Goliath Heron vs African Fish Eagle

[@madelinedelvalle3666]

Thank you for not using horrible music! Great vid.

[@SkummieDog23]

agreed love hearing just nature

[@mehboobkm3728]

Whenever you hear a horrible music as a BGM for wild life video (except may be BBC or Nat Geo), you know they are not genuine videos, just mash ups!!

[@alexpastor8582]

this heron seems very stupid, he's got to be related to tucker Carlson!!!!

[@dulajohnstone5704]

Agreed.. beautiful natural sound of nature.

[@Exodus20.7KJV]

Agreed 💯👌

[@davebritton7648]

Wow! That last image of the heron spreading its wings and being reflected in the water. Beautiful.

[@toddbennett7157]

These two rivals compliment each other BEAUTIFULLY!!! They seem to be evenly matched in the physical aspect as well as aesthetically. Both of these birds are among my top 87 favorite species. Exquisite.

[@blunderbuss1395]

how do you keep a list of top 87 species all in order? i can barely choose my favourite animal, let alone a list!

[@joshuazucca9277]

What a random number.

[@toddbennett7157]

@@joshuazucca9277 Exactly!

[@toddbennett7157]

@Charming Chowder Linens and bedding has NOTHING to do with this!

[@jonathankieranwriter]

@Todd Bennett … The heron stalled at No. 96 for me. Such a shame, since people wait on pins & needles for my Annual Top 93 Birds List and so many have been pulling for the heron to enter the charts. Oh well, there’s always next year.

[@ishish9283]

1:27 it dropped the fish and the eagle was laughing at it

[@alexandersmith4324]

Lololol

[@damipeddie5134]

Lol that's what I was thinking

[@suryakanthguggare1716]

Human beings always think like this..

[@Canadian_Monke]

Suryakanth Guggare lol what are you? are you not a human?

[@Livelyfun-u7q]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Usulcardo]

The Goliath Heron is truly a monster of a bird. You don't really realise how big it is in the video, but it's the biggest heron in the world and dwarfs other species of herons who are pretty big birds in their own respect.

[@OmegaRedFan]

I found one at the beach. It was so chill.

[@Swahili14]

​@@OmegaRedFanisn't it in Africa alone

[@Userbot444]

The great blue heron can be almost as large. I saw one about 4 1/2 feet the other day.

[@phummonkey168]

@@OmegaRedFan So Lovely

[@cineroustit]

​@@Swahili14they can be found in south asia as well

[@derekrichardson8312]

A heron must have one of the best kill ratios in in the wild.Very impressive.

[@EngineerObed]

He eats 10 kg of fish/day

[@mr.puddintater1805]

My pond can testify to that🤬

[@GenericDan]

​@@mr.puddintater1805Nice

[@OmegaRedFan]

I had an encounter with one back in 2020 on the beach.

[@Gianno_]

Indeed. In the span of this short video alone it caught atleast 3 fish

[@jesselasalle9760]

6 min of nature better than the best Hollywood production

[@artbyhasan3099]

same thinking bro

[@TPTVNKI]

Yes

[@martachtman1285]

😀👍very true- wrote my comment before reading yours, I hadn't mentioned Hollywood, if I had read it.- but it's just too right, what you write.

[@abdulalimohammed7055]

True

[@jimmie200]

Agreed.

[@southpointeboats1127]

Love how the heron chased off the eagle then majestically displayed its wings in triumph 😉

[@juanse985]

Actually... It was drying it´s wings. But of course, the Heron looks majestic!

[@Mach1Airspace]

@@juanse985 Probably both

[@juanse985]

@@Mach1Airspace I hope so. There was another eagle over the branches, looking ashamed the defeat of it's couple 😁

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

That's not what happened. It was shedding heat in the midday sun, and opening wings is one way to cool off.

[@Mach1Airspace]

@@EyeSeeThruYou Nah! Too boring!

[@mr8799]

At 1:35 it's almost as if the Eagle is laughing at the Heron for dropping it's fish lol

[@ghenry4513]

Love this. Herons are such beautiful birds, and when they take off and fly it is very majestic. I often see them with fish in their mouths at the same spot in the stream. Once saw a giant blue heron at a river fly into a large flock of geese, and the geese went crazy even though they outnumbered it fifty or more to one, and they just scattered and flew away as it appeared they were scared of it.

[@ErrantChordier]

I saw a great blue take off from the pond yesterday. Never seen one at that pond before. It was like watching an airplane take off

[@sharksport01]

Because the heron eat the baby geese.

[@mehboobkm3728]

@@sharksport01 They eat anything that they can swallow!

[@sharksport01]

@@mehboobkm3728 Bastards.

