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Baby barn owls. I found them in an old pump shed that was supposed to be disconnected so the hissing sound coming from there was really weird. It would go on and off at night and sounded like water moving through the pipes. During the day, everything looked shut off and there were no noises. The next night I figured out what was making the noise. I took photos too.

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marc.benton says:

Great find! I thought it was funny when they turned on each other.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

bluedot11 says:

Wow! That would absolutely freak me out!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jciv says:

It did. When I got close enough to tell it was coming from above (where there are no pipes), I started thinking about what animals make hissing noises. Once I knew it was owls, I still didn't want to stick my camera or hand in there.

This is what they will look like as adults:

Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Nicki_2004 says:

wow this is crazy!!! What an awesome find!! yeah i'd be scared too lol.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

CameraShyMom says:

Thanks for sharing this. What a rare find. I find it hilarious because it looks like they are daring each other to check the camera out and see what it is.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

djh644 says:

Weird, they look like aliens. Great video!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

floralgal says:

I can't get this to play!!!! I will have to try it when I get home on my own computer!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Pia's birdseye view says:

Ha ha ha, this is just too much! First of all the story behind, then looking and listening and SUDDENLY they are four instead of just two! And then that Daredevil jump... did you jump then, too? The camera seems somewhat steady through it all.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jciv says:

You need to watch it again, it wasn't a daredevil jump. It was his brother sacrificing him to the camera monster. The video does jerk a bit at that moment.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Hamilton Images says:

Wow, this is absolutely fantastic J. I too thought there were only 2 then...boom, there were four. Yeah, it's funny how they started to mess with each other towards the end. Awesome!!

Steve
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

~Chuckles~! " Intermittently Flickrin " says:

They got so riled up that they turn on each other! This is a great use of a video! I'll bet the videographer thought he was gonna have a baby owl on his head!!!! Fascinating and an Instant Favorite of mine! Thanks for postin' it!

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

floralgal says:

OH MY GOSH!!!!! This is amazing!!! I have never seen owls that looked like this!!!! This is fabulous!!!! WOW!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

∞8∞ says:

Wow! This is fantastic!!! At the beginning they almost look like 2 fluffy piglets. :) I can't get over this... can see myself watching this every day!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

m|Bc says:

Awesome!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Laethinea says:

:-)) Fantastic!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

indee~on the go says:

aw what sweet little creatures. i like how they were clicking their beaks and posturing to try to scare you off. i hope they will all right. I can't believe how many there are in a single clutch.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Peggy Collins says:

Wow, that's just fantastic! Love how the one gives his sibling a shove towards you...so funny! Be careful of mom though!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Damona-Art says:

Awesome!!!!

R.

Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

m|Bc says:

Congratulations on your video being in Explore!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

poppy2323 says:

Amazing! I'm so glad you caught this and shared.
This has been said, but yeah, the one pushing his sibling forward as a sacrifice to the scary, threatening camera is pretty amusing. =)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jciv says:

Thanks everyone! I was definitely worried about their mom showing up. During the day, she was likely sleeping though.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

SunStones says:

Their behavior is exactly like adults, the hissing and clicking and holding their wings out while swaying! I hope all of them make it to adulthood!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

zxgirl says:

What an amazing find! They manage to look a little menacing, while still being cute and fuzzy. I laughed when the one pushed its sibling towards you - "Take HIM, not me!!!"

Did you get a G9??
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jciv says:

Nope, my dad did. I didn't want to risk my camera. Actually, I figured his was a better shape to get in there easily than my S5. Getting my SLR in there was very difficult and I was forced to shoot sideways.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jenofdiamond (spider season extended!) says:

Amazing!!! Thanks for posting -how lucky for you. Has Momma been around? Are you going to keep tabs on them?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ZGrmy-enjoying the sunny day says:

OMG!! there are four of them!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
I hope mama is caring for them.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Coco rococo says:

there is something really disturbing about them...
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jameslj says:

Really super video, jc. Thanks for posting it.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

kc~Karen says:

That was so funny! I couldn't stop laughing! Amazing to see this rare site. :o) Thanks for sharing!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

{klb♥photography} says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Top 20 Birds, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

pnutbutterangeli says:

lol. very cool :)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

heycarrieann331 says:

What an amazing thing to find!

