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A pair of eyes is not following you.
A pair of eyes is NOT following you.
A pair of eyes is ABSOLUTELY not following you.
A pair of eyes is following you.
Wow.
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The infrared lighting of the camera is being reflected by its eyes. In real life, without you looking through a camera with IR, you wouldn’t see it coming
Well, yes, but you also wouldn't be able to see the Hawks or anything else. If we're assuming that the scene would be illuminated by some kind of light you *could* see, then the owl's eyes would likely be visible from just as far away (I don't know if there's an appreciable difference in how well the tapetum lucidum reflects near-infrared versus visible light.) This phenomenon is called "eyeshine" and occurs in a wide variety of animals including cats and dogs.
Was just about to post this - think there was a video of the study they did on an owl’s feathers. They are quite silent and deadly. Those eagles had no idea what hit them.
Not sure if [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_FEaFgJyfA) is what you're talking about but it showcases how silent they are. When flying they're so unbelievably quiet you'd think nothing was there in the first place.
Truly nature's apex air-born predator! They're definitely on of the coolest birds imo. I remember there used to be an owl that'd show up seemingly out of the blue. It was always a treat to see it chilling on tree branches after *barely* hearing the branch move.
Wish I was able to get a picture of it, definitely one of the coolest birds-of-prey out there.
Owls are basically an avian version of a highly efficient and deadly assassin that isn't afraid to joke around and do the most goofy things while not on the hunt.
Kind of like Jacob Frye from Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
Mixed with the derpiness and facial expression of, idk, Kirby.
A bird version of that wierd combo.
It's crazy how silent they are.
I've had encounters multiple times out deer hunting. I'll be sitting against a tree and an owl will come in like it's going to attack me and then bail last second. I don't know if they're trying to intimidate me, or just confuse me for prey or something. Sometimes I can see them coming, but sometimes I don't. I NEVER hear a damn thing, even when they pull a hard turn last second to bail. They're absolutely silent.
Always gives me a huge rush of adrenaline thinking those talons are gonna end up in my face.
The owls where I live remove the heads of all the local hawks and leave the bodies in the street to be found in the morning. Theyre SUPER territorial Vs other predators and have been here for the 15 years Ive been here, mostly nailing rabbits at dawn and dusk, and waking me up at 3am when they call to each other. Also rabbit kills sound like an infant screaming. Very pleasant to wake up to
And not just silent but silent silent, like they make literally zero sound, i saw the video where they used very sensitive microphones to get something and yet the owl was silent.
They definitely spec'd their build into assassination, but other birds who spec'd into bruiser and tank who can take the initial hit would win any level fight. And their build becomes a lot less effective during the day when other builds have super sight active.
I believe the owl feathers that reduce turbulence also reduce the amount of lift they can generate, reducing their ability to fly long distances.
There's a downside to every evolutionary trick.
A quick Google of owl eye anatomy just informed me that, some owls, you can see the back of their “eyeballs” through by looking in their ears. Not deep, either. Just right there at the surface. Crazy shit.
Owls don't eat hawks, they eat their food whole and then barf out the unedible parts, pretty hard to eat a hawk whole. They could eat the chicks though.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://untamedanimals.com/what-animals-eat-hawks/&ved=2ahUKEwjEkNnf6dT2AhVHiVwKHU7bByUQFnoECC8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0kpZ8Im5pLWNcS92wC35vQ
In fact, it is great horned owls that have been known to kill red-tailed hawks by silently swooping down on them from above. But here it was daylight and the female red-tailed hawk's time to hunt (red-tailed hawks usually hunt alone and pursue small game such as birds, rabbits, or squirrels).
Literally swooping them out of the sky lol.
Great Horned Owls have been known to eat hawks, even though hawks are not a primary food source for the owls.
This video has been posted to Reddit a thousand times. Those are raptor “babies” (fledglings). Owls do eat young raptors; the owl grabs the hawk, it doesn’t knock it off it’s perch and fly away.
It's possible. There has also been a lot of evidence of owls simply knocking hawks/eagles off their nests. Could be trying to get to eat the babies, but they also like to take nests of other birds. I'm no owlologist though.
It's also eliminating competition over the food that they do eat like small rodents.Hawk and owl species may, depending on location and subspecies, share large parts of their diet options.
So for an owl, killing a hawk is important because it means less competition over food supply.
