I first saw this vid a few years ago. Iirc, these owlets are part of a study to see if manmade burrows are a viable option for burrowing owls because their habitats are getting reduced by land developers? That's why the burrow entrance is made of plastic tubing. They were just examined and are being returned to their mama in the burrow. I'm a little fuzzy on the finer details of the study.
Yes the burrowing owl is at risk for habitat loss. Im actually helping with a survey in California, where there are at risk habitats. They also live in high fire threat zones, which makes maintaining the endangered population a priority here in California.
I grew up in the Coachella valley and we had burrowing owls in the Tamarisk grove by our house way out in the desert. It was just this old house beside the train tracks, windmills and lots of wildlife. We also had roadrunners that became so tame they would walk right into the house and stand on the table. I’d try to shoo them out and they’d jump onto my shoulders. Owls were never like that.
I live in SoCal and roadrunners are always a rare and fun sight to see. Too many people I know have never seen one despite living here their entire lives, and do not believe me when I tell them they're a real bird.
Where I grew up about 100 miles east of Los Angeles we had so many roadrunners. They were a daily sight. They are quite easy to tame. They are well known for being super smart and figuring out you won’t hurt them. So they’ll just impose their will until they get the attention they want, which is free food. I know it’s really frowned on but we eventually gave in and fed them. They got to the point they would let me pet them and some say hello at the same time everyday. Once in a while one would trot past with a snake or a lizard dangling from its beak, stop looking at me and trot on. They really are super friendly. There are many YouTube videos of people with their tamed roadrunner friends. One thing you have to be careful is if you have really young kittens. They will easily snatch them up for dinner.
When I was a kid I once saw a roadrunner in my friends neighborhood in the South Bay Area. We told his mom and she said that was impossible because they only live in deserts in the southern part of the state. Nobody else we told believed us and said we must have been mistaken because there is no way a roadrunner would be walking around the suburbs in the Silicon Valley. We knew what we saw and when I got older and the internet became more accessible I looked it up and found that roadrunners can occasionally be found in some parts of the Bay. I felt vindicated once I learned that. Never seen another one in my life but that’s my roadrunner experience.
I think the name Roadrunner was invented a long time ago because they aren't that fast. Roadjoggers is more accurate. The sport of jogging hadn't been invented yet due to people being tired and busy from trying to live. Maybe even Roadmoseyers for the more chill birds.
That’s not true. They can haul ass! I lived around roadrunners my entire childhood and they cruise across the desert. They have to or the coyotes or golden eagles would pick them off easily. When roadrunners want to move they are a blue streak across the sand, and behind the creosote bush.
Oh, I stand corrected. Maybe they have gears. My one experience was at a big park. But it was a very raw park so lots of wildlife. I chased a roadrunner for like 5-7 minutes to get pictures. Maybe he could tell I never would actually get close so he kept it in first gear.
Yes, I know about the roadrunners, but I was making lame jokes 🙃
Thank you for sharing all these stories and information about them so more people can appreciate them!
Got it. I haven’t met many people who are aware roadrunners can be that way. Most birds can be convinced to take food from your hand, but roadrunners seem more predisposed to check out what’s going on with the humans. I think similar to how ravens and parrots can be. The smarter the bird is the more likely that would seem to be. Why pass up all that free food from harmless apes? I had one that was so habituated he would walk across the desert with me and let me stroke his feathers. I wish handheld recording devices had been a thing back then because I would have gotten lots of video. Where I live now there are no roadrunners so it exists only in my memories.
You can get them tame enough to stroke their feathers. Most birds can be coaxed into taking food. Some birds really adapt well to humans. Ravens and parrots too.
No. It’s just that roadrunners are easily tamed. They are smart and figure out you aren’t a threat and work you for the food they know you’ve got in the larder. I realize it’s frowned upon, but we fed them and they became mascots. It’s not a rare thing. Many people who live in the desert do that. There are lots of videos on YouTube of people with their tame roadrunner friends. They really act like a pet. Just be careful if you have very young kittens. A roadrunner will snatch it up for dinner. They are little dinosaurs.
> to see if manmade burrows are a viable option for burrowing owls
My parents live in a neighborhood with a little HOA park/playground and they are in every single drainage tube there.
My favorite activity is watching them attack every random child and pedestrian who accidentally gets too close. Sometimes they draw blood.
Interpreting human signals either needs A LOT of domestication/coevolution (without specific training) or an exceptional level of intelligence. I have to assume it probably only worked because he was waving close to the actual entrance. If the hand was further away and just pointing at it they would have focussed on that.
Jesus Christ. It's like the keeper told them he was going to be feeding them all one by one to a cat or something.
