It's almost like he was looking around to see if any witnesses seen him just commit murder

The chick was so heavy it's hard to believe that the owl could carry it back to its nest.

I don't think people realize how territorial and aggressive owls are. I used to work at a wildlife rehabilitation center. As soon as owls fledge, they become territorial little freaks of nature that can and will RUN you down to attack your legs.

@jayhouse3149

2 жыл бұрын

This owl was an full grown adult!

@mikemortensen4973

Жыл бұрын

That's what they make shotguns for. I love nature but I draw the line if it attacks me. I have just as much right to be anywhere as much as any creature. And that includes Grizzlies. I have come to shooting Grizzlies before in Montana but so far I have managed not to shoot.

@Niko..

Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with owls

@sharonw4325

Жыл бұрын

@@Niko.. except that they will attack you for no reason.

@tnbspotter5360

Жыл бұрын

I used to think owls were peaceful and wise, not a super predator.

Just too sad for each individual in nature's wild animal kingdom. Just a baby and almost grown. Only savings grace if any, is that unlike hawks who take forever to pluck their prey leading to a very long, painful ordeal, this wasn't as long even though this poor baby suffered.

I know it's part of nature, but still utterly heartbroken for this family. May you fly free, Lil one, and all the chicks we've known but lost.

@ureasmith3049

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@johnrussell5896

2 жыл бұрын

He ain't going to do that s*** around bald eagles.. trust me on that one..

AVIDA SELVAGEM É SEM COMPAIXÃO 😔 🇧🇷

I can't imagine why BOTH parents would be away from the nest especially after losing the previous chick.

@hossameldenebrahim6466

5 жыл бұрын

austin1839 may they were making love.

@mcdanielvalerie0

5 жыл бұрын

This information was posted somewhere in the comment section. The mother was found dead and the dad was keeping everything else up. Dad wasn't aware he needed to stay on the nest overnight because that's the mom's job. It's extremely sad.

@cwg73160

5 жыл бұрын

It’s a shame that you can’t imagine something like that.

@molliesdad4702

4 жыл бұрын

@@mcdanielvalerie0 How did mom die? So sad for whole family but especially the baby.

@mcdanielvalerie0

4 жыл бұрын

@@molliesdad4702 Hey, I'm not sure, they didn't go into details. She was found dead so the dad was doing everything by himself.

After seeing about 300 videos similar to this, I wonder has anyone done research into whether the night observation lights and camera movements/noises attract predators to these nests? It's almost as if you've put a spotlight on them in the center of an otherwise dark forest and in neon lights have a sign that says "FREE FOOD HERE". I bet the nearby nests, the ones without lights and cams pointing them out to the entire potential predator universe, have much higher success rates.

@ArleneBeechHomebird

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Theos, the Infra Red light is picked up by the camera but is not visible to the occupants of the nests. :-)

@ritsuoreo5359

2 жыл бұрын

And it doesn't matter because owls are NOCTURNAL, which means they have best vision at night than day.

@Astronurd

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArleneBeechHomebird Owls can see into the infra red range much more than humans and I agree with the OP that these are advertising the nests to hungry owls.

@rarebird_82

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting point, though an owl has night vision anyway, I doubt an IR light or any other unusual activity will attract secretive birds to said nest, though Im not sure they help the situation either. Definitely worth further study ✌🏻

@theosnepenthes8751

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArleneBeechHomebird Hi Arlene, Perhaps...unless there are predators that sense Infra Red. I am positive, however, that the cameras are making sounds not audible to the human ear that mammals and birds can readily hear. Hopefully humans are not making these nests targets for predators, but if a predator notices whenever there are certain lights/sounds food is around (animals can be very clever and adapt to new stimuli) observation nests and the equipment involved may attract more predation than normal. Thanks for the kind response.

Wow, it’s sad, but I like to see the true happenings of nature. So sad though. Thanks for sharing💐

@elias3506

4 жыл бұрын

Natur beobachten macht dich nicht zum Affen. Du bist ein Mensch. #Snuff #Pädo #Landesverrat #Hochverrat Leben nach dem Leben: Burkhard Heim, Feder der Maat

@jennifers4528

3 жыл бұрын

I'm the same way. I hate when KZreadr's edit nature out.. and a lot of them do!