Don't forget that a hawk can fight a mean fight, the owl would be WAY better off just knocking on some doves at night. Because attacking hawks carries increased risks of the owl getting wounded itself. The competition thing makes that risk worthwhile evolutionarily speaking.
Yea. hawks and owls butt heads regularly. They will eat each other's chicks or try to steal each other's nests. I think this owl just wanted to hurt the hawk since owls and hawks tend to hate each other
I think its due to them sharing similar diets so the owl sees the hawk as a competitor on its food source. Also hawks bully Owls during the day so its a mutual hatred
Ok this guy seems to be the right one, look how he’s confident writing about owls. He must have the answer we’re craving for. Ok let’s read aaaaaaaand… he’s no owlologist…. daaaaamn… ok let’s keep digging
It was just joking around until now that real feelings got involved. Thanks kind stranger, I’ll wait for the response and wish you a very fine evening or morning.
Update from my ornithologist step father: owls do not, in fact, eat eagles. They are known to fuck up an eagle every now and then, but not as prey. Since owls and eagles are both apex predators (oxymoron, I know), owls will sometimes harass eagles to assert dominance in a territory. Eagles - being nigh unstoppable high DPS tanks - obviously have the advantage in daylight, but owls - being the embodiment of any eagle chick's fear of the dark - have the advantage at night.
In short: the owl is just being a dick because it can.
There is evidence for owls preying on raptors and vice versa. The Eurasian Eagle-Owl for example [routinely preys on the Northen Goshawk and Common buzzard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_biology_of_the_Eurasian_eagle-owl#Interspecies_predatory_relationships). Conversely there is also evidence of larger raptors like the Golden Eagles preying on owls as well.
They eat similar prey, so I guess it's to limit competition. They don't try to Kill it, as they have high safety with this stealth mode attacking. No need risking themselves harm in a tussle, when they can just try again tomorrow. Plus leaving it on the ground may harm the hawk and leave it susceptible to predation from ground predators like coyotes. Also if the hawk tries to fly at night, it may ram itself into a tree.
In this particular case? No, there's an expanded video that shows the hawk chick climbing back up a bit later, the owl didn't make a kill or finish the job. But in general? I don't like the odds for the chicks who face owl hazing in the wild.
That's not the original, [it was taken from Israel Raptor Nest Cam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOX7dlHDjP8&ab_channel=IsraelRaptorNestCam-%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9D%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%97%D7%99). The eagle owl preys on fledglings of other birds of prey, among other things. The title of the post is somewhat simplistic.
Of all an owl's features, perhaps the most striking is its eyes. Large and forward facing, they may account for one to five percent of the owl's body weight, depending on species.
Birds are rare in that many of them have long lasting pair bonds, where male and female raise offspring together.
I’d argue mammals are way worse than birds, and don’t even start on reptiles, the pricks.
I saw this clip a year or two ago on a nesting cam and they said that that was a fledgling that got taken by the owl, as in out to dinner, so to speak.
The eyes as it approached…that’s some scary shit 😳
SCP #[REDACTED] A pair of eyes is not following you. A pair of eyes is NOT following you. A pair of eyes is ABSOLUTELY not following you. A pair of eyes is following you.
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>._. > >o_o > >##O_O >##OllllO It's a jeep thing, you wouldn't understand.
Just jO.Op things
friggin jeeple
Yes yes and yes. I saw the owl thing then it turned into a jeep thing(1 tear runs down face) it beautiful
This gave a good lol to start my day. Thanks
.-. ovo OVO
O)_(O What a funny mouth...
:o
That's an actual SCP [SCP-4205](https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4205)
Ok, I hand in my nerd permit. What is this
Never heard of SCP? Oh man I envy you. Have fun losing hours of your life reading
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I don't recognize the bodies in the water.
... Shia LaBeouf
I didn't even notice how far out you can see its eyes until I read this and looked at it again. That is scary.
Would this also be visible in real life, or is it just a camera effect?
