Experiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBC
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- Using sensitive sound equipment the team try to find out how an owl can fly so silently compared to other birds.
Taken from Super Powered Owls.
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Barn owl: Flies silently
Also barn owl: REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
LMAO 😂😆😁
omfg
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Lool true
LMAO golden comment
Great. Now the Duo Owl can murder me in my sleep.
It's simple
Spanish or vanish...
Always could
He is coming to me now
@@makaveli1358 French or stench ?
German or Dead Man ?
IM PEEINGNNGTUBGTNUIB
The way they used feathers to show the turbulence the wing beats create is such a good visual demonstration.
It was indeed surreal
Genius stuff tbh
Helps it sink in 😂
Maybe they can use this design for planes
This what I thought indeed
Another thing, which isn't being mentioned here, is that owl-feathers are much, much less stiff. They're quite a bit softer. This not only makes the owls' flight quieter, but it also makes it difficult for owls to go very fast. This isn't much of a hinderance, because a falcon or a hawk is using speed and power to get prey, whereas an owl is using stealth.
I read about owls many years ago and how they were silent fliers. What was mentioned there was that the trailing edges of the owl's wings were soft and ragged, which is what contributed to the silence.
Thanks Sherlock
Not shit sherlock😂
HAHA THANKS DR SHERLOCK
fuqeen takes a 10 year old to understand that L0L NO WE THOUGHT THEYE WERE MADE OF HARD LEAD HAHA
The dislikes are probably the salty pigeons and peregrins
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OMG your comment 😂 good one 😂
2.2 K annoyed pigeons or peregrins 😅🤣😂
Salty pigeons!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lamooooooo
Pigeon: hehehehehehehe
Barn owl: *angry screech from hell”
ConjugatedDiene 😂😈
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i live next to a wildlife preservation forest and yesterday night i had a barn owl screeching outside for 10 minutes at like 11pm
was that the barn owl making that screeching sound?
@@princeofdarknessxyz1 yes
I remember once when I was in elementary school, someone from a wildlife sanctuary visited and brought some animals with her -- one was a big white owl. I remember her telling us how they flew silently, and then she demonstrated it by tickling the owl a little bit on its stomach until it flapped its wings. Dead silence. That was more than 40 years ago, and I still remember how impressed I was and how beautiful that owl was. Raptors are stunning creatures.
i’ve seen this so many times. but everytime i’m amazed at how beautiful it is. the birds, the soft voice, the soundwaves, the feathers and the slow motion. it’s really a piece of art!
Nature is a piece of art
Its a piece of art by one and only Allah
Stop watching it & wasting your time. Instead do something real, get a white owl baby, raise it & teach it. If you're really into it, do something, watching again & again is equal to doing nothing. If you do nothing, you'll be nothing.
@@ivanho1thank you for your pep talk lol
@@ivanho1you're doing nothing right now, go do something real and stop wasting your time
wake up and smell the grindset
It has social anxiety so instead of making noise it decides to fly silently to not disturb the world
bob lazuli lol thanks for the smile! Love and light
Doesnt it know that the world is full of garbage who should have no rest?
^^
No It is Way of Attack he never miss his pry
Or just a silent killer who don’t want Any witnesses
When my mom is sleeping:
*_I'm an Owl_*
When I'm sleeping:
*_My mom's a pigeon_*
😁😁😁😁 same same
So true!
Omg yes🤣🤣🤣🤣
All my family are pigeons when I take a nap
@@soyunbanano166 😔👌
Everything about this video is beautiful, narration, content, everything. Kudos to the team
I second those comments, beautiful indeed!!!🙏🦉❣️
1:17 I love the smiles on the faces of the individuals recording the birds in flight, the amazement. :)
Blown away by the results - like us 🖖
Pigeon: Defense
Peregrine: Offense
Barn Owl: Stealth
I don't think the pigeon does much of anything
MKYT don’t roast pigeons lmao
@@mkyt2601 get feed by humans on parks i guess😂
But weren't pigeons more of navigators?
