Man shares apartment with family of huge owls | Vroege Vogels

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  • čas přidán 17. 05. 2020
  • We could hardly believe it when we got a message from Jos Baart telling us that Europe's biggest owl, the Eurasian eagle-owl, had made a nest in a planter in front of his window. Not only that, she had also hatched three giant chicks! Now, when he watches television, three huge chicks watch television with him.
    Update: Our video reached millions of people, all over the world. We received comments from Japan to the United States. As the city is not the right environment for these young owls the chicks were relocated to a nearby shelter. Now, it is time to release them into the wild. Six months worth of work by @NHCopglabbeek just flies off. That's enormously satisfying! • Famous eagle owls rele...
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  • @ShadowHunter120
    @ShadowHunter120 Před 4 lety +12438

    This is exactly how I'd prefer to have owls, not as pets but as neighbors.

    • @agnieszkakordjak7167
      @agnieszkakordjak7167 Před 4 lety +42

      😆👍

    • @agnieszkakordjak7167
      @agnieszkakordjak7167 Před 4 lety +101

      Sometimes their sight may be a little bit scaring...Not when they're YAWNING! Omg- too cute 😍

    • @oliverhardy9464
      @oliverhardy9464 Před 4 lety +192

      And when you have Owls around you don't ever have to worry about wild mouses or small rats around your house.

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 Před 4 lety +87

      Exactly. I don't keep pets; I like to observe and admire animals in the wild from hawks to ants.

    • @cris_m8
      @cris_m8 Před 4 lety +10

      Whooo?

  • @AbsentWithoutLeaving
    @AbsentWithoutLeaving Před 4 lety +11859

    I love that he sits in his chair and watches her and her babies, and they sit in his windowbox and watch him. It's a mutual admiration society, lol.

    • @kikijewell2967
      @kikijewell2967 Před 4 lety +244

      He's the one in the zoo - with the quarantine going on!

    • @Madmen604
      @Madmen604 Před 4 lety +108

      And Mamma owl can watch TV!!!

    • @dansmif
      @dansmif Před 4 lety +214

      And we're watching them watching each other 😂

    • @al1410
      @al1410 Před 4 lety +71

      @@dansmif No. But nice try. We're actually watching someone watching them while they're watching each other watch each other.

    • @theoldschooldiva374
      @theoldschooldiva374 Před 4 lety +4

      I would be doing the same 😊

  • @V0ltron
    @V0ltron Před 3 lety +1054

    Man : "They're not scared at all."
    Owls : "He isn't scared at all."

  • @bdshut1305
    @bdshut1305 Před 3 lety +2926

    I like how he mentions his dislike for pigeons every chance he gets.

    • @insideAdirtyMind
      @insideAdirtyMind Před 3 lety +196

      Pigeons are so beautiful and trusty birds that were domested by people who now are annoyed by them and treat them like shit in every way. In fact they are wonderful.

    • @TheAlwaysPrepared
      @TheAlwaysPrepared Před 3 lety +102

      Flying rats with toxic shit!

    • @iamwisdomsky
      @iamwisdomsky Před 3 lety +44

      @@cursedbeats9934 the "flying rats" had me dead. 🤣🤣

    • @Kyra_of_Kerkyra
      @Kyra_of_Kerkyra Před 3 lety +92

      @@cursedbeats9934 Rats are good. Only humans are toxic overpopulated garbage.

    • @o_o8531
      @o_o8531 Před 3 lety +46

      @@cursedbeats9934 calm down

  • @willw.1734
    @willw.1734 Před 4 lety +9444

    oh to be a Dutch man living in an art studio apartment with a family of eurasian eagle owls nesting in the planter outside the window

    • @GemGames3
      @GemGames3 Před 3 lety +199

      I thought he was German, but I thought the language sounded too soft to be German lol

    • @psg6065
      @psg6065 Před 3 lety +5

      Lolll

    • @thedeathadvocate
      @thedeathadvocate Před 3 lety +123

      Sounds like the beginning of a beautiful novel

    • @raoulduke7668
      @raoulduke7668 Před 3 lety +66

      @@GemGames3 funny thing is that as a german, i can say that we can understand most dutch words ;) even if you dont know anything about the Language.

    • @GemGames3
      @GemGames3 Před 3 lety +43

      @@raoulduke7668 Since you guys live next to each other thats understandable lol

  • @Titan-ll9kn
    @Titan-ll9kn Před 4 lety +4285

    Pigeons disliked the video
    Possibly reported it for hate speech.

  • @topmog
    @topmog Před 3 lety +684

    Aside from the owls, that guy has great taste in home decor

    • @dinahquillen9380
      @dinahquillen9380 Před 3 lety +22

      How could you tear your eyes away from the owls?

    • @AM-gc4yd
      @AM-gc4yd Před 3 lety +16

      Dutch are like that, always smiling, big heart and with great taste in home decor

    • @Night-Lord
      @Night-Lord Před 3 lety +7

      Honestly the owls only add to the aesthetic

    • @iberlo85
      @iberlo85 Před 3 lety +6

      @@AM-gc4yd haha not really. Just this man is.

    • @erikjj235
      @erikjj235 Před 3 lety +6

      It's an average home look in his country. They like old looking furniture that are still in good condition. A little clustered is also common in thier homes.

  • @apancher
    @apancher Před 3 lety +118

    I love how genuine his joy is over this.

  • @omidr.g7409
    @omidr.g7409 Před 4 lety +4867

    Meanwhile on OwlTube:
    "This owl nest comes with a free human terrarium."

  • @bullrun44
    @bullrun44 Před 4 lety +2959

    .... There are many things in life that can make a person very lucky; this “window” into an owls world is certainly one of them.....

    • @orlandotouristtraps7410
      @orlandotouristtraps7410 Před 4 lety +47

      If an owl doesn't watch the news he is uninformed. But if the owl does watch the news he is misinformed.

    • @monsterboomer8051
      @monsterboomer8051 Před 4 lety +57

      Plot twist. Actually human is locked up in a large aquarium for owls to watch. He is hamster to them.