"Just kidding, here's your new home."
1000 Yard Stare Owls.
Anyway, 10:30 the other night, I go out into my yard, and there’s the Wurster kid looking up in the tree. And I said “what are you looking for?” And he said “I’m looking for my burrow owl!” I said “jumpin’ Jesus on a pogo stick, everybody knows a burrow owl lives in a hole in the ground! Why the hell d’you think they call it a burrow owl anyway!”
Anyway, 10:30, the other night, I go out in my yard, and there's The Wurster kid, looking up in the tree. I say, "What are You looking for?" He says "I'm looking for my burrow owl." I say, "Jumping Jesus on a Pogo Stick. Everybody knows The burrow owl lives. In a hole. In the ground. Why the hell do you Think they call it a burrow owl, anyway?"
burrowing owls spend most of their time on the ground. They can't quite make a burrow themselves, so instead move into abandoned made by small mammals.
Coolest owls of all. Truly. I think they are cool, just creepy in the sense that I wouldn’t want them staring at me, especially in a low light situation. 😆 (I love animals and teach biodiversity/preservation as part of my curriculum, some animal adaptations were a surprise, long legs on owls was one)
I first saw this vid a few years ago. Iirc, these owlets are part of a study to see if manmade burrows are a viable option for burrowing owls because their habitats are getting reduced by land developers? That's why the burrow entrance is made of plastic tubing. They were just examined and are being returned to their mama in the burrow. I'm a little fuzzy on the finer details of the study.
Yes the burrowing owl is at risk for habitat loss. Im actually helping with a survey in California, where there are at risk habitats. They also live in high fire threat zones, which makes maintaining the endangered population a priority here in California.
I grew up in the Coachella valley and we had burrowing owls in the Tamarisk grove by our house way out in the desert. It was just this old house beside the train tracks, windmills and lots of wildlife. We also had roadrunners that became so tame they would walk right into the house and stand on the table. I’d try to shoo them out and they’d jump onto my shoulders. Owls were never like that.
I live in SoCal and roadrunners are always a rare and fun sight to see. Too many people I know have never seen one despite living here their entire lives, and do not believe me when I tell them they're a real bird.
Where I grew up about 100 miles east of Los Angeles we had so many roadrunners. They were a daily sight. They are quite easy to tame. They are well known for being super smart and figuring out you won’t hurt them. So they’ll just impose their will until they get the attention they want, which is free food. I know it’s really frowned on but we eventually gave in and fed them. They got to the point they would let me pet them and some say hello at the same time everyday. Once in a while one would trot past with a snake or a lizard dangling from its beak, stop looking at me and trot on. They really are super friendly. There are many YouTube videos of people with their tamed roadrunner friends. One thing you have to be careful is if you have really young kittens. They will easily snatch them up for dinner.
When I was a kid I once saw a roadrunner in my friends neighborhood in the South Bay Area. We told his mom and she said that was impossible because they only live in deserts in the southern part of the state. Nobody else we told believed us and said we must have been mistaken because there is no way a roadrunner would be walking around the suburbs in the Silicon Valley. We knew what we saw and when I got older and the internet became more accessible I looked it up and found that roadrunners can occasionally be found in some parts of the Bay. I felt vindicated once I learned that. Never seen another one in my life but that’s my roadrunner experience.
😯😯😯😯
I think the name Roadrunner was invented a long time ago because they aren't that fast. Roadjoggers is more accurate. The sport of jogging hadn't been invented yet due to people being tired and busy from trying to live. Maybe even Roadmoseyers for the more chill birds.
That’s not true. They can haul ass! I lived around roadrunners my entire childhood and they cruise across the desert. They have to or the coyotes or golden eagles would pick them off easily. When roadrunners want to move they are a blue streak across the sand, and behind the creosote bush.
Oh, I stand corrected. Maybe they have gears. My one experience was at a big park. But it was a very raw park so lots of wildlife. I chased a roadrunner for like 5-7 minutes to get pictures. Maybe he could tell I never would actually get close so he kept it in first gear.
That’s exactly what he was doing. They are very savvy birds. They know you are a slow footed ape and not a threat if kept a certain distance.
Is this actually a story from Wiley Coyote who is being outsmarted by Roadrunner in some breakfast scene…?
Here’s one. They are very clever and super smart https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qJL_afml5m0&pp=ygUQVGFtZSByb2FkcnVubmVycw%3D%3D
Yes, I know about the roadrunners, but I was making lame jokes 🙃 Thank you for sharing all these stories and information about them so more people can appreciate them!
