Great horned owl has her dinner stolen by a gutsy raccoon
Our male great horned owl has been extraordinarily diligent when it comes to bringing food gifts to his mate. Mrs Owl doesn't always show up to accept whatever it is (ungrateful thing); sometimes, after hooting for hours, Mr Owl gives up and eats it himself.
On this evening, though, Mr Owl arrived on the nest with huge rat and Mrs was impressed. It was so big we're still not entirely sure it was a rat (anyone missing a Dachshund with a very skinny tail?). Mrs Owl took it, but after a couple of nibbles she decided to take the rest down to her perch in the live oak over the creek. A few more nibbles apparently proved to be quite enough (normally she swallows rats whole but, as I said, this was a truly enormous rat). She stashed the remains of her dinner on a branch for later and flew off into the night.
She didn't bargain on being observed by an extremely bold raccoon. Watch the video and see what happened. It's quite a show!
For more great critter videos and photos please visit https://texasbackyardwildlife.com.
Видео Great horned owl has her dinner stolen by a gutsy raccoon канала Texas Backyard Wildlife
On this evening, though, Mr Owl arrived on the nest with huge rat and Mrs was impressed. It was so big we're still not entirely sure it was a rat (anyone missing a Dachshund with a very skinny tail?). Mrs Owl took it, but after a couple of nibbles she decided to take the rest down to her perch in the live oak over the creek. A few more nibbles apparently proved to be quite enough (normally she swallows rats whole but, as I said, this was a truly enormous rat). She stashed the remains of her dinner on a branch for later and flew off into the night.
She didn't bargain on being observed by an extremely bold raccoon. Watch the video and see what happened. It's quite a show!
For more great critter videos and photos please visit https://texasbackyardwildlife.com.
Видео Great horned owl has her dinner stolen by a gutsy raccoon канала Texas Backyard Wildlife
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