Kingfisher: Death from Above

The Kingfisher is a fish's worst nightmare.
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Created by Dylan Dubeau and Andrew Strapp
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Edited by Jim Pitts
Research by Andres Salazar
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Examining the nature of the beast.

[@tiacho2893]

Little tidbit of info on kingfishers, Eiji Nakatsu was a birdwatcher and engineer for the company that built/operated the bullet trains "Shinkansen" in Japan. He was inspired by kingfishers to solve the trains sonic boom problem when exiting tunnels (pressure differentials). Kingfishers dive from one fluid (air) into one 800 times more dense (water) with very little splash. The aerodynamics of the bullet train were modified with the kingfisher as inspiration.

[@PorchPotatoMike]

commatoes Very cool! Thank you.

[@sixstringedthing]

Seamlessly blending multiple fields of interest into one comment? 10/10 - Would be amazed again.

[@MichaelBillerbeck]

Thanks for that 'tidbit' of info!

[@andrewmahabir589]

Yeah so soon we won't have any more inspiration from nature at all :/

[@DeX9O2]

Awesome, thanks for the info!

[@snuckytoes8427]

In my opinion the most accurately named animal is the anteater.

[@owah]

Yeah makes sense

[@johnbryanticzon7374]

not even that. some eat termites

[@eduardofreitas8336]

It eat ants.

[@klabumalami6699]

maybe batman are more suitable

[@VeganSanatani]

No it's the mountain chicken..

[@shinigami1357]

Fish: what’s this sudden shado- WHY AM I OUT THE WATER??

[@stalw]

Kingfisher: because ur my meal!

[@abhishekjathar]

Kingfisher: omaewa mou shindeiru

[@shinigami1357]

Abhishek Jathar fish: *NANI?!?*

[@audifasmassera1289]

Kingfisher: Imekula kwako!

[@adamtool9490]

@@shinigami1357 *BREEEEeeEEeEEee*

[@JustinY.]

Damn, their prey doesn't even know what hit them.

[@Shwethascar]

You're here already!!!!

[@ahmedyazdhaan836]

Oh hey! I didn't know you were interested in nature and stuff

[@SquirrelASMR]

JUSTIN .. WHYYYYY????!?!?!?!? 😭

[@umplayful]

Stop watching everything I watch

[@sllushii_]

Justin Y. I’m pretty sure I’m a clone of you

[@tatsusama3192]

4:48 This sounds like a car that won't start😋

[@redreyes9994]

Your emoji's inappropriate but yeah it does sound like that.

[@phyiir1322]

Y the tongue licky boi emoji lol

[@nolanwestrich2602]

Vibrates like a car that won't start too.

[@LoganAddisMusic]

Ikr, I looked out my window towards my neighbors house when I heard that because I wasn't looking at my phone 😆😆😆

[@user-vx6nc5wr5v]

Im not there yet, but Im guessing you're referring to the kookaburra or belted kingfisher.

[@SquirrelASMR]

Wow kingfishers dive better than olympic divers

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Give us a few million years of evolution , and let's see them take us on :p

[@nannz.7266]

Because they are naturally designed for diving into the water.

[@frostedmantis6414]

Tragoudistros.MPH lol, I was about to say

[@brantonmiyogo9842]

They are looking for food directly while divers are after millions of money

[@klabumalami6699]

Kingfishers will beats the Olympics champions easily

[@sleepingcity85]

Their german name is Eisvogel (Icebird), while the "ice" is most likely coming from their iridescent feathers. Beautiful birds. Königsfischer (Kingfisher) was an old synonym for this bird here.

[@Baddy187]

Interesting, in The Netherlands we call them the same "ijsvogel". Everytime the name or bird is mentioned, people point out that it actually does not like ice and has an ironic name. Don't know if true.

[@thezappingseagull]

@@Baddy187 Yeah it is, part of the reason they're so rare is because a lot of them die whenever temperatures get low.

[@marcelorodrigues1683]

How did they get the shot of a kingfisher catching a fish from underwater. Impressive.

[@razormodz1173]

Set up tank shot...... Cut tails off fish. Absolute cruelty to the fish and birds often get injured and killed. Trust me, its true 👍

[@AlexZander688]

@@razormodz1173 Not in the instance. 2:06 the tiny fish still has it's tail as you can see the fish try and maneuver. Bird was not injured.

[@dolsopolar]

@@razormodz1173”trust me its true” is that your source?

[@jellyfishbones0]

4:46 they also use their maniacal joker laugh to wake up Australia at 6am on random days

[@chef7196]

Can’t wait for bearded dragons ;)

[@animalogic]

;)

[@thefatheroflies7921]

;)

[@EdmundiumHitting]

SAME

[@markpepito2772]

You again... HAHA

[@boylaitym1499]

Yes I have a pet one 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@WickedWildlife]

Could you do a video on the Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat? Even here in Australia most people don’t know it exists despite it being one of the rarest mammals on earth!

