Remarkable footage of two Peregrine Falcons harrying Snowy Owls on a beach in New Jersey, December 2013. Filmed and narrated by Tom Johnson. See more photos and video by Tom Johnson at:
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Snowy Owl
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Peregrine Falcon
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Snow owl: *"Just wait 'til dark, just you wait!"*
Falcon: So silent.. imma go to sleep *Forever Sleep*
Lmao theres actually a video of that. Great horned owl attacks the nest of a peregrine and snatches all baby peregrines from its mother
Snowy owls are actually diurnal means Active At day
@@mnkash2007 I didn't know that, Nancy, so thank you for that information. Makes my comment less funny now. 😜😂😂😂
Snow Owl is Diurnal, Bro
snowy owl looks like a fat flying cat.so adorable!!!!!Cutest ever!
it ain't called cat-head hawk for nothing.
Yeah, please don’t buy one to impress your friends. You’ll just get lazy and stop caring within a month...
Well I do love owls but ok
@@EllaTrigger I love them to.
I always hate when someone compare or pair a majestic animal to a house Cat... ughhh I still love dogs than lazy Cats
I love both birds
Happy to know, that none of the Magnificent Birds were hurt or killed.
RIGHT ON
I wouldn’t even know who to root for.
Err nature is brutal. Genesis tells you why....
*_Yet._*
Probably just fighting over resources
I would love to see a snowy owl in the wild some day! they are so gorgeous!
"Eventually, when the falcon finally left to..." The owl took a shit.. Why is this funny to me?
thinks thats their impression of the middle finger
+Ember Waves Birds often defecate prior to flight. Especially when threatened.
i was laughing at that too. haha
I felt it coming XD
Because everything that the owl does is funny!
beautiful birds both owl and falcons )
@shut beak Close up... you will change your mind. Both birds are exquisite! Such is the nature of God spoken into existence by the Word himself... Jesus Christ.🙋🏾
This is an owl and not bird
'the next day...'Snowy owl: Fucking falcons!
I see the snowy owl has been watching the karate kid and was ready to institute the crane kick.
Owls thinking: just wait until that sun goes down ☠️*
EXACTLY
exactly.. this bird is ghost bird
Should be happy the falcons didn't go in for a dive bomb instead too. 360 km/h of falcon bullet
@@hanneskonigwinqvist4396 I just watch a video of a Falcon breaking a drake mallards neck with that maneuver
Snowy owls are diurnal. They spend their summers on the Arctic Tundra when the sun does not set for six months and in winter make their way more south for food. I often see them during winter (South Eastern Canada) and they only hunt during the day and roost at night in the tall pine trees. They love perching at the top of the wooden electric poles where they have a great view of the land for any potential prey like wild turkeys, hares, rabbits, voles and the occasional racoon if it's small.
That was a GREAT footage.
Not once - but a "Twice in a Lifetime " Experience for you both. My birding companion and I, whom do regular, if not daily counts at a recovering creek in our town, were at our spot for ten minutes and saw a Red-Tailed Hawk perched nearby. We took photos and used the zoom function but did not get closer. But other visitors, unaware of this full-grown male hawk, walked their dog or strolled with their baby and the hawk was unimpressed by anyone whom passed by, garnering our admiration.
The owls are very interesting.so amazing to watch.
Owls could wreck havoc on the other raptors nests during the night hours given a chance{proximity}. That might explain falcons behavior, they would not want any owls in their territory.
True that.
In any other owl species, yes. But Snowy Owl isn't nocternal, they hunt at any hour and the falcon just defends itself in general because it's awake
What a beautiful owl.
Wow, great footage!
Thank you for capturing and sharing this video.
Hedwing RUN!!
daAnder71 yes
Also there are 7 books
daAnder71 don’t you ever diss Harry Potter again
@@JeffHardysAngel69 e/+
run or fly? =)
Amazing dream footage!
Fascinating. Another great video.
Thanks for this great footage!!
Amazing quality of image! Great work👍
Beautiful birds.
it is an owl not a bird
@@Kpajchathewolf07 Owls are a type of bird.
@@LudicrousCunningFox I know it's a species of bird but the animal itself is not a bird
Lmao the owl be like "I wish yo ass would try me at night!"
Snowy Owl feed in the day as well, during the summer the Artic is daylight 7/24. Its more like see my big wings and body I am bigger and more powerful your just faster.
Denis Dupuis but they're more active and more defensive at night
Population Their local numbers are high when the lemming population they prey on is high and lower when the lemming population is low. Range In North America, snowy owls are found during the breeding season from the western Aleutians in Alaska to northeastern Manitoba (Churchill), northern Quebec and northern Labrador in Canada. In the winter, they can regularly be found in the northern United States. Sporadically they can be found as far south as central California as well as in Texas and Florida. Behavior Unlike most other owl species, snowy owls hunt mainly in the daytime. Snowy owls are highly nomadic and their movements are tied to the abundance of their primary prey species, lemmings. They are known to aggressively defend their nests and will attack those that disturb their nests.
Oh
Gifted rose Snowy owls are extremely powerful birds, and will even attack wolves that come to close to their ground nests. I don't think daytime phased the powerful bird too much, but it was a funny joke nonetheless :)
stunning capture!
You got to see two magnificent birds! A lot of birders travel just to get a glimpse of them.
Fantastic footage. Great job!
Legend is that they are still fighting
We've had Peregrine Falcons raise young in the pipe chases at our plant in Kingsport TN, There is nothing like walking down the process and having the juveniles meet you in the alley ways.
The owl at the end is just like "OHH FUCK are they gone....I think I'm goo- OHH FUCK"
Wow...as mentioned by Max K.....outstanding footage. Once in a lifetime experience.
