Sharp-shinned Hawk Killing a European Starling 2015

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Watch as this sharp-shinned hawk kills this starling in my Topeka Kansas yard.
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On Mar 19 2015, I heard the starling screeching so set up my camera. I'm amazed at how difficult it is for the little hawk to kill the starling. European starlings are an invasive species in North America and compete negatively with many of our native cavity nesting birds.
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@kartz2010 3 года назад

That's exactly how starlings kill smaller birds! I've read about how starlings attack a woodpecker in pairs and gorge it's eyes out & decimate the babies of other bird species. So in a way the starlings deserve this... taste of their own medicine.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Starling are super aggressive. I have to agree with you.

@LostWoodsman76 3 года назад

Give that hawk a medal.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Best comment I've seen n I'm lol.

@georgiabirds-tt8jz Год назад

YES

@biggiesmol 2 года назад

Good job! Those starlings are an invasive pest!

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Thank you. Hope to teach more people about their invasive aggressive nature and the damage that they do.

@F.J._Claes 4 месяца назад

You are an invasive species too.

@ChrisMass-zp1zw Месяц назад

Just like muslims

@anthonywilliams8956 2 года назад

I have no sympathy for starlings. Awesome video!

@biggiesmol 2 года назад

Ikr!

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Thank you. Lol

@sahir313 6 лет назад

Bankers do the same

@realheadhunters-gtav 3 года назад

We need more of this!

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

I couldn't agree more!

@ChrisMass-zp1zw Месяц назад

You sound just like a muslin

@VanIyke 4 года назад

Starlings and Jackdaws deserve the grief they dish out.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

We don't have Jack daws in america. Are they native where you are?

@anthonywilliams8956 2 года назад

Amen

@망히-z9z 4 года назад

Cruel nature. But I am watching it with utmost interest.

@jackedavocado8689 4 года назад

Nature watching nature.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

It's truly fascinating. I've never seen anything like this since.

@yengvang8737 3 года назад

We're part of nature.

@kaleoy7584 8 лет назад

Starling accepted its fate and then watched the process of being eaten alive.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

It's tough being a prey species.

@pendragonxt3674 Год назад

Luckily for us, we’ve got these hawks to take down invasive species. The Hawk and other birds of prey are built to take down these aggressive petrol colored birds. Sure, it isn’t easy, especially considering how violent these birds are, but the hawk and the other birds of prey get the job done.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Wish they did it more often

@williamjaeger5506 4 года назад

I had a coopers hawk kill a starling right out side our dinning room window. It was much more humane. it decapitated the starling and flew of with the headless body! Great video!

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

That's always an amazing thing to see. I too had them catch starlings. Thanks for watching.

@pigeonboi6577 3 года назад

I guess this hawk wants to reduce the starling numbers to

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

One at a time.

@johannaliebhauser-haferkam1049 2 года назад

Good I have one of these hawks hanging around . I hate starlings . They are nasty birds.

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Good for you and your hawk.

@lohikarhu734 3 года назад

The hawk has to avoid that needle-sharp beak, or IT could die, and it depends on asphyxiating the starling, until it's weak enough to safely "dig into" its dinner... sadly, for the prey, this one seems to keep breathing for too long. The hawk is hungry, might have chicks, or a mate, to feed. I don't think starlings worry too much about their prey (often, other species chicks), while dining....

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

I agree, the starlings bill is a dangerous weapon.

@octapusxft 4 года назад

During the first minute the hawk really had to be careful of that Starlings beak. Starlings can be really savage

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

You said it. They use their beak to attack native birds in North America and steal their nests. They use it like a dagger.

@octapusxft 4 года назад

@@BackyardBirdsUS So they are basically a swarm of flying street thugs!

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Worse than thugs. Every starling is a nuisance.

@markmoore4088 8 лет назад

At the end of the video the starling clamped it's feet around each leg of the hawk like it knew it was going for a ride. I like hawks but the thought of getting eaten alive really creeps me out!

