣

  • @Uncle_Goose
    @Uncle_Goose Před 3 lety +111

    The funny part about this is that the Owl can just dip whenever it feels like it

  • @donaldkoelper5807
    @donaldkoelper5807 Před 3 lety +19

    I was recently visiting my family in Pasadena, CA and every night, I'd hear the hooting of a great horned owl in one of the nearby trees. They really are magnificent birds.

  • @irishmafia2112
    @irishmafia2112 Před 3 lety +53

    the owl the whole time: " Dude stop yelling the camera is right next to you" xD

  • @GSxxxRGirl
    @GSxxxRGirl Před 2 lety +59

    LOVE how vocal this owl is, especially since it's daytime! Every year, shortly after the fall season starts, there's a great horned owl that sits outside of my window and hoots. Used to scare the crap out of me.. I could never spot it! I'm not sure if it's the same owl each year but I like to think that it is lol what are the odds that it's a different great horned owl each year, that sits in the same tree, outside of the same window, and hoots for roughly the same duration? They amaze me!

    • @Gee5425
      @Gee5425 Před 2 lety +10

      Most great horned owls pick their spot, and stay. They use the same nest during the winter, summer, whatever they claim a territory, and stick within it. When they find a mate most mate for life. We have a pair of great horned owls in our backyard. We hear their mating every fall, and hear them talking back and forth nightly.

    • @edrenp21
      @edrenp21 Před 2 lety +6

      Don’t know what you’re beliefs are but growing up, I was always told that an owl that does that is someone from heaven coming down to check on you and let you know that they are with you. My faith isn’t what it used to be, I always thought and still think that that was a beautiful thought.

  • @jedizelfknight
    @jedizelfknight Před 3 lety +20

    Fun fact is that their legs are actually longer. So technically the owls legs are hidden underneath it's feathers. They have long legs and they sit squatting

  • @clintonshepherd7068
    @clintonshepherd7068 Před rokem +3

    She's so pretty. Very talkative

  • @henrimatisse7481
    @henrimatisse7481 Před 2 lety +4

    thanks for the fantastic presentation of this great bird and raptor. Beautiful creatures worthy of our respect and admiration!

  • @cynthiamazzoli7241
    @cynthiamazzoli7241 Před rokem +2

    Wow! Thank you so much for showing this female great horned owl! What a beautiful creation from the Lord! 🦉Have a great day!

  • @ericpass9749
    @ericpass9749 Před 9 měsíci +1

    What a beautiful and majestic creature. Nature is awesome

  • @ZzKevZz
    @ZzKevZz Před 2 lety +6

    Oh, she is so gorgeous. I'd love to have her as a friend and companion.

  • @dianefiske-foy4717
    @dianefiske-foy4717 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I live in Hoover, AL near Birmingham and we have woods in the backyard and at the side of our house. I’ve seen owls, hawks and deer in our woods. I also saw some other bird out back that was big and had a huge wingspan. I couldn’t tell what kind of bird it was though. Saw it only once, but that was enough for me to remember it always.

  • @brianheaton5521
    @brianheaton5521 Před 2 lety +5

    We had a owl fall down our chimney. We had to call game and fish to come get it out. He had an attachment that fit on our pool cleaning pole. Fished him out the top, brought him in the kitchen and tagged it.
    Awesome bird.

  • @LipstickNWhiskey
    @LipstickNWhiskey Před 2 lety +3

    She’s so chatty❤️ .

  • @kkdesignservices183
    @kkdesignservices183 Před 2 lety +6

    Encountered a Great Horned Owl here in Austin this evening while walking my dog.

  • @cdnamerican9646
    @cdnamerican9646 Před rokem +1

    Absolutely magnificent!!

  • @cjk247
    @cjk247 Před 2 lety +1

    i hear theses owls all the time. one of the great thing about living the mountains of PA

  • @steveperuski5547
    @steveperuski5547 Před 3 měsíci

    I remember shining a spotlight in my Grandma’s barn ’ big old barn ‘ and seeing one of these looking back at me perched way up in the peak, very large one, I was probably 8 or 9 as a kid exploring and I remember it scared the heck out of me, those eyes glowing, I’ll never forget that, oh, owls are beautiful, magical creatures, great video ❤️

  • @kentuckywildcatgobigblue7190

    She's absolutely beautiful ❤️❤️❤️. I have stuffed Great Horned Owl toy I got years ago from the Columbus zoo.

