Barn Owl v Kestrel v Tawny Owl - Battle Over Territory | Gylfie & Finn | Robert E Fuller

When a barn owl I didn&recognise unwittingly entered my home valley, my resident birds of prey fought viciously to protect their territory. *JOIN MY MISSION* ____________________ *ABOUT THIS FILM* ____________________ Newcomer When this owl was spotted on cameras trying to take cover in one of my nest boxes, I knew immediately that it wasn’t a resident owl because it wore an identification ring on its leg. Barn Owl v Kestrel The newcomer soon discovered that the valley is already well-populated with birds of prey. As soon as it landed on my ash stump box, the female kestrel who had been busily incubating her clutch of eggs angrily blocked the entrance to the box with her wings. Barn Owl v Tawny Owl The incomer retreated - only to land in a box the tawny owl uses to roost in during the day. Spotting the barn owl at the entrance to its box, the tawny owl flew straight at the barn owl. Thankfully the barn owl managed to slip under the tawny’s wing and escape. Barn owls are much smaller than tawnys and tend to come off worse during confrontations of this sort. Elm Stump box Inside the Elm Stump Box, my resident female barn owl left her eggs to see what all the noise was about. She returned agitated and began calling in distress. Failed romance On hearing her calls, the male barn owl appeared and tried to reassure her, but his romantic advances were swiftly rebuffed and the male barn owl left the nest to check the coast was now clear. Tawny owl attack...