    • @BoltRM
      @BoltRM Před 4 lety +16

      @@monsterboomer8051 Owls eat hamsters 🐹
      Just sayin

    • @johnabbot1585
      @johnabbot1585 Před 4 lety +8

      Hope fully the window will hold up. I don't know how rambunctious owls can be ...

    • @fernandapartridge5174
      @fernandapartridge5174 Před 4 lety +8

      I was just thinking that! How lucky indeed... this is awesome. 😍❤️

  • @tysonic777
    @tysonic777 Před 3 lety +270

    I’ll never forget the first owl I ever saw - my grandmother woke me when I was a little boy, didn’t tell me what to expect and together we snuck up to our kitchen window, it was really foggy but sitting on top of our clothesline was a type of owl we call a ruru or morepork, staring back at us. Can still see it now, almost 40 years on

  • @brianjensen5661
    @brianjensen5661 Před 3 lety +390

    Owl mom: see children this is a human in his natural habit-.... Billy stop tapping on the glass! You'll scare him!
    Billy owl: sorry mom.

    • @weihawang4246
      @weihawang4246 Před 3 lety +2

      They are like little ghosts

    • @karannavani
      @karannavani Před 3 lety +4

      Billy Owlish

    • @sethrose5629
      @sethrose5629 Před 3 lety

      Actually they probably are studying the man watching him every day 😂

  • @Doviculus_12
    @Doviculus_12 Před 4 lety +3915

    They are just there so they don’t have to pay a Netflix subscription

    • @jasonwilde197
      @jasonwilde197 Před 3 lety +33

      LMAO!

    • @BijinMCMXC
      @BijinMCMXC Před 3 lety +9

      Stop projecting!

    • @BijinMCMXC
      @BijinMCMXC Před 3 lety +6

      Lol

    • @acobra4174
      @acobra4174 Před 3 lety +28

      😂 they be watchin Animal Planet.🌏..National Geographic 🌐

    • @gregparrott
      @gregparrott Před 3 lety +13

      I hope they don't get any ideas by watching Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds'.

  • @heinuchung8680
    @heinuchung8680 Před 3 lety +6723

    They are trying to tell him he got into hogwarts

  • @homefront1999
    @homefront1999 Před 3 lety +107

    He honestly seems so happy to have his own little bird nest.

    • @chrismofer
      @chrismofer Před 3 lety +6

      i would be too thats amazing

  • @sparra3819
    @sparra3819 Před 2 lety +28

    I watched again 2 years later to see again the well appointed living space, this lovely gentleman, his art and his owls. All perfectly charming.

  • @4272005
    @4272005 Před 4 lety +2332

    It would be great to have an update in a couple of weeks to see how much they have grown.

    • @thereseember2800
      @thereseember2800 Před 4 lety +77

      Owls can live for 40 years and are known to reside in the same vicinity.

    • @KatarinaS.
      @KatarinaS. Před 4 lety +121

      @@thereseember2800 I wouldn't be surprised if these 3 or at least one returns from time to time for some TV time with Jos. They probably think he is daddy.

    • @Eblis840
      @Eblis840 Před 4 lety +22

      I'd Just become OwlMan

    • @S1RLANC3
      @S1RLANC3 Před 4 lety +17

      @@Eblis840 You do know that OwlMan attempted to commit the worse crime of erassing the entire universe and every alternate dimension of that universe as well. He's probably the worse person to become. If anything, you should become Animal Man as he can actually talk to animals such as Owls.

    • @TwiggyHetfield27
      @TwiggyHetfield27 Před 4 lety

      @@S1RLANC3 Well, to be fair, the guy had some SERIOUS daddy issues. Also, I don't think Animal Man would be the best to emulate... the dude did kill all the animals at the San Diego Zoo, albeit accidentally but still lol

  • @sherlockhonks2514
    @sherlockhonks2514 Před 4 lety +1596

    Look at his round rimmed glasses. They clearly see that and think that the Dutch guy is their dad.

  • @joakos1122
    @joakos1122 Před 3 lety +26

    Nothing out of the ordinary here, the man is clearly a wizard

  • @kennethjose7159
    @kennethjose7159 Před 3 lety +216

    That language is foreign to me but I can tell the genuine happiness in the tone of his voice

    • @blooper7260
      @blooper7260 Před 3 lety +9

      It’s Dutch! :•)

    • @Goldenblitzer
      @Goldenblitzer Před 3 lety +8

      I understood the 'empty nest' part!

    • @Nonya007
      @Nonya007 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Goldenblitzer same

    • @RavensandDandelions
      @RavensandDandelions Před 3 lety +5

      I’m Dutch so I understand everything and he is really, really happy about it 💗😄

    • @Scion141
      @Scion141 Před 3 lety +1

      At first I thought it was Afrikaans, but then I was like, "No"

  • @yoitired
    @yoitired Před 4 lety +2147

    Coronavirus: You're going into lockdown!
    Rare exotic owls: Let's nest in his window to keep him company.

    • @darkchurchhill
      @darkchurchhill Před 4 lety +49

      some people just have all the luck

    • @shirleycameron7718
      @shirleycameron7718 Před 4 lety +2

      Sad...

    • @sonny9493
      @sonny9493 Před 4 lety +17

      You couldn't ask for much better to keep you company during lockdown

    • @MsNoPixel
      @MsNoPixel Před 4 lety +12

      hhhk20 another asshole who can’t just enjoy a comment & feels the need to correct everyone while making themself look like a total douche.

    • @yoitired
      @yoitired Před 4 lety

      @hhhk20 *who*

  • @nicholas8997
    @nicholas8997 Před 4 lety +1160

    Is no one seriously going to mention....How incredibly lucky these owls are to have found such a nice garden/home to nest in.... the outcome could have surely been catastrophic if they had been in a different nesting spot in another person's garden. Thank you Mr Baart for being such a gentleman about it all and letting the owls do their things in your backyard. Then there is always the chance one of the chicks will come back itself one of the next years to nest for herself. :-)))

    • @rokyhawk6753
      @rokyhawk6753 Před 4 lety +44

      @@CalmoOmlac exactly, hes on the third floor with a couple huge bushes to conceal the owlets
      such a perfect spot!