@@albertlecter4564 I'd assume so, they were messenger birds for a reason
*The jealous Hawk:* "That wasn't flying! That was... gliding with style."
*Peregrine ;) it's a falcon
Not a hawk. It’s a peregrine falcon. They’re both raptors in the class Aves but are in different orders.
@@abuzaryt2483 No. Don't be pathetic. Actually earn things. I'm just going to report you.
@@abuzaryt2483 doesn't mean you have to stoop to their incredibly low level. Advertising on other people's work, including companies, is parasitic and just plain wrong. Don't be that parasite.
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0:55 I love how the bird flying along the microphones was slowed down so that the sound of it’s wing beat is captured in waves much like a heartbeat.
I’m surprised they didn’t show the main reason why it’s quiet… which is the way their feathers are formed… birds with normal feathers cut through the air as they are sharp, where the owl feathers are fluffy at the edges, which creates a more silent flight as they flap their wings through the air
Its not the full documentary, this channel only shows clips of documentaries.
@@hanniaedithmartinezadame794where to find this vid’s full version?
Rabbit : evolved a set of very sensitive ears to hear everything
Owls : evolved noiseless flights to end Rabbit's whole career
"Evolved" ok.
@@a-a-rondavis9438 yes, thats evolution
@@a-a-rondavis9438 Do you not understand evolution?
😂🤣
@@a-a-rondavis9438 Imagine being this dumb
Pigeon: economy car
Peregrine: supercar
Owl: electric car
You're talking about the 918 spyder?
Or my electric scooter 😂
😂😂😂😂😂 nice one
The Tesla of birds..🕊🚘
Now I tell to my father to change his Tesla in Owsla
The quality difference between youtubers' documentaries and proffessional ones is huge.
Tremendous use of technology to document this incredible bird. Thank you for your work and sharing. Fascinating!
"Wow, owls are really quie-"
*SCREEEEEEECH*
Owls always screech before they dive for their prey. The reason they screech is to make their target froze in fear, the same way we humans froze and try not no make any sound when we are in extreme danger.
😂😂😂😂
@@AK-tf3fc that's actually genius.
@@AK-tf3fc stuns them in fear for some precious seconds to ensure the kill.
@@NoName-ss8pm Terrifying if you are a mouse.
Night vision,No noise, Long glide,
Sharp talons and
100% target Accuracy = Ultimate Stealth fighter.
you got that on Point brotha
And a god like hearing range. Owl's greatest weapon
Like a ninja
and it can watch its own back
360 degree vision !
The fact that there are people making incredible films like this, with all the hard work that goes behind it - makes me happy!
I remember watching this a long time ago. It feels nostalgic. This was the point when owls became my favorite predatory birds.
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The barn owl is quietest, besides the fact that it *freakin' screeches*
I dont know why but I laughed to this
*_"... REEEEEEEEEEE"_*
If I recall correctly think they only screech like that when they are hand reared as a response to seeing food/ wanting to be fed.
joseph jackson freakin
@@aa-vg6rn yes you will get a human from wind on the diaphragm of a good mic
Me : I really need to sleep.
CZcams : do you know how barn owls can fly so silently that even precise microphones can't pick it?
Me : well well well let's find out.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 so true. I was like well you have my attention sir.
Its 2am and I agree
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Hahaha well I don't need to sleep, but I am in quarantine, so I'll have a lot of free time to burn.
1:12 am and mood.
Owls: have extraordinary aerodynamic wings for efficient flying.
Also owls: have flat face
I came here because the white owl looks like the Diamond Eyes Deftones album cover, I’m glad I came.
owls be like
*before flight: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
flies with no sound
*after flight :REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
Literally this is the best comment
Very true
From a blind person's perspective they just teleport
ererereeeeeee
how can this comment have 1.3k likes but only 5 replies?
The narrator’s voice is as calm as the owl’s flight
Sounds like michael fassbender, prolly not though
@@koreyjeffers6963 It's Paul McGann. The Eighth Doctor.
