We've seen quite a few young owls here at the centre this year and, luckily, we've managed to get many of them returned home!
This youngster was found at the base of a tree before being transferred into our care. With no injuries found and with the own in fantastic body condition, Lawrie and Jacob set off to try and get it home...
[This site was monitored post-release, with the adult owl returning to feed both chicks shortly afterwards!]
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The poor little owlet looks so scared after you put her back, and is breathing so hard. Of course she can't understand that you saved her. Good work, team! Thank you.
Baby owls must be very sturdy to survive falling so far. Great job on getting it back in the nest!
Baby tawny owls falling out of tree's is a lot more common than people realise, they often climb back up the tree afterwards.
@@pauldurkee4764 really!? They climb!? Or do they hop? I know they have talons and stuff i just know that with the eagles they usually fly back up once they are able, if they are able. It’s crazy how far little chicks of different species can fall- I’ve seen it before where Canada geese will lay eggs in an abandoned eagle nest in a tall tree, the goslings eventually jump down, it’s scary to watch! They’re usually ok but not always. And then I’ve seen that video where this species has to lay eggs on top of these cliffs, it’s the only safe place, and eventually the parents have to fly to the bottom and goad them into jumping off. The chicks literally jump off the cliff and are bouncing off rocks etc it was insane to see, very scary and intense to watch but once you know the chicks shown in that video end up safe it becomes easier to watch
@@CenturianEagle When tawny owls reach a certain level of development, before they can actually fly, they become what is known as branchers. They have remarkably strong talons and are certainly capable of climbing back up the trunk. In the UK people see the young owl on the floor and immediately think it needs help, when really if you leave them alone they will find their way back.👍
@@pauldurkee4764 with roaming cats and kids around it's safest to just put them back
@@CenturianEagle They can go against the law of attraction, and climb straight up against the tree trunk.
I like how Lawrie casually chatters whilst being half way up to the sky. Good one Lawrie, and team :)
The owlet already in the tree looked so adorable and soft while it was sleeping. Love to see this little one brought back to their sibling. So sweet!
Cheeky Lawrie gives the owlet instructions to not fall out again!! How delightful... I laughed & still smiley! 😂😊 Bravo team!! 👏 100% owlet returns is a job well done!! Thank you from Florida!!❤❤
"Climbin' Simon" strikes again! Well done, Lawrie!
Anyone helping animals is a legend
Very impressive, climbing a 50 foot tree. Well done and great to see the two little owls in the nest.
Someone get this man a cape already! Well done, Lawrie! Well done crew!
Adorable little ball of fluff! Very important warning at 0:36, saying "little man" too many times can be dangerous and result in complications later in life!
The look that owlet gave you Lawrie!! Well done that man. X
Poor little owlet looked so scared. I'm glad they're safe and sound back home. Great job.
Well done Jacob and Lawrie.
The baby owl did not look appreciative of Lawrie's efforts, but at that age, he/she does not know what is good for it. 👏👏👏💕💕💕💕💕
I love your opening shot of the moss and ferny forest.
Well done Lawrie ❤
That baby was so much bigger than I expected! Those kinds of ladders make me nervous, thanks to a bad experience with one. Glad you were able to get that fluffy little beast back to its nest. Imagine the terror of that other baby, after its sibling goes missing, a bunch of noise far below, getting closer, suddenly a head bigger than your whole body appears, more noise, then suddenly there's your sibling again. I wonder if it pushed the other one out...
Great work getting this ‘little guy’ back home 🙃 It’s fantastic to hear how successful you’ve been at ‘re-nesting’ these lovely little ones 💜xXx P.S. Beautiful camerawork there at the beginning too!
Thank you! 🤗 0:00 Nice nature shot. 😎
Thanks Wildlife Aid team 👍
Thank you so much for the wonderful job you do . there is far to little care for our wildlife anymore
Thank you, Lawrie, for saving this baby❤❤❤❤
Well done Lawrie you are a hero ! 😊
What a twit! Thanks for rescuing him.