    • @IsaacRizard
      @IsaacRizard Před 4 lety +5

      The owl have a very good "lobby", the pigeon would have to settle in "court"...

    • @AntiTrollable
      @AntiTrollable Před 4 lety +10

      Such a cool guy, I hope I am as happy as he is when I get to his age. God bless his soul.

    • @Slash687
      @Slash687 Před 4 lety +7

      I think you're really underselling humanity. I don't think many people would obliterate a nest of owl babies, or whatever you're insinuating by saying there could've been a catastrophic outcome in someone else's garden.

    • @lizb4156
      @lizb4156 Před 4 lety +11

      @@Slash687 Lots of people are absolute bastards and you know it.

  • @TheHadMatters
    @TheHadMatters Před 3 lety +170

    "To his astonishment, Europe's biggest owl decided to nest in the planter of his front window. The UwU"

  • @ashurean
    @ashurean Před 3 lety +221

    the full grown owl just chilling in the background is only mildly terrifying

    • @MrDerrickmcwhorter
      @MrDerrickmcwhorter Před 3 lety +11

      Yea that’s honestly the only thing I find creepy about owls. The fact that when they look at you it’s as if they are looking into your soul

    • @taymangaming
      @taymangaming Před 3 lety +5

      Imagine at night. 👀

    • @wolfhaven9312
      @wolfhaven9312 Před 3 lety +6

      @@taymangaming it is eerie... When we lived in a more rural area, there was an owl who made him/herself at home in our eucalyptus tree.
      His favorite branch was by my window and I would sit by the window hoping to catch a glimpse of it.
      They camouflage so well but after a while I saw it.
      Staring back.
      That was spooky.

    • @Quibblet
      @Quibblet Před rokem

      yeah, Eagle Owls are some of the more menacing species. Don't mess with me, is what their motto is. That's why I prefer the "nicer" or rather more docile ones, like Northern Spotted Owl, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, and the Barred Owl. They tend to groom their children more and show more affection to them, but not so much Great Horned Owls or Eagle Owls. They are a bit colder towards their offspring and want them them to be more independent at an earlier age. They are still majestic birds in their own right.
      Screech Owls are like miniature versions of the Great Horned Owl, but they too can be handled more easily.

  • @someone3187
    @someone3187 Před 3 lety +2243

    It's sweet how he's already worried that they're going to leave him when they grow up and he hopes they will come back next year. It's like parents being sad about their children leaving the "nest" :)

    • @anaherrera7177
      @anaherrera7177 Před 3 lety +15

      Awww he's a sweet man

    • @nbtytdjdhdjd2901
      @nbtytdjdhdjd2901 Před 3 lety +5

      Agree with you

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 Před 3 lety +1

      @Fo Hat How precious. Perhaps you should consider swallowing it to keep it with you just a little while longer.

    • @titan133760
      @titan133760 Před 3 lety +20

      I don't think he's worried. It's more like he has accepted that they're not going to be there forever, yet he hopes one of the chicks will one day come back as adults with chicks of its own

    • @annabizaro-doo-dah
      @annabizaro-doo-dah Před 3 lety +2

      Empty nest syndrome.

  • @blkeclipsel2400
    @blkeclipsel2400 Před 4 lety +617

    This would literally be a bird watcher's dream come true. No binoculars needed and in the comfort of their own home.

    • @ssjwes
      @ssjwes Před 4 lety +9

      was thinking the same

    • @Pinkielover
      @Pinkielover Před 4 lety +2

      What about us homeless

    • @morningstarlink
      @morningstarlink Před 4 lety +19

      I myself am a bird watcher, me and my dad would climb mountain just to see colorful birds doing what they do best in the wild, and to have a magnificent owl raise her family on your window where you can drink tea and watch them is such pure bliss,

    • @uteuziwamapenzi1349
      @uteuziwamapenzi1349 Před 4 lety +4

      True ! Yet the nights spent in a quarry with my dad looking for those are nice memories.

    • @mondaymurder23
      @mondaymurder23 Před 4 lety

      he already has one strapped to his face so yes no binoculars needed

  • @xvshogunvx7652
    @xvshogunvx7652 Před 3 lety +12

    You can judge a person’s character, by how they treat animals. This is wholesome.

  • @johnnierichardson1771
    @johnnierichardson1771 Před 3 lety +61

    What’s so awesome is that he appreciates them! He is blessed to have them there and we are blessed because of him! How wonderful.

  • @lauralishes1
    @lauralishes1 Před 4 lety +1399

    Finally a human inside the cage for animals to point and look at.

    • @Lu-KN
      @Lu-KN Před 4 lety +19

      Hahaha! Good point :)

    • @kentleytaggart5816
      @kentleytaggart5816 Před 4 lety +17

      That is an outstanding comment😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @stonytina01will-not-be-ban78
      @stonytina01will-not-be-ban78 Před 4 lety +16

      He lives in an apartment, so he's not inside a cage
      You sound like the kind of person that thinks PETA is awesome.

    • @kemartini
      @kemartini Před 4 lety +4

      Lol good one

    • @icas80
      @icas80 Před 4 lety +4

      Of course you found a way to make this about you.

  • @ProblematicBitch
    @ProblematicBitch Před 3 lety +1335

    Alternative title: Owls share apartment with caged human

    • @phuklyyve8941
      @phuklyyve8941 Před 3 lety +5

      loool

    • @LadyTime11
      @LadyTime11 Před 3 lety +2

      it's a rare case when youuh can have an apartment next to the human-zhooo :D

    • @nebula6786
      @nebula6786 Před 3 lety

      @@LadyTime11 realestate is all about location.