  • @clefraser2943
    @clefraser2943 Před 3 lety +10

    I live in Rochester N.Y. and we have Owls. I hardly see and hear they! They kind of rare in the area.

  • @tammy5654
    @tammy5654 Před 2 lety +1

    ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL OWL. ❤❤
    INCREDIBLE AND INTRICATE COLORING OF THE FEATHERS. STRIKINGLY BEAUTIFUL ANIMAL !!! 😍😍
    THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING.

  • @mayonnaiseeee
    @mayonnaiseeee Před měsícem

    I love this owl, she just keeps going. It's such a comforting sound to hear and to watch them make it.

  • @cellis1066
    @cellis1066 Před 5 měsíci

    From time to time I will hear Horned Owls in the woods around my house. I always feel like I've gotten a special gift when I hear them.

  • @johnmcdonald323
    @johnmcdonald323 Před 8 měsíci

    I love your owl!! Such a beautiful majestic animal 😊!!!

  • @elijahglasser1421
    @elijahglasser1421 Před 5 měsíci

    Adorable owl

  • @lomgshorts3
    @lomgshorts3 Před rokem +1

    I think I have two mated pairs on my land. I hear them at two places opposite each other at night. I use no pesticides on my orchards, so my land is healthy for owls and other critters here in Tallapoosa County. The Great Horned owl is a fascinating creature to watch and hear.

  • @leevancleef358
    @leevancleef358 Před rokem

    Thanks for the video and the great work that you are doing! i LOVE owls and especially love Great Horned Owls. I see them quite often and I love them!

  • @koopakape
    @koopakape Před 3 lety +5

    Fantastic vid. Just got the notion to look these guys up after hearing the species name mentioned for the first time in awhile and I'm hit w this super informative, to the point vid with such good visuals and camera work. Plus you're pretty close to Georgia where I've always lived and these guys indeed are often heard around here, an unmistakable element of the Southern ecosystem and one of my favorite animals.

  • @a.clemons
    @a.clemons Před 3 lety +8

    her name is ophelia 🥺

  • @D33JAY5
    @D33JAY5 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a large forearm tattoo peice of a great horned owl. Growing up in South AL, I remember 1 particular great horned owl that stayed in the pine trees near the edge of our back yard. It felt like he/she came to this particular spot every night for years. He/she was not bothered by us at all and hooted at us quite a bit. Love these birds so much.

  • @KishorTwist
    @KishorTwist Před 2 lety +2

    Wow, she's a _hoot!_ 🦉

  • @harmoni4499
    @harmoni4499 Před 2 lety +1

    Owls are the most beautiful raptors.

  • @Annabelle66633
    @Annabelle66633 Před 2 lety +1

    I love great horned owls 🦉🤗🥰😚

  • @phillipwalling7470
    @phillipwalling7470 Před 3 lety +9

    Owl: Jeez. Where the hell did you get that tone?

  • @bluevictory1010
    @bluevictory1010 Před rokem

    My favorite type of owl, so beautiful! I wish I could pet it's soft feathers.🤗🥰💓😘

  • @liamodell7191
    @liamodell7191 Před 9 měsíci

    I live in the southern most part of Illinois. These owls are amazing and use to be everywhere in my neighborhood (had to guard my puppies years back). I met a man that had one. Not as a pet. The owl was more of a tamed visitor. One evening at sunset, he put on a leather gauntlet, extended his arm and this amazingly awesome great horned owl landed on his arm. The thing just wanted to chill with us for like 10 mins and then flew off. It was both beautiful and freaking scary at the same time. I asked him if it was his pet, he said owls are not pets. He said he was lucky to befriend one when it was young and it would visit him every day after work. I love that idea. That is how it should be. I haven't kept up with the guy so I don't know if the owl is long deceased, but I would love to have a visitor like that in my life. Not a pet, just a friend that hangs out from time to time.