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

I believe that is just the muscle reflexes occurring after death.

@MzChelxoxo 5 лет назад

It’s just the muscle reflexes. The hawk suffocated the starling by pressing down on the bird chest.

@davidvalesano3798 5 лет назад

I was kind of thinking the same thing like is it still alive

@qp3105 5 лет назад

I agree it appears to be clamping its feet. Also starting at 4:05 it appears the legs are moving. I think it was alive during this ordeal 🧐

@myytchannel6632 5 лет назад

The hawk freaked out too and flew off with the starling not intentionally

@billsomrak 5 лет назад

Good riddance to another damn Starling!

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

Well said. They are a menace in North America.

@billsomrak 4 года назад

@@MissMarshall Starlings are bully birds - the 'thugs' of the bird world. If there are some small sparrows or other small birds, enjoying a crust of bread, the starlings will land in a group, chase off the smaller birds, take their food, and then fight over it .. gluttons that they are. If it weren't illegal to discharge a shotgun in the neighborhood, I'd eliminate as many packs of these 'thug' birds as I could. They remind me of the current rioters & looters, preying on the weak, and wreaking havoc. As I said ... good riddance to any dead starling.

@billsomrak 4 года назад

@@MissMarshall Typical response from a bleeding heart liberal. Show me where I said that I would shoot looters & thugs. I only said that STARLINGS remind me of looters & thugs. Go back to your fairy-tale world/existence, where there is no evil anywhere.

@KenKen-ui4ny 3 года назад

@@billsomrak Starlings are just trash birds in general, or flying rats in other words, not only they terrorize and steal from other songbirds, along with raiding out your bird feeders, their filthy too like pigeons, which is another invasive species trash bird.

@outdoorztime2923 8 месяцев назад

Ahhh... for the record, I do NOT want to be hawk bait. We had a Coopers Hawk get a Dark-eyed Junco one year. It didn't take it long at all to devour that little bird.

@BackyardBirdsUS 7 месяцев назад

Sorry to hear it

@TheReefRobber 4 года назад

I’d like to see a billion more killed in this way!! I subbed and liked.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Thank you kind sir.

@TheReefRobber 4 года назад

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@randomidiot50 3 года назад

That’s my man right there

@daniellehner1383 3 года назад

Unfortunately for the starling. Great capture! That's how nature works.

@MagicPlants 2 года назад

this is exactly what they do to other birds

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Yes I agree

@PeterThieledigital 7 лет назад

This is a snuff film.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

I had to look that up. I never heard the term Not quite a snuff film though.

@chinimon8259 4 года назад

I get the joke 🤣🤣😂😂 brits love thir snuff lolo even their birds snuffing feathers lol

@gildardomolina308 4 года назад

Peregrine Falcon MAIN FOCAL SPECIES Powerful and fast-flying, the Peregrine Falcon hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. They were virtually eradicated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century. After significant recovery efforts, Peregrine Falcons have made an incredible rebound and are now regularly seen in many large cities and coastal areas.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

This is not a falcon it's an accipiter. Falcons are amazing though.

@tc1817 4 года назад

These small hawks are really shitty at killing other birds. It takes them forever. The title of this video is slightly misleading..I mean the starling dies but the hawk here just eats it before the starling is dead. I saw a peregrine falcon smash a duck once and it was all over in an instant.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

I have to agree with you. I think the prey must die of shock.

@gamingwithpeete2164 2 года назад

I’m guessing the starling was gonna go into the trap but failed! Cool video!

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Yes i think so. And I'm glad. Lol.

@richardforetich 10 месяцев назад

It looks like blood on the beak of the starling. It may have stabbed the hawk.

@BackyardBirdsUS 7 месяцев назад

It probably did. They use the beak as a weapon.