    • @LadyTime11
      @LadyTime11 Před 3 lety

      @@nebula6786 lol

    • @darrenrobinson9041
      @darrenrobinson9041 Před 3 lety +11

      Alternative title: "At Least They are Not Fucking Pigeons"

  • @NoRRyRaMpaGe
    @NoRRyRaMpaGe Před 3 lety +128

    so cool one in a million to experience this

    • @someothername9462
      @someothername9462 Před 3 lety +5

      Trillion billion, maybe.
      Maybe the only person on planet 🌎earth

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H Před 3 lety +4

      Yeah, one in a million would imply over 7,000 people have eagle owls living outside their window. One in billions is probably a better estimate 😊

    • @someothername9462
      @someothername9462 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Jesse__H Good maths 👍👍

  • @audreyandremington5265
    @audreyandremington5265 Před 3 lety +40

    This guy isn't watching the owls grow up.
    The mother built her nest there for a reason. _They_ are watching _him_

  • @thedude5599
    @thedude5599 Před 4 lety +1519

    Obvious the mother knew this was possibly a safe place. She took a chance and it paid off. Hopefully she returns next year as well. I had the same geese come to my house for eight years straight and raise their chicks. Was amazing every year to have 64 or more gosling in my yard every year.

    • @archk6791
      @archk6791 Před 4 lety +62

      How lovely. Thank you for coexisting so beautifully in harmony

    • @oogle9444
      @oogle9444 Před 4 lety +35

      Damn that’s a lot of food

    • @AldoHacha
      @AldoHacha Před 4 lety +43

      That's sound so lov... WAIT, 64!?!?!?

    • @AnantBhan
      @AnantBhan Před 4 lety +23

      And how many were named Ryan??

    • @MePorro_
      @MePorro_ Před 4 lety +41

      64 thats a whole stack

  • @donsolos
    @donsolos Před 4 lety +3393

    This guy: birds are so cool, hope they come back next year 😇😇😇
    Also this guy: pigeons are the spawn of satan 👹👹👹

    • @nyc6769
      @nyc6769 Před 3 lety +27

      Don Solo doesn’t know the difference between a pigeon calling and an owl

    • @tinamoul
      @tinamoul Před 3 lety +119

      But pigeons are the spawn of Satan, they have the mark of the beast and everything. Seriously though the only birds as infuriating as pigeons are Geese.

    • @tinamoul
      @tinamoul Před 3 lety +64

      @@nyc6769 Apparently you haven't heard of the band tailed pigeon or the mourning dove, they sound a lot like owls.

    • @infinitydreamzz
      @infinitydreamzz Před 3 lety +17

      Pigeons can be a bit noisy and the sound they make is dull and unexciting. Seagulls are even more noisy, but only in the morning if they happen to live in rooftops near you. I like seagulls but would not want them wake me up every single day.

    • @murraymitchell7314
      @murraymitchell7314 Před 3 lety +8

      Seagulls are not only noisy but violent, they're vermin.

  • @bojnebojnebojne
    @bojnebojnebojne Před 3 lety +2

    One should be honored having wild animals feel safe around you.

  • @nikiTricoteuse
    @nikiTricoteuse Před 3 lety +15

    I'm so glad they chose his window box. Would have been such a shame if it had been someone who didn't appreciate them. I hope they do come back every year.

  • @RubensDonut
    @RubensDonut Před 4 lety +872

    How beautiful and special. The man's an artist, I hope he paints them. This is a gift he is so incredibly lucky. This made my day today.

    • @matthuckabey007
      @matthuckabey007 Před 4 lety +16

      Me too. I smiled watching this.

    • @geraldinegregory.1803
      @geraldinegregory.1803 Před 4 lety +21

      Yes,...I feel quite jealous. I wish something like that would happen for me! They're gorgeous bundles of fluff. Imagine how exciting it will be to watch them growing up. I'd be smiling all day....! 🙂

    • @stormwatcher59
      @stormwatcher59 Před 4 lety +11

      What a sweet man...beautiful soul!!

    • @lidijabirsa7768
      @lidijabirsa7768 Před 4 lety +10

      @@geraldinegregory.1803 Could you imagine?!!! 😅And I was proud about little baby-sparrows I have in the jardiniere by my window! 🤣🤣🤣. Omg owls 🦉🦉🦉I'm jealous!!! 👍😅

    • @BoltRM
      @BoltRM Před 4 lety +6

      @@lidijabirsa7768 Ironically, I was excited about a pair of pigeons who would nest in one of my windows for a couple of years until a large mean crow chased them away.

  • @emancebo13
    @emancebo13 Před 4 lety +1222

    Possible title: “Owls addicted to TV”

  • @jennifers7465
    @jennifers7465 Před 3 lety +5

    I’d be so unbelievably attached to that gorgeous owl family that I’d definitely be crying when the owlets grow up & leave as if they were my own babies!!

  • @cephalonplant4087
    @cephalonplant4087 Před 3 lety +9

    When nature gives you a once in a lifetime chance to see it for yourself in person, God that man is lucky to watch Owls grow up from his very own home. Sad thing is then you get attached and by that time they be getting ready to take flight.

  • @seancruz5863
    @seancruz5863 Před 4 lety +592

    It’s like having your own personal zoo window, yet the animals are free. How perfect

    • @olymolly3637
      @olymolly3637 Před 4 lety +35

      Plot twist: They're the visitors & he's the caged, exotic animal instead.

    • @TheChenchen
      @TheChenchen Před 3 lety +1

      @Fo Hat What's wrong with you ? Too much internet ?

    • @jiznimore
      @jiznimore Před 3 lety

      yeah

  • @glenisejohnson1531
    @glenisejohnson1531 Před 4 lety +242

    It's like the chicks are at the zoo, watching the guy inside his enclosure.

