Endearing Barn Owl Baby Is Petrified Of Thunder And Lightning

May 05, 2020 by apost team

This footage of a baby barn owl's first experience in a thunderstorm in England attracted international attention in 2019. The video was filmed by artist Robert E. Fuller, who has been filming the baby owl and her family since they moved into a nesting box near his property.

Robert and his many followers on Facebook were enthralled with the owl’s progress back in 2019. One video that has since gained particular attention is the owlet’s first thunderstorm. Filmed during the summer, the video shows the baby alone in the nest as she watches in fright as the storm passes over her. The video has accrued over 36,000 likes on Facebook since Robert posted it in the summer of 2019.

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The international attention created by the response to the video led Robert to talk about the owlet’s experience with The Dodo. Robert says that he was initially surprised by how scared the owlet was of the storm, later rationalizing that it must have been much louder for the small creature due to its powerful hearing.

“It was surprising to see how scared the chick was,” Fuller told The Dodo in 2019. “It would be especially loud for the chick given that the hearing of the barn owl is so much more sensitive than ours.”

Robert also talked about how the owlet is doing today, saying that she persevered through the scary storm and is thriving with her family.

“The chick has now fledged and is doing very well,” Fuller said in his interview with The Dodo.

For updates on Robert's wildlife clips and art, fans can check out his public Facebook page where he regularly posts about owls. 

What do you think of Robert’s video and the baby owlet’s reaction to the storm? Do your pets or other animals in your life act strangely during extreme weather? Were you frightened of thunderstorms as a child? Let us know and pass this article on to your nature-loving friends and family members.