@@koreyjeffers6963 so true I was about to say that
Sounds like Gordon Ramseey
It's Chris Martin of Coldplay though.
This animal is magnificent! Once in my adolescence, I was with a girl under a large tree, suddenly something white passes over our heads, at the time the girl and I were scared by the ghostly vision. When I looked fixedly at the object I realized that it was a beautiful owl.
I live next to a church (of all places) and one evening, around 9pm a huge owl flew over my head, it was like 1m above me and if I didn't look up I would have never known it was there, it was completely silent in his flight! Amazing birds!
So that's why no one noticed birds carrying letters in London...
lol
According to Legend The Greek Goddess Athena prized The Owl . It can navigate in complete darkness , it can move swiftly and silently and quite an intelligent bird .
sindessa orellia leopards can too
that is true and that is also why Athena symbol is an owl
😂
Owls are just so damn cool they're like the James bond of birds
And crows are the Sherlock Holmes
i dont know why but this makes so much sense and my mind is blown
Owls are so beautiful❤
@@twisterthecockatiel Yes they are😍
or is James Bond the owl of humans?
Love this video. Been watching a barn owl in my backyard for months now and yes, if u blink you won’t even hear her …even when she dives straight down to catch a rat, it’s absolutely dead silent. Much thanks for sharing this experiment!
This video makes Me cry all the time
Pigeon: flops through the air like the fatty it is
Falcon: precision dynamics and striking ability
Owl: *G H O S T*
Y'know owl in Malay is called "ghost bird" like we don't have a word for that
The Student Official well owl in Chinese is “cat head” and there’s something on the end which I don’t know how to translate haha
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@@twilightundersky8658 character at the end is just eagle
Us here in the Pigeon community take your comment very offensive.
Damn that wavelength thing is a nice edit
Yes
Technically they also show approximate wavelength too
@@BrandNewByxor no, wavelength would correlate to pitch, each Crest here is louder than the trough, but crests being closer together don't mean higher pitch, just less time between each wing beat.
DR. D-CODER why dont you try your own experiment so will prove
Instead of nonsense blah blah blah
Acting into arogant and ignorant.
Yo, insecure geniuses, theyre using waves to represent the volume. Well, theyre using a line, yes, and the line goes up and down along with the volume so it looks like waves with different amplitudes and lengths. So excuse him for using the word wavelengths. Dont you have anything better to do than trying to look smart and trying to make others look stupid?
I love the little details and choice of music. The "soundwave" they leave behind while flying, the comparison with the moving feathers-calling it "a little bit more than a whisper" and the calm voice of the voice actor. I dont know why, but when something is made so simply yet beautiful it makes me emotional ❤
Really interesting video! I saw an owl fly over my garden tonight, never seen one before, it was completely silent and almost glided straight across literally like a drone but totally silent. Never seen any bird like it before so i couldn’t work out what it was, until we then heard the owl sounds a bit further away. Such fascinating creatures, it was very special to see! 🦉
When you spend all your points for stealth
gamer moment
Na bro owls are straight up Op. They spent the same amount in sight, aim and charisma.
@@PaintedStones while in the sea we have mantis shrimp that can see more color than us and have 15000 Newton force punch...that damn minmaxer 😒
Brah idc if it was a dinosaur nobody can hear ANY creature flying
😂👍
Silent, Has impressive eye sights, can turn its head around.. Man I wanna be an owl..
Perfect for a Test
😂
They rely more on hearing.
lmaooo xD
An owl would be cool but watch TierZoos videos on birds. Amazing creatures. I would prefer being a hawk or an eagle personally.
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Owls are so amazing. The slow motion combined with the silence made it look magical ❤️🤗
Beautiful footage. Thank you for informative video on these incredible birds!!! Love watching them fly-so quiet & majestic!!!
No one:
Absolutely nobody:
Also an owl:
Oh i get it
No Skills 😂😂😂
@@shawdo_8434 lmao
Original, I like it.