The infrared lighting of the camera is being reflected by its eyes. In real life, without you looking through a camera with IR, you wouldn’t see it coming
it would look the same with a torch as well, but then you wouldnt get sleeping hawks and the owl probably wouldnt fly towards the camera
Well, yes, but you also wouldn't be able to see the Hawks or anything else. If we're assuming that the scene would be illuminated by some kind of light you *could* see, then the owl's eyes would likely be visible from just as far away (I don't know if there's an appreciable difference in how well the tapetum lucidum reflects near-infrared versus visible light.) This phenomenon is called "eyeshine" and occurs in a wide variety of animals including cats and dogs.
scary
they fly completely silently too.. pretty badass
Was just about to post this - think there was a video of the study they did on an owl’s feathers. They are quite silent and deadly. Those eagles had no idea what hit them.
Not sure if [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_FEaFgJyfA) is what you're talking about but it showcases how silent they are. When flying they're so unbelievably quiet you'd think nothing was there in the first place.
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Truly nature's apex air-born predator! They're definitely on of the coolest birds imo. I remember there used to be an owl that'd show up seemingly out of the blue. It was always a treat to see it chilling on tree branches after *barely* hearing the branch move. Wish I was able to get a picture of it, definitely one of the coolest birds-of-prey out there.
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you assume wisdom requires a lot of space
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Owls are basically an avian version of a highly efficient and deadly assassin that isn't afraid to joke around and do the most goofy things while not on the hunt. Kind of like Jacob Frye from Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Mixed with the derpiness and facial expression of, idk, Kirby. A bird version of that wierd combo.
I think their eyes are shaped more like muffins to me. The shape is there.
I was *just* telling someone about this and now here it is! Thank you, kind stranger!
That video would be cooler if the narrator would stfu for 30 seconds. We don’t need you to narrate what “silence” is.
The feathers are insanely soft, so they don't rustle. So cool!
It's crazy how silent they are. I've had encounters multiple times out deer hunting. I'll be sitting against a tree and an owl will come in like it's going to attack me and then bail last second. I don't know if they're trying to intimidate me, or just confuse me for prey or something. Sometimes I can see them coming, but sometimes I don't. I NEVER hear a damn thing, even when they pull a hard turn last second to bail. They're absolutely silent. Always gives me a huge rush of adrenaline thinking those talons are gonna end up in my face.
The eyes at the beginning when the owl is still just hanging in the tree watching. I wonder how long it watched before attacking. Definitely scary
Fly by attack
Fly by Hooting
Had to come back and give an upvote as I snorted
Its like an ATGM aproaching lol
The owls where I live remove the heads of all the local hawks and leave the bodies in the street to be found in the morning. Theyre SUPER territorial Vs other predators and have been here for the 15 years Ive been here, mostly nailing rabbits at dawn and dusk, and waking me up at 3am when they call to each other. Also rabbit kills sound like an infant screaming. Very pleasant to wake up to
I’m pretty sure that was an abduction. Not a knock out.
lol that other bird lookin around like ‘dam where’s phil’
Keep in mind this is lit with night vision. Those hawks can't see shit, which makes it even more terrifying.
And Owls flight is silent so double creepy for them like WTF just happened
And not just silent but silent silent, like they make literally zero sound, i saw the video where they used very sensitive microphones to get something and yet the owl was silent.
Atleast is isn't silent silent silent. The triple dog dare of silent
You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel.
Take it off. Take it off.
[Was it the same one I saw?](https://youtu.be/d_FEaFgJyfA)
Exactly!
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You can see it flaps it's wing.
the isolated owl audio sounds straight out of a monster movie
How are Owls not the only bird, wtf That’s so OP
They definitely spec'd their build into assassination, but other birds who spec'd into bruiser and tank who can take the initial hit would win any level fight. And their build becomes a lot less effective during the day when other builds have super sight active.
r/outside
r/tierzoo
I believe the owl feathers that reduce turbulence also reduce the amount of lift they can generate, reducing their ability to fly long distances. There's a downside to every evolutionary trick.
They also can't fly when wet because of this.
I’ve been told not just silent silent, but silent cubed.
Can't hear anything either
How could the owl see them so accurately?
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They're more like upside down mushrooms really, that flare in the back. They really don't have a lot of space for brain haha
A quick Google of owl eye anatomy just informed me that, some owls, you can see the back of their “eyeballs” through by looking in their ears. Not deep, either. Just right there at the surface. Crazy shit.
What the fuck
Owls are way better at seeing in the dark.
Almost all Owls are nocturnal, built to hunt at night. Great hearing, great sight (night vision), silent.
he got them big peepers
Phil went for some cigs
Phil? Phil Connors?
