Great horned owls in Tucson, AZ, Feb 2026 (photo by Mick Thompson from Wikimedia Commons)

19 June 2026

Two great horned owls, youngster and mother, were perched in Tucson, Arizona when Yow! they were nearly hit by a falling owl.

@pachucos_art captured the action on Instagram, playing the fall twice in real time, then in slow motion.

Watch til the end to see the slow motion! I still chuckle every time I watch this, specially because of the mother’s and sibling’s expressions!

An owl drops by and no one is hurt. He flies up to join his mother at the end of the video.

p.s. The cover photo is a pair of adult great horned owls in Tucson in February 2026, photo from Wikimedia.