1:44 sad, you see it's eye close.

@goldwolf0606

3 жыл бұрын

No it’s not. That’s life for the owl and it’s babies. That’s how life works. Do you cry for the ant you step on? Or the cockroach you kill for no good reason?

@GerardLESC

3 жыл бұрын

Gold Wolf yo, this a 2 year old comment, like stfu lol

@yolo9050

3 жыл бұрын

@@goldwolf0606 You can still feel sad for the chick while rooting for the owl. :P

@goldwolf0606

3 жыл бұрын

@@yolo9050 or you can root for the owl 🦉 and say sucks to be it’s food 😂😂😂👋💥👋💥

@yolo9050

3 жыл бұрын

@@goldwolf0606 I mean, it clearly sucks for the chick, that's why you can feel sad for it. But everyone deals with it in their own way. It's ok to feel sad for something that dies. It's also ok to block out feeling sad for something, so long as you're not degrading others like a pretentious prick who needs to feel higher than someone else to fight their own insecurities, because someone else chooses to feel sad for something that died.

Aw that's so sad , so sorry little one.

I am crashed...So sorry Luther..

Our neighbor found his two Yorkies beheaded by GHO in his own back yard. GHO are very strong!

What equipment did you shoot?

So sad!.she died too!

Sadly 2 of my favorite birds... hate to see young beautiful osprey go down like that. Poor guy

Incredible footage! Thank you

It's a miracle that Ospreys even exist considering how frequently other Raptors eat their chicks!

I think Luther will have to pick a safer place to nest next time

RIP lil one you did all you could do and Luther Dad we love you for taking on 2 babies and not abandon them when your mate died or Mom Osprey. Such a tragedy one right after another. 2 babies close to fledging and mom Osprey just heartbroken 😭 You all be remember by so many.

@mariagalbiati5

7 жыл бұрын

Che tragedia! molto triste! Non sapevo che la mamma era morta troppo! Che cosa è successo alla mamma?

@OspreyMomma

7 жыл бұрын

Mary Galbiati I only speak and read English sorry do not understand.

@mariagalbiati5

7 жыл бұрын

What a tragedy! very sad! I did not know Mom was dead too! What happened to mom?

@OspreyMomma

7 жыл бұрын

Mary Galbiati I am not positive which story or facts are true maybe someone else can give exact facts but first we're told mom didn't return and a female osprey was seen hung upside down by the nest. Second story told was that when mom was last seen a day later a Osprey was laying dead below the nest so not sure if any are correct but definitely everyone agreed the mom had passed away just not sure how. Sorry I can't help you anymore thank you for translating in English what language is that u speak ? nice talking to you. I do know for days after mom went missing the dad Luther was calling out to her for days and it was very sad to watch. Heartbreaking to hear him call out every few minutes and sit and listen to see if you could hear her call back. I might be able to try and research if I find any factual information from the site I will let you know otherwise like I said others may be able to tell you what day so I did not see it.

@mariagalbiati5

7 жыл бұрын

Osprey Momma Thanks for the info .. very sad the fate of this nest ..

I have always thought the bird world was peaceful. This broke my heart 💔

@jimmyjay689

2 жыл бұрын

Savage World

@KingLouisDaSaint

2 жыл бұрын

Delusional

Where was mom and dad?

And owls are one of my favorite birds too.

It's late 2019, anyone here has an idea how the Belwood Lake Ospreys are doing? I hope they are able to "rebuild" after this loss. Any update is much appreciated!

Wow, that owl knew exactly what it was doing, striking from the rear like that so that it could immediately bite the neck. Also, that youngster looked very weak already.

@breannemuhammad8637

5 жыл бұрын

It wasn't weak it was sleeping

@cwg73160

5 жыл бұрын

Weak? It’s a sleeping baby osprey. Learn what context is.

