Axel, the Northern white-faced owlet and Murray, the Burrowing owlet, are learning how to fly in this cute clip from December 2017.

Axel attempts to reach the sofa but doesn't get far enough and holds onto the edge of the sofa with all his might.

Murray, who was dubbed a "flying marshmallow" on social media only manages a little jump before crashing into the Go Pro filming him.

Axel is a Northern White Faced Owlet, captive bred, who is learning to fly. He attempts to reach the sofa but doesn't quite get far enough and holds on to the edge of the sofa with his beak with all of his might , finally gives up flapping and hangs there looking very sorry for himself.

Murray the burrowing owl chick is learning to fly but only manages a little jump, this cute video has been viewed nearly 48,000 times already on our Instagram page with comments like "a flying marshmallow".

Murray the baby burrowing owl is learning to fly and with no sense of direction he crashes into the Go Pro filming him