Smart humour here
Day ** of quarantine: I'm watching different birds flying
Alessia same homie same
lol same here
Già 😆
On god I'm dumbying every nat geo/bbc earth vid on YT loll
same :)
Paul McGann has such an incredible voice for a narrator and radio. Shame he doesn’t get more documentary type work like this. Could listen to him all day.
3:25 The owl's feathers are what allows them to fly so silently, so cool to watch.
2:04
She looks so happy and proud of herself
as she should be.
She definitely is a good girl
Cutie
@@deivisony :(
@@deivisony yea like you
Imagine you're a prey of an OWL, the last thing you'll notice is a gentle breeze before everything goes black.
Kenzhin De Auditore lol
@@bighaneyproductions7891 it's funny until you see a giant owl behind you
Nah, the last thing you'll notice is a loud REEEEEEEEEEEE
Hello fellow assassin.
@@noizyasf ⚔
The only time I've ever seen a owl close in person, was late one night when I was letting my dog out to use the bathroom. When it's dark, I take a few extra seconds when I open the door to listen and look for anything unusual before stepping out. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary so I stepped out with my dog, and suddenly these giant grey wings suddenly opened up in the middle my yard and with complete silence, flew out of my yard into the sky. I was so stunned and speechless by how quiet it was. If I wasn't looking in my yard, I would have never noticed it. Owls are so cool.
Amazing experience to have an owl fly next to you at daytime!
I remember seeing an owl in my backyard and it flew from one tree to another and I heard absolutely nothing. It was like a phantom. Definitely strange and fascinating.
learns phantom word uses it
I've never heard any bird flying between trees
@@flygod. thats actually the perfect word to use in this context. Not sure what youre hating for. Intelligence threatens you? Must be American.
In my country they're called "burung hantu" which means "ghost bird"
We used to have owls in my younger days in the backyard of my father's house... I remember the sound of their call and their shape in the air, completely mute. Nothing more.
Now imagine the narrator reading you some bedtime story
you dhould check out riddle ˋs narrator
I'd sleep in 1 second
I'd be afraid to fall asleep.
Maybe this time there won't be any touching 😔
Long as that owl's screeching isnt involved.....
If i woke up at night, dazed and disoriented, that screech would give me that cold, sharp dread that would keep me awake for yhe rest of the night....
Owls are awesome..
The way it flies is truly owl-inspiring...
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how lovely the owl is??
its beautiful
What if it’s the one from that The Fourth Kind movie 😐👽
@@AllsortPassport they probably borrowed it from area 51.
Monika THATS WHAT WERE DOING!
Yes, but you look like you straight outta thriller
And you wonder why Hogwarts send their letter to students using owl
edit: Why are you guys fighting over Harry Potter lore?
🤯
Because the old wizarding world are slave drivers. House elves, owls. With all that magic they don't need any owls, but chooses to do so.
@@bigboldbicycle -_-
Why would they need to have owls though. I mean they're cute but
@@epicfromepicgames8222 Because muggles I think,it would be weird to see a letter flying
Thanks Team, for this awesome demonstration..also, the keenness in your faces was a joy
Seeing birds flying is one of the best things in life
In indonesia, owl literally means "the ghost bird" now i understand why we called it like that
"Burung Hantu" isn't it? I found them cute and it's no surprise if I saw my relative's owl inside the living room
In INDIA too 👻
Anak anak makan burung
Malaysia too!!
@@roachspray yeah! Because indonesia and malaysia have similar language words. I'm malaysian too!
Pigeon: tank
Eagle: frontline attacker
Barn owl: assassin
Nyso
Wtf you talking about. Pigeons aren't even real
@@nik7bkh965 yes they're robots, doesn't exist.
@@nik7bkh965WTF HAHAHA
Ahahaha
This video cannot stop to amaze me even if I watched it a thousand times.
That is one of the most beautiful thing I saw.
Stealth games be like, "don't get spotted".
Me: 0:01
possumshake underrated comment
😂😂😂
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😂🤣🤣 I understand all too well 😢
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I love the fact that pigeons are loud flying crap machines.
