Sunday, January 30, 2011

Great Horned Chicken Killer.mpg




Charles was first out to the barn this morning.  I was getting ready to go out to milk the goats when he came running back in to grab his movie camera.  An owl had killed a chicken right next to the barn, and it was still there, with him filming it, when I arrived on the scene. 

He got some fantastic footage.  To see it, check out Great Horned Chicken Killer on YouTube.
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  1. CarolynJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Wow! What a great clip & to be able to see a Great Horned Owl so close (sorry about the chicken though, I just lost one to a hawk two days ago).

    I've never interrupted an owl feeding, but I wonder why this one was unwilling to give up his quarry when there were obvious threats (dogs, lady with a big stick) to it. Stubborn or really, really hungry???

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  2. katlupeJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    OMG, I'd freak out! Especially over my chicken being killed like that. We have owls around us and late at night hear the scream of some unfortunate victim, then a pause, then the "hoot hoot" of the owl. I don't know what kind we have here though.

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  3. LisaJanuary 30, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    That's amazing! It's too bad for your chicken, but I love seeing wildlife in it's natural habitat. That being said, I wasn't too impressed last summer when a wild mink came and destroyed half our chicken flock.

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  4. Linda FoleyJanuary 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    WOW! Everyone else has said everything else! WOW! That was great video!

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  5. Cedar View Paint HorsesJanuary 31, 2011 at 3:50 AM

    Sorry about your chicken. Musta been one hungry owl.

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  6. ~melJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    That was some pretty good footage. I imagine he was just hungry and didn't want to leave his prey behind. I think I would have just left it alone and let him eat since the chicken was already a goner and apparently too heavy for him to fly with it. But the bad thing there would be saying it was a freebie meal and he might come back for more. What I found odd though was that it was daylight when the owl had the chicken. I thought they were night time hunters. He must have really been hungry to hunt in the day time.

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  7. VioletFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    WOW. I can't believe that between you guys poking and yelling at it, and the dogs harassing it, that owl just would. not. leave!

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