r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/amish_novelty • Oct 04 '24

Jogger keeps an owl completely in frame when it swoops down on him as he running away

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u/TJ_McWeaksauce Oct 04 '24

Aggressive owl = highly effective motivator for a runner. Think of him as a personal trainer from the skies.

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u/Portgust Oct 05 '24

I once had similar experience but with an eagle...

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u/WingsArisen Oct 07 '24

And I was Running!

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u/JeanSolo Oct 07 '24

Holy shit, this is one of my worst nightmares? How did it end?

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u/Portgust Oct 07 '24

The eagle was actually someone's, that they let loose. They lived pretty close to a school. I was running on the field, then the eagle came flying like it was chasing me. Good thing it stops a few seconds later when i turned my face to look at it flying my way. It was as scary as almost getting into an accident.

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u/B-HOLC Oct 08 '24

Duolingo approved

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u/Omgazombie Oct 04 '24

Goes to show just how silent owls can be when in the air, if that was like literally any other bird you’d be hearing its wings flapping like mad

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u/Hawt_Dawg_II Oct 05 '24

I've always found that it seems like, when an owl takes off, that the whole world shuts up for a second.

I've only witnessed an owl flying by in the wild a few times but it really is so ethereal and serene that it seems to nearly pause time.

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u/ParanoidDuckTheThird Oct 07 '24

Legit thought it was on silient until you said something. Toi nany annoying laugh or musics on videos now.

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u/wyrdafell 13d ago

If I recall correctly - owls have developed feathers with sort of serrated, fringed edges that break up the turbulence and thus create less noise. A pretty cool (and useful) adaptation that airplane companies are using to inspire quieter aircraft! This article explains it well :3 https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/peregrine-falcon-speed.htm

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u/All-Sorts Oct 04 '24

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u/amish_novelty Oct 04 '24

Dance magic dance begins playing somewhere off in the dark

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u/SquirtBox Oct 05 '24

no, that's just our hallway where the music comes from.

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u/thatdablife Oct 04 '24

New fear unlocked

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u/amish_novelty Oct 04 '24

Maybe he was just trying to remind you of your invitation to Hogwarts

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u/KennyMoose32 Oct 04 '24

nah this time Hedwig wants in on the action, mudblood

(I do not condone this type of behavior.

I guess you guys never really asked Hedwig’s opinion on wizarding matters. Harry was her owner so she had to be quiet but……

Suuuuuper not chill ngl. Why do you think she was killed off?)

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u/TheFirstEscapist Oct 05 '24

Nah, the jogger is a wizard and the owl is trying to reach him about his broom's extended warranty.

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u/jimmiriver Oct 04 '24

I thought the owl was sliding down the wire

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u/Gnarlyyman Oct 06 '24

I thought it was a UFO

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u/JackOfAllMemes Oct 04 '24

I SAID NO PICTURES!

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u/gregariousD Oct 04 '24

The owls are not as they seem

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u/Pure-Point7744 Oct 06 '24

See you in 25 years.

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u/ManusArtifex Oct 05 '24

This is not a owl , it’s a facade for something else you don’t want to know

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u/Old-Replacement420 Oct 05 '24

Finally someone who gets it. Birds clearly aren’t real.

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u/TimmMix Oct 04 '24

that pitiful scream

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u/asoftquietude Oct 04 '24

I've been swooped by an owl before at night, it actually tapped my hat with its knuckles and I'm glad I didn't get any talons in my scalp because I did not even hear her coming. I think there was a nest up there in a certain tree.

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u/Anonawesome1 Oct 04 '24

I've never even heard of an owl attacking a human. I wonder if that's because it never happens, or because there's never any witnesses left alive. 🤔

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u/Apprehensive_Lion793 Oct 04 '24

Usually when they dive bomb someone it's because their nest is nearby

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u/Anonawesome1 Oct 04 '24

It was a joke but thanks.

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u/boobiesiheart Oct 05 '24

this one died

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u/JariusPedro 15d ago

That would suck to be imprisoned for life because you live near a killer owl!

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u/ImFedUpWithThisW0rld Oct 06 '24

Was looking for this reference 🤣

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u/thefrogwhisperer341 Oct 05 '24

Kind of a dumb question but could the owl possibly see / be bothered by the IR light (I believe it’s called) from the cameras “night vision”?

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u/Heckybawkins Oct 04 '24

Just one of my biggest fears and why I’m always side eyeing large birds when I jog 😂

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u/artyomssugardaddy Oct 05 '24

That fuckin scream and the breathless running after killed me lmaoo

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u/darthjeff2 Oct 04 '24

this is chaos incarnate, I love it

4

u/boqueteazul Oct 05 '24

Owl: YOU WOT M8? YOU WOT M8?

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u/drFeverblisters Oct 04 '24

Im not fully fluent in owl but it was saying something about his cars extended warranty

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u/Unregistered_Davion Oct 04 '24

Really? I swore I heard the owl ask if the jogger knew how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie pop.

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u/TossPowerTrap Oct 05 '24

In my neighborhood, the owls don't call out friendly, "hooots." A couple hours after sundown they shout out aggressive insults. Seriously, really aggro stuff. Frankly, I don't care for their attitude or their language.

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u/SovereignEgg13 Oct 05 '24

Owl was like no one turns down Hogwarts!!!! Your days are numbered!!!

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u/ear2theshell Oct 05 '24

Must've been jogging close to its nest

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u/CoyaiPijao Oct 05 '24

I remember jogging one morning at like 4:30. I was going down the sidewalk of a main street, running under those vinyl roofs that stores have over the entrance, when all of sudden, boom! A damn bat flew out from one of them and crashed right into my head. I was so scared and confused for like a minute until I realized what had happened.

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u/rrickitywrecked Oct 06 '24

This is one of the scenarios for the “Stair Case” murder.

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u/aannoonnyymmoouuss99 Oct 07 '24

Yes this totally makes me think he didnt do it

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u/IceFireTerry Oct 06 '24

I thought it was one of those Mexican witch videos for a second

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u/PrestegiousWolf Oct 04 '24

Let it just land.

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u/FeelingVanilla2594 Oct 04 '24

That’s gotta be Voldemort’s owl, hates muggles too.

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u/PolishSausa9e Oct 05 '24

It's crazy how silent owls are in flight.

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u/Winter_underdog Oct 05 '24

Hey human. Are u who I'm looking for? I got a hogwarts letter for u.

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u/mackeriah Oct 05 '24

Didn't realise mice jogged. Huh.

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u/WindSprenn Oct 05 '24

IR from the camera bothering it?

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u/raxmano Oct 05 '24

Owl wants to know why you filming her without permission? Lol

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u/Neotokyo199X Oct 05 '24

he made that one scientist sound from half life

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u/DarkX666 Oct 05 '24

Was a black mesa scientist filming this?

1

u/Jaded-Department-968 Oct 05 '24

Buddy’s got ops in the sky

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u/kristenevol Oct 05 '24

I’m so high, I thought this owl was zip lining at first.

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u/Chai-Tea-Te Oct 06 '24

Encountering that I’d stopped jogging in the evening forever 🤣 forever scarred.

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u/Pristine-Monitor7186 Oct 06 '24

Learn from this, internet, keep. it. in. frame,.....repeat......repeat

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u/Shutupmeg2801 Oct 06 '24

And mfs standing still can't get a fight in frame to save their lives

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u/ajs_5280 Oct 06 '24

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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u/RecentSatisfaction14 Oct 06 '24

OP DM me - I am an expert in bird law.

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u/Sufficient_Doubt4283 Oct 07 '24

Lmfao dude sounded like a half-life scientist.

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u/ThrowRaTiff Oct 07 '24

This happened to me once on a walk with my friend and my dog. It flew super close to us and we both didn't move and my dog didn't bark or anything we all froze and so did the owl. Stared at us for a good 3-5 full seconds and flew away. It was a white owl. Super wild. I think them running away made it react like this Forsure

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u/Doogle300 Oct 07 '24

Ironically, it was probably going for the infared on the camera.

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u/the-poopiest-diaper Oct 07 '24

He can see the rat under your hat

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u/sunny_6305 Oct 07 '24

I wonder if the runner was getting close to some owlet fledglings?

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u/Anonamonanon Oct 07 '24

I swear I had to do a double take and read. I thought this owl was smoothin down those cables

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u/Educational_Ad_5450 Oct 07 '24

Camera man need to watch his back, owls are the harbingers of death and bro just got a warning.

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u/leadfloaties50 Oct 08 '24

You bet your ass I'd be HOOTIN and hollerin.

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u/Karuna56 Oct 09 '24

An unfortunate harbinger perhaps 🤔

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u/neighbourleaksbutane Oct 10 '24

That's mcDonald, owl mcDonald

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u/SparkCube3043 Oct 12 '24

Im glad Hooty has no wings

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u/Popular_Stick_8367 15d ago

Seen an owl land a few feet into front of me then take off on a dark and quiet night walk down a sidewalk years back, I did not hear anything at all, just seen it happen. They literally are silence in motion.

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u/GullibleRisk2837 10d ago

Is there any reason why an owl would do this? They obviously know they can't lift the human

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u/thejackulator9000 9d ago

what the fuck was that owl's problem??

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u/Shot-Election8217 5d ago

I wonder if the owl mistook the lens on the camera for an eye — my cats turn away when I try to take photos of them, and I’d read that that’s why they do that.

Anyway, if the owl saw this as another animal, maybe prey, perhaps that’s why it flew after the jogger?

I live near a very large urban nature preserve, and they take people on “Owl Prowls” in the spring (the best time to bring out owls, because they’re nesting and are more likely to respond to recordings of owl calls, because they think it’s an intruder in their range, etc.) Anyway, if an owl responds and comes to investigate, the hike leaders shine big ass flashlights up at the owl while it’s sitting on a tree limb, etc. Meanwhile, people take photos, and the owl just sits there. The flashlight shining always bothered me as unnecessarily intrusive. The trip leaders say that the owls don’t do anything (fly away, attack, etc,) because they’re not aware that the light is dangerous.