@M21L35 4 года назад

I assume the Sharpie pretty much took the Starling by absolute surprise, just overwhelming it. Had that NOT been the case, one well-aimed sharp peck by the Starling into the Sharpie's eye & things might've turned out quite different. Hard to watch Nature taking its course here w/the Sharpie more worried about eating than it is about first dispatching the luckless Starling. Note the Starling's death grip on the Sharpie's shanks to the bitter end! Went out like a true fighter!

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

I thought the same thing. The starlings bill is a weapon. And it kept trying to get the sharpie.

@rollandriehn6404 3 года назад

Mother Nature is NOT warm and fuzzy.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Pretty gruesome

@elliotweaver5805 Год назад

Good for the hawk!! We need a team of these around here!! Starlings are growing every year, unfortunately

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I agree. Wish they caught more

@facedown9754 Год назад

Fantastic! ❤

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I find this so amazing. Pure luck I got to witness it.

@nonnez324 2 года назад

Yeah, I have watched Starlings pull baby bird of many types out of nests and eaten them . . . Nature is brutal . . . period

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

I've never seen that. I know grackles will eat other birds eggs.

@nonnez324 2 года назад

@@BackyardBirdsUS My parents had a shed that Sparrows nested in all along the top of the door. The Starlings would hunt that daily. They also had bird boxes elsewhere in their yard with Various birds . . . same thing.

@BackyardBirdsUS 2 года назад

Interesting. Love to see footage of this.

@randomidiot50 3 года назад

That’s a bird deterrent, a pile of feathers, no more starlings now

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I love it.

@alvinshakoor787 4 года назад

I hear a blue jay in the background i bet he can't mess with it

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I wonder what he was thinking. I don't think the hawk would try to take a Blue jay

@koiboybud-dbee4556 9 месяцев назад

Hawk: Hold still dangit, I'm trying to clean you.

@theamazinghippopotomonstro9942 3 года назад

Welcome to North America!

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Well said. I love it.!

@Mandolin1944 5 лет назад

Great bit of video!! But IMHO this hawk lookstoo big to be a Sharp-shined Hawk? I think it is an immature male Cooper's Hawk. Rule of thumb is if it Blue Jay-sized it is a Sharpie but Crow-sized it is a Coop.

@markmoore4088 4 года назад

Juvenile female sharpie.

@markmoore4088 4 года назад

Your rule of thumb is fine for male sharpies and female Cooper's but female sharpies are larger than bluejays and male Cooper's are considerably smaller than crows.

@kpittsmtb 4 года назад

100% Sharp-shinned juvenile

@jasonpatterson8091 4 года назад

It's a juvenile female sharp shinned hawk. The head shape is all wrong for a Cooper's.

@JuanTorres-ow2ob 6 месяцев назад

Hes giving him a european starling wax

@Tigerpuffer 4 года назад

I wish we had more accipiters up my way... we have way too many starlings. Starlings are a fascinating and beautiful bird in their own right, but they're an ecological disaster in North America. Every starling eaten by a hawk could be another nest of eastern bluebird or red headed woodpecker that gets to successfully hatch and produce offspring. It's sad to see any animal die like this, but you have to marvel at the hawk... a songbird catching machine, a master of its trade, nature's tiniest executioner.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

I have to agree. There accipiters are amazing. So many people hate them for catching birds but it is what they do and they do it well.

@pandaman9498 5 лет назад

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it 2 scarry

@BackyardBirdsUS 7 месяцев назад

It is. But amazing to witness.

@jeevankumargurung2438 3 года назад

So painful scary killer hawk.bad hunter bird.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Hawks have you eat. Glad it was an invasive starling.

@FalconfromRF 6 лет назад

Starling haters will love

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Hopefully this helps more people eliminate more starlings.

@mutinymarine3049 9 лет назад

It appears that you have some sort of bird trap in the background. Do you get to see the birds of prey a lot with trapped birds in a cage? I trap sparrows and starlings and get a wide variety of them.

@hanjd1963 9 лет назад

Mutiny Marine Yes, I trap both starlings and house sparrows. I also feed the birds, so get plenty of birds in my yard. This in turn attracts the hawks.