The look on the face of the owl already in the tree... "Wrong tree, mate! He's from one tree north of here!"
How do you know if a bird has just fledged versus fallen out of a nest too early? I love you guys, wish the world was full of people like you. xoxo
With owls, you can tell be the level of feather development. Tawny owls do have a branching stage during fledging, but this youngster was a little too young for that :)
They are so beautiful ❤️ Be safe for you and them.🙏😇
Thank you so much for this great rescue! ❤
I want to learn how to climb trees now! So love owls! Yes, stay in that blooming nest until flight training starts, you owlet you! Good work!
Excellent work, everyone!! I love these videos, even the "sad" ones and you know what ones I mean. I'm just glad there are wonderful people like you that are out there fixing what small wrongs you can that happen in the world.
Climbing that big a tree, and with a wriggly fluffball too - respect! 🦉
thank you for your efforts ❤
So cute those little owl babies! Well done ❤💕
Great work once again guys. Beech trees at this time of year are just gorgeous!
Interlude music...😊😁❤.....glad you found its nest.
Great job . Tree looked very sturdy and good find another baby still inside the nest hole. Nice ladder. Long walk to go back to get the owl, Now long walk back with that LO N G ladder.
Really cool rescue! 💪🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
she looks soo relieved in that last image. :) Jacob needs to learn climbing, too!
Lowlrie is back with his sibling!
Awww I adore watching owls, birds, etc being returned, so cute and heartwarming! Thank you for helping him!
Well done for helping the tawny owl .🦉❤
God bless you 👍👍👍👍
Well done!
Another awesome rescue.
Lawrie is a pro! 👍❤🦉
Where do the parents be during the day? They never seem to be around when you bring back chicks.
Love tawny owls great to see you put it back in the nest well done team.
Larry, you are so brave to go up in that tree! Thank you for saving that baby❤️
It is lawrie
@@JoannaLee_1992 I know that but I should have looked before I posted. Auto correct changed it to Larry. I have been following this group for over two years.
Thank you for looking after all the wildlife 🦊🦊🦝🦝🐭🐭🐰🐰🦔🦔🦢🦢🦆🦆
Wonderful work, thank you for caring. 💗💗💗💗.
Thank you for saving him
Little guy 🦉😁
Good going Chaps! ❤ XXX
He didn't look pleased. I thought the other owl would be excited to have his brother back.
Lawrie you are a gem❤❤❤. Such a kind adorable young man. God Bless You and keep you safe. You are such a one of a kind.
he was scared, little fella
great stuff
i love how laurie says "alright tree, what surprises have you got in store" and "please don't do that again" hahaha so nice to see that little owlet back in its nest with its sibling :)
Well done Lawrie and Jacob 🥰 🦉💖
Good climb!
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Good work ❤😊
If this is such a common occurrence, do you think they might get kicked out of the nest by one of their siblings?
Most of our re-nesting cases occur after particularly heavy winds or stormy weather, but each one is checked by a wildlife vet first, and then the site is monitored after release to ensure there is no further risk. There are definitely some cases when this sort of reunion can't be attempted :)
@@wildlifeaid I meant the reason they "fell" in the first place. Not potential post reunion complications. I'm just saying it might not have been an accident.
will we ever understand how such wonderfull animals could become such an object of absolute fear and hate? altough i've experienced strange things twice with little owls. but i love them very much. thank you ❤️
It's just because they've historically been linked to witchcraft and the Christian church has always enjoyed whipping up a frenzy about all that. Personally they're probably my favourite bird - they're fascinating.
@@AllieB-11.11 🦉☺️❤️
Adorable balls of fluff.
Superhero Lawrie at it again! Love when we get to see him scale the trees! Great work! 💚
Thank you 😊😊
Lawrie already conquered Mount Kilimanjaro recently, so now we're looking at Mount Fuji? Accomplished climber Lawrie is.
