Watch this Barn Owl Chick Hatch | Gylfie & Barney | Robert E Fuller

Only one barn owl chick hatched this year out of a clutch of three. I named this baby barn owl Solo. Watch this video for an incredible insight into this owlets earliest days.

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Solo

This nest cam follows its story from the moment this owl chick chips out of its eggshell. See Solo unfurl like a seed from the confines of its egg and see how its mother is instantly attentive. Watch as she slowly slides her long, talon-ed foot from under the barn owl chick, careful not to hurt its head.

Failed eggs

This was the only egg to hatch and once the female realises the second chick will not chip out, she discards it. Watch how the male comforts the female when he returns to find the other barn owl chick hasn't survived.

Caring barn owl mum

My cameras afford an insight into how these birds of prey care for their young in a way I've never been able to enjoy before. For instance, watch how the adult female holds her tiny, featherless chick to her breast to keep it warm whilst she feeds it.

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[XiaoFury]

I like how daddy owl looks at the camera "...do you mind?"

[laurenmay]

I love how the father owl after finding out one egg didn't hatch comforted the mother owl for their loss and bonded with her again.

[Mia_Mara]

I love how the mother bird is gently putting her claws down trying not to stomp on the baby, it’s adorable

[HappyGrims]

I never realized just how expressive these birds can be. The way their eyes open up when they’re afraid, yet when they look at each other, it’s like you can sense love there. She lovingly looks at her baby and the dad, and the dad knows when and how to comfort her. I also love that the dad checked underneath the mom to make sure the baby was okay, and while he was doing that, the mother was grooming and comforting him too. Absolutely beautiful creatures

[GregSr]

My wife and I live near a lake with a lot of trees. Two baby Barn Owls apparently fell out of their nest and landed in our yard. We looked for a nest and couldn't find one. The baby owls fell into our yard one at a time - about 24 hours apart. Each time, our dog had them cornered before we intervened - the owls were screaming and the dog was barking. The owls were so young they could not fly yet. But they sure could scream! We rescued them from our dog and brought them in our house. I dropped a towel on them and they quickly calmed down. We put them in our guest bathroom behind the shower doors in the bathtub. We kept them for 2 weeks. We fed them feeder mice starting with "pinkies" then "fuzzies". Eventually, we upgraded their diet to "hoppers". Just before we let the owls go, we fed them live small adult mice. They gobbled them up. We let the owls go almost a month ago. We thought we'd never see them again. The very next night after releasing them (to our delight) both of them returned to a tree nearest our house. They were squawking like crazy standing side by side, wing to wing. Right after sunset they return to our trees every night and start their hunting activity. Besides the palm trees, they seem to prefer the dome cover that sits on top of our fireplace. Based on the number of pellets we see every day, they're not having any problem finding something to eat. We feel very lucky that we had the opportunity to save those helpless little guys. Apparently, our home has become their home.

[grymoda]

When owls have greater family values then most people we know.

[ricekrispies]

Mama feeding her baby while it's tucked between her feathers is probably the cutest thing I've ever seen an owl do

[prettymonster]

The female looked so sad when she go rid of the dead egg

[kalinatankova]

3:17
"She is quite a fiercome female, and I know she'll defend the chicken from any danger"

*que female facing directly into the camera and looking at you menacingly*

[googleitlol]

Momma birds give a whole new meaning to... *babysitter*

I’m sorry that was so bad I’ll leave now

[milky_millie]

6:30
Mama owl was like:
“do you mind? I’m trying to feed my child.”

[christopher]

I love when the males of a species are involved in the parental process.

[silaselwood]

When the father owl was comforting the mother owl, they looked like they were smiling

Edit: Jesus wasn't expecting this many likes

[lucabalsasalsa]

Barn owls are so adorable until they screech with the force of satan and the thousand tortured souls of hell

[gyroblade]

5:13 awwww they look so hap-

Stares at camera instantly

Ummmm...

[paulinewqi]

Amazing how the male owl consoles the mama owl after he realized that the one egg had to be discarded....so much empathy even in the animal kingdom.
Thanks so much for this great video...💝🌻

[dogwalker]

I love owls they are beautiful and the feathers are so soft when you stroke them.

[anonview]

5:15 is the look of a proud Papa. 😁 Gorgeous birds, these are. 😆

[jmaravilla]

she’s so beautiful it almost looks like she has eyes on her wings, like an angel