Great Horned Owl vs Red Tailed Hawk
From Ali Xiaidi
The mother owl cunningly led the hawk astray from her precious nest, where her tiny owlets had just hatched. Witnessing her swift flight out of the nest, with the hawk in pursuit, was truly mesmerizing. As she landed, the hawk attempted to attack her from behind, only to be captured in a perfectly timed shot. My camera was ready, and I was able to freeze this unexpected moment in time at Savannah’s in Florida.
And a reply in the comments had the results of the confrontation:
mom owl went after the hawk after he brushed her. she then returned to the nest and by then the dad owl was there already guarding the nest while mom handled business! Still love them both raptors - epic exp
Linking that video of the eagle attack on the RaptorCAM for the other reply made me feel that tension all over again. It was so fast, even with mamma owl knowing it was coming.
I didnt watch the eagle videos I shared, but if it’s the one where it’s getting curbstompped while sleeping by the GHO, that one is pretty brutal as well.
Raptors don’t play around!