Owl Crash-Lands Inside Moving Truck After Flying Through Open Window

A barred owl landed inside a moving truck after flying through its open window in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 4.

Clayton Conner, who recorded this video of the owl sitting in his truck, told Storyful the moment was “unbelievable.” Conner can be heard behind the camera explaining the owl flew in through one of his windows as he was driving.

“Now he’s looking at me and I don’t know what the [expletive] to do. He flew inside my truck, and sat behind my back,” Conner said in the video.

The owl was able to safely escape the vehicle, after which it perched on top of a nearby structure and stared at Conner.

“He finally flew out of my truck,” Conner said. “Now that’s an experience I will never forget.”

This is not the first time an owl has flown into a car in Louisiana, in 2015, an owl flew into a Covington, Louisiana, police officer’s car and used its talons and beak to scratch and peck at the officer until he lost control of his car and crashed into a ditch. Credit: Clayton Conner via Storyful

Video transcript

- You need more.

CLAYTON CONNER: No, it's not putting [INAUDIBLE].

- No.

CLAYTON CONNER: So-- so I'm driving-- I'm driving [MUTED] night, and this literally flew in my truck. While I was driving, flew in my truck. Now he's looking at me and I don't know what the [MUTED] to do. Like, he flew inside my truck--

- Put your--

CLAYTON CONNER: --and sat behind my back.

- Babe. Baby, put your emergency lights on, 'cause you're, like, halfway in the road.

CLAYTON CONNER: Sat behind my back. And now, like-- this is big as [MUTED] hell. Like, I had my windows halfway down, and this [MUTED] came--

- Call my mom and ask her who to call.

CLAYTON CONNER: I feel bad, because it's making this chirping noise.

Yeah, he finally flew out of my truck. Now, that's an experience I will never forget. Look at that [MUTED]. He looks devilish. Look at that. He looks evil.

Now, how we just did what we did, I don't know. But all right, bro. Love you, dude.

Peace out. You have a good night. We'll never forget this.