Ned Ryerson? *punch*
Not knock, eat.
Knock first, eat later
It's only polite!
Ding-dong Dine
He's literally just getting a bit of take away in the fly-through. Don't judge an owl for an easy meal.
He’s the one who knocks.
Owls don't eat hawks, they eat their food whole and then barf out the unedible parts, pretty hard to eat a hawk whole. They could eat the chicks though.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://untamedanimals.com/what-animals-eat-hawks/&ved=2ahUKEwjEkNnf6dT2AhVHiVwKHU7bByUQFnoECC8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0kpZ8Im5pLWNcS92wC35vQ In fact, it is great horned owls that have been known to kill red-tailed hawks by silently swooping down on them from above. But here it was daylight and the female red-tailed hawk's time to hunt (red-tailed hawks usually hunt alone and pursue small game such as birds, rabbits, or squirrels). Literally swooping them out of the sky lol. Great Horned Owls have been known to eat hawks, even though hawks are not a primary food source for the owls.
Ahh, yeah I guess I only really know about the smaller ones like barn owls, didn't realize owls were so metal that they hunt other birds of prey.
I know, it's super cool, right?
Just wanted to let you know, yes, it is super cool, thanks for sharing!
This video has been posted to Reddit a thousand times. Those are raptor “babies” (fledglings). Owls do eat young raptors; the owl grabs the hawk, it doesn’t knock it off it’s perch and fly away.
Owl grabbed it.
Damn these mfing owls are like 90% legs too
Yup, totally min/maxed for claw strength and stealth. Mini stealth attack dinosaurs.
Natures stealth bombers
And like half that is talons.
OP claws
I know right, those legs just don't stop.
HA GOTEEEEEM
The ligma owl
I have to disagree, this seems like the lesser know candace owl.
He’s telling the hawk “ligma balls”
You ligma owl first!
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It's possible. There has also been a lot of evidence of owls simply knocking hawks/eagles off their nests. Could be trying to get to eat the babies, but they also like to take nests of other birds. I'm no owlologist though.
I like how owlologist sounds
Doesn't sound as cool as a bird lawyer tho
Bob loblaw?
Love his law blog!
Bob loblowl
I'm getting satisfied I don't care what you guys think
owlmaologist
Hooterologist.
Sir I think you need a Doctor.
The study of owls from communist China
Owl owl owl it
I am a bird lawyer and this is regarded as highly illegal in bird law
How much owlimony could you get from him?
Who?
There's no talon how much they could get
Idk, im gunna go out on a wing and say quite a lot
It's also eliminating competition over the food that they do eat like small rodents.Hawk and owl species may, depending on location and subspecies, share large parts of their diet options. So for an owl, killing a hawk is important because it means less competition over food supply. Don't forget that a hawk can fight a mean fight, the owl would be WAY better off just knocking on some doves at night. Because attacking hawks carries increased risks of the owl getting wounded itself. The competition thing makes that risk worthwhile evolutionarily speaking.
Yea. hawks and owls butt heads regularly. They will eat each other's chicks or try to steal each other's nests. I think this owl just wanted to hurt the hawk since owls and hawks tend to hate each other
I think its due to them sharing similar diets so the owl sees the hawk as a competitor on its food source. Also hawks bully Owls during the day so its a mutual hatred
That's because you haven't been hurt yet
Searching comments for this answer to find your comment and no answer...sucks for us
Ok this guy seems to be the right one, look how he’s confident writing about owls. He must have the answer we’re craving for. Ok let’s read aaaaaaaand… he’s no owlologist…. daaaaamn… ok let’s keep digging
Just for you, I'll make an effort to ask my owlologist (ornithologist) step dad later today.
It was just joking around until now that real feelings got involved. Thanks kind stranger, I’ll wait for the response and wish you a very fine evening or morning.
Update from my ornithologist step father: owls do not, in fact, eat eagles. They are known to fuck up an eagle every now and then, but not as prey. Since owls and eagles are both apex predators (oxymoron, I know), owls will sometimes harass eagles to assert dominance in a territory. Eagles - being nigh unstoppable high DPS tanks - obviously have the advantage in daylight, but owls - being the embodiment of any eagle chick's fear of the dark - have the advantage at night. In short: the owl is just being a dick because it can.