[@fasx56]

This is a fascinating video, that Heron has to be very frustrated after missing several fish and then have that Eagle come in and attempt to steal the fish he caught. Rare footage indeed to see the interaction of these two fishing so close together,really enjoyed watching.

[@bradtylman3189]

Thank you!

[@billyg.2677]

It looks like the her on is just showing off. He makes no attempt to eat them

[@kroakie4]

They don’t fish for fun. Stalking fish and attempting to grab them has to take a lot of energy for a bird that size. And a heron actually isn’t very big. They fish to eat.

[@kylestanley7843]

@@billyg.2677 It didn't want to have a full bill in case the eagle attacked it. That bill's like a fucking spear, but without it, it's virtually defenseless.

[@apelikemenace]

Can't wait to see the shitt!er crap-authored $2.5mil version of this which 16-25yo's will worship as an original. (rolleyes)... We are doomed.

[@keefly1]

5:52 "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?!"

[@MrArjunchoudhary]

"is there noone else !?"

[@sugreevkumar9226]

ğjj

[@imbouttashowyoumycaillou-k541]

Lol gladiator

[@ezra5788]

LOL

[@TisTheFool]

Haha knew there would be a comment of this.

[@alhajikoroma1673]

The Eagles laughing at him makes the video even funnier.

[@yan2503]

Hahaha.. darn thats true. Eagle have sense of humor.

[@zaazgurts1324]

Nope. He is the one who scares the eagles away.

[@waynejones4005]

Thought I was tripping 😂😂😂

[@madisyngolab330]

1:30 Eagle being petty and laughing at the heron losing his fish 2:26 Eagle being petty and showing off a fish that he caught to rub it in the heron's face

[@blahblah40694]

Wow that heron is huge and absolutely majestic , great video thank you

[@jeanandre6129]

Awesome. Unseen The eagle shy away from the heron !!! Wow

[@glendaperkins9231]

This heron caught 4 fish and I haven't seen him eat one yet.

[@lbylab602]

She just want to show African Fish Eagle that she is pro..

[@glendaperkins9231]

@@lbylab602 okay that's good enough for me. 😀

[@TheRuiner66]

He just wanted to make the fish late for something.

[@DuneDemon8]

probably did when eagle is far away, and it is a very smart move. Heron has its beak for a weapon, if it starts eating it can't fight back and eagle can easily kill it. This is why it was dropping the fish the moment eagle got too close.

[@bradsworldreptiles]

@@DuneDemon8 Exactly!

[@sanjose6018]

Eagle was laughing at the heron for losing the fish but the heron doesn't much care because he just catches another one... they don't seem to be good neighbors though 😂

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I was kinda thinking that about the eagle laughing. Then he taunted him by catching a fish and not loosing it. Lol. Then tried to steal the herons fish because it couldn't keep ahold of it. Probably a juvenile heron.

[@stacyboudreau123]

@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 It's an adult.

[@johnWick-lu3ev]

nope it drop the fish because it saw the eagle coming

[@katievisseti8857]

San Jose you can tell who has higher intelligence lol 😂 by watching this video

[@AKSBSU]

@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 An eagle would destroy a heron without trying. Herons have no way to deal with talons of raptors. Significantly smaller raptors like a much smaller hawk take the food of herons all the time.

[@djbenje4019]

The Heron is practicing catch-and-release rules? What a good citizen.

[@mustafakhizar9799]

Agreed. Herons are awesome

[@mustafakhizar9799]

nobody likes you dude

[@mustafakhizar9799]

@@h.a.6790 So get lost You don't like herons. Fine

[@Raison_d-etre]

@ DJ BenjE True dat.

[@Kotak_Kalibrasi]

Nope... He just show off Skill front Eagle..,like this .. Eagle : uu yeahh..i got your Fish...now you hungry today...wakwakwakk Heron : Really,,, that just nothin, i can catch easy like this ..,Fish just for my Desert... I can eat you

[@ryanwaugh1]

Must rank as one of the most beautiful nature cries in the world. Can see why it’s the bird call of Africa.

[@penboyasgod6103]

This area is so beautiful, I could spend weeks watching and photographing all the wildlife in the area. This is what I perceive a rich documentary to offer and you can go to these areas and see it first-hand. The wondrous beauty of pure nature.

[@kiransamant]

Absolutely!!

[@wendyqallab6906]

What a beautiful video.

[@Ethereal_Baddie]

5:28 “if u don’t get tf outta here”😂😂

[@kylestanley7843]

He was so done with that eagle's shit lol

[@100barbelve]

☠

[@dapurtrend9170]

1:35 Heron : "Holy Shiiitt...I lost my fish". Eagle : "Ha..ha..haa.. ".

[@johnmcmillan7358]

Yes, thanks for a great video of nature doing its thing. And thanks for not overshadowing the natural sounds with recorded music. We all need to be more connected to the earth and what's happening around us.