    • @emancebo13
      @emancebo13 Před 4 lety +1

      glenise johnson -Mom what is that?
      -That, Billy, is a human. They usually live like this, in locked places, and when they go out, they do things they don’t like, or overdo them, or both, which causes stress and illness, just like the half of the trash they eat - the other half they dispose of, even though they call it wasting food.
      They also feed on those little screens they carry, it’s like a drug, they even use them when they are taking a shit. Most males also use them to watch simulated reproduction in the absence of a mate.
      Humans need to be constantly buying things unnecessarily, otherwise their social economy would collapse. They also feel good about making and spending their currency. And they also kill each other to establish hierarchic attempts.
      Learn something, that’s why I brought you here. So finish eating that rat and go to sleep before you become a human too.

    • @trolleycartwheel9409
      @trolleycartwheel9409 Před 4 lety +1

      A complete reversal.

    • @_happyland_7195
      @_happyland_7195 Před 4 lety +1

      Thought the same! Owl mom wanted to provide early science lessons

  • @Hawaii_Raised
    @Hawaii_Raised Před 3 lety +7

    That’s so beautiful💯 he’ll be sad once they fly away because he’s so attached to them 😢

  • @kaleidojess
    @kaleidojess Před 3 lety +6

    They really are giant. He’s very lucky, they picked the right house. He gets to watch them grow up. Hopefully they do come back. 💕

  • @incognitoburrito7458
    @incognitoburrito7458 Před 4 lety +412

    Owl: aye bro, mind if I crash here for a couple months?
    Him: I gotchu fam

    • @IfYouMeetAWolf
      @IfYouMeetAWolf Před 4 lety +9

      @Slomofogo What

    • @petezah4597
      @petezah4597 Před 4 lety +4

      @@IfYouMeetAWolf he's saying that he's a white boy and that he loves how black this comment is

    • @min-yw8es
      @min-yw8es Před 4 lety +1

      @Slomofogotf

  • @obsidiansea
    @obsidiansea Před 3 lety +659

    I just love how there are two pairs of eyes just peeking over the edge of the window at 0:05.

  • @lisilein2
    @lisilein2 Před 3 lety +6

    I love that instead of trying to touch them he just looks at them through the window :)

  • @ericsonico10
    @ericsonico10 Před 3 lety +11

    It was really cool that he shared his apartment with a family of owls. Great example of how humans and nature can co-exist if they wanted to.

  • @dwightschrute4560
    @dwightschrute4560 Před 4 lety +220

    Funny watching someone tap on the glass like they're in a zoo, except this time he's the one inside, and they're watching him.

  • @Amit-tr3np
    @Amit-tr3np Před 4 lety +284

    Being a bird watcher I can say it is so difficult to spots these owls in the wild environment and here they are sharing same space with him. Lucky man.

  • @SpookyKabuki2.0
    @SpookyKabuki2.0 Před 3 lety +4

    I would NEVER want to move out of that place if such a blessing ever happened to me! The world is filled of wonder, and when mother nature blesses you with such extraordinary circumstance, you must take it. This is amazing! That man was so happy, his heart was filled with joy and his mind captivated by the majesty of these owls. Wow!!!

  • @dontaskme7004
    @dontaskme7004 Před 3 lety +55

    Owl: Kids, we've got a pet human. Maybe one day we'll let it out but for now it has to live behind the glass.

  • @NebulousArray
    @NebulousArray Před 3 lety +1612

    “dutch noises, EMPTY NEST”
    God dutch is a riot.

    • @rathalomaniac6212
      @rathalomaniac6212 Před 3 lety +91

      It's like how we use the French "déjà vu" to describe a sensation that we don't have a proper English phrase for. Dutch probably doesn't have anything quite like the English "empty nest" expression, so they just use it.

    • @oliverhardy9464
      @oliverhardy9464 Před 3 lety +43

      @@rathalomaniac6212 In German it's called "Nest", too but we have an own word for empty. It's not even surprising since all these languages are part of the same language family.

    • @donnyt6792
      @donnyt6792 Před 3 lety +49

      @@rathalomaniac6212 We normally say "Leeg nest" idk why they said empty here.

    • @Nyxeme
      @Nyxeme Před 3 lety +22

      @@donnyt6792 Google "Empty nest syndrome" - It's the officaial name.

    • @Max-is4qu
      @Max-is4qu Před 3 lety +38

      @@rathalomaniac6212 We say "leeg nest", no idea why this woman said " empty nest". Its kinda cringe how some people want to Anglophile everything in our language these days.

  • @slicktop2jz855
    @slicktop2jz855 Před 4 lety +252

    Plot twist: He's the one in the enclosure and they are observing and recording his behaviour.

    • @savithrivenugopal
      @savithrivenugopal Před 4 lety +3

      Hahaha it makes perfect sense 😂

    • @imluvinyourmum
      @imluvinyourmum Před 3 lety +8

      This is actually filmed in 2050 when we are still in Covid lockdown and mutant owls take over the planet

    • @liesalllies
      @liesalllies Před 3 lety

      @@imluvinyourmum that's a future I can believe in

  • @claire-yn2zi
    @claire-yn2zi Před 3 lety +5

    You can tell how much the babies love him, this is too cute

  • @WumboIsARealWord
    @WumboIsARealWord Před 3 lety +3

    This man is living the life

  • @Gawgehsyd
    @Gawgehsyd Před 4 lety +533

    He seems to have a gentle spirit

    • @Leandro-bj6jh
      @Leandro-bj6jh Před 3 lety +99

      Until the pigeons show up

    • @denisel
      @denisel Před 3 lety +15

      @@Leandro-bj6jh Ngl the flying rats are the worst kind of animals. I understand his frustration with these abominations.

    • @leightonlawrence8260
      @leightonlawrence8260 Před 3 lety +2

      Yours comment speaks that your the same way

    • @BijinMCMXC
      @BijinMCMXC Před 3 lety +4

      Looks can be deceiving.

    • @BijinMCMXC
      @BijinMCMXC Před 3 lety +2

      Timothy Bryce There are crime documentaries about serial killers who seemed like gentle spirits to everyone but their victims.

  • @zztopz7090
    @zztopz7090 Před 4 lety +394

    I've never seen owl chicks that huge. My God, what species is this? The man is very cute and sweet. I'm so glad he was "chosen".