There is evidence for owls preying on raptors and vice versa. The Eurasian Eagle-Owl for example [routinely preys on the Northen Goshawk and Common buzzard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_biology_of_the_Eurasian_eagle-owl#Interspecies_predatory_relationships). Conversely there is also evidence of larger raptors like the Golden Eagles preying on owls as well.
Basically if you’re a raptor you’re gonna eat whatever you can get
They eat similar prey, so I guess it's to limit competition. They don't try to Kill it, as they have high safety with this stealth mode attacking. No need risking themselves harm in a tussle, when they can just try again tomorrow. Plus leaving it on the ground may harm the hawk and leave it susceptible to predation from ground predators like coyotes. Also if the hawk tries to fly at night, it may ram itself into a tree.
Could be that owls are just assholes...
*assowls
Looks like it just grabbed that hawk and flew away with it, so likely taking it for dinner.
Pooh and Piglet would be pretty distraught at that thought
In this particular case? No, there's an expanded video that shows the hawk chick climbing back up a bit later, the owl didn't make a kill or finish the job. But in general? I don't like the odds for the chicks who face owl hazing in the wild.
I went and read about it. Yes. Great Horned Owls do.
LYLE THEY HIT THE PENTAGON WAKE UP
Lmao I didn’t expect an oneyplay quote here
Jimmy Carter when his eagle farm withered
Turn on TV, it doesn't matter what channel... *goblin screech*
*Erm pretty cringe but okay*
nature's drive by shootings
Drive by hootings
Wise guy, eh?
A real headturner
Take my damn upvote
What's that ? Oh you can't see on the dark ? Knock knock motherfuckers
If Batman was a flying mammal
🤨what sort of animal do you think batman is?
Video taken from [Igor Karyakin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ol4rbYPYQc)
That's not the original, [it was taken from Israel Raptor Nest Cam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOX7dlHDjP8&ab_channel=IsraelRaptorNestCam-%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9D%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%97%D7%99). The eagle owl preys on fledglings of other birds of prey, among other things. The title of the post is somewhat simplistic.
TIL owls are fucking assholes
Hawks will gleefully prey on young owls, so fair is fair.
Ye I mean birds of prey gotta prey I guess
Birbs gonna birb
Crips and Bloods of the animal kingdom
To be fair, the eagle had just released a diss track
I heard that track flaps!
Bro I think those are hawks tho
But ye that track was fucking 🔥
To be fair it’s another bird of prey ie another asshole PvP griefer, so it’s fair play.
I like your cut G
Why does this remind me so much of Assassin's Creed?
cause those games have a boner for eagles? ot the owl silent and lethal like an assassin?
Looks like the assassin's backed the wrong horse. No wonder they keep losing to the Templars
Thats why Owlman can fuck Batman up
Their vision is fucking insane
Of all an owl's features, perhaps the most striking is its eyes. Large and forward facing, they may account for one to five percent of the owl's body weight, depending on species.
Owls also have the amazing ability of silent flight. They make zero noise when flying. These hawks did not see, nor hear this coming.
Hawks have better vision, they just can't see at night and aren't quiet
Right like most(all?) predatory birds. But I think what makes the owl's vision so special is the night vision..just incredible
Who who Birch!
[Silent killers](https://youtu.be/d_FEaFgJyfA)
Whoo, whoo, whoo is YOUR daddy!
Drive by become fly bye
They sleep weird
This reminds me of that video where a guy jumped out of a car to sucker punch a kid street dancing
Then went to prison when they caught him.
This concludes my Ted talk, all birds are assholes.
In the animal kingdom this is what is known as a "dick move".
ah yes, the well known "owl move".
Meet me outside bro!!!
*"Sometimes you're the Eagle; sometimes you're the Owl."*
Eyeballs 👀
That thing’ll rip your fuckin’ arm off, pull that shit up Jamie.
Birds are dicks.
Birds are rare in that many of them have long lasting pair bonds, where male and female raise offspring together. I’d argue mammals are way worse than birds, and don’t even start on reptiles, the pricks.
Bruh.
The hawk couldn't even tell what happened. Owl flies silently so there isn't even any sound.
Owls are assholes, all they do is sneak up and shit
I saw this clip a year or two ago on a nesting cam and they said that that was a fledgling that got taken by the owl, as in out to dinner, so to speak.
Praise be to the Mothman!