American Kestrel Chick Swallows Entire Snake - June 27, 2018

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Watch one of the kestrel chicks take quick action to grab a snake that's delivered to the nest box by the female. In a matter of minutes the young raptor manages to swallow it whole despite attempts to grab a bite from its sibling.
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The American Kestrel cam is a collaboration between the Cornell Lab or Ornithology and the Raptor Resource Project.
Four downy American Kestrel nestlings are tucked into a gravel-bottomed nest on private property near Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin. The nest box is located on the side of a traditional limestone-footed barn, overlooking a rolling grassland that slopes away into folded hills and forests. Our partners at the Raptor Resource Project have watched kestrels breed at this site for over 25 years, and the wonderful combination of grassland, forest, and water that surrounds the property is an excellent example of the habitat that kestrels need to survive and thrive. Watch cam.
The young birds began hatching out of their eggs on June 14th, and the remaining egg in the nest is unlikely to hatch at this point. Over the next 3-4 weeks the nestlings will transform from downy bobbleheads to sleek, dull versions of their parents on a diverse diet of invertebrates, small mammals, and birds (watch this highlight of the female feeding the young). After fledging, the young will continue to be cared for by their parents, remaining near the nest as they learn to hunt and master flight.
Don't miss the outside view! A second camera has been installed to give views of the nest box opening from the outside so viewers can observe the kestrels' comings and goings, as well as the nestlings once they begin peering outside. To toggle between the two camera views, click the "switch camera" icon in the lower right of the livestream player, next to the settings wheel.
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[@yvonnerogers6429]

In retaliation the other chicks hid the Alka-Seltzer Plus. 😁 Thanks for the footage! 🙏

[@sidstovell2177]

Priceless!

[@darkcloud5530]

It's just freaky to watch something go down while still alive. Wonder how long it lasted.....

[@haha-eg8fj]

the little chick on the right next to it was like knowing nothing but kept minding its own business and finally realized its brother/sister was having a big feast.

[@RRW359]

These are the most badass raptors I've seen a video of, and I just re-watched Jurassic Park.

[@shawngatewood3673]

The chick is like what the hell did I just eat

[@jumsaesiaw6890]

Shawn Gatewood 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😮🤣🤣🤣

[@haboab0216]

Looooilllll I didn't stop laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂y

[@whistlewhistleshillong2377]

😂

[@Bigjfoe]

@:35 until the end… that tail was scary! Wrapped around the baby hawks beak. And then wrapped around her face! Wow!!!!

[@Susanirusta]

Whoa he instantly grew before my eyes. Great video

[@MediaProSB101]

wow! that was hard work for that little bird. great footage. that tail was a real challenge.

[@madasahatter4489]

Love how after finally swallowing it, he looks at his siblings as if to say "Who's the boss now?"

[@haaadddyyyuuu8288]

Guebe

[@haaadddyyyuuu8288]

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[@nandort5901]

Great footage.

[@butterflypk144]

little brother: hey bro can i have the end part please please please. elder brother: Shut the fuhk UP . its stuck in my throat !

[@thehonorablejiveturkeyspoo6370]

It's like the other siblings said "How dare you eat that all by yourself, com'on dude, share that snake"

[@MsLilStrange]

The next time your kids complain about what you're serving for dinner, show them this! :-P

[@mjade1673]

💯😅

[@user-uw6pb5jr9y]

Ой ужас, змея живая, птенец выживет.

[@troy5292]

That snake did NOT want to go peacefully into that good night.

[@johnlarson1249]

At the end, you gotta love the big chick's contribution to this video by standing, stretching its wings, and then finally, firing a shot of projectile bird s#it...LOL.

[@maulibu124]

Mom: Dinner Kid: all mines Mom:😒i guess i got to get more...

[@paullevi5598]

OMG THE SNAKE JUST WOULD'NT GIVE IN

[@slowmo338]

There's always one in every crew. Drinks all the beer, eats all the pizza, smokes all the cigs....etc.