@ericl2969

5 жыл бұрын

@@cwg73160 You think I missed the context? I'm talking about the sleeping behavior and more. I was thinking about the fact that it was laying its head down like that. Maybe that's normal for an osprey of that age (it is, after all, still pretty young), but I myself have never seen that behavior in a bird that is healthy and as far developed as that one was (usually they can sleep with their head up, perhaps tucked under a wing, like an adult bird). Then after that, it sure didn't have much ability to fight. Young birds of prey are usually quite powerful when defending themselves, even if badly wounded. It never had a chance of course, but I expected it to fight harder and it barely even moved. No wing-flapping, nothing.

Man, owls are amazing predators, completely silent flying, claw-shaped talons and quick, efficient kills. Shame about the chick, but they're easy prey unprotected and without one of the parents... it was a matter of time to be honest.

Luther so sorry for your loss

No more nestlings this season?

Beautiful video thanks for sharing. 👍👏

The last bit of life ran out at 1:54...you can see the moment it happened in the right eye

That was vicious!

So much for all around security.

😭😭😭😭😭😭

I,m not going to lie, I,m sitting here watching that baby take his last breath and it,s very difficult, but I do know that Great Horned Owl is hungry and needs to survive😥😥😥😥

@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_

3 жыл бұрын

Stop being a biitch

@jennifers4528

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_ wow. Was that really necessary?

@jennifers4528

3 жыл бұрын

Just think, that GHO may have babies of her/his own to feed. At least it was quick for the Osprey. Nature sure is brutal on the human eyes sometimes though, I agree. 💚

@Astronurd

2 жыл бұрын

@@jennifers4528 It killed it not for food as it was too large and heavy to fly with, but it was to simply remove another predator from its territory

@jennifers4528

2 жыл бұрын

@@Astronurd oh. Well such is nature. They have their reasons for doing what they do I guess.

Bubo virginianus is a skilled assassin, its no wonder they call them the Tiger Owl 🧡

wicked,would have love to be watching the GHO nest cam as well

@jaybee8862

2 жыл бұрын

Owls don't make nests.. they usually steal nests of other birds like eagles.. so it's hard to find a nest that permanently belongs to an owl

It's a jungle in the out. Everybody will eat one another. Till the end of earth.

@abbyreynolds2451

5 жыл бұрын

GHOs are ruthless. My favorite owl.

@iggy082

5 жыл бұрын

You can thank God for that.

@gullybop1695

5 жыл бұрын

Well us humans eat the chicken and the egg....we real savages. Lol!!

@youraveragejoe2

4 жыл бұрын

@@iggy082 thank evolution.

@ghostttriddder

4 жыл бұрын

@Liger Angry plants are alive too, we should balance our diet to meat and vegige

what does the owl do to actually kill its prey ? break the neck, suffocate or what exactly? thanks in advance

@lucasgutierrezmayuri9055

3 жыл бұрын

Breaks the neck usually birds do that

What is GHO?

I thought one of the parents always stayed with the chicks. I guess not.

@ArleneBeechHomebird

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jason, on this particular nest the mother was found dead quite early on and the dad was doing everything himself. He kept up with the food really well, but didn't seem to know about staying on the nest at night, normally the mother's role. It was incredibly sad so hopefully next year he'll be back with a new mate and they'll have a better chance although GHO's have taken a lot of Osprey chicks this year.

@Liger._King

6 жыл бұрын

Arlene Beech, those GHOs should be killed.

@karlepaul6632

5 жыл бұрын

This was AWESOME! Owls seem to be ridiculously underrated by pretty much everybody (who aren't bird people that is)...Thanks for sharing this! 😊👍🏻

@curts7801

5 жыл бұрын

Liger King why? Ospreys would literally do the exact same thing to an under guarded owl nest. So should they be killed too? Should we just murder every predator that has ever lived? Get over your hypocrisy buddy.

@AdolfKitler

5 жыл бұрын

@@Liger._King Why?

"dad Luther" ... ***omg*** THIS is pure nature. awesome, cruel.

For what reason did he do it? It was too big to bring.

Sinistro veio , a coruja é mesmo inimiga 😱

I knew it when I checked the live cam. she's gone.