[@sminthian]

3:42 Eagle: Hey, can I have one of your tator tots? Heron: No way, get your own tator tots!!!

[@arkhamar7121]

Hippos were like 4:25 'What's the commotion over there....you're disturbing our siesta!'

[@crunchynuts9921]

2:07 "It's over Anakin! I have the high ground".

[@tomtalker2000]

Not today Mr. Eagle not today...

[@mrdr4135]

The bird: Ready for round 2? Eagle: Take it easy bro it's a prank. The bird: f**k off.

[@josephnessschmoe2864]

Great shots! Thank you

[@benruether8294]

Let's face it, we're all heron addicts

[@bradsworldreptiles]

Haha!

[@Republican_Extremest]

@@bradsworldreptiles yeah minus the Narcan

[@zombienation804]

You missed the letter 'I' 😁

[@thesagamanvee3932]

Masterpiece 🤣

[@jasonbeverly4]

😂

[@realtruenorth]

Like what I used to see in high school.

[@trygonberg3821]

Beautiful footage ! Thank you for sharing such great nature moments :)

[@bradsworldreptiles]

Your welcome!

[@katiemurphy2836]

@@bradsworldreptiles I hate to correct your grammar but. You're*

[@OmegaRedFan]

​@@bradsworldreptiles you're

[@zamuelito8266]

- Good evening! - Evening George! - Got anything today? - No, hard times Fred...

[@winterbirds8022]

The Eagle's patience paid off,it must know his nighbor drops fish frequently! The Heron isnt appreciating his unwelcome guest for dinner,Love the sounds of nature !🙂♥️

[@tomtalker2000]

Goliath Heron's are like their smaller Great Blue Heron cousins. They are not just expert fish killers with their dagger like beaks. But they will not hesitate too eat just about anything they can fit down their throats...!!! I've been in the avian field now for the better part of 30yrs. And have worked "hands on" with everything from Warblers to Birds of Prey. And i've witnessed herons eating everything from; small ducks, rabbits, water rats, and other mammalian prey. Sea Eagles obviously have the advantage of their talons but they also respect larger herons because they know what their beaks are capable of inflicting.

[@joedurso5192]

one of the better vids I've watched all year...great stuff

[@jlover2769]

This Heron had a Whole grocery list he had to make sure he got back to the Nest

[@jenniferpreston2804]

Pure Joy.... Beautiful made me feel like I was there..

[@bradsworldreptiles]

Nice! glad you enjoyed!

[@missthang4982]

Goliath Heron...."BRUH!?....It's ON...like Donkey Kong!"😂😂 The eagles made to look like an amateur. Love it 😂😍

[@maxwellsmart8730]

Thank you for this great video!

[@bradsworldreptiles]

Your welcome!

[@barlas8108]

Mashallah nothing beats natural beauty

[@bakdpotato143]

3:37 I love how the bird knew something was about to come behind it.

[@OmegaRedFan]

You stole my fish! 🐟

[@stingingmetal9648]

That last scene with it spreading it's wings was awesome

[@kvz1926]

Wow so fascinating, heron finally realized it had to beat up that eagle first to have its meal peacefully.

[@DexaBear]

The Herons feathers get more and more puffed up and just make it look like he's going more insane as the clip goes on, part of me is expecting an eye twitch near the end.🤣🤣🤣

[@penboyasgod6103]

Interesting to see the heron drying its wings just like a vulture would.

[@zothanakima6879]

I had rewind that scene 3 times....interesting😂😂

[@cacogenicist]

That's a big-ass heron.

[@exessex3522]

2:29 "Found your fish for you Mrs Heron! Bye then..."

[@God.Almighty]

the hippos feeling slighted by the tourists be like, what the hell are you looking at? we're over here.

[@SzZsoel1]

1:34 I swear this sounds like a malevolent laughter for the heron's clumsiness.

[@cheviswhite]

Wow, this was amazing! I love to just see and hear what is going on with no narration or dramatic music. Reminds me of Wild America. I miss the old nature shows.

[@kevinroylancephotography9437]

Anyone else get anxiety with how slow the shutter was clicking when all the action was happening? That was like 2fps.

[@lucieni]

Just fabulous footage.

[@bradsworldreptiles]

Thank you!

[@lavenna522]

5:55 "what have I done huh? Why you have to always steal my fish?"

[@Esuper1]

The heron is dropping the fish on purpose to tease the eagle into coming in so he can stab it for laughing at him

[@og6944]

hahaha

[@elonmust7470]

If you side with the heron you are a massive loser.

[@jessg9217]

Lol 😂

[@tobilikebacon]

@@elonmust7470 the heron is epic

[@elonmust7470]

@@tobilikebacon The heron is a clumsy trash bird.

[@