Black vulture or buzzard 0:56

IF YOU ARE THE SCARIEST THING IN THE ROOM WHAT ARE YOU YELLING?!!!

Beautiful birds! Thanks for what all of you do! ❤

So beautiful 😮

We have a nest of these hawks in our yard in Wichita, KS

I absolutely love their "screeches"! I used to love hearing them on nights especially after a thunderstorm rolled through when living in Michigan as a young man.

I love this owl, she just keeps going. It's such a comforting sound to hear and to watch them make it.

super informative man- you covered every topic we wanted to know about! we live in Hillsborough, NC in a development called "Falcon Ridge" on a street called "Talon Lane". It's a small development, out in the country, that at one time was the back-half bottomland of a still functioning family farm. We have a creek that runs thru to a old swampy pond that overflows into tha woods when we getta ol gullie washer. It's fulla cattails and about 2 zillion tree frogs and we got plenty a brushpiles too fulla mice and lizards...I say all that to say this- there aint a day goes by that we don't hear that famous Red-Shouldered call, or see them gliding, maneuvering so deftly thru the entangled branches just above the creekbed; or sitting patiently on a fence post overlooking acres of hay just waiting for the chance to strike. Beautiful, fascinating creations, indeed. But, I have always wondered to myself, "Who staked out this land our neighborhood sits upon? And did so long enough and well enough to know, that the only names suitable for the tract, were those making reference to its ancient and original inhabitants?". One day, I hope to be able to answer this family query. Until then, thank you for answering those questions that can be answered :)

they're all eyes O_O it's so adorable

I remember shining a spotlight in my Grandma’s barn ’ big old barn ‘ and seeing one of these looking back at me perched way up in the peak, very large one, I was probably 8 or 9 as a kid exploring and I remember it scared the heck out of me, those eyes glowing, I’ll never forget that, oh, owls are beautiful, magical creatures, great video ❤️

What is junipers story???

I really want to kiss the top of their heads...so precious...😍🥰🦉

Анг.мова ФУ ..пишіть на людській Українській мові ❤❤❤

You said their name comes from a loud noise they make. Yet, another video from a different owl expert I watched said this was a misnomer and they don't make this noise.

Thou shall not steal!

AWESOME!!! So glad I sighted her before hearing her call so I know it wasn’t a blue jay or mockingbird. 😅

THOSE ARE GARGOYLES!

What does daily care look like for Juniper / Stump?

I live in the Country and love to hear the call of the Screech Owls...it's a Haunting kind of call.

Nonsense. Word meaning is culturally determined. In the south vultures are buzzards.

Fantastic owls

Adorable owl

Cute owl

Beautiful Barn owl

From time to time I will hear Horned Owls in the woods around my house. I always feel like I've gotten a special gift when I hear them.

our black vulture loves puzzles!

Very informative, but it would have been nice to see her wings spread. More identification tips.

@5:47, what is that chirping sound she's making? A few summers ago, I ran into a Great Horned owl a lot, and it would make a more aggressive version of that sound if I passed under a streetlight it was perched on. (It would also violently kick off the top of it, and the whole thing would shake as it flew off) This one, btw- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/baqFhruLtZmbZnU.html

Stump looks like a stump ❤🎉😂

Juniper looks good

Several folks in the comments talking about rescuing dazed little screech owls, and how calm and sweet they were on the way to the Dr. We rescued a very angry little fellow that snapped at us, and dug his talons in my husband’s belly roll! Thought we’d never get him loose!! Oh but what a little precious guy - the rehabber told us after a few days he was released 💕🤩

I just love owls - everything about them ❤

Holy ravioli so cute 🥰

She is precious.❤

They head feathers remind me of cat ears.

They look like they’re pretty pissed off about all the noise.

I live in Hoover, AL near Birmingham and we have woods in the backyard and at the side of our house. I’ve seen owls, hawks and deer in our woods. I also saw some other bird out back that was big and had a huge wingspan. I couldn’t tell what kind of bird it was though. Saw it only once, but that was enough for me to remember it always.

Does it eat fish? Can it catch fish in those streams / hidden rivers where the forest meets the river?

Hoot

They are extremely adorable! ❤

I love your owl!! Such a beautiful majestic animal 😊!!!

I just found your video. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks for posting.

Do you guys have any video of them flying? i cant find any clips whatsoever

What a beautiful and majestic creature. Nature is awesome

I live in the southern most part of Illinois. These owls are amazing and use to be everywhere in my neighborhood (had to guard my puppies years back). I met a man that had one. Not as a pet. The owl was more of a tamed visitor. One evening at sunset, he put on a leather gauntlet, extended his arm and this amazingly awesome great horned owl landed on his arm. The thing just wanted to chill with us for like 10 mins and then flew off. It was both beautiful and freaking scary at the same time. I asked him if it was his pet, he said owls are not pets. He said he was lucky to befriend one when it was young and it would visit him every day after work. I love that idea. That is how it should be. I haven't kept up with the guy so I don't know if the owl is long deceased, but I would love to have a visitor like that in my life. Not a pet, just a friend that hangs out from time to time.

I love your close ups of these owls, front and back. They are beautiful. Thank you.

opium af

Thank you for this. With mocking birds and blue jays around it's been difficult for me to identify these hawks. We also have other hawks in the neighborhood but they're larger. The other day, however, I walked out of the side door on my garage near my garden to find a hawk sitting just inches away from me on the fence there. I was really surprised that he didn't seem to be afraid of me at all. He was either after the many squirrels around or the spiny lizards that live in my garden. I took some photos of him and I believe he was a red shoulder hawk.

They look like stuffed animals due to their size and their large eyes with round pupils. That’s what makes them so appealing and cute.

Red-shouldered hawk are actually quite common in California. I wouldn't say that their population is small at all. There actually may be more in California than in Alabama. War Eagle!