[@bernardmcmahon351]

That was amazing

[@mjade1673]

😅That meal was some work

[@goshawkeyesii1692]

Beautiful!!

[@connieh.4689]

Meanwhile little brother keeps saying I want half I want half....

[@papimami9720]

Connie H. P

[@dits3448]

Baby snake feeding baby kestrel

[@DianneCanada]

ROFLMAO! That snake just REFUSES to give up! Thant must feel strange in the gizzard! :)

[@robertlee-nq6mg]

Snake body retain reflexes even after death. Severed snake head can still bite

[@frizzlefrap]

the cute little kestrel is devouring a Liborat

[@manishmandal-78]

Arrrgh! That's a tricky food mom gave.

[@jerrodcorey25]

Food is fighting back LOL

[@DoubleDogDare54]

That's why I've never tried to eat live snakes for breakfast....

[@kennethmashau2195]

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[@joeyluvgirls]

Heartburn

[@proudcatmamaof3962]

Oh my gosh, I do NOT like snakes at all!!! Seeing it squirming around...Yikes!! Little Kestrel baby gobbled it right up & didn't even share with its siblings!! LoL! Thank you Cornell for sharing a neat capture!! 🐍

[@Raison_d-etre]

Snakes are fine animals.

[@umarmujaahid1136]

That bird has stood up (from the rear) & says> "Why he's always getting the bigger food than us, mom?"

[@johnkmatsch]

impressive

[@VanIyke]

This oughta hold me for 2 weeks.

[@nathalieinmtl7150]

WOW!

[@walkman06]

After big tough meal, back to snuggle 😄

[@mickj3503]

The 2 chicks at the back do not look impressed 🤣

[@carlaoliveira5264]

When your food fights back! That’s going to be a pain to digest!🙂 I can’t believe they try to eat things whole now?! Like owls!

[@jwhite9825]

Give it to Mikey! He will eat anything!

[@robin2012ism]

That was strange!

[@rs4619]

Now move to the back of the line, you have eaten enough for a whole week.....says the other chicks.

[@Bulbagaba992]

Sorry, but this is just fucking hilarious!

[@PaperGrape]

"Breakfast ain't easy sometimes

[@Taka_neko]

Snake tangled around the face looks like a beard! lol

[@crittercrazy3805]

YIKES!!!

[@_islandson_7743]

annnnnnnd 2:48. epic wall splatter. well played lil dude. shittin on the walls while mom is gone 🤣

[@dreamieskies056]

And people yell at snakes for eating prey.

[@clingonWarbird]

the other chicks are saying where did it go bro???

[@vicious3526]

lol, it's trying to escape!

[@Stephengrimes1972]

1:53 onwards. Ahhh the poor little thing was obviously in some discomfort but on it soldiered.

[@alias40anon]

Snake meal moved till its last bite.

[@TheScaletIbisNW]

"I'm not sharing bitches!"

[@taze27]

Its like eating spaghetti!

[@asifasif-fo4li]

Looks like little but how big it's mouth & stomach ,wonder the skill that little ones has to manage to swallow

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Like a scene from Alien 🤣

[@BillyAlabama]

That’s amazing he/she could eat the whole thing.

[@2010seajay]

Two minutes later he throws up and the others get to try.

[@johnlarson1249]

A whole snake consumed for lunch...still 'slithering' somewhat at meal service time...an exhaustive nightmare to finally "swallow...and keep it down." Man, that just spells major indigestion in about 20 minutes' time.

[@u235u235u235]

swallow whole no chewing!!

[@rebeccagutierrez1401]

Dang, girl!!!!

[@lapwong9095]

Just wonder if the snake gave the falcon a dead kiss inside.

[@Abdullah-sh8gj]

Ohh 😮 very nice

[@gelgeliciousify]

snake: everything according to my plan, now i will take over this body!

[@missk.1301]

dang.......'snake-in-my-eye', ouch!