    • @christianedwards9025
      @christianedwards9025 Před 4 lety +26

      The Euroasian owl :-)

    • @gavin2715
      @gavin2715 Před 4 lety +41

      @@christianedwards9025 *Eurasian eagle- owl

    • @melissathieme9555
      @melissathieme9555 Před 4 lety +13

      Its an Uhu

    • @lisakaz35
      @lisakaz35 Před 4 lety +16

      The Eurasian Eagle Owl has habitat on both continents and I believe its wing span can be about 6'. I believe the owner of "Gnu" has a YT channel on this species. In Japan, I think, they are legal to own (I guess it's kinda akin to falconry).

    • @stonytina01will-not-be-ban78
      @stonytina01will-not-be-ban78 Před 4 lety +13

      @@lisakaz35 In the Netherlands, where this video is shot, it is illegal to keep owls as pet.
      Hoofdstuk 3 van de Wet natuurbescherming, artikel 3.2, chapter 3 of the Law on Nature-preservation, article 3.2
      This means falconers in the Netherlands need to acquire a permit to keep them..
      I don;t know about Japan though.

  • @Mon-qw7ne
    @Mon-qw7ne Před 3 lety +96

    Dutch man: "Jaaa, ja, ja!"
    Subtitles: "Definitively not!"

    • @Ralse
      @Ralse Před 3 lety +2

      The subs are very much interpretated.

    • @reilysmith5187
      @reilysmith5187 Před 3 lety +7

      It's correct. She asks if he's looking forward to it so he responds with yes. The subs just express a difference in expressions.

  • @rosemimi973
    @rosemimi973 Před 3 lety +3

    I love how the owls are watching TV with him in the first few seconds. :-D

  • @KittyHerder
    @KittyHerder Před 4 lety +138

    I have to admit, early on in the interview, you can see just the tops of their heads and their large eyes and I just laughed out loud. Lucky fellow to have his charming little friends to keep him company.

  • @zhelly5461
    @zhelly5461 Před 4 lety +254

    Imagine getting up in the middle of the night, seeing 3 pairs of glowing eyes.

    • @katmatally
      @katmatally Před 4 lety +14

      Whoooooooooooo

    • @Ahn-mu3db
      @Ahn-mu3db Před 4 lety +1

      @Harry Monk stop trying to be funny its not working

    • @Palestine4Ever169
      @Palestine4Ever169 Před 3 lety +8

      센戦前
      No1 asked u if it was funny or not

    • @warofmankind
      @warofmankind Před 3 lety +5

      Low key would be frightening

    • @Andy-hi3yt
      @Andy-hi3yt Před 3 lety

      same goes for having cats and dogs

  • @userxyz77
    @userxyz77 Před 2 lety +2

    Some people are just so lucky. This gentleman is an example of that. I envy him.

  • @deadmanwalking915
    @deadmanwalking915 Před 3 lety +8

    I love the thumbnail. He’s like “You wanna know how I got these fuckin owls dont ya”

  • @13bathory1986
    @13bathory1986 Před 4 lety +104

    Seems like a cool guy, he truly enjoys what he got.

    • @angelinasouren
      @angelinasouren Před 4 lety

      Where on earth did you get that idea from? He loves the publicity of the rare owls, is all.

    • @MrDumbeldore1000
      @MrDumbeldore1000 Před 4 lety +10

      @@angelinasouren what a depressing look on this situation

    • @pixelthis950
      @pixelthis950 Před 4 lety +5

      @@angelinasouren cringe you must be dreadful to interact with

  • @davyk515
    @davyk515 Před 3 lety +1143

    English: The Eurasian eagle-owl.
    Dutch: DE OEHOE

    • @Zimtbiss1
      @Zimtbiss1 Před 3 lety +88

      And it's "der Uhu" in German. :D

    • @Lee-fw9mr
      @Lee-fw9mr Před 3 lety +35

      LEGIT lol'd. On another note... dude's floors are too clean. Like... suspiciously clean. I don't trust him.

    • @sppukiwk4859
      @sppukiwk4859 Před 3 lety +60

      @@Zimtbiss1 the uwu

    • @Fullmetalbasil
      @Fullmetalbasil Před 3 lety +19

      @@Zimtbiss1 I'm trying my hardest to understand him because dutch is quite similar to german :D

    • @MrFunguspower
      @MrFunguspower Před 3 lety +27

      @@Fullmetalbasil I've understood that if Dutch people speak Dutch with a German accent that it becomes quite a bit easier for German people to understand Dutch. I find this both believable and genuinely hilarious.

  • @dynjarren8355
    @dynjarren8355 Před 2 lety +1

    Three Big Chicks! Wow! WonderBar! You’re looking at them and they are looking at you. That’s funny! 😂
    They have beautiful, big Eyes!
    Owls🦉 have the largest eyes of any Bird which is why people think they are Wise. They are smart. 🦉
    The Mama Owl 🦉 is hiding behind the shrubs. That’s nice! And you have a Birds Eye View! 😆
    Owls 🦉 are so calming!
    I could watch them for hours.
    Beautiful Birds!
    Thanks for sharing!
    👏🏻🦉

  • @sacalawhitegirl
    @sacalawhitegirl Před 3 lety +2

    I love how excited this man is about these owls

  • @timc333
    @timc333 Před 4 lety +313

    Love this guy , he's genuinely excited to have the owls nesting at his house , I have birds nest at either our back door in the siding right above , or on the wreath on the front door , little sparrows , makes the heart feel happy and warm , and his answer about he would love to see them in the other window too is pure joy , he seems happy to share his home with nature , good for him , and he will be the one who gets blessed the most by this too , again good for him ! PS , this guy has no rodents anywhere near his home because of them , it's a good trade off . We have a visiting owl here , love when I hear it , it means the rodents are being cleared away ...

    • @angelinasouren
      @angelinasouren Před 4 lety

      Sorry, but I think he's an ignorant piece of shit (like I once was). He gets off on the publicity. That's all there is to it, I fear. (He would hate your sparrows.)