[@jamesgladman314]

Wicked Wildlife I saw an artical on Facebook saying Hairy Nosed Wombats where pests??

[@danieljohnstone8161]

Wow I didn’t know Wombats where endangered 😞

[@WickedWildlife]

Daniel Johnstone there is actually three species of wombat today, the common wombat (or Forrest wombat), the southern Hairy Nosed wombat and the Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat It’s the Northern Hairy Nosed who is critically endangered

[@KnightSlasher]

If birds can see below water can fish see above land

[@bushdidharambe4219]

Stoned thoughts

[@Sketchy_Dood]

Of course they can

[@StarTexaspets]

I read this and shared the same expression as your profile pic

[@samhaines8228]

archer fish can also compensate for refraction, when targetting prey with their precise spray of water

[@MarcosSantos-jb8qb]

if birds can dive, can fish fly?

[@anonfslkf190]

Danielle is so entertaining! And a great artist. Keep up this awesome work!

[@jdubb45]

5:22 well played. Like a kingfisher, you swooped in with that ad when I least expected, before I could get away 😂

[@halberd-3291]

Awesome video. You and Deep Look are my favorite nature channels here on KZbin by far. Enjoyable commentary (and commentators), interesting facts, and cool animals!

[@isaacbenmoussa4454]

2:04 how long did it take to get that shot

[@vensilenced]

I imagine the patience of the videographer.

[@MichaelBillerbeck]

Most likely a setup... but I guess even that needs several tries.

[@youthblender]

I love all of your videos, but have never made a request. I know it’s a long shot, but If you did a video on rabbit (or elephant) snails I’d be the happiest gal in the world. I am obsessed with them because of their adorable faces, but also because they are an underdog in the world of aquatic snails. Either way, I’ll always look forward to your episodes 💗 -Julia

[@raahi2531]

julia brant omg that’s an amazing idea I never met someone else who likes sea snails. I live in Victoria aus and I see elephant snails in rock pools!

[@loquatmuncher]

loll 00:40 the shovel billed kookaburra looks like a stern teacher who's about to tell me to pipe down.

[@klabumalami6699]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@maple1844]

Oh yeah! I've been waiting for an upload! I love your videos

[@emila6]

I discovered your channel not too long ago, and animal videos are the only videos I can really watch, so I’m very happy that you put in so much hard work into these amazing educational videos for us! Please do a video on kites sometime!!

[@springe-school2383]

Nice

[@dianaraisa9420]

They are so beautiful, sacred birds to me :)

[@alvinkoeswanto8622]

Danielle : kingfishers are probably the most appropriately named animals in the world Tree kingfisher : hunts insects

[@sonalisasmitasahoo853]

By hogi

[@baronsamedi8956]

The mantis wasp would make a great episode. Love the show. Thank you for your hard work.

[@calixtatepes5225]

I loved those birds as a kid for a silly reason :'D in french, they're called "Martin pêcheur" (pêcheur = fisher) and since Martin's my family name, I used to think they were part of our family (okay I was like 3, don't judge). The pictures in the video are amazing by the way !

[@wondercartoonist5353]

That's fantastic

[@gismosfinalform2031]

Sensational

[@oniofwrath2457]

If i die i want to be reborn as a kingfisher

[@evanherrera5948]

GrassPossum hahahah wtf

[@averageterrariafan2215]

You can get a game over and go for the kingfisher build in the select build menu

[@nert3728]

Born

[@charlottem.1477]

There’s a Kingfisher, about 10 mins from my house. Beavers, turtles, all kinds of other birds. I love seeing related animals in these videos.

[@tiesvandiepen3769]

I saw one of these in the wild when i was a kid and i fell in love with this animal

[@noctis589]

God: I want to make a bird Angel: ok God: I want it to eat fish Angel: ok God: I want it to jump off trees and dive for fish Angel: weird but ok God: and i want one of them to laugh like a maniac Angel: what is with you and making these animals weird ?

[@R3UnionHD]

How to become atheist: 1. whatch a video about emerald cockroach wasps 2. Done

[@apatheticAnxiety]

Australia

[@vuittonnash171]

😂😂😂 priceless... I wonder what the Angel would have said about the platypus

[@mircea_ciobanu]

Australia is, in fact God’s toilet of ideas.

[@AzrieltheAngel]

@Don Vittorio DiMaggio that angel is working as demon after quitting his job that tricking us right now that actually the highest angel commander lol...

[@Yam-Yam45]

Would you consider doing an episode on the secretary bird? Also, nice video as always

[@animalogic]

YES! I love them.

[@ransomdueck9559]

Secretary birds are one of my favourite animals. The coolest raptor in my opinion.