@selbelis 8 лет назад

+Jeff Hansen How do you make sure you only trap the pest birds? I'd be worried about catching a native bird.

@hanjd1963 8 лет назад

+selbelis I catch native birds sometimes. But the beauty of the trap is it is a LIVE TRAP. when a native bird is caught, just open the door and let it fly free. But it is important that you monitor the trap. You can't just bait it and forget about it.

@patrickprude600 4 года назад

Now days it ain’t even free to b a bird 🤦🏾‍♂️

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Hawks have to eat.

@EngelSpiel 7 лет назад

At around 1:47, I think I can hear a Red-Bellied Woodpecker.

@hanjd1963 7 лет назад

I also hear blue jays and red-winged blackbirds

@glennw7118 5 лет назад

I said the same thing.

@Ibelonged2Takeo 5 лет назад

I was surprised how camera man still film when hawk killing other bird

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Of course. Not going to help a starling escape. And the hawk needs to eat, so good it was the invasive European starling, a real pest to our native birds.

@mauricioramirez8584 5 лет назад

It's amazing to see how this hawk kill this bird .

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

I agree. I'm not sure how he/she did it. I always wondered what became of this hawk. They are only here in the winter and this was a juvenile bird.

@chateaupig826 4 года назад

He had pinned the starling down in a good position unfortunately I see at the end the starling had grabbed his legs & the hawk had trouble getting released

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

They use their feet to attack native birds in the nest too.

@jasonpatterson8091 4 года назад

@@chateaupig826 The hawk was struggling a bit with the starling at the end, but it would have had no problem getting back in control in short order. Worst case scenario it could easily have broken the starling's legs or feet and pulled them off of its own legs. Its only struggle would have been to avoid getting flustered and making a scene that would get it mobbed by other birds (like crows or similar.)

@lostsolace8612 4 года назад

Know its nature, but always sad seeing anything suffer like that. R.I.P. Your struggle is finally over.

@BorntoYeet 3 года назад

Naw not for European starlings, they're invasive and hurt alot of the native bird population.

@YumegakaMurakumo 3 года назад

Lol I lmfaoed fu ck starlings. Disgusting, obnoxious, destructive, bully bird species

@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376 2 года назад

@@BorntoYeet And? It's the humans fault.

@BorntoYeet 2 года назад

@@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376 it is, 100% but these birds are extremely aggressive and harmful. It broke my heart when I set up a Birdhouse and discovered the house finches (a native bird) that took residence had all of their babies KILLED by these things. They didn't even take the nest. I taught those pest a lesson though. Had

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

It is gruesome.

@victorianera2542 5 лет назад

Was he (she?) actually "plucking " before dinner? Ugh...slow death is never desired

@jasonpatterson8091 4 года назад

They don't have a good way to quickly kill their prey like members of the falcon family do, so they typically maim them and then just start eating. The starling was alive the entire time - you could see it blinking and trying to breath.

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Thanks for informing people of these aggressive birds.

@EdmondForster68 4 года назад

The hawk's concentrating around the chest, where the heart & lungs're situated.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Interesting observation

@EdmondForster68 3 года назад

Better late than never to be observant.

@cloudforest4087 4 года назад

That was some bog bird attack.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Cool stuff huh

@humbertoc4710 4 года назад

Ja criei um desse espécie carijo e otimo para espanta pombo e roedores

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Awesome for you

@gullybop1695 4 года назад

I'm sure that bird can't breathe well with the weight of the other bird on his chest.

@gullybop1695 3 года назад

@Jamie Koering What point? There was a point??

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

I think so too

@brianmurray2514 3 года назад

me watching like 'YA u GET em! get that EVASIVE bird& baby bird killing bitch', Mr Hawk I applaud ur attempt at deteriorating their #s I shall crown this SUPERSTAR hawk Tony Hawk

@BackyardBirdsUS 3 года назад

Love it!