God bless the precious babies I pray they are high above us soaring with the other babies! :-( God bless dad and I pray that he will meet a new female & they will have a big beautiful family next season. It is soooo sad what the owl has done to this family, I guess with mother nature the owl may have a family of his own to care for. I still don't like it though. 😪😪😪😪❤️❤️❤️🌺🌺

Que dó💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

@nnnmmm97

5 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭😭😭

Amazing how these animals despise each other

Coruja malvada 😡 ainda tem a cara de ficar olhando de um lado pro outro

Owl had no trouble killing the first one, unprotected chicks are easy prey. Poor little family, the other osprey family I watched didn't fare any better. Four chicks, one fell out of the nest and died, the other three starved because of a storm that prevented dad from hunting properly. :(

That must be the number one worst way to be awoken among ospreys. Barely has a chance to realize she wasn't digging into a huge fresh trout all to herself. Two minutes later she has no head.

Jeez, anyone get Owls of Gahoole vibes?

@abhiramsrivastava81

5 жыл бұрын

RootBear exactly!

Why do they do it?

Why aren't there any videos of GHO falling prey, hunted, nest attack?

Where is dad Luther? I've watched other Osprey nest. I've seen at least one of the parents stay at the nest all night long. Poor baby. This is so sad. The Owl going unchallenged at every attack.

@Astronurd

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the female that stays in the nest overnight and she died days before

Wow 😳 the owl killed with a bite to the neck.

Just too sad...........

Where was mom or dad?? Where were the parents??

Too many great horned owls around - hear two of them hooting near our home - one of our cats got taken right off the deck one morning. Much restricted outdoor only daytime for the remaining three and slingshot at the ready. (soft pellets to scare off only)

@feelthatfeelthat

3 жыл бұрын

Keep your cats inside. Outside cats are vermin and a huge problem to bird wildlife

@Astronurd

2 жыл бұрын

Kill their evil asses

In falconry a lot of falconers have to watch there bird's very carefully because great horned owls have been known to kill there bird's, this is a good example, there's just no way to hear a owl because they are silent and stealthy

@sueojeda5712

5 жыл бұрын

Gary Ramirez I agree in my opinion I think it is a very dumb sport to begin with I am sure people will disagree I don't care

@garyramirez1420

5 жыл бұрын

Sue ojeda, I love falconry, I'm just saying that great horned owls hunt falconry birds, I have friends that are falconers that have problems some times having there bird's hunted by owls, I was just sharing knowledge, I respect your oppinion.

@curts7801

5 жыл бұрын

It all comes down to the structure of the owls’ flight feathers. There is set of little spines/ribs along the outer edge of the feathers that softens the air before actually meeting the body of feathers, providing a very stealthy glide and wing beat. It became necessary due to their main prey (rodents and lagamorphs) having excellent hearing. It just happens that it’s an excellent adaptation for hunting everything else as well.

@hynzsanchez1387

5 жыл бұрын

Gary Ramirez lol a fully grown red tailed hawk can beat greated horned owls

@frankmorse7929

2 жыл бұрын

@Gary Ramirez. I am very well into and acquainted with Falconers in Florida and in New York & it's quite the opposite actually. Ghos specialize in hunting from behind on silent feathers & usually at night. Diurnal Raptirs that falconer use like Red Tailed Hawks and Goshawks are hunted with in the daytime, when the hawk has the advantage. & if the hawk/ falconer are seasoned & have been doing it for some time , it is the hawk that can give the gho an extremely hard time as These hawks are also fighters and can see the owl. I've seen proof of incidents where ghos were killed. I have photo proof of a young female Red Tailed Hawk that killed an adult female Gho. All talons from both of the owls- skull and face- crushing the owls skull bone structure causing hemmorage & a quick death. Both of each of the Hawks longest talons, the halux claws were each stuck deeply into both of the owls eyes. Excellent kill & very quick. The owl didn't even have a chance. I will gladly share the image.

Was that a teen or pup Osprey?

@michaeldeierhoi4096

3 жыл бұрын

Still a pup, but was almost ready to fledge.

Muitos de nós,os ditos humanos,já estamos fazendo isso,tirando o ar,sufocando os que querem viver!!!