0:07 For Lawrie's description this time, you could've said "Almost got slammed by his car's door". 🤪
Excellent work, as always. Thank you 💚💚💚💚
That owl chick had more luck than the tiny chick I've found this morning. It didn't make it. 😞
God bless you all
Great job as always! I live in the cold Canadian prairies and am astonished by that tree. What kind is it, do you know? Also, who is running the camera that is recording Lawrie speaking at the top of the ladder? Your videos are so well done.
Oh that was epic...super THX ....
... sehr gute Arbeit !!!
I'm very surprised the parents don't attack when the nest is approached, tawny owls can be aggressive, the famous wildlife photographer Eric Hosking lost an eye in a tawny attack when he got too close to a nest.
Pardon my AE, but every time Lawrie says "Tawny Owl", I hear "toe nail". 😄
Soo did Lawrie just hang out in the tree while Jacob went all the way back to get the owlet or did he go down and take a break? Anyway great job guys! Very cute little one. So glad you could help her get home. I'm sure the mum and sibling were happy to have em back. :)
He was secured in to the tree on a safety line, so just waited there :)
this was so cute! this does bring up, is there a fine line between rescuing animals and interfering with the "natural order" of things. no question that it is great when the rescue a fox tangled up in a net in someone's back yard. I seem to think I once read that some bird parents will kick a baby out of the nest if they detect some abnormality or something... of course a chick could always accidentally fall our of a next...
Well I think most of us are happy that WAF put the owlet back in the nest. We can't just guess that the parents or sibling chucked it out so just leave it on the ground in the modern world really.
Considering how much of the world we humans have put to our own use and how many wild animals we've made extinct or rare, pursuing them for skins, food, medicine, talismans, land, trophies and sport - I'd say we've already well and truly 'interfered' with the natural order of things. I think we have a duty to do the right thing by those comparatively few animals that are left on this world.
Of course, but this (and most of our other re-nesting rescues) occurred after very high winds that caused one owlet to fall. There's a lot of behind-the-scenes research that goes on before we do something like this :)
@@wildlifeaid keep up all of the great work!
@@debbiehenri345 Agree with you 100% Debbie. Those who bleat about 'not 'interfering with nature' are just idiot virtue signallers. The havoc mankind has caused nature and all the living creatures within it, makes a joke of 'not interfering with nature'.
I have been told that it is normal for owls (except barn owls) to leave the nest long before they can fly and hang around on branches. In Dutch there is even a name for this life phase, "takkeling"(branchling) and it's generally thought it is best to leave these alone, and especially tawny owls are good climbers. So, why was it necessary to help this one? Maybe it was in a dangerous open location? Or was it not developed enough?
Branching is definitely something to consider! Whilst tawny owl chicks will branch, they do so when they are a little older. This chick was too young for that stage yet :)
@@wildlifeaid thank you for helping the little guy and your reply!
That's a long fall
Lol, who is the editor on these? Is Lawrie being self depricating or is someone else providing the (admittedly amusing) snarky commentary? XD
In probably 90% of cases, it's Lawrie :)
I could use some advice I am at my Aunts house and we have to seagulls that nest on next door neighbours roof, well two days ago one of them stopped flying and seems thin and weak we have tried feeding him and watering him but he just seems to be getting worse. I really need some advice.
Why wait so long? For heaven's sake, call wildlife rescuers!
@@datacoherence9559 you don’t think we have tried.
@@datacoherence9559 Anyway, we are already getting him sorted. Before you have a dig maybe freaking ask.
Did you leave a letter for his parents explaining what happened? That baby owl will be in big trouble for staying out all night.
My only hope is that the other baby is not the one who kicked the weaker baby "out"... and he will not do it again!...🤪😅
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Lawrie is hot and climbs trees but Jacob has curly hair so he wins this one.
Pronouns for the owl are “WHO”.