    • @liamodell7191
      @liamodell7191 Před 9 měsíci

      By the way... Since our owl population has went down, we've had an over abundance of skunks. We need these owls back.

    • @liamodell7191
      @liamodell7191 Před 9 měsíci

      Also.. we have screech owls too. Damn things scream like a woman being murdered. Bone chilling.. but such cute (and mean) little bastards.

  • @Danymity1
    @Danymity1 Před 3 lety +23

    I hear them in my neighborhood around kitten season when those feral cats start having them. These owls are really handy.

  • @pmarie2003
    @pmarie2003 Před 2 lety +3

    Her relatives have been scoping out my chickens.

  • @vinnyjamea96
    @vinnyjamea96 Před rokem

    She is beautiful ... This is a great close up

  • @radiationsnowman
    @radiationsnowman Před 10 měsíci

    beautiful Bird! Love her! ❤

  • @bgangler877
    @bgangler877 Před 2 lety +2

    I had one of these, even bigger in my pine tree in my backyard during the day in Long Island suburbs. I noticed after a half hour of sitting outside. Meanwhile, squirrels and birds were below eating, not knowing a death machine was like 30 feet above them. When it finally flew away, it’s wingspan had to be at least 4-5 ft. Thing was enormous. Unfortunately I never seen it sgain

  • @txmetalhead82xk
    @txmetalhead82xk Před 2 lety +1

    She’s beautiful

  • @beadladee
    @beadladee Před 2 lety

    Gosh, she stunning!

  • @TheToastIsClose
    @TheToastIsClose Před rokem +1

    We heard one this morning at 5:00am outside our window in the Sonoran Az desert 😮. I’ve never heard one in this part of Az! We have Burrow Owls, which are much smaller and don’t have these vocalizations. I know great horned owls are fairly common all across N. America but just surprised to hear one here 🦉❤

  • @dougiebuckets1364
    @dougiebuckets1364 Před 2 lety

    Owls are so rad!

  • @missvida6251
    @missvida6251 Před 2 lety +1

    She is adorable. She must be related to Kaepora Gaebora because she is making sure we understand everything she's saying😆

  • @demochris1786
    @demochris1786 Před 2 lety +2

    At a lot of people are saying owls cannot be pets, we already know this, but because owls are known to imprint very easily when they're young, it's hard to not keep them as pets because they see you as the parent, all people should do their research on imprinting.

  • @emmalouie1663
    @emmalouie1663 Před rokem +1

    It makes a Whoo whoo whooo. I have a bird at night that makes a screaming dinosaur sound. What the hell is screaming outside. Someone says it's an owl.

  • @fuffoon
    @fuffoon Před 2 lety +1

    I said "hey google, find me a gray towel".

  • @mollyyouindangergirl2470

    I saw one a few days ago in Washington DC..first time ever in my life! 2am

  • @jfc213
    @jfc213 Před rokem

    WOW JUST WOW

  • @Baptisteog18
    @Baptisteog18 Před 2 lety +1

    She looks tired but I guess she didn’t mind the attention.

  • @treeguyfly
    @treeguyfly Před 3 lety +4

    This anti skunk slander is unacceptable.

  • @masguapoako
    @masguapoako Před 2 lety

    *I started looking for owls this year, so far I've seen, photography and videoed Great Horned Owl and Owlet 🦉🦉🦉 , Barn Owl and Owlet 🦉🦉🦉, Long Eared Owl , Short Eared Owl and Burrowing Owl*

  • @emmanuelchavis6999
    @emmanuelchavis6999 Před rokem

    He's hooting and winking

  • @Solarexistence
    @Solarexistence Před 3 lety

    Awesome. Thanks for the video

  • @ZachDrake5960
    @ZachDrake5960 Před 2 lety

    I heard one of these the other week as I was eating dinner. It wasn't even that late at night, but it was dark enough.

