Ravens take all West End Eagle's eggs. Explore.org 11 March 2021

The West End Eagles nest was unattended and Ravens took their opportunity to break two of the eggs and eat the chicks, and remove the other egg. Incredibly sad for Thunder and Akecheta. :-(
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[@YOURSMOOTHIE-miss_circle331]

A pair of ravens should be called a "kidnap"

[@ianbeale2527]

As I watch this, I can only imagine how this played out millions of years ago.

[@kenqiao3946]

The crow laughed at the end was hilarious

[@commodore428]

As soon as you start feeling bad for the eagles, then you remember if the situation was reversed, the eagles would devour a bunch of raven chicks without thinking twice. "And on goes this thing of ours."

[@ivanwesteurope2893]

I feel very good for the stinky eggs to be destroyed.

[@Astronurd]

@@ivanwesteurope2893 Better if it was your budgie you oddball

[@therealconker1768]

I feel very good by killing ravens with my slingshot now (:

[@user-nq1ct8rv4q]

​@@therealconker1768 some day Ravens will eat you

[@SONORSQ2guy]

Awesome footage 👍👏🤟

[@julesdolan1647]

Heart breaking 💔🥲

[@msblue1003]

what did happen when mother eagle came back? Did she find out it was the ravens?

[@philliplovin1415]

To everyone who feels bad for the eagles. They will snatch up puppies and kittens and some species will try and yank toddlers up and eat them alive. Humans and the creatures we look after are pretty much the only things that die of old age in nature. Everything else does in extremely violent and very slow, painful ways

[@Pärinä3583]

Merikotkat syö merimiehiä ja maakotkat maamiehiä.

[@user-ec3sw7de6y]

it's cool！ What is the noise around 3：00?

[@sherrivansyckel7527]

They think Akecheta thought he saw Thunder coming to incubate, and left. It was miscommunication. I feel horrible for them

[@santiagobaras4893]

Why tho

[@sherrivansyckel7527]

Ravens are scavengers, they look for food where they can find it, I've seen this happen many times. Akecheta incubated all night, when Thunder was in his sight, he thought she was coming to relieve him, it was a mistake

[@user-hj2ok1fk6z]

ค่

[@yumitokushige8486]

2:56 What is that noise? Warning? Or raven's voice? I tend to feel very sorry for this kind of scene. Though a camera or somebody is monitoring and observing, nothing can or should be done. I was watching and hoping good for the eggs.

[@user-nq1ct8rv4q]

It's camera operation noise

[@hunterdude113]

Man that was rough to watch, especially with that first eaglet kicking, brutal, but nature is brutal. Still love ravens though, even if they’re savages

[@opo3628]

Do you consider yourself a savage every time you crack open a chicken egg to feed yourself?

[@BF1GUN]

2:54 What’s this noise? I’s there an alarm to try and scare predators away?

[@jamesconner3437]

Interesting video. But I couldn't help but think : if the eagles came back and had grabbed one raven, would it have been any more angry that the raven ate the eggs or just that it was a raven only. In other words, do eagles have "love and care" emotion at this time ??

[@Astronurd]

This is what happens with negligent parents. Same with humans although it’s not Ravens we need to worry about.

[@daniellehner1383]

What a pity for the eggs. The nest should be guarded by the eagles around the clock. Thank you for this rare insight into such a scenario. Have a good evening.

[@anthonyamendolia818]

OMG...The Raven poked a hole in one egg and that chick was alive!! My heart is just broken..so incredibly sad.

[@thehonorablejiveturkey6068]

😞Sure was

[@kylec.8350]

Both were alive

[@TheMuzikall]

Have you seen Eagles hunting to feed their Eaglets???. they will carry your Pets to feed their offspring!!!.. will you want a Viper's nest in your back yard?🥳

[@hugoinfante9458]

It must be soooo goooood yummmy

[@samsen3965]

I felt the same pain.

[@peggy8526]

How sad.

[@pbh9195]

As hard as this is to watch we must understand that this happens in nature and this is what can happen when they are left unattended.

[@Zero-Recollection]

I don't find it hard to watch at all. Humans are way too disconnected from nature, this shouldn't particularly bother anyone, it's been happening for hundreds of millions of years to trillions of animals since.