[@raahi2531]

IJN Atago yesss that would be amazing!

[@nert3728]

Bird

[@Yam-Yam45]

@@nert3728 That is indeed a dinosaur

[@bradydavis]

Awesome Video. What An Amazing Animal Species. Keep Up The Great Work.

[@suzukiyakudze2131]

Amazing n beautiful birds, thanks for sharing, interesting very impressive knowledge, wish u guys a right path.

[@allmight2795]

I'd love an episode about the condor

[@haizenash193]

King fisher: I am King Fisher! Shark: what did you say? King fisher: nothing.

[@opcomment]

Man I love this show! keep up the great content

[@seandewar47]

Yay, been waiting for this, can you do Drongo birds and/or Mockingbirds?

[@Wolfheart-ew5df]

Fun fact: the German name for kingfishers is literally "Icebird". How cool is that?

[@Packless1]

2:50 ...THE sound of the jungle in every movie...! ...but only lives in Australia...! ...but who cares, it sounds just too cool...! ;-) b.t.w. The latest version of the japanese bullet-trains is inspired by the beak of the kingfisher...! It's the best design to minimize the otherwise very loud shock-wave-boom, when the train enters or leave a tunnel with 300km/h...! (Yes, Mother Nature and evolution is the best designer...! ;-)

[@Annie-hb8ob]

Probably because a lot of movies these days with jungles scenes are filmed in the rainforests of Queensland haha

[@neilgerace355]

Raiders of the Lost Ark put a kookaburra in the Amazon jungle! Being Australian, it eats snakes

[@FRN2013]

How can evolution design anything? Natural selection is an editor, not a designer. Natural selection can explain the survival of the fittest, but not the _arrival_ of the fittest.

[@Blueowl-vf4di]

The Kingfisher at 3:45 looked really proud of itself lol.

[@vinvinay1650]

Hi Danielle, I just love the way you narrate and I'm a big fan of Your channel. You certainly inspire a lot of people by educating us on different species and what is so special about them. I don't know how hard it is to collect the archives of all the animals but I must say they are amazing and definitely very rare footages. May I please ask you to do a humming bird video next. 💓 and ☮️ - Your fan

[@springe-school2383]

Humming birds are the mesmerising birds, they eat a lot of nectar, they are the acrobats of sky, fastest metabolism on earth!

[@col.popcorn1716]

My favorite bird!!Love the kingfisher birds!!

[@maddycarbuncle7567]

"Phishing scams" - I admit I didn't see that coming.

[@flowerbeehoney4113]

Wonderfully informative. The host has a nice voice and makes listening more enjoyable. thank you

[@RK-uw1xr]

I grew up in the uk and since i was 2 a kingfisher has always lived in the brook (creek) in my harden.

[@aldrichibia8302]

I've always love this bird since I was a kid...

[@SquirrelASMR]

Hi Danielle 🤗

[@animalogic]

hi :)

[@vicentheguzman3349]

This is so wholesome

[@HarryBro]

@@animalogic hii mam I love u ur speech and ur channel. I love u so much in the world .

[@NurseOrysia1]

@@HarryBro Your grammer is probably what started the corona virus.

[@HarryBro]

@@NurseOrysia1 what the lovely answer from lovely mam💕

[@phetogokgathi4217]

In Botswana we have Pied Kingfishers. I watch them hover by the river all morning. It’s amazing how many times they can hover and dive,

[@deeprecce9852]

Great presentation Danielle!!

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

I remember the first time I heard a kookaburra. I was 18 and wondering if it was a bird, a monkey, a chupacabra, an alien, or something like that. It was outside my sister's house. I'd hear them during night time.

[@klabumalami6699]

for the first time listener maybe feels like a terrific horror Sci Fi nightmare sound 😈👹☠️

[@Ghost-Mama]

This was very educational! I’m fascinated with how many species there are. Thank you 🙏🏻 for sharing this video!

[@theweirdchicken1980]

Can you make a video about Toucans? I love them

[@TheZabuza49]

PokemonFan Braviary amen

[@theweirdchicken1980]

@@TheZabuza49 if you play Roblox search up Feather Family, they just added Toucans this morning :D

[@kinkerbleh849]

PokemonFan Braviary Omg I love That game

[@theweirdchicken1980]

@@kinkerbleh849 noice

[@nert3728]

Toocan Samuel

[@iwansedijotomo5950]

Kingfishers :We are peaceful, timid, and calm birds. Kookaburra :Hold my fish.

[@lindamclean8809]

Love this channel........the sketches are really nice too

[@djwashington8071]

Kingfishers = mini feathered torpedoes

[@animalogic]

accurate.