@amkelle2 4 года назад

Damn nature, you scary

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Pretty real

@alm.1457 7 лет назад

Damn he choked the life out of him

@xavierhorn9825 7 лет назад

More like caused internal bleeding with its talons

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Xavier Horn I think is correct. I also wonder if the starling goes into shock?

@jasonpatterson8091 4 года назад

@@xavierhorn9825 Exactly - each toe has a needle sharp claw that is about 1/4" long on it. They'll penetrate human skin easily, and that starling's skin is paper thin. None of those squeezes were hitting its heart or lungs - their breast muscle is too thick for that, but just imagine getting stabbed over and over and over again while someone lays on your chest and keeps you from getting a real breath. They just lose the energy to fight.

@mindainhan2876 6 лет назад

I know the laws of nature. But I loved the bird being killed.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

I was so lucky to be able to capture that on video. If the starling hadn't been screeching I'd missed it.

@goatfather5711 5 лет назад

You evil bastard, I have more respect for the eagle than you. The eagle is killing just to survive you probably take a life just have fun.

@josesantana5046 5 лет назад

You fucking insane maniac! How can you think like that?

3 года назад

Die starling die.

@Deven-Guglielemencci 8 лет назад

nobody likes starlings

@snakeeyes9246 7 лет назад

Brent Guglielemencci at the exact time that I said this, I am looking at 3 starlings lol. they are pretty cool looking, honestly.

@chrissuave92 6 лет назад

This hawk doesn't seem to mind them.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

They are amazing birds but they are also very aggressive towards our native cavity nesting birds. Especially woodpeckers.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

I think this one starling made quite a meal for this little sharp-shinned hawk. Good use for a starling.

@cringeycrisp4416 6 лет назад

Our native starling population is decreasing in England

@baladdewa7845 4 года назад

Membunuh untuk hidup

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Yes yes yes!

@adanhernandez6350 5 лет назад

En bez de grabar."" Yo lo ubiera.. correteado.. A ese alcon pobre pajaro. Lo iso sufrir mucho. ;(

@fredymx2386 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@huntermcclovio4517 4 года назад

Asi es la naturaleza idiota! Si no te gusta, no veas el video....simple!!

@YumegakaMurakumo 3 года назад

Jajaja ¡Puto pájaro de mierda merece morir!

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Hawk needs to eat and starling is a pest.

@sammyvh11 4 года назад

Its a war in those trees

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Accipters mostly eat birds. The sharp-shinned hawk is an accipter.

@glennw7118 5 лет назад

If I'm the Starling, im pecking that Hawk in the chest until my last breath. Not going to lie there and chill.

@areyouavinalaff 4 года назад

no... if you're the starling you're fucked. each time you're pecked and your feathers plucked, you're kinda hoping it's the last peck and pluck, like maybe the big bird will fuck off and leave me alone. It isn't always a case of either fight or flight... there is resignation and hopelessness which many prey animals exhibit, /see plains of Africa. Given up before you realise you ought to fight. Someone much bigger than you has you pinned down, you'll be locked in fear mode, you're only used to dealing with worms and insects so what do you do now against this? Starling school don't teach you how to fight hawks, only how to eat worms and bugs. You have no sense and no logic in fear mode.

@jasonpatterson8091 4 года назад

It was, and it did. The hawk was squeezing its ribcage, so while its muscles were heaving like it was breathing heavily, it wasn't actually able to take breaths. It was also being stabbed repeatedly by the hawk's talons in the gut, so it was losing blood internally. Think fat guy laying on your chest while someone stabs you in the stomach over and over again. You'd probably wear down fast.

@glennw7118 4 года назад

@@jasonpatterson8091 now that was very descriptive and informative. It makes sense. 👍🏽

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

The starlings are ruthless but the hawk had the upper hand!

@ShahrukhKhan-dh5lg 6 лет назад

Sad

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Sharp-shinned hawks prey on other birds. It's what they do.