[@blackops9572]

Dumb ass take. Why shouldn’t it bother you? Should suffering not bother you because humans have suffered for millions of years? Do you not get bothered when in extreme pain? Just like these baby birds where likely experiencing. Being connected to nature doesn’t mean you need to be numb to it. You should except that bad things happen, but you shouldn’t completely lack any empathy. That just makes you psychopathic.

[@Sovanhe]

Amazing Video

[@Sturmwolfin]

Oh nein...😭...alle Babys! 😢

[@dinok9647]

I don’t understand why Chet left them unattended. He was doing so well this year. Hard lesson learned, but apparently not since the same thing happened last year. Hopefully both Thunder and Chet are ok. Maybe he had to leave the nest because Thunder is MIA and needed a break. Not saying she is gone just wondering if maybe that’s why he left them unattended. Sad.

[@colorfulautumn9722]

It was a miscommunication. Chet saw Thunder flying around the nest and left. He may have thought Thunder would incubate the eggs but she didn't. Idk what's wrong with Thunder. She doesn't seem interested in the eggs. Poor Chet had been doing most of the incubating. He needed a break. He was on the eggs as late as 2am waiting for Thunder to get back a few days ago.

[@ivanwesteurope]

what are you talking about? This is good, there are to many eagles and except poisoning them, this is good too, because there will bot not too many of them.

[@brandipollard3311]

@@ivanwesteurope You shouldn't speak of things you obviously have no clue about. Bald eagles were almost extinct 60 or so yrs ago. Thankfully, conservationists have done a great job bringing them back. Their numbers have quadrupled since then, but it's still not what it use to be. Bald eagles AND Golden eagles are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

Thank you for your videos! Altogether not as bad as some of the other nest failures which I can only describe as horrible murders of nearly full grown nestlings. Big birds! That's had me shaken for a bit. It still seems unbelievable.

[@tomsd8656]

Crows are really smart. They were removing nesting material around the eggs. I wasn't sure why they did that, but then it became clear. They didn't want nesting material mixing in with the food.

[@Mrvanderspank]

It was digging out the 3rd egg

[@michaelmccauley14]

Thanks, I thought he had lost his mind, cant believe the parents left them unattended

[@scarraven8165]

Lol your wasted he did it to see if there are more hidden eggs

[@samsen3965]

Pretty sure the wise bird had something else in mind. Just to show to the competitor neighbor, how much they are unhappy with their presence and their will to damage the nest rather than merely destroy the root of future competitors. But poor little things... the embryos were well formed! Sad.

[@Lunar_Capital]

Explain 5:04?

[@Artisticer]

So sad!

[@EddSaguan]

I love Birds... thank you for sharing keep on watching...🤣🤣🤣

[@dunyadba3675]

9 dakikadır yumurtanın sahibi nerede?

[@capptain_crunch9544]

They were so far along...can't believe the parents left them unguarded...did something happen to them?

[@thehonorablejiveturkey6068]

It was kinda odd, I was wondering the same

[@marthamendez6890]

Se comió a sus crías?

[@isabellerudolf4463]

Akecheta has done it again ! He should've waited for Tunder to return. What's the hurry? You're fired!

[@samsen3965]

He's gonna join the Pirates Ship crow/crew, that Black Pearl!

[@isabellerudolf4463]

I'm so sorry this has happened after so much work and dedication, poor Thunder will be so shocked when she returns.

[@santiagobaras4893]

Dont be sorry; a life or lives got fed and thus save from possible starvation..

[@agl1138]

I would have thought eagles were accustomed to loss

[@adotintheshark4848]

why did they leave the nest unattended especially with developing eggs? Birds usally sit on the eggs around the clock.

[@opo3628]

That's nature. Crows need to eat, too, you know.

[@topg7490]

what the hell are you sorry for? stop being so pretentious, thanks

[@UBoot345]

Wo bleiben die Altvögel soooo lange????😭😭

[@UkraineEnigma]

Nice video!

[@benjvmiin]

He eatin good💪

[@CringerKitty]

Eagles to Ravens: Omelette you finish with your meal. Peace. 🐣

[@neusaorlandini4669]

Tudo determinado pelo Deus Altíssimo. Ele é excelso e sabe o que faz. Bendito seja o Deus eterno.

[@karendegeyter2937]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 so sorry Thunder.

[@beatricecallan]

And Akecheta

[@karendegeyter2937]

@@beatricecallan I think she needs a new mate.