@Astronurd

2 жыл бұрын

WTF are you talking about?

Well the Owl has chicks to feed too. Right?

@robertdavenport5457

5 жыл бұрын

People have a choice to be predators, animals not so much

@robertdavenport5457

5 жыл бұрын

@nickys34 The point was primarily about animals not people. I don't think owls eat plant life although they seem to eat any animal they can kill. Ospreys only eat fish. I've been told that eating rice and beans gives a complete protein that is essentially the same as any meat protein; both groups need additional plant foods to provide necessary vitamins and minerals. Eating nothing but meat doesn't provide everything you need. Eat Right for Your Type by D'Adamo discusses why some people should be vegetarians and some should not.

This is what living life is all about. Kill to survive. One's survival is another's murder.

Just like with us humans children need both parents to get a good start in life, a lesson from nature here.

@learninglasvegas..1822

5 жыл бұрын

why you being racist dude??? it was obvious that was bent towards the black community because 77% are single-mother households. Nazi!

@DoubleDogDare54

5 жыл бұрын

@@learninglasvegas..1822 And the black community does such an excellent job raising kids in single-mother households, too. Just look at the south side of Chicago, yep, all those baby mamas are doing spectacular jobs of cranking out first class citizens who are polite, well-spoken, highly educated, law-abiding, modest and clean-living.

@jasone4460

5 жыл бұрын

Bas Didit Only a Black dumbass such as yourself pulls the race card over everything. Dumb fuck

@carlwilliams6977

5 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding R Greenup? Great horned owls will take chicks out of the nest right in front of the parent... Just as thousands of priests victimized children from two-parent homes. I don't know if you were being racist, but you were certainly making a stupid analogy on which to predicate a "Life lesson"!

Apex predator at work.

@taymjamdsethsmom

3 жыл бұрын

If no eagles are near, ye

Where were the adults ??

Even if the parent arrived at the same time as the owl, the chick was doomed. The owl worked on the neck with its beak while its talons were already deep in the body. If the owl hadn't done any beak work, the talons already fatally injured the body.

That's too sad to watch but that's good at least he didn't suffer as much as he could have by a different predator. This is why they are warnings to indigenous people of death like the reaper. Sacred bird the owl.. Never send the photo to them or anyone unless you don't want to hear from them again.

@karlepaul6632

5 жыл бұрын

myname is love You got that absolutely right! I enjoy it when I see something posted that not everyone is too familiar with, meaning I wasn't the only one who thought this (what you wrote). 😊😊😊😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@giovanna722

5 жыл бұрын

@@karlepaul6632 I'm sorry, but I don't understand what the reference to indigenous people is. Does the owl signify imminent death?

@lotsofknots1385

5 жыл бұрын

Also curious

WHERE WERE ITS PARENTS?!??

@newzealnadine

5 жыл бұрын

Shep ZionsCRY Hey Shep how are you from New Zealand 😄

@umor5280

4 жыл бұрын

Gone for a party with friends!!

The Great Horned Owl is a ass kicker. Fierce. That bird had no idea what hit him.😯

My cousin hunting to feed the family

É o poder do mais forte sempre vence, parabéns pelo registro!

I wonder if Great Horned Owls have learned to seek out wildlife cameras?

@peetos-chan2835

3 жыл бұрын

That's an interesting thought. I hadn't considered that.

@agl1138

3 жыл бұрын

The answer is no

@Astronurd

2 жыл бұрын

@@agl1138 The answer is yes!! Owls can see into the infrared spectrum therefore will see the glow of the camera

Where's the parents? At the club? 🤔

that dab in the end

The GHO has gotta eat. Sad the chick was it's meal instead of a rat or something. Maybe it's parents will have a chick survive to adulthood next year at a different nesting site.

I have never ever given it a thought, owls are frikn brutal!

@jamesconner3437

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ! Just watch hawks vs magpies on You Tube...or hawks vs anything. Nature is a vicious mommy.

That owl is the "night stalker"

@davidnorwood5685

5 жыл бұрын

Stax of Funk 160th

I never realised just hw powerful owls really are Its n eye opener for me.yet it too is an interesting species.wen they hv to literally kill n other species to survive.thats life its everythng for them.