  • @blueridger28
    @blueridger28 Před rokem

    I'm here because I saw one at work today. It let me get pretty close

  • @thealexpshow782
    @thealexpshow782 Před 3 lety +1

    I heard one at midnight and I couldn't sleep after

  • @khl4334
    @khl4334 Před 2 lety +2

    AOE2's owl BGM
    woo~woowoowoo

  • @mrgumbook
    @mrgumbook Před 3 lety +3

    She likes a chat

  • @michaelbarnett2527
    @michaelbarnett2527 Před rokem

    It seemed like she hooted every time he said” great horned owl”…

  • @drumitar
    @drumitar Před 7 dny

    this owl stole my cow i swear !

  • @justinholland9844
    @justinholland9844 Před 2 lety +1

    Why did you not pet the owl?

  • @4skully
    @4skully Před rokem

    she is a foxy girl I have a pair that has been staying with me and I m looking forward to the babies there is a nest they have already checked it out they have not mated yet.

  • @licensetochill1299
    @licensetochill1299 Před 2 lety

    I saw two of these fellas in my backyard. Fully grown birds too. Wish I got a better glimpse, but it was too dark to see the details

  • @joevaghn457
    @joevaghn457 Před rokem

    2:25 she liked that hahaha

  • @DaddychiLL6
    @DaddychiLL6 Před 2 lety

    Always hear/ see owls in my neighborhood such a lovely sound while I smoke my blunt

  • @kamfung3472
    @kamfung3472 Před 8 měsíci

    Does it eat fish? Can it catch fish in those streams / hidden rivers where the forest meets the river?

  • @andreaellwood9358
    @andreaellwood9358 Před 3 lety +5

    Would they eat cats ?

  • @dollofshadows1703
    @dollofshadows1703 Před 6 měsíci +1

    @5:47, what is that chirping sound she's making? A few summers ago, I ran into a Great Horned owl a lot, and it would make a more aggressive version of that sound if I passed under a streetlight it was perched on. (It would also violently kick off the top of it, and the whole thing would shake as it flew off)
    This one, btw- czcams.com/video/7DUSXZP376A/video.html

  • @eyeril
    @eyeril Před 2 lety

    he's like a random dude just waiting there to be interviewed HAHA

  • @emmanuelchavis6999
    @emmanuelchavis6999 Před rokem

    It's like she's telling you to shut up

  • @DxShutter
    @DxShutter Před 2 lety

    good

  • @fabthedoctor4646
    @fabthedoctor4646 Před rokem

    Oh très beau hiboux il y a les mêmes au grand parc du puy du fou french parc d'attraction à regarder sur internet info 👍✌🙋‍♂️😊🇨🇵

  • @christinemcdonald8705
    @christinemcdonald8705 Před 2 lety

    If there full grown at ten weeks. At what age came they breed?

  • @thegatesofdawn...1386
    @thegatesofdawn...1386 Před 7 měsíci

    They head feathers remind
    me of cat ears.

  • @teddyl7006
    @teddyl7006 Před rokem

    Eagles do attach great horned owls.

  • @larskossen570
    @larskossen570 Před 2 lety

    i have a harris hawk that really can fly short distances with a male duck weighing 1200 gram while she weighs 940 grams flying weight.
    Don't know what kind off bird could carry a dog but be careful what you say, it's not impossible i think

  • @oswaldolopezzz
    @oswaldolopezzz Před 2 lety

    Pero que bellote

  • @facekoo
    @facekoo Před 2 lety

    Owlabama

  • @markcrowell7571
    @markcrowell7571 Před 2 lety

    What's the owl's name??

  • @timsolomon8352
    @timsolomon8352 Před 2 lety

    Our barred owls are bigger than this horned owl. Maybe it's not fully grown?

  • @nohandle62
    @nohandle62 Před 3 lety +2

    Why are you yelling?

  • @hiverchaud
    @hiverchaud Před 2 lety +1

    She is so charming! I want to kiss her!!🧡🧡🧡💜💜💜💋💋💋👄👄👄💄💄💄

  • @analizhernandez8233
    @analizhernandez8233 Před 8 měsíci

    Hoot

  • @mahirakalucasahammed2443

    i prefer male owl

  • @nae1179
    @nae1179 Před 3 lety +1

    It look so fakeee