[@colorfulautumn9722]

@@karendegeyter2937 Thunder didn't seem very interested in the eggs. It seems like Akecheta did most of the incubating. Thunder would be gone until late in the night which is unusual. Female eagles always incubates when it turns dark.

[@wayneta1076]

So sad

[@orhanozdemir3421]

المخرج ضعيف جدا في التصوير لاءنو لو لاحظتو في الدقيقة 4:21 لازم يصغر المقطع ميشان نشوف كويس ولة شو رايكم شباب

[@thehonorablejiveturkey6068]

This is heartbreaking but I know its all part of nature

[@hameed3606]

LOL

[@santiagobaras4893]

It also is egg breaking 😉

[@thecrushedtwinkie6632]

That's correct. Eagles get their share of raven eggs, as well as ravens that have been hatched, and everything else that moves that is edible that they can kill with their terrifying beaks and claws.

[@steffie0383]

No I notice a real imbalance this year in particular of ravens destroying my community birds....I had quite a bit last year, a little this last spring, and none this summer. All I ever see now is ravens and hawks....even the osprey are gone every nest empty no babies no adults. Same with bunnies...

[@rgwernert]

What, no toast?

[@user-xy3lg5ir9e]

Where the Eagles now? So sad😢❣️

[@DreiK96]

Ravens beat them

[@user-xy3lg5ir9e]

@@DreiK96 yes I know

[@samimlhm2731]

رعب حقيقي مارأيته وسأبقى متألمه علهذا المشهد فتره طويله انها الغابه وانه الغراب رمز البشاعة فيها😞😞

[@refiii9499]

Heartbroken to watch this.

[@paulinanolasco5653]

It hurts how this is a part of life 😔💔

[@santiagobaras4893]

Not really; the predators must eat; otherwise their tummy hurts

[@baqeralmohammedali6840]

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[@baqeralmohammedali6840]

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[@baqeralmohammedali6840]

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[@blazednlovinit]

Raven keeps looking around, it knows it's up to no good, even laughed at the end once it knew it was too late to be stopped 8:10

[@puryadidini7313]

Good job 👍

[@SB-gb1yf]

Wow wow wow

[@ROMANABSOLUT]

These 2 ravens saved the lives of thousands of creatures. Good job, guys !

[@XX-jh2or]

Might as well take out the competition while feeding the offspring.

[@Lunar_Capital]

Only for those thousands of creatures to be eaten by something else. Stupid logic.

[@ROMANABSOLUT]

@@Lunar_Capital - whatever doesn't fit your..."logic" must be stupid ? What kind of people rush into insulting ? It is said that when stupid people have no arguments, they...insult. Good true logic.

[@Lunar_Capital]

@@ROMANABSOLUT We can argue what I just said, but doesn’t seem you want to. That’s fine Lol

[@humbertomunoz1321]

New member of superpredators

[@aidyahusna1634]

Thank you for this picture

[@cristinamora7791]

Where is mom?

[@mariaestelamunoz6540]

Very sad heart broken 💔

[@barbkull7533]

I love RAVENS and EAGLES!! WHY DID BOTH PARENTS LEAVE THE NEST??

[@santiagobaras4893]

Id even k

[@DreiK96]

The Ravens beat the parents

[@michaelcollins8992]

@@DreiK96 not likely

[@sssbbb688]

Late zooming out for the third one.

[@schwerpunkt7687]

Turnabout is fair play

[@chuengueyhwang8558]

super nice

[@mohammadatwi6504]

My heart is just broken for this little eagles

[@azenith9589]

Eagle will do the same if they had a chance

[@opo3628]

That's nature. Ravens need to eat, too. And does your heart break every time you crack open a chicken egg to feed yourself?

[@hugoinfante9458]

Again what about me ,what about raven?

[@KiranKumarBegari]

The parent birds went for picnic I think so Leaving their eggs aside 😨

[@Hafizpringgondani]

Good loack my frend

[@wladimirkudrya749]

Родители гнезда, скорее всего, погибли. Они никогда не оставляют гнездо без присмотра на долгое время А тут вороны пир устроили

[@germanbikbaev3406]

На удивление нет, оставили без присмотра

[@explicitreverberation9826]

Look at the gloating at the end , just constant...