[@user-tq4nu9jc5b]

Oh my god this snake is to share little chick

[@ramkumarsridharan]

wow, that's one long meal... lol

[@m.rodrigolemus6224]

When you chew more than you can swallow... Next time, Mom needs to cut it in four pieces.👍😉

[@PetreMihai94]

I wonder if the snake was trying to kill it from the inside? It might devour the bird's internal stomach walls. That would be a hell of a plot twist

[@ciprianseni3576]

Salut Mihai Petre 🙋‍♂️

[@jonatasaugusto5659]

everyone's lunch, one ate kkkkkk

[@user-uv1cf9wb8h]

Lol, this is bird, S evolution to become a killer.

[@a.w.3438]

A baby eating a baby...such is nature!

[@starter47990]

Sharing is not caring

[@exessex3522]

That should keep it going for a while...

[@Mi-yc3oy]

I've been saying for years now people who use the phrase, "when pigs fly.." , clearly do not interact with wild birds. O.0

[@dots_and_boxes_master3838]

Woah.

[@goverim]

the snake is heavier and bigger than the chick :D

[@ellem686]

RIP the poor eaten alive snake

[@TheGreatOne16439]

Actually it was headless and those were just its nerves twitching

[@kennydowson8641]

WOW IT'S STILL ALIVE

[@akshaykotian3063]

Nope. Head is incapacitated by mama. Its just the nerves twitching

[@VanIyke]

SNAKE. I ain't going down that easy missy. Thats a sssss to you.

[@bingcheungng6040]

👍👍👍

[@jamzmusic2408]

Dosnt the snake in his throat dats crepy

[@charityzisengwe5408]

The first baby in line grabbed the whole buffet by himself. Reminds me of some place where this used to happen in the human world where a few ppl in line would take all the food and the rest would go hungry. And the mom didn't bother to cut it up. She just went back to hunt again.

[@TheGreatOne16439]

I've been watching the live stream and I'm curious as to what are those black rodents that Mom catches so frequently? I'm also amazed at how the chicks can swallow prey so big.

[@TheGreatOne16439]

Gotcha! I noticed that Mom's been catching a lotta voles, the hunting must be good for her lately.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Those are voles. They look big in the live feed but they are actually smaller than your average field mouse.

[@billoftt1]

They just look bigger because that mother Kestrel is only about six inches tall.

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[@alexandraborkowski1025]

Kinda creepy, especially with the snake fighting to get out

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Lucky for the falcon chick it was a garter snake and not a rattler or it wouldn't have gone so well for the chick with the snake still being alive.

[@TheGreatOne16439]

The snake wasn't alive, Mom removed it's head. The snakes nerves still twitch after it's dead.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Then mom would have been dead. Ultimately the same result.

[@delinawailu6018]

OMG!! 😲

[@sacredsocrates9055]

That's what you get from not sharing

[@JosephStill-in]

Snake? What snake?

[@agussuryantono7326]

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[@rocioflorentin7300]

Primeraaa😃😃

[@sunnykim4093]

우와~~~~~

[@creativitymetalsscrapwaffe409]

Snake still living in you stomach

[@marymayeye7947]

nice

[@rocioflorentin7300]

Líke si sos el que mas ama a los animales

[@eminegobel8170]

i1may

[@user-uy1wz9dw6v]

Попробую завтра так же сожрать связку сосисок, не разрезая на штуки!

[@milana517]

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[@vivianoshea1083]

Surprised mom didn't pull it out. She generally pulls out anything to big. It definitely looked dead.

[@janetierney234]

OMG. I can't believe I ate the whole thing!

[@FlexBeanbag]

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[@miloudgara3398]

سبحانة الدي علمه دلك،مخلوقاة الله كتيرة وعجيبة.

[@miloudmaamar3677]

agreable .

[@SlumberRocks]

fresh snake gg snake 😂😂

[@dickensbob6086]

Hard to digest

[@XX-uw2nl]

😬 💪🐣

[@Nightmare026]

2:46 Slow motion

[@Fooz7]

Nightmare he just shat on the wall lmao