Wonderful filming
Spectacular,and fantastic quality.I wish I could have been there in person.I don't know whether you live close by,but you are so privileged if you do.Keep on filming!!!!!
I can't take snow owls seriously, their goofy silly faces are adorable
Until their talons rip your face off!
Owls are just beautiful, cute but deadly. A complete package
great capture!
Incredible how skilled and fast those falcons are! The owls are gorgeous. Glad all were okay. 🙏. Great sighting
Great capture! Thanks :)
Wow great footage!
There are snowy owls in NJ!?! I seriously had no clue you could find them there, I'd always assumed they lived much farther north, maybe northern Canada, Alaska, etc They are my favorite bird & I would be so happy if I actually saw one one day!
I think that was a rare sighting of an owl who got lost and strayed too far south. They do live much farther north.
When their food source of lemmings is too low they choose to move south temporarily for better food.
Vacation days are allowed in nature
Aww, poor Snowys!
Wonderful Thank you
Great footage!
So, this is more like a trading of insults than a real VS.
WOW! Thank you for sharing this.
Miss Peregrine vs Hedwig
Very good capture
Awesome nature captured on video.
always amazes me the owl can rotate it's head so far
My word... what quality footage... and what an encounter!
Thank you very much your beautiful videos
Snowy owl: *DEFENSIVE MODE ON*
Great video! Thanks for sharing. One question, isn't this snowy owl way South from his normal territory? It's amazing this was seen in New Jersey!
Beautiful owl. Nice looking pair of falcons.
This came up in suggestions in 2020. Where has this been hiding for so long? Nice!
This was great
That owl is beautiful
Great video
Interesting that these peregrine falcons aggressively flew towards the the snowy owls to scare them away. Thank you fo this footage, it is remarkable and quite unique!
great sighting !
I remember 2 ospreys doing that to me and my dad when we were fishing. My dad told me to tuck my head into my hoodie or they might get my eyes. That's when the tears started flowing
Owls some times attack other birds nests at night to steal chicks and eggs. That's probably why those 2 falcons were so alert, they probably have a nest near by with eggs or babies in.
My neighbor has a fake owl on her balcony - I guess to scare away pigeons. A sharp shinned hawk got in a fight with the fake owl - swooping a shreaking .
Are you gonna tell us . . . ? Who won?
beautiful owl
The owl pooped
True story, it pooped
That was not needed and extremely harsh, take a chill pill. Suicide is a serious thing.
@@Egguana_ Wot?
Klay Long they usually do that right before they fly away
@@cubingwithcarl4572 Yup, All raptors have that behavior - Eagles, Hawks, Owls, and yes, peregrine falcons (I've seen this while photographing). I always wondered why they do that....
Snowy Owl .. Such a noble man with wings.
Stumbled upon this video and can’t believe this was in Stone Harbor!! What street??
Wow!! Amazing!!!!
Not a snow owl but about that size I watched a barn owl in the woods near my place. After it took note of me, over 100 feet away, it decided to fly away landing on a branch at least 500 feet off - when it landed and grabbed the branch there I heard it distinctly - sounding exactly like an axe biting into hard wood swung full force.
It is funny how people are saying just wait till the night, you'll be sorry when the sun goes down blah blah blah, the thing is Snowy Owls are most active at dawn and dusk and during the day otherwise known as Crepuscular. As for the Peregrine side of things the female will stay with the chicks 24/7 with the male providing the meals.
Good stuff. thanks.
THESE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
This owl is an owl and not a bird you are a bird
I did not know that , Thank you
Wow ❣️....sighting of lifetime 👍👍👍👍
awesome video ,congrats
I love the snowy owl!
Those falcons are just like surfers.
Owls are so beautiful and mystical
Just realized most birds do the same display of presenting their wings, like the White Breasted Nuthatch, to express themselves.
Birds have very innate bird behavior and when you see it in one bird you will see it in all of them.
The first owl didn’t leave till he shit on the peregrines territory😂
Something passed by in the water around :49. Perhaps a harbor seal?
Wharer in the image?
Just beneath the left wing of the owl.
You’ll notice the falcons maintain a distance. Don’t want to meet up with those owl talons
1:25 why did I predict it was gonna take a fat shit after he said that XD
whats that thing in the ocean to left of owl at .046
Beautiful owl
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Misleading video title. Should be "Snowy Owl vs multiple Peregrine falcons". Makes one think this was some sort of battle video.
Going airborne to vacate while the two falcons were in the area was risky move by the owl.
"Aight, I'll leave but I'm takin' a shit first"
Whenever I see "vs" I assume it's a fight... So I clicked expecting a fight... I did not get a fight... Now I want to fight...
Owls are quite aggressive, powerful and silent killers. Falcon has speed.
Very funny! Peregrine's have been my favorite birds since seeing "My Side of the Mountain". This however is plain humorous because the Snowy is a natural comedian.
The "comedian" snowy owl had fended off 2 peregrine falcons (only bird to do so against peregrine falcon) in another video to protect its nest and plucked out hairs of fox and wolf.
Poor owl, just sitting there, minding his own business...some falcons are just busybodies, I tellya! :D (Honestly, not taking sides--love both falcons and owls SO MUCH!)
the Falcons - NOT waring bodycams.. so against the rules of engagement !
Methinks they don't like sharing their territory with an owl.
Is Jersey a normal place for a snowy owl?
I wonder what it would be like if humans fought like this. Seeing some dude raising his arms at another guy just running by him in circles...
I agree, that would be so cool looking. Screeching like birds. Imagine entire countries doing this instead of war. The winner does the most circles. End of war.
Do peregrines live in NJ? What about snowy owls?
Great footage. I guess the Peregrine falcons didn’t like a visitor on their patch!
Wow owl head 360 degree just like IP CAM.
Hedwig VS Horus