@The_Red_Pyramid_Thing 5 лет назад

Not in the least, welcome to nature. Also, it's an invasive specie that essentially bullies and kills native birds, especially the bluebird populace which has seen potentially a 90% decline in population since the introduction of the Eurasian Starling and the House Sparrow. The hawk is getting a meal out of it at least and sustaining potentially its babies.

3 года назад

Die starling die.

@NordicHealer 8 лет назад

I don't like that the Accipiters eat their prey alive until it dies. Falcons at least break the neck of their prey and bring about a quick clean death in most cases.

@xavierhorn9825 7 лет назад

A majority of Accipiters (At least from what I've seen of Eurasian sparrowhawks and Cooper's hawks) try to kill as fast as possible, but use their feet instead of their beaks, causing internal bleeding in the prey and piercing important organs

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Xavier Horn, I love that you are sharing your knowledge with everyone. You are ALL THAT.

@teamjesus7087 5 лет назад

Wow. I suddenly have a craving for some Judah Priest, EAT ME ALIVE.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

You are too much. Lol.

@ЕвгенийВасильев-к5ю6л 4 года назад

This is young sparrowhawk

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

We call them sharp shinned Hawks

@Komannd0s 6 лет назад

the title is wrong, it was still alive.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Not sure what you mean, The hawk is in the process of killing the starlings to eat it.

@audia9landyacht60 5 лет назад

Sparrow hawk

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Known as a sharp shinned hawk now.

@lps6257 5 лет назад

Жестоко

@PP-sc5lo 3 года назад

Wow This hawk kills just like humans.. I guess he's a good observant.! attaboy 👌👏

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

It's amazing to watch.

@ck.youtube 6 лет назад

Gosh, it's cruel to see some big bully pin down a much smaller victim under his body and stab his victim with a sharp knife, stab by stab, and see that life wilt away...

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

The hawk is a predator, predators eat prey. What do you want them to do?

@MrTreeofWoe74 6 лет назад

Pretty much describes Starling behaviour.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

You said it. They are so aggressive.

@frankcucci454 9 лет назад

Where was this?

@frankcucci454 9 лет назад

***** cool. I just had my coopers hawk hunting in my yard today

@suenewland7852 9 лет назад

How do you know this is a sharp-shinned as opposed to cooper's? It looks kind of large.

@markmoore4088 9 лет назад

***** Nice video. Looks like a juvenile female Sharpie alright.

@frankblangeard8865 4 года назад

The corners of the tail are fairly squared which indicates a sharp-shinned. Coopers have more rounded corners of the tail. And it is definitely a juvenile based on coloration. Both sharp-shinned and coopers juveniles have yellow eyes whereas the adults have red eyes.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

You really know your stuff!

@jasonpatterson8091 4 года назад

The head shape is very much sharp shinned instead of cooper's. Cooper's have a blocky head; sharpies are round.

@areyouavinalaff 4 года назад

wow... 2:52 I notice the feathers accumulating there, there have been times I've been out and found a gathering of feathers like that and assumed it was a fox or something... but no, considering the fact I've only ever seen Kestrel around these parts, would a Kestrel do that plucking behaviour before carrying meat away? Do Kestrel even go for other birds? I mean they hover a lot looking for mice, voles and rats etc, I never had Kestrels down for being bird hunters too... but why not. Sure looks very Kestrel like.

@frankblangeard8865 4 года назад

Kestrels used to be named 'sparrow hawks'.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Good question. I think kestrels might take young birds but mostly they eat insects

@cainvelasquez5421 6 лет назад

Sparrow hawk

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

This is in North America. They are called sharp-shinned hawks. Some people call American Kestrels sparrow hawks but this is not a kestrel.

@austin1839 4 года назад

Fresh + dinner.

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Thank you for the comment.

@Talonflamez 4 года назад

Nature is badass

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

Pretty incredible huh

@charlesbyrneShowComments4all 4 года назад

Starling won't be missed. Bad birds to native species.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

You said it!