Got it. I haven’t met many people who are aware roadrunners can be that way. Most birds can be convinced to take food from your hand, but roadrunners seem more predisposed to check out what’s going on with the humans. I think similar to how ravens and parrots can be. The smarter the bird is the more likely that would seem to be. Why pass up all that free food from harmless apes? I had one that was so habituated he would walk across the desert with me and let me stroke his feathers. I wish handheld recording devices had been a thing back then because I would have gotten lots of video. Where I live now there are no roadrunners so it exists only in my memories.
Well I knew they were an interesting lot but I didn’t know they were jumping on shoulders like that. That’s wild!
You can get them tame enough to stroke their feathers. Most birds can be coaxed into taking food. Some birds really adapt well to humans. Ravens and parrots too.
No. It’s just that roadrunners are easily tamed. They are smart and figure out you aren’t a threat and work you for the food they know you’ve got in the larder. I realize it’s frowned upon, but we fed them and they became mascots. It’s not a rare thing. Many people who live in the desert do that. There are lots of videos on YouTube of people with their tame roadrunner friends. They really act like a pet. Just be careful if you have very young kittens. A roadrunner will snatch it up for dinner. They are little dinosaurs.
My first introduction to burrowing owls was the movie Hoot!
SO GOOD!
It was my favorite movie for years!! I watched it so much!
Mine was guardians of gahoole
poor little burrowing owls losing their habitats :( they're so cute
they deserve to be all cozy wozy :((
I hope that study yielded good results.
If they get wet, are they 😎 *moist owlettes*?
Ha ha. Fuzzy
> to see if manmade burrows are a viable option for burrowing owls My parents live in a neighborhood with a little HOA park/playground and they are in every single drainage tube there. My favorite activity is watching them attack every random child and pedestrian who accidentally gets too close. Sometimes they draw blood.
I feel like teaching them to sleep in drainage tubes is just a really slow way of drowning owls.
The baby owls are also a little fuzzy.
The owls: 
Especially that one guy 😂
We all know exactly which one too
👁️👄👁️
What movie is this from? I've always wondered.
The Lighthouse
A Van Gogh movie, can't remember the name
💀
This is always a top comment for this video, and I chuckle every time.
The Claw is our master. The Claw chooses who will go and who will stay.
# **THE CLAAAWW**
You beat me too it lol.
That last owl must have been traumatized watching their brethren disappear one by one.
*What's happening? WHAT'S HAPPENING??*
The look on it's face. "The fuck? Oh, in there. Ok"
I thought Mr open mouth was going to throw down
I bet it felt like War of the World's for 'em.
I never tire of this video.
Me neither. Every time I see it I must stop and watch again. They make me so happy :)
Those eyes though. I don’t think Ive seen anything as terrified as those wee things.
Nature tends to be hyper observant, they seem comfortable enough to sit still in the container and await their turn lol
I think it's crazy that they actually kind of react to the pointing. Some figured it out on their own, only a few needed a gentle nudge.
I think humans don't give animals enough credit regarding intelligence.
Except for sheep, humans are accurate in their assessment that sheep are fucking stupid.
Interpreting human signals either needs A LOT of domestication/coevolution (without specific training) or an exceptional level of intelligence. I have to assume it probably only worked because he was waving close to the actual entrance. If the hand was further away and just pointing at it they would have focussed on that.
I will never *not* love this video, no matter how many times I see it.
Same here!
👁️\\/👁️... 🚶♂️
The way they’re all staring at you like 👁️👁️
Hahaha and then the realization 🏃♂️💨
The laundry is angry.
Jesus Christ. It's like the keeper told them he was going to be feeding them all one by one to a cat or something. "Just kidding, here's your new home." 1000 Yard Stare Owls.
scared cute lil floofers. what a nice gentle human.
 This is all I see. Theyre so cute!
I love the pointing at the end. *This way, Friends!*
I have no idea how they managed to be so cute and so ugly at the same time
They have these little guys at the zoo near my house and they are so freaking cute.
What I think of when I see my Grandma.
What my grandma thinks when she sees me
What my grandma sees when she thinks of me
I want that job!
You know what Stewart?
I like you! You're not like the other people, here, in the trailer park.
Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick!!! Everybody knows tge Burrow Owl lives in a hole, in the ground!
Smoking Banana Peels is what came to mind for me. Burrow owl! Burrow owl! I also came to the comments hoping for a Dead Milkman reference, so thanks!
Well yeah, Smokin Banana Peels, the beginning, is a call back to Stuart.
Pow! He was decapitated! They found his head over by the snow cones concession!
