Tawny Owl Chick's First Leap | Five Owl Farm | BBC Earth

There are five main types of owls found in the UK. The Tawny Owl is one of the most iconic, and can be found nesting in ancient woodland across the islands. As the Tawny chicks get older they must venture from the relative safety of the nest, but there are many dangers that await!

Clip taken from Natural World: Five Owl Farm 2003-2004

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[agente]

The owl chicks are absolutely adorable and fluffy.

[AstroBeingSteven]

“The parents can only watch..”
Parent: *looks the other way* 0:30

[terramater]

The owl chicks are adorable!
Thanks for the video, it's always a special moment to see a bird fly for the first time!

[Richie]

Learning the first steps to a self-dependent life is a fascinating moment in the life of a bird.

[FariasSPCapãoRedondo]

I love owl 🦉❤😍 BBC Earth God bless you 🙌 I'm from Brazil

[freedomunltd]

Such wonderful, sensitively-made footage of these incredible iconic birds, it is not often that the fledgling owls are filmed, together with the many threats that they face on their journey towards adulthood

[lokeshjain]

I love owl because they are so cute and trustable 😄

[yujinchoi]

Omg, so fluffy cute!! They are incredible!!

[LadyTarasque]

I died at the scene showing the owlet struggling in the background with the parent looking the other way xD and then got super anxious when it came to the threats part.. especially when it came to the farm equipment..

[RainbowdashLT]

Had to raise one of these muppets, because someone brought it to me and deemed it "abandoned" I explained they are not abandoned, but they hop out of their nest ti train flight..but theu did not remember where they found the lil' owlet. I swear they are so cute so beautiful and so messy along with reckless

[beast_boy]

Did the filmmakers really just let the tractor drive right past an owlet and kick grass onto it??

[ritaprenga]

Was really afraid for this little lovely guy

[Itzchandan]

The owl is so distinctly different from other birds. It's called bird of night & bird of Minerva 🦉

[km_]

The way that parent blueticked his child 😅

[artinpoetsoulnature]

Wonderful Wilder life view!
Thanks lot for great sharing 🌲🐦

[Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

I have one comes to see me most nights, i just love the tawny owl call

[awer]

I LOVE TAYNY OWLS, AND OTHER ANIMALS, AND MY BIRTHDAY IS IN MAY JUST SAYING

[makenajohnson]

It’s sad to see all of the human intervention
:(