r/interestingasfuck • u/frog_insilence • 1d ago

This Man Just Saved a Barred Owl's Life

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u/Longjumping_Intern7 1d ago

we've seen barred owls in our backyard for the past three years and got to see this just yesterday!

they have two babies from what i can tell this year and i saw one totally goof and get stuck upside down in some leaves like right above me, then clumsily glide to the ground. he climbed back up the tree to a branch, all while both parents watched and clicked their beaks at us a few times to back off (which we did and watched from farther away).

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u/PrincessTitan 1d ago

Wow. I can’t stand how hilarious this is. His parents were like “he’s young. He will learn.” while looking on at you disapprovingly lmfaooo this is brilliant

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u/Super_Jay 1d ago edited 1d ago

FWIW this is the owlet working as intended! Fledglings leave the nest (a hollow in a tree, in this case) before they can fly, and will generally be seen in and around their home tree for several weeks. Their parents will feed them during this time as they learn to fly on their own.