@cmartel4567 7 лет назад

I have a large purple Martin colony- 50 pairs. Sharpies showed up last year. Impressive, beautiful bird. An A10 in low level flight. Going to try to confuse them with decoys this year.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

It could also be a Cooper's hawk. They are hard to tell apart. What became of your hawk and martins? BTW, thank you for tending to a martin colony. The world needs more people like you!

@jmitra2324 10 месяцев назад

But it's sad. I hate all raptors except kites. So brutal.I feel like crying

@mike5556 9 лет назад

I like the way it let the Starling suffer! I imagine if the bluebirds and swallows feel the same when starlings are killing them?

@hanjd1963 9 лет назад

mike5556 I hear you. I was worried the starling wouldn't die at the talons of the hawk. Starlings are so ruthless.

@mike5556 9 лет назад

Jeff Hansen Which is why I shot 9 of them the other day! Of course these ugly, greedy pigs can decimate my feeders and homemade suet, I hate the House Sparrow even more. They killed my Martin eggs one year just to eliminate competition!

@mike5556 8 лет назад

+Candid New England Keep up the good work! What kind of air rifle do you use? I use a Hastan 25 cal.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

You said it!

@Liger._King 6 лет назад

I never knew that starlings were ruthlessly carnivorous; I mean, every bird has carnivorous tendency. They look so gentle, though I've read from so many people who calls them rats of the sky.

@Naomi1 4 года назад

That's hell on earth, actually we live in hell ourselves.

@BackyardBirdsUS 4 года назад

Funny. Sharp-shinned hawks are bird eaters. Thanks for the comment.

@jedbowser3158 9 лет назад

Lucky you for being able to see this.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

I was so lucky to it. Having a yard full of birds does bring in the predators though.

@garymudd2846 5 лет назад

Hits in mature bird does not have the bands on it's breasts or the red eyes it almost looks like a Cooper's Hawk

@BackyardBirdsUS 5 лет назад

Sharp-shinned hawks are very similar to Cooper's hawks. And differentiating them is not simple.

@umeshpatel5120 3 года назад

Tum uski Jaan bachane Ke vah ji uska video banaa rahe ho yah to bahut nainsafi hai Insaniyat khatm ho gai hai

@BackyardBirdsUS Год назад

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@glenduplisea8819 6 лет назад

Circle of life

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Yes. And hawks have to eat too.

@robertsikora8449 7 лет назад

Sweet revenge for my sweet cherries...

@xavierhorn9825 7 лет назад

And the many native species that have to deal with them

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

Xavier Horn is correct. This species waits for woodpeckers to excavate a nest in a tree or nest box. This may take weeks. Then the starlings aggressively evict the woodpeckers. They will destroy the eggs, young and even kill the woodpeckers in their quest for a place to breed.

@susiearviso3032 6 лет назад

Personally, I understand there's dark sides to nature. But it wasn't pleasant to see this, and it made me wonder why you wanted to post it. I do understand you aren't fond of Starlings, but I'm not sure why you thought it was helpful to share this. By the way, I didn't look at the title before i started watching. My bad. But there seems to be some sadistic senses of humor on board here.

@BackyardBirdsUS 6 лет назад

I don't know that this was supposed to be a pleasing video to watch. I posted it because it was so amazing to actually see a hawk with its prey. Normally when I see a hawk catch a bird it flies off to eat it. I just wanted to show something that few people ever get to see.

@benip4144 5 лет назад

these kind of videos can make people realize that the world is not a fairytale

@kpittsmtb 4 года назад

I am highly invested in spending time in nature and observing birds in action. I appreciate this video because I do want to know about the realities of nature. I'm not sadistic, sick mentally, nor do I have a warped sense of humor. This video shows the reality of what birds experience and try to avoid (in the case of prey). Seeing this helps me greatly to understand so much of why small birds are really skittish, always nervously watching, and why birds like Corvids who remember seeing this in their past pester the heck out of birds of prey. Thank you for using your photography and observation skills to share this important information with us! Important work.