Pigeons are actually vital for an ecosystem
Angel Ortega that‘s additional 😄
@@angelortega5665 what ecosystem? city dumpsters?
jazz03 they are a food source for other birds or animals
Angel Ortega what a life, huh?
I wish we had more of such content
I also know they grow quite large. Twice I have seen a white owl over 3 feet tall and I wasn't alone either time. Both visuals were at night in two different west coast states.Thay are silent flyers. Both huge owls were flying after pray and landed perfectly still, in front of my moving car. Amazing creatures!
Me when my mom is sleeping: 0:24
My mom when I am sleeping: 0:01
Ya screech when ya mom sleeps
My mom laughs like a mad man when I sleep and this comment makes me go A
I would make noise on accident and if they wanted to get salty over some noise I would crank it up a notch every night .. psychological warfare
lasagna 4layf was about to say like bruh
That's like my wife. She's downstairs slamming cabinets like our bedroom isn't right above the kitchen lol
2am: "Guess I'll get some sleep".
CZcams: "This is pretty cool though, bruv".
Same bro ... relate hard
Dopeschool Graduate 😂😂😂
Nice coincidence, I'm watching it at 2:40 AM 😅
I'm 'not' addicted
Coincidence.. I'm watching at 1:50 am
that owl is sooo graceful, aesthetic, mysterious, wild and free .. everything i want to be ❤️❤️❤️
I was lucky enough to go on a "falconry experience" with one of these magnificent birds. It was a snowy owl, not a barn owl.
Not a sound. Just a glide, then it was on my wrist.
Magic.
"As silent as an owl" please add this to oxford dictionary
Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two HEAVENLY HANDSOME girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest CZcamsr ever, having two handsome girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear mu
@@AxxLAfriku Yes, because nobody cares about your life built solely on your galaxy-sized ego, you buffoon.
@@blackjovian9414 naw mate, his girlfriends are just handsome dudes but he doesn't realize it yet
@@g_g... maybe he does and he likes them that way each to their own . Lol 🤣😂🤣
@@AxxLAfriku nobody cares
Might actually start doing my duolingo assignments before i get killed
Lmao
If it does the "....REEEEEEEEE" then you may have time to escape
Exactly !!! Haha
If Duo ever attacks me for slacking on my Spanish lessons, I'll never hear it coming... 😥
Necesito aprender más español, AHORA!!! 👀
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Wooow 😲 that's awesome
in the truest sense of the word!
Even when she does flap for lift & it's amplified it's hard to tell it made any noise at all. I've seen other slow-mo videos of them before but never really noticed how huge their wings are compared to other birds. I guess it's probably because don't make a direct intiontinal effect to take note of it. They're freaking massive!
Owls are so freaking cool!
Honestly very impressed on how owls can be very quite and gentle
Owl : *RRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
Man : there is no sound here
..Funny,
No not really.
@model esque .. What's your plans for today?
That's the guy making the sound
Idiot
Lol ikr
They’d be a good group to rob a bank
Pigeon: defence
Falcon: attacker
Owl: stealth
*Rainbow six siege new opperators*
scoPE 🤣🤣
They would be perfect for this indeed
Really? a pigeon as defence
*Eagle* : _REEEEEEE_
Wonderful stealth. Also of note, are the owl's wings: "In 1934, Robert Rule Graham, a British pilot and bird lover, identified three wing feather features that suppress sound in owl flight. There was a feature known as a comb, a row of fine hairlike bristles that extend forward along the leading edge of the wing where it meets the oncoming air. There was a belt of wispy vane fringes on the wing’s trailing (or rear) edge. And lastly, there was a soft layer of velvet coating the whole wing." Jennifer Ackerman
The shots of the owl flying over the feathers are like something out of a dream sequence
Owl: quiet
Eagle: fast
Pigeon: CHONK
That's a peregrine falcon World fastest bird
And pigeons are also incredibly fast fliers.
Pigeons are known for good stamina and navigational ability. 🕊
@@ttuanmu and they have some amazing free fall flights of buildings.