I agree....there is something a little disturbing about them. But I'm guessing that's a defense mechanism. What a bizarre sound they make!

Congrats on Explore!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

susan.beebe says:

freaky!! awesome find and video! you're braver than I am!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ike6116 says:

Reminds me, I need a BB gun
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Jason Priestley says:

Digg found you; digg.com/pets_animals/Baby_Barn_Owl
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mike moreno says:

this is pretty cool. I love how that one baby owl kind of pushed the other one to the front, kind of like "hey you go check out this person and see what he's all about"
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

cassuccino says:

They are adorable!!! I loved the video and I added my own commentary. =)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

cmykspliff says:

curious little owls
they are scary looking
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

tuxette says:

That is hilarious! They're trying to look all big and scary, which makes them so much more cute!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Cíntia Scola says:

so cute!!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Paluch says:

I never knew owls could sound like alien snake creatures.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

narcolanza says:

they sound evil
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

urusaiglass says:

that wretched sound is going to haunt my dreams
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

charlesviper says:

What the ffffffffffffffffffff-
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

hanguker says:

I love how one of them drop-kicks his buddy into the camera during the last five seconds of the video! LOL
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

dowserdave says:

What an incredible find. I stumbled on a nest of them in a bluff one time. Couldn't see them, just that hair raising hissing sound coming out of the small cave they were in.
A barred owl raised 3 young ones in a sycamore tree behind my house. It was hilarious listening to them trying to learn to hoot. In the beginning it was just a series of these hideous, strangled growls. Too funny.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

MRCAB says:

now try to imagine that in the dark.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

gaelgirl says:

the video doesn't seem to be working
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

PikaPikaChick says:

I had no idea that owls could produce that unholy sound. AWESOME!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Neural Agent says:

Aww, that's so cute, great find!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

BlueisCoool says:

An Incredible videos and pictures you have of these owls. I hope they are doing well!

Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

TunaMan52 says:

That video remind anybody else of the the dark crystal?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

kelaltieri says:

they're so cute in a creepy .. prehistoric sort of way. heheh .. awesome find!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

kelaltieri says:

@ tunaman52 .. YES!! XD
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Sefus88 says:

Owls are soooo weird looking to me.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Gary Luciano says:

That is so funny that one of them tried to push the other one out. Well done.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

FastDart says:

Love the little devils, great catch.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Seneschal says:

That's awesome.... digg's front page.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

LocoDrew says:

My log says "the owls are not what they seem".
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

happyorganicmama says:

WOW great! What a huge clutch, and all 4 hatched! They all look like they'll make it too! You are very lucky to have so many in your area. I bet the rodent population there is kept very low.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Smartographs says:

Arsed!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Haobaba says:

cool
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

MrTrilby says:

*shudder*
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Lake Li Sun says:

Like I said..."brave"...this video is so awesome! and like you said "jerk"...TOTAL JERK!

But that's how they do I guess. I have to show this to Donna in the morning. Thanks J'!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

schnauzer says:

that was hillarious... saw it on digg !
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

m|Bc says:

Couldn't resist watching the video again!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

G.M. Photography (Busy) says:

Bird Videos
Please add this wonderful video to "Bird Videos" group
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

loltrand_lollell says:

the owls are not what they seem
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

jeremedia says:

Interesting to see their faces in profile... unexpected.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

★hime's images★ says:

yikes!....thanx for postin!

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Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

albuquerquehalsey says:

"Research has since identified theropod dinosaurs as the most likely direct ancestors of birds; most paleontologists today regard birds as the only surviving dinosaurs, and some suggest that dinosaurs and birds should be grouped into one biological class.[1]"
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

blakespot says:

Jareth!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

justin_ep says:

Awesome!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

jimmys_photography_D40 says:

Creepy ass muthaf***ers
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

blakespot says:

Did you know owls have no anus?
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

chris10eyck says:

Great video. The part were the one tries to feed his brother to you is hilarious in a cruel dysfunctional family way. Really amazing footage.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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