    • @Youp1e
      @Youp1e Před 4 lety +19

      @@angelinasouren Like you once were? Nah i'd say you still are!

    • @kimberlymoreno4259
      @kimberlymoreno4259 Před 4 lety

      So cute the owls are probably not bored cuz they see him all day XD

    • @sonny9493
      @sonny9493 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Youp1e bingo

  • @BB27823
    @BB27823 Před 3 lety +943

    Yeah the owls are beautiful but is no-one going to comment on how cool his apartment is

  • @sassbrat
    @sassbrat Před 3 lety +3

    He loves having them around but knows they are wild animals as he never touches them but just talks to them which a good thing so that they don't get to use to humans. The gentleman is so sweet with how he treating his 'guests' Mama Owl trust this man to be near her little ones even though there is glass between them. This is how human/animal relationship should be.

  • @Sheltieshangrila
    @Sheltieshangrila Před 3 lety +3

    Absolutely a once in a lifetime experience. Would have been so cool if he could have filmed them the whole time.

  • @LyndaWilliamsSRJC
    @LyndaWilliamsSRJC Před 4 lety +306

    MORE!! MORE!!! please return and do an update! thanks! love it!

  • @davida.p.9911
    @davida.p.9911 Před 4 lety +217

    They look like something out of a Jim Henson movie. Like puppets. 😄

    • @mediocreman6323
      @mediocreman6323 Před 4 lety +6

      Hm… Maybe Jim Henson also had owls, who knows 😉

    • @m.b.82
      @m.b.82 Před 4 lety +7

      I was thinking that too. Especially when they walk.

    • @davida.p.9911
      @davida.p.9911 Před 4 lety +8

      @Anthony Tsatsis I was reminded of The Dark Crystal, if you've ever seen that movie. They have that "sword and sorcery" kind of look to them. Like something he would create

    • @ixchelssong
      @ixchelssong Před 4 lety +4

      Lol I though so too! I had to actually look twice to make sure they weren't puppets 🤣

    • @AlexIncarnate911
      @AlexIncarnate911 Před 4 lety +3

      Exactly what I thought! I didn't expect that anyone would have the same impression

  • @redwoods7370
    @redwoods7370 Před 3 lety +1

    I love this man's apartment. It's my dream city apartment.

  • @peenprincess
    @peenprincess Před 3 lety +1

    omggg what a dream. theyre so cute. i would be so sad once they left though

  • @xiaorishu
    @xiaorishu Před 3 lety +1299

    It's nice to know that they'll always have a home to return to. :')

    • @Jagar_Tharn
      @Jagar_Tharn Před 3 lety

      ya man
      listen i gotta poop brb

    • @Jagar_Tharn
      @Jagar_Tharn Před 3 lety

      ok i pooped
      ahhhh
      probably gonna have to poop again later but its ok
      anwysys dont use my bathroom it smells bad in there now
      if you really gotta go you can use the upstairs one
      or maybe my neighbor has a poop hole u can poop in if your poop is poopin out your pooper teehee

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak Před 4 lety +364

    It's like having a zoo right in my house

    • @mritten
      @mritten Před 3 lety +5

      You again!

    • @alphariusfuze8089
      @alphariusfuze8089 Před 3 lety +1

      Hello there

    • @emanuelldaluzcaminha9122
      @emanuelldaluzcaminha9122 Před 3 lety +2

      Well, that is, with you being the one locked inside, and they outside, staring at your home.

    • @prashp143
      @prashp143 Před 3 lety

      Emanuell Lux what’s the difference between a home and a prison?

    • @SK-pj8mg
      @SK-pj8mg Před 3 lety +1

      hey wtf is wrong with you

  • @kmbrly101
    @kmbrly101 Před 3 lety +2

    He's right, this is very cool!! Can you imagine having this right outside your window all the time, watching them hatch and grow! If I were him, after they all left, I'd be making a couple of different really nice nest areas for the mom to come back to!! Owls are very cool!!

  • @WorldReserveCurrency
    @WorldReserveCurrency Před 3 lety +13

    Mother: "I'm gonna nest right here, so my kids get a front seat to the hooman zoo"

  • @eyerule6153
    @eyerule6153 Před 4 lety +365

    if more people were like him towards animals the world would be a better place

    • @haroldthetalkingtree7509
      @haroldthetalkingtree7509 Před 4 lety +10

      Those owls would eat your dead corpse if they could. They don't give a flying fuck about us or anything that happens around them. That's the beauty of life.

    • @haroldthetalkingtree7509
      @haroldthetalkingtree7509 Před 4 lety +5

      @akida That's a nice dream. However, that is all it is. Life is very indifferent, it doesn't care about us; about itself. A sparrow will not think twice about abandoning its young, lions will not think twice about rending a newborn impala. Human morality, altruism, holds you back. You can embrace that sure, but prepare for disappointment. Because that is not what life is about.

    • @clifford6680
      @clifford6680 Před 4 lety +14

      ​@@haroldthetalkingtree7509 What has that to do with the video? So would worms and any other carnivore going for corpses. Just because the raven in my garden would eat my corpse doesn´t mean I harbor any resentment towards it. That´s just nature. Just as much as a pet dog is going to eat his or her owner in case of death. You don´t have to expect anything back to show empathy. Whatever you are taking, take a break

    • @haroldthetalkingtree7509
      @haroldthetalkingtree7509 Před 4 lety

      @@clifford6680 Exactly. That's why life doesn't practice altruism. Empathy offers no benefit besides how you feel about it. Like I said, go ahead and feel good about your futile sentiments. But I'm simply saying, it will change nothing; it will disappoint you.

    • @yomikovk
      @yomikovk Před 4 lety +9

      @@haroldthetalkingtree7509 r/iam14andthisisdeep

  • @imkabochan
    @imkabochan Před 4 lety +193

    This was just a wholesome and adorable experience.

  • @catrinblack8097
    @catrinblack8097 Před 3 měsíci

    Lots of people got big houses to care and keep Owls at home and free. Most failed and us who wanted Owl have nothing thanks to men like this man.