[@birdsotheranimals01]

👍💕I also have a large collection of birds😁

[@TheMuzikall]

Ravens are Clever👏 they don't want aggressive Eagles eager to feed their Eaglets on their Manor😹...

[@victorsanchezboti]

Ohhhhhh.......Que pena......horrible.......!!!!

[@zahidakaramat6931]

So sad them chicks being eaten 😢

[@jay3744]

Nature !

[@philipstevenson5166]

the trouble with population crashes is that even when numbers recover there aren't many alleles left in the gene pool. such crippled species tend to be easy prey for rivals.

[@tttmmmfffcccaaaqqqllli]

而且這個問題早就討論過，只要分開就不會有差距過大的問題，也能平息群眾的聲音

[@midnightnavy6061]

たまご放ったらかして、親はどこいってる❓カラスも頭良いね！

[@donbaxley5530]

Something is not right? Eagles will not leave their nests un protected for almost 10 minutes or out of eye sight!

[@samsen3965]

I want to agree with you but then what is that makes eagles leave? They are not afraid of anything I know of!

[@mooonelmasre8882]

يا حرام 😢

[@loosenup6049]

Too bad that the eagles’s parents weren’t there in time to protect their 3 babies !

[@Jay-nk4hv]

Zum Glück lief es dieses Jahr anders ❤

[@hameed3606]

Beautiful video... Love you Raven

[@MrAndert1]

Quoth the Raven “Nevermore"

[@tv-mg1mx]

새의집은 왜부셔 버리는걸까요???

[@nazilasalami3605]

We are all the same

[@yuenoey3313]

😭 what happened to mama eagle ?

[@anthonyamendolia818]

Yuen Oey, people are saying it was miscommunication between the male and female.

[@pennywinstanley7975]

How so sad... why can’t the parents know the danger if they leave their eggs unattended? do the parents know when they come back that ravens took them?

[@santiagobaras4893]

Theres no rules in animal kingdom; anythn goes and can go down; for example a pelican ingesting a pigeon or a group of pigeons eating pieces of my chicken breast; the animals will eat anythn they wish to; when the human call them meat eaters or such it isnt entirely accurate; for examples some doggies eat veggies; so nothing goes to waste

[@GillAgainsIsland12]

When the eagle's away, the crows will play.

[@user-rh5js6rm5o]

生氣，不去覓食，偷蛋吃！！

[@yairst2053]

あ‥前もここの巣カラスにやられてたよね…

[@copkhan007]

While Ravens are destroying Eagle's eggs, Eagle is busy destroying Raven's nest. Welcome to the Wild. 👈

[@Thetis058]

😭😭😭😭 nature is so cruel sometimes.

[@Thetis058]

@Stellvia J Hoenheim Really you don’t think there is a predator out there who takes out ravens , their eggs or chicks ? Yes this act of nature means the raven will live another day and there is less competition for food , however ravens also have the same target on them . This is nature even if it seems heartless.

[@s.tavares3257]

Eagles are cruel to many animals also. Can’t really say I feel that sorry.

[@blancawhite1899]

Y los humanos también cuando destruyen sus propias crías

[@Lunar_Capital]

@@blancawhite1899 And humans too when they destroy everything around them.

[@opo3628]

Nature is cruel *all* the time. Welcome to the real world.

[@mrjoecortez1]

So it’s true, ESPN, Ravens won against the Eagles by 3.

[@christinesibona6553]

Hope they can begin again. :( Nature is hard.

[@tomlandry932]

Savage bird

[@danielep-yz5hi]

😔

[@VilmasTravels]

Sad to see 😭😭 but it's nature

[@yaufooteoh1269]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@user-ft3re2lv2h]

👍👍👍

[@palomardemensajeraslopez3332]

💔💔😓😓

[@ZennaD]

One of the worst things I’ve seen on the bird cams

[@thehonorablejiveturkey6068]

Yep me too

[@OBGynKenobi]

Don't be all smug, humans used to do this, and still have it in them.

[@nnsun1086]

😢😢😢💔

[@bejakabyle]

Raven is like hyenas

[@Crow_Friend]

Really good, less eagles.

[@hebermarquez3820]

Hola a todos !! Ah! Destruye todo el nido y rompe los huevos ; cuanta maldad 😢 🇺🇾

[@user-tf4tm7jz8w]

السلام عليكم ورحمه الله وبركاته بالتوفيق دائما ان شاء الله