Warning - this is sad. But too unusual to see, not to share.
Owl snatches a hawk from its nest like a thief in the night : natureismetal
Owl snatches a hawk from its nest like a thief in the night : natureismetal
I'm sorry, I have no Idea! It just popped up in my reddit feed. I had no idea owls hunt for other birds of prey!Do you know what type owl and where this was located at?
Sorry you weren't able to see the video from my link but the article you linked is actually the same thing. Very interesting stuff! Thank you for finding that!When I clicked on the link, the video option was unavailable. But I googled it and found this article that described a similar situation and it involved an eagle owl in Israel: Owls Aren't Afraid to Attack Much Larger Birds — Even Bald Eagles
I couldn't tell exactly what happened either but I'd imagine the owl got a hold of it. I'm glad that it was so quick the camera didn't really capture that part. It was so quick I don't even think the other hawk realized what happenedThat's crazy! I watched it a few times just to see if the owl just knocked it out, or actually had a hold of it. I couldn't tell honestly.
I honestly don't either, the way it looked around was a very what the heck happened look.I couldn't tell exactly what happened either but I'd imagine the owl got a hold of it. I'm glad that it was so quick the camera didn't really capture that part. It was so quick I don't even think the other hawk realized what happened