  • @rosamrc923
    @rosamrc923 Před 3 lety +1

    The owls like the 14.00pm news! This man is the sweetest! What a hilarious and happy circumstance to have a nature documentary right in your window.

  • @natwest1971
    @natwest1971 Před 4 lety +59

    Omg the eyeballs lined up in the window behind him 😂 0.03

  • @joonkorre
    @joonkorre Před 4 lety +165

    i imagine that when the owls don't stay there anymore he'd feel the same sadness human parents feel toward their own kids who've grown up and moved out. kinda makes me emotional for some reason

    • @katmatally
      @katmatally Před 4 lety +15

      "Empty nest syndrome" ... aptly named

    • @thechosen6436
      @thechosen6436 Před 4 lety +8

      They’ll come back, it’s free real estate!!

  • @queenofstitcheswarrior2668

    😂😂 zo bijzonder! Wat een leuke kerel ook. Fijn quarantaine gezelschap;) Van korte duur maar wel fijn dat ze naar een veiligere omgeving zijn gebracht. Hoop dat ze het goed maken, zowel de uiltjes als Jos

  • @healthyscents
    @healthyscents Před 3 lety +3

    So sweet! A man with a tender heart is an invincible beast!💐

  • @madhatt3r93
    @madhatt3r93 Před 4 lety +294

    Thats nuts, in Poland, where i live, eagle owls are super rare and if youd want to find one youd have to go to like, deep mountain forests.

    • @StandardName562
      @StandardName562 Před 4 lety +35

      They are extremely rare here too ( where this man lives, in the Netherlands )

    • @jeroencrabbe
      @jeroencrabbe Před 4 lety +14

      @@StandardName562 he lives in Belgium

    • @jannetteberends8730
      @jannetteberends8730 Před 4 lety +5

      jeroen crabbe how do you know? I was wondering what his accent was. It sounds like something between Brabants and Zeeuws.

    • @lizzyh458
      @lizzyh458 Před 4 lety +7

      @@jannetteberends8730 Hij woont in Geel in België, en zijn accent is een mengeling van zijn oorspronkelijk Nederlands dialect (dat ik niet ken) en het dialect van waar hij nu woont, de Kempen ;-)

    • @madhatt3r93
      @madhatt3r93 Před 4 lety +9

      @Viggen theres been like 270-380 breeding pairs in 2014, theyre protected and so are their nesting sites, so there should be more now 😊

  • @GeorgeLee85
    @GeorgeLee85 Před 4 lety +551

    This guy: As long as it is not pigeons.
    Pigeon: That is racist.

    • @greentjmtl
      @greentjmtl Před 4 lety +43

      Speciesist

    • @wlkbeastmode-issiap.346
      @wlkbeastmode-issiap.346 Před 4 lety +4

      Omgoodness lol too funny

    • @angelinasouren
      @angelinasouren Před 4 lety +2

      @@wlkbeastmode-issiap.346 No, not funny. Sad.

    • @listlepisps7407
      @listlepisps7407 Před 4 lety +8

      @@angelinasouren why sad it's a joke

    • @nadiya1518
      @nadiya1518 Před 4 lety +8

      @David Kopp yeah until you get hit for no reason (actually not only hit sometimes people like to bully because of a race or religion)
      This joke still funny tho

  • @Dennis-nc3vw
    @Dennis-nc3vw Před 3 lety +9

    "Baby owls are called owlets. And they look like a cotton ball that grew a face. And legs." - ZeFrank

  • @davidmcfaul7595
    @davidmcfaul7595 Před 3 lety

    These owls nested in the planter of the one man that appreciates them the most of any man in the world

  • @sguillory5923
    @sguillory5923 Před 3 lety +158

    The owls nesting so close to his home is a testament to the gentleman himself. I believe he is a good person and they feel more than safe there, even loved 🦉💕

  • @matthuckabey007
    @matthuckabey007 Před 4 lety +60

    Look at this mans artwork in the background! I would like a closer look at that too. They came to watch you paint!

    • @jwwj30
      @jwwj30 Před 4 lety +1

      Inquisitor Mhathue, I noticed it too. He does have a nice clean, organized studio area. Looks like most of his paintings are large floral abstracts, just my interpretation. (He definitely has some artistic skills). But why not try to paint the baby owls & mom during the few months they are living next to you. Soon they'll be gone, but you will always have your paintings. As a bonus, if the paintings are good, he could find some new customers among the bird lovers who watch this channel.

  • @bigyeet3629
    @bigyeet3629 Před 3 lety +1

    This is kinda the ideal setup. The birds get to live free and this guy gets free entertainment and enjoyment.

  • @cvmuziclvr77
    @cvmuziclvr77 Před 3 lety +1

    What a true blessing...owls are so precious...

  • @DDCCO61
    @DDCCO61 Před 4 lety +65

    He's middle aged but speaking about them like an excited schoolboy.

    • @bodyofhope
      @bodyofhope Před 3 lety +20

      Gpod news: You get excited about cool stuff for the rest of your life ❤

    • @Nabend1402
      @Nabend1402 Před 3 lety +4

      You only ever have to be as grown up as you decide to be.

    • @colorbar.s
      @colorbar.s Před 3 lety +3

      I'd be too!

    • @banyakhutang9177
      @banyakhutang9177 Před 3 lety

      Middle aged crisis

    • @ikealamp53
      @ikealamp53 Před 3 lety

      You should see my dad talk to his tiny aquarium fishes. He's 74 haha. And Dutch as well.

  • @VioletSkye19
    @VioletSkye19 Před 4 lety +75

    Jos “it’s like having a movie going on all the time”
    🦉 “move out of the way I can’t see the tv!”

  • @STATIKxxx
    @STATIKxxx Před 3 lety +1

    Incredible, to view nature in its purity

  • @boobiegrabber7555
    @boobiegrabber7555 Před 3 lety +1

    How can I not click on the video after seeing the thumbnail 🤗