Falcons are not Eagles. Hawks are closer to eagles size.
2:04 look at that smug face. He knows he's cool
Not to spoil ur good fun but she's a she. It was mentioned so many times
@@naturefrc3986 Aight it's fine.
@@naturefrc3986 Don't assume that owl's gender.
@@filipselakovic5428 assumptions are made upon uncertainties. This isnt such. Please stop talking just so that u can say something.
@@naturefrc3986 hey, Filip Selakovic was joking and I'm sure of that 100% xD Haven't you come across this phrase - "don't assume [one's] gender" - used as a meme throughout the internet? :D
these birds are all amazing and i love how this video was filmed! very insightful 👏
The most beautiful production I've viewed on this channel! I keep returning to this video! Awesome job conveying clear info and best use of graphics! Very top flight enjoyable content! 🦉 She's a beauty! 🌹 🌙
Owl: *REEEEE* [silence] *REEEEEE*
If you like silence...never look at something like this:
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@@temavero2124 ?
@@temavero2124 ?
The grace that owl has is mind blowing
It really is!
Who made it possible?
@@MARTIN201199 millions of generations of mama and papa owls and a harsh environment that punished louder owls through predation and starvation.
Then go on, take her out for dinner and make her some eggs
@@MARTIN201199 god obv
Idk why but that last clip with the bird flying over the feather had me tearing up and I have NO IDEA WHY shit was just beautiful
Okay but dod anyone noticed how beaaautiful it was filming... It's like watching an art about birds...
You should see me trying to get food in the middle of the night I'll be more quieter than a owl sleeping
But you're not flying to the kitchen
+CementCake he might
+ibandon ha ha i bet you will...
LMAO same here
This video is very beautiful. Music, lighting, narration and everything is beautiful
River Xiang calm down sir
Its like a phone commercial lol
Because it has the British class~
anyone know the song at 3:18 ?
What music? I can't hear the owl making any music
powerful and silent these things are so cool
The testing with the feather bed in the end was MAJESTIC
Several times I have slept outside at night, been looking up at the stars, and had a white barn owl fly low across and through my vision. So smooth and silent, they leave behind only awe at their majestic passing. Little wonder aboriginal peoples have often seen them as symbolizing wisdom and mystical nature. Most beautiful, owls.
+JamesThomas You should write a novel. You seem talented at describing things.
In the Hispanic culture seeing a white owl symbolizes death or bad luck
+no m8 I'm Hispanic and I never knew that o-o
+JamesThomas It's funny that in my country people used to believe that owls are bad luck. I guess it was because they used to live in ruins. I even have a hypothesis why.
The ancient Greeks too. It was the symbol of goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war. Even today we're using that symbol in education.
Me around the house when my parents sleep - Barn Owl
My parents around the house when I sleep - Pigeon
WOOPOOPOOP
😂😂😂
Well said.....
😀
Hahaha.... best comment.
Me going around looking for food at 3am: RHEEEEEEEEE
We have two barn owls right now on our property. I ❤ them! So silent but FAST ! Amazing animals
The pigeon misunderstood the assignment
Such gorgeous creatures.
Indeed!
Indeed ! And how gorgeous and amazing will be the "One" , who created this?
Subhan Allah
(All praises to Allah - the one and only)
❤️
@@multiplemediaworks3057 And some annoying creature...
I love owls
Is nobody going to talk about the narrator's voice and the music? It's so soothing..
For real. I could use this as a sleep story.
@@carr0760 lol me too 🤣
Right? I was gonna right that! So peaceful
Think the narrator is Paul Mcgann. He was in Withnail & I and Doctor Who. He has done quite a lot of voice over work for British documentaries.
Very soothing indeed
we were sitting outside at night having a campfire about 30 feet from the woods. we weren’t talking, a barn owl flew out of the trees and went right by us, about 10 or 15 feet away! WE DID NOT HEAR A THING, it was surreal. if we hadn’t seen it we wouldn’t have even known it flew by. i love birds so much and the owl is incredible. thanks for this interesting video clip
Breathtaking