A pair of barred owls nest and raise their young owlets in an old spruce hollow deep in the heartland of Alberta. A rare, intimate glimpse into these adaptable owls surviving this northern Canadian wilderness. [ Hiboux nocturnes: Chouette de la forêt de la taïga] | *Exclusive OwlCam NestCam Footage | Barred Owl Nature Documentary | Wildlife Films ➤ ‪@CanadaWild‬

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'Haunt of the Barred Owl' Full Documentary Key Moments

0:00 Barred owl pair | owls courtship calls 'whocooksforyouall' | owl sounds
0:38 Barred owl flies to nest tree snag | *500 fps barred owl lands at spruce tree
1:00 Barred owl female enters tree snag nest cavity | nest cam
1:10 Barred owl call WhoCooksForYouAll, hoots | Courtship mating calls, vocals
1:39 Pileated woodpecker calls | male pileated spring courtship, woodpecker sound
2:05 Barred owl territorial call | male barred owl hooting
2:38 Ruffed grouse drums | red phased ruffed grouse drumming on log, boreal forest
3:04 Barred owl egg laying | *Snowing barred owl arrives, enters tree cavity | nest cam
3:53 Great horned owl catches American coot | *rare great horned owl predation
4:40 Ruffed grouse drumming | red phased ruffed grouse male drums on log, boreal forest
5:01 Barred owlets have hatched | *nest cam barred owl enters cavity | Owlets one week old
5:42 Barred owl territorial call, owl hooting | barred owl pair courtship, vocals, hoot owl
5:52 Barred owl exits cavity to hunts deer mice | returns to nest with prey | owl predation
6:09 Downy barred owlets | *cute baby owls at one month old
6:28 Barred owl hunting deer mice | barred owl catches mouse
8:20 Barred owlets at one month
9:05 Song sparrow singing, calls | rubycrowned kinglet | yellow warbler | wood warblers bathe
10:01 Accipiter hawk attacks blue jay | cooper's hawk predation on song bird
10:51 Cooper's hawk nest adult hawk feeding chicks | Cooper's hawk chicks one month old
11:03 Barred owlets have fledged the nest | barred owls practice flying | owls first flight
11:48 Barred owl fledgling climbs tree | baby owl crawls up old growth tree in boreal forest
12:51 Pileated woodpecker nest | adult woodpecker feeds chicks | pileated woodpecker calls
13:35 Barred owl fledgling in tree tops | owlet preening | barred owl family begin to disperse
14:02 Cute baby owl | barred owlet preening | adult female barred owl watches owlet *funny
14:45 The last days of spring in the 'Haunt of the Barred Owl' | *500 fps Barred owl flies
15:55 Barred owl flies from nest cavity @ *500 fps highspeed film as owl takes off | tail credits

A tribute to Albert Karvonen.
16mm film | ©1997 Alberta Archives
Photographed, Directed & Edited by Andrew Manske
Additional Cinematography: Albert Karvonen, Doug Steele
Writer: Chel Macdonald | Narrator: Fred Keating | Music: Doug Blackley | Audio: Downy Karvonen

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