[@klabumalami6699]

or Air To Water Hypersonic Missile

[@0Phantomgmbr0]

The Laughing Kookaburra, AKA, the Kekaburra

[@EdmundiumHitting]

1:17 can I just say that was an amazing shot,you can see the bird sitting on the branch and catch the fish Clearly, 👌

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

There's a couple of king Fisher around my Grandma's lake property in Minnesota. Pretty cool to watch while fishing

[@FiSH-iSH]

Fish: Where’d that weird cloud come from *ow*

[@Jocani78]

*this bird is better than me at diving.*

[@animalogic]

well, it spends all day diving.

[@Jocani78]

Animalogic gonna need to take day long lessons then.

[@stephanielamacchia4506]

That smooth transition into the dashlane ad LOL

[@GeniusInALamp]

0:09 this is one of the coolest shots I've ever seen. How in the world did they get that crazy angle??

[@donatoliotino1872]

can you do frogs next? What do you have against them!?

[@animalogic]

They're loud. But actually, nothing. Frogs rule.

[@donatoliotino1872]

@@animalogic YES! Darn-right they do!

[@keerthia3161]

Would love to see a sloth bear video

[@ANTheWhizkid]

just saw one again, a few days ago at a small river in our forest in germany (Alcedo atthis)✌ just love them... they are amazing.

[@jefrinababan7032]

Perfect video,thank you so much admin.

[@boogywoogums]

the name should have been "Kingfishers: Hummingbirds of doom"

[@Alexander-jn2ry]

I THOUGHT THIS VIDEO WAS LABELED "MASTER OF THE DRIVE" ^_*

[@jackms7401]

WOW! A great video, enjoyed it thanks!

[@iamsuzerain3987]

Love these amazing birds.

[@Durio_zibethinus]

4:50 my voice in a cold weather

[@ctr15swan6]

Can you do a Snow leopard please!🐾🐾🐾🐈

[@venkatadoni1150]

Excellent information. Thanks for Sharing.

[@menikmati-ku3ms]

Intersting,I never knew about Kingfishers, love this channel.

[@zachy7251]

Could you do puffer fish next. :)

[@ayyjayy2583]

That thumbnail low key tough

[@ahmedyazdhaan836]

Majestic

[@mikeswartz1523]

Another great video!

[@alwaleedalthani9624]

Thank you ! Very detailed information

[@gavinarbogast8467]

Serval or caracal please

[@dennisparraga9626]

DO FLYING FISH

[@klabumalami6699]

and Flying Sunda Colugos too

[@corvus_da]

Kingfisher is such a badass name. It always reminds me of the Fisher King from the Arthurian legend

[@tanveerrashid2298]

Like the way you was explaining all even in short vdo. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@abhilashds7138]

Loved the smooth transition to DASHLANE .

[@andrefoy713]

Amazing videography!

[@shottybuthonestreviews]

I think i just found my new favorite animal 😍😍😍 how fascinating!!

[@hvdgaming4842]

That thumbnail is pure gold.

[@randie4249]

I love you guys! Totally make my week. could you guys do a video on arowanas?

[@sunbro9076]

That was a surprisingly smooth transition to the ad. :o

[@bushdidharambe4219]

I've been waiting 👏👏👏

[@nghakabeita3223]

Beautiful as ever

[@mjstory1976]

Awesome and informative video

[@raistlinmajere5550]

Watching Kingfishers hunt in the wild is amazing their so fast like in a few seconds they dive and resurface with a whole fish in their beak

[@kaputanium5465]

Kingfishers have always been one of my favorite kinds of birds, both because of their cool name and how they look.

[@peterpreisdinslaken1510]

Fantastische Aufnahmen vom Kingfisher hatte vor kurzem auch das Vergnügen mit einem Eisvogel Best Regards from Germany LG.Pidi

[@ThomasWeiskirch]

Das sind sehr schöne Aufnahmen vom Eisvogel👍. Besonders schön sind die Farben dieses Vogels und die Art Fische zu jagen ist spektakulär. Wünsche Dir noch einen schönen Sonntag. Beste Grüße, Thomas 🌞

[@moz1234moz]

Love your videos

[@lizycole8999]

The 1812 overture was too perfect for the attack montage

[@keganbancroft3617]

Love these birds I’ve seen them a few times here in Michigan could you do Sumatran Rhinos next?

[@sirreality5145]

I have a Kingfisher near my grandpa's cabin up north. It's cool to see them fish.

[@josepep1829]

There are two kingfishers that nest near our house which is by the water. They stay up on the trees and sometimes when you get close to the nests they come diving towards you and make aggressive noises. Someone even got hit and started bleeding

[@MrBraxtonP]

Hi. New viewer to subscribe. I've watched about 10 episodes and then this one drops... ...came for the information, stayed for the artwork and Ms. D's super classy/retro clothing esthetic. I'll be watching...every video.

[@FrankCalzada.]

My favorite KZbin channel!!! Can you do a video on Big Cats? Or Lions? :)