Was the mother catching fish at night???

@ArleneBeechHomebird

5 жыл бұрын

The mother was found dead, thought to be the victim of a GHO. The dad was doing the best he could on his own.

The owl broke it's neck.. crazy..

Man so difficult to watch them die slowly... Makes you wish the chick would have been put out of misery quickly ;-;

@breannemuhammad8637

5 жыл бұрын

It actually did look like it did die pretty quick. Thank God

The chicken died because due to the owl weight not letting him breath right? Or am I mistaken

Where the hell is the dad?

I have more questions. First, it's amazing though it's also sad and your camera work is over. I wonder if this was the second chick then why he isn't there in the night? He should be there laying right beside the last remaining chick. The poor little thing didn't put up any fight at all and he was dead in seconds. Though I don't know how or why. You see the lion takes time to choke out a wildebeest or a zebra. The Hyena and wild dogs start to rip them apart and start eating them while still alive and die in the process. This owl just flew in on it no choking no ripping apart a little shaking head as the nerve was still working and it was over. Oh, well there's always next year. BTW I used to go fishing by Bellwood Lake in the 80s and even enter a few times for the pike fishing and once a perch fishing derby. I love to go there to catch catfish and carp. It's a nice man-made deep lake with hydroelectricity generated there. Kind of a starting point for the Grand River. Empties into Lake Erie just South of Dunville. By hunting we went to the Luther mars area. In the summer by the Elora gorge and jumping from the cliffs but can't do it no more and you get a big fine if they catch you. Few Hollywood movies were filmed there too. 1 famous horror too (I forgot the name)

At Verizon , We had to wait five months to replace antenna on cellphone tower due to active osprey nest ...cause they are endangered species

@plimptonsedgwick165

5 жыл бұрын

And, that's why I'm a Verizon customer.

@bruzote

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty much ALL nesting birds are protected. Osprey are not endangered.

Those bird parents were rarly around their chick they should of at the least slept their. She was doing so well.

@MoniqueH99

7 жыл бұрын

There was only one parent. The mom died more than three weeks ago. Dad was doing an amazing job all by himself. Besides, there was really nothing he could have done. Ospreys don't see well at night and Great Horned Owls will kill adult ospreys also.

@mariagalbiati5

7 жыл бұрын

Che tragedia! molto triste! Non sapevo che la mamma era morta troppo! Che cosa è successo alla mamma?

Why to end....

And some people think humans are different… just different

Very sad so where was at least one of the parents??? Though chicks are never left alone???

Вот гад,мышей ему мало!?

@user-hg2cg6ck5e

3 жыл бұрын

Точно так же подумала, когда смотрела ролик.

Poor baby bird

For the survival of their children. Seems all too familiar

Покажите возвращение родителей в гнездо

Where are the parents???

Wo sind die Eltern Vögel soooo lange?

Where was the mom ? Out clubbing?

@eenormus1688

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@gabrieliligan1416

5 жыл бұрын

She's at the owl's nest killing her chick

@loktom4068

5 жыл бұрын

Out for a drink at the pub.

@lotsofknots1385

5 жыл бұрын

Dead

Great Horned Owl's are powerful predators

But how is it possible !! But parents do not do anything! Possible they can not fight an owl? 😢😢😢😡😡😡

@jstnthrguy

7 жыл бұрын

owls are much stronger and to fight back the parent would possibly be injured and the owl would take the chick anyway.

@mariagalbiati5

7 жыл бұрын

thank you

@markmoore4088

7 жыл бұрын

It's late at night. Osprey don't see well in the dark. The GHOW rules the night.

@juans6639

6 жыл бұрын

Mary Galbiati Hawk and Eagles do not posses the good night vision. The owls do. The owl also possesses silent flight and full superior night vision. That's why they are able to take advantage. All farmers love to have owls roosting around their farms because the at all the rodents that damage their crops.

@bkjeong4302

6 жыл бұрын

It's at night. Owls have a MASSIVE advantage at night.

All life is precious