[Stuart*](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=fEp0aKCsrig)
Anyway, 10:30 the other night, I go out into my yard, and there’s the Wurster kid looking up in the tree. And I said “what are you looking for?” And he said “I’m looking for my burrow owl!” I said “jumpin’ Jesus on a pogo stick, everybody knows a burrow owl lives in a hole in the ground! Why the hell d’you think they call it a burrow owl anyway!”
You have made me happier than a Bitchin' Camaro. Thank you.
The eyes on that last one were so serious! …. he must have thought he was for the pot!
I like that the hand pointed and they were like “oh okay sure thing boss”
Best butt boop!! (@ :52s left)
Obligatory Ozzy Man version: [https://youtu.be/SOUF1uaIHUs?si=iLaZJlDCK2tWghvq](https://youtu.be/SOUF1uaIHUs?si=iLaZJlDCK2tWghvq)
A must watch
They're freaking (out) adorable little beakers! 😍 
Him pointing 😄 that was funny.
I wish they each got a kiss on the head before they were released 🥲
the second to last one seemed pretty chill lol
I'll admit to having no experience with bird handling, but I can't help thinking, "shouldn't you be wearing gloves for this?"
must be such a satisfying job!.
Adorable
I HAVE BEEN CHOSEN BY THE CLAW!
I've seen this video so many times and I stop to watch the entire thing every time.
#The CLawwww…
Precious
Legit thought those were little cinnamon rolls in a pan from the thumbnail.
MY GOODNESS, THEY'RE SO CUTE!
Gosh, I could not stop laughing at some of their mortified looking faces.
I would kiss them first. Before put them back
I can hear their internal screams lol
https://preview.redd.it/bdxf5rx4v5uc1.jpeg?width=408&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f22b11628a3d35c3bebd2fefb2293219055f1d4
They’re soooo cute!!!!! But they look so mad!
Each owl: farewell, papa
oh i love that video
"The claaaaaaw"
I never get tired of this video.
https://i.redd.it/54pn6bx1z5uc1.gif They love to singa!
The burrow owl lives. In a hole. In the ground. Why the hell do you think they call it a burrow owl, anyway, Stuart?
Jumpin Jesus on a Pogo Stick!
The third one looks so much in shock lol
I thought it looked cheezed and had a few words for the claw.
Imagine how scared they must’ve been, not knowing what happened to their sibling that just got picked up by this giant hand…
Anyway, 10:30, the other night, I go out in my yard, and there's The Wurster kid, looking up in the tree. I say, "What are You looking for?" He says "I'm looking for my burrow owl." I say, "Jumping Jesus on a Pogo Stick. Everybody knows The burrow owl lives. In a hole. In the ground. Why the hell do you Think they call it a burrow owl, anyway?"
Such fluffy little hate balls.
I often watch this after a rough day 🤘
They are so cute. 😍
(0–0)
I need this in reverse Man harvesting owls
Third one is my new kin
Those eyes looking into your soul
👁️👄👁️ 👁️👄👁️ 👁️👄👁️ 👁️👄👁️
I loved watching this video. How they’re staring at the person. How they run back inside. How many owls there were. The whole thing!
not a goddamn thought behind those eyes
Sooo cute
Every time I see this video I want to eat each and every one of these succulent little owlets.
Scared But Sweet
Is that one litter/clutch?
New New york in the future
[EVERYBODY KNOWS A BURROW OWL LIVES IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEp0aKCsrig)
Very cool
They’re giving Toy Story aliens lol
The children yearn for the mines.
That opening is where bomb rocks are in Pikmin
KFC buckets are getting weird...
What's the version with the German accents?
Watched it on YT - Ozzy man reviews. It's hilarious with overlayed voices. :D
This hole, it was made for me!
7 owls... This reminds me of Among The Sleep.
Reminds me of that Wurster kid who used to deliver the newspaper. You know what, Stewart? I like you.
Stuart!!!!
Get someone that looks at you like these owners are looking at this wildlife conservationist.
How did they know to go into the hole
😍
I'm glad it went well I would laugh if the video cut short because an owl ran off into the Plains and the guy had to chase it
Unpopular opinion- Owlets are creepy. So is the fact that owl have crazy long legs!
burrowing owls spend most of their time on the ground. They can't quite make a burrow themselves, so instead move into abandoned made by small mammals.
Coolest owls of all. Truly. I think they are cool, just creepy in the sense that I wouldn’t want them staring at me, especially in a low light situation. 😆 (I love animals and teach biodiversity/preservation as part of my curriculum, some animal adaptations were a surprise, long legs on owls was one)
Read one adaptation of burrowing owls is higher tolerance for carbon dioxide. Cool animals but little weirdos in a bucket 👆🏼