Short-eared Owls Hunting and Fighting [NARRATED]
Short-eared Owls often hunt over grassy fields in daylight: very un-owl like behavior. Besides showing them hunting, the video also shows their territorial fights.(Filmed at B.K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area and Riverlands Migratory Bird Center near St. Louis, MO)
Many thanks to Mel Diotte for the use of his videos and photos of the owl (www.flickr.com/search/people/...) and Lisa Saffell for footage of the owls fighting ( / lisasaffell . Several other people let me use their photos, and I thank them: Harold Feiertag (www.flickr.com/photos/feierta..., Brian Kushner (www.flickr.com/photos/bkushne..., Gordon Linton (www.flickr.com/photos/4913351..., Eddy Matuod (www.flickr.com/photos/mama_lu..., Martin Passchier (www.flickr.com/photos/photosa..., and Geoffrey Shuen (www.flickr.com/photos/geoffre....
I was at our vet's office recently when he, knowing that I'm a birder, said, "Wait here." He returned in a moment with the most magnificent barred owl perched on his arm. Someone had brought it in after finding it caught in a barbed wire fence with damage to its wing. It was amazing seeing him that close after only hearing him in the past, asking me, "Who cooks for you? Who cooks you y'all?" I love your videos, Jo. Thanks so much for blessing us.
Cool! That is just too cool! Thirty years ago my husband was enlisted to feed a pair of Barn Owls who'd been hatched in captivity but were bound for freedom. On weekends, he and I took frozen mice then live ones the barn where they were being kept. God, they were gorgeous!!! They sparkle! No photo does them justice. And I've never seen a live one elsewhere.
That 11 minutes passed in a mere flourish - excellent production all round - thankyou.
And thank you for letting me know how much you appreciated the video. I learned so much in making it about how owls hunt.
Glad to have you back.
Thanks. It's good to be back. 😊
Jo, this is epic. TY TY I have uploaded numerous owl videos thanks to you.
Such a beautiful voice and eloquent speech.
Thank you, John. I did love filming these extraordinary owls and showing them to you.
You are almost poetic at times as you describe the character of the owl, the colors of the wings and I appreciate your nature knowledge! Crepuscular ... and us with eyes the size of softballs in relation, very nice! 🥰
I love it when someone comments on specific parts of a video, as you have just done. I do have fun with language (looping and lollygagging). I hope you can find occasion to work crepuscular into a conversation. 😉
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME LOL, I'm sure that's possible as I have a lot of nerdy animal whisperer friends! 😄
@@AnimalArtbyTerraCotta Go for it!
Your descriptions of these wonderful animals provide insight, knowledge and wonder. Thank you and the camera people for such delight.
Hi, there. Good to see you back. Thanks for the compliment, and I appreciate you thanking the other two people who contributed such valuable footage.
Nice job on the video Jo.Your narration is enjoyable and very informative.
Thanks, Mel.
Great footage and narration!
Splendid narration. Your voice is amazing.
What a welcome compliment. Thank you. (And since you're interested in owls, might I suggest a video I did about Great Horned and Barred Owls? kzhead.info/sun/i9ydiruEop5jhqs/bejne.htmlsi=9N_9zvKIBNz8_Vko ) Thanks for commenting.
The shot of the owl raising his tuffs was awesome
Very well done Jo! I learned a thing or two as always!
Thanks, and I learned plenty too. It was a pleasure.
Very elegant narration. I enjoyed this video, Jo.
Nice to hear from you, Miguel, and thanks for the compliment. I thoroughly enjoyed making this movie, partly because the owls were such an interesting challenge to film, but even more so because I enjoyed learning about they use hearing to hunt.
Very nicely shot, thank you. Best wishes. Jarmila
Superb timing on posting this superb owl! Thank you so much for all your work and information!
This is so good! Happy Valentine's Day Jo!
And Happy Valentine's Day to you, Teresa. Good to see you're checking out my latest, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Count on it! Keep warm in your filmy shawl- peace
I really enjoy your videos Jo, it's like watching National Geographics.... Very informative and entertaining, well done my friend. Warm regards, Thomas
Nat'l Geo's footage is better than mine by a factor of ... oh, let's say a hundred. But they'd do well to hire me to write some of their scripts, don't you think?
Thanks for your excellent description and video about the short-eared owl. On our recent Dubuque Audubon trip early morning we saw five short-eared owls and several harriers hunting in the grassland.
Then I know you enjoyed the birding day, Kenneth. I had to drive an hour each way every time I filmed them, but it was worth the trouble. They were a thrill to watch.
THANKS ALOT SISTER, GREAT INFO AND COVERAGE. WELL DONE.
MY PLEASURE, KEITH.
I'm impressed with both the quality of the videos of the wildlife and your poetic and accurate narration. The short-eared owl is one of my favourite raptors because of its beautiful colouring, graceful and nimble flight, and fierce defence if attacked.
It's a pleasure to hear from anybody who has actually spent time watching these fierce, elegant birds--especially if she compliments my footage and narration. Thank you. Are you in the U.K.? I ask because of how you spelled "favourite" and "defense".
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Thank you. I live in Australia but my family are from the UK. Unfortunately, as you know, Australia doesn't have short-eared owls so at present I enjoy watching videos of them and spend some spare time watching the owls we get here such as the powerful owl as we have one that seems to have selected a particularly large tree near our home.
@@Adara007 Ah yes, there are always owls--unless you're in Antarctica. And thank goodness for that. We've had Great Horned Owls nesting in the woods behind our house for 16 years now. I love hearing them hoot to each other at night.
Yay!! Love your videos, Mrs. Alwood! Thank you!
God, the master of all creatures! Thank you for being a master of narration of such awesome and most interesting birds. I always learn from your videos and look forward to each one of them. Hope you are doing well.
I appreciate hearing that you appreciate the movie. ☺️ And I'm tickin' along pretty well--thanks for asking.
Great video as always, Jo! I love owls. Hope and pray that you're doing well, hon. God bless you always!🤗
Glad you enjoyed the owls so much. They are wonderful. And I'm doing excellent, Jeannine. In so many ways, I don't feel like eighty.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME so glad you are doing well hun you are forever in my prayers. Huge hugs! 🤗
Wonderful video and wonderful voice Jo.
Thanks. It’s nice to hear you enjoyed the video. Some people have told me I have a calming voice. Funny, I never thought of it one way or another until I started narrating movies, but that seems to be the consensus.
Great movies of owls. Fun to watch. Thank you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. (I have lots of other owl movies by the way.)
Excellent video & narration!! ❤❤
Thank you. I loved filming these owls because they are so elegant in the air.
For your wonderful undisputed research five stars are less than you deserve 😊 you make everything so interesting
A rare gem on KZhead. Thank you.
As it happens, I just re-watched this old movie yesterday, and I’d say it’s one of my better ones. So I’ll take that compliment and thank you, Ian.
That was awesome, thanks.
Aw shucks. My pleasure.
Beautiful! Thank you Jo :-)
My pleasure, Elizabeth.
Just found and subbed your channel .. fantastic stuff.. great narration.. your all knowing and well versed all things wildlife and life in general.. cant wait to binge all your videos !! 😊🦉
You might be surprised at how little I really know, but I do some research before I write a script. And besides my husband has been birdwatching for 40 years-SERIOUSLY birdwatching- and he really does know a lot, so I lean on him for additional information. But aside from that disclaimer about how much I know, let me say that I appreciated your enthusiastic praise. Enjoy binge watching! I’ve got about 300 films up, so that should keep you occupied for awhile.
Lovely video, with some of the best photography I've seen of these owls. I've only started watching them recently, at an estuary near me in the UK where they overwinter. I'm quickly becoming obsessed.
Obsessed? Yes, I get that. Owls are hypnotic, and these owls, because they hunt during the day, are worth some obsession. I’m glad you enjoyed the video so much. I sure did enjoy making it. Thanks for commenting.
Love the moth comparison
Hey, thanks for telling me that. I am always interested to know which things I say grab people the most.
Beautiful video and lovely narrative.
I'm happy to hear that you appreciated it, Darren. I got quite a kick out of filming these owls.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME I bet you did, they are wonderful birds, you did a great job, so inspiring.
@@darrendavy4248 🤗
Fantastic film Jo. Learned quite a lot listening to your wonderful narrative. The choice of amazing close photos and exciting videos was outstanding!
Beautiful video of a mega species, Jo !
Cute and pretty The flapping wings of the owl are pretty.
Aren't they, though?! They're powerful and yet fluttery and delicate.
is it so that's right@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME
Somehow I missed this yesterday. Fantastic film with the classic wit I’ve come to expect from these. “Mouse frequency” should be in the biology books!
Hi, Murray, and thanks for "the classic wit I've come to expect from these." I especially appreciate comments that are specific, and "'mouse frequency' should be in the biology books" qualifies as specific--not to mention witty.
This is the best channel on KZhead.
☺️ That's some compliment, Joy! Thank you.
Your videos are always so nice to watch! Your metaphors, kind and reverent for your subject, are unique. We get to learn new things about birds. And you find such nice footage! Thank you for bringing all this together and sharing it with us!
I kid that making movies keeps me out of the shopping malls, but really making them pleases me, especially if they please you too. Which obviously they do. Thank you for such a sweet compliment. I appreciated it.
Jo! Hope all is well. So excited to see an owl in your channel. Thank you so much for ALL of your time.
It is a lot of time, Christina, but it's a labor of love. Thanks for commenting, and enjoy the owls.
That was really interesting. Thanks.
So nicely done…Beautiful!
Oh, thank you, Ed. AFTER I published, I noticed on Flickr that you have VIDEO of the owl eating prey. Curses on me for not seeing that sooner! But I still loved the two shots you gave me.
Lovely share
Thanks. They're beautiful birds that deserve the attention (even if they don't want it).
Beautiful creatures!
Amen!
Ah, hello Jo! Great to see another great video from you! I've always been fascinated by owls, and have never seen one in a natural setting. I keep hoping! I know there a Great Horned Owl living nearby because I have heard it, but have never seen it. Hope your are doing well and enjoying life!
Hi, Maggie. Those owls can be difficult neighbors to get to know. I wish you luck. At least these Short-ears were relatively easy to see--but I had to drive an hour each way and went maybe 8-9 times. And it was worth it, numb fingers and all. I loved watching them and filming them.
Heeey?? So nice to here from you!! I hope you’re doing good! Thank you so much for this beautiful video! I was blessed last year, with a beautiful Owl almost like this one, who had her nest in a huge Pine tree close to home. But, bad weather took the tree down. We haven’t seen her since. Anyways, you take care of yourself! We love and miss you so much! God bless you!
Hi, Wella Wally. And it's good to see you checking out the latest. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm doing great, health wise.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME We are always on the lookout for your beautiful videos! Stay healthy, dear friend!
I empathize with you about losing the resident owl. Five years ago, the female Great Horned Owl who'd nested next door for ten years got hit by a car. The male found another mate, but she rejected the old nest site, so I don't get to see the young ones as I used to. We've never found the new nest.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Oh! Wow! How sad! At least I got to see them and the greatest thing ever was to listen to her. I was so mesmerized.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME Oh! Forgot to tell you, I’m trying to plant a Pine Tree!
Awesome video very interesting 😊👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I think this is the first time anybody's given me five stars, Ricardo. ☺️
good video. i love owls.
Owls! Well, who wouldn't love them, right, Rob? I do. I've done more owl movies than anything else.
Hi Jo ! I really enjoyed learning so much about the owl. I adore them but I've never been close to one. One time but it was at dusk in the woods it flew away so it doesn't count. I've learned a lot from you in this video, thank you much ... and hope you are feeling well. I liked your 1985 comment, I get it 😊- be well.
Oh, they're elusive buggers, Pamela. I wish you a good, close sighting one of these days. We've had Great HOrned Owls in our woods for 15 years now. For ten of those years, we knew where they nested and I filmed the nestlings. And we have a dead Sycamore at the edge of the woods that owls love to perch in. It's gonna break my heart when that tree comes down. I love it when someone comments on a specific part of the movie, like 1985. Thanks. And I'm doing very well health wise, good energy ... well, for 80.
@@JoAlwoodBIRDSANDTHENSOME 🙋♀🦅🕊
*I'm waiting for them to migrate to my area in a couple of weeks*
Yes, right around Thanksgiving is when we get them here in Missouri.
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