Everything published so far

Episodes and clips

Every clip below is genuine, unstaged footage recorded by cameras on my property, including a dedicated nest cam, in South Central Texas. Newest first. The series follows one live-oak nest contested by a great horned owl pair and a pair of red-shouldered hawks.

The cast

Who you are watching

The great horned owls

Esther is the female and Samson is the male. Their owlets are Gideon and Asher.

The red-shouldered hawks

Naomi is the female and Ezekiel is the male. Their chick was Seth.

September 2026

Story 3 Is Live: Esther Calls for Samson in the Dark

Published September 11, 2026

Episodes and clips

Who you are watching

The great horned owls

The red-shouldered hawks

Story 3 Is Live: Esther Calls for Samson in the Dark

The Hummingbird That Wouldn’t Come Down

Hummingbird Head Locked for 10 Seconds

The Red Feeder Trick That Freed a Garage Hummingbird

Hummingbird a Foot From the Lens After 6 Hours in My Garage

Hummingbird Stuck in My Garage for 6 Hours with Every Door Open

She Built the Nest… Then Another Species Arrived

Esther Strikes Naomi: Fourth Removal on the Nest Cam

Cardinal Visits the Empty Nest | Nest Wars Story 3

After the Second Removal: What the Nest Cam Captured Next

Story 2 of 11 begins August 29 — An Owl Helps a Hawk Hatch on the Nest Cam

Samson, a Male Great Horned Owl, Rolls a Red-Shouldered Hawk Egg

Great Horned Owls on a Hawk Egg in Daylight | Nest Cam

Hawk Dive-Bombs Owl Off the Nest | Caught on the Nest Cam

Great Horned Owl Removes Hawk from Nest with One Egg | Nest Cam Footage

Nest Cam: Naomi Rolls Her Egg After Reclaiming From Great Horned Owls

The Four Birds of Nest Wars: Naomi, Ezekiel, Esther & Samson

Night Raid: Samson Lands Beside Naomi, Then Takes the Egg

Night Calls in a Borrowed Nest: Samson Calls to Esther

Squirrel Charges a Red-Shouldered Hawk | Nest Wars starts Aug 15 — Owl Hatched a Hawk Egg

Three Raptors, One Tree: Owl, Hawks, and a Caracara

Hawk Shields Fresh Egg in Heavy Rain (Hatched by Great Horned Owl)

Red-shouldered Hawk Settles In — The Moment Before the Nest War

Samson Picks the Nest | Daytime Great Horned Owl Call

After the Rain: Red‑shouldered Hawk on the Powerline

Naomi the Red-shouldered Hawk Rolls Her Egg | Nest Cam

Hawk Delivers Lizard, Then Locks Eyes With the Nest Cam

Red-Shouldered Hawk Lift-Off in Slow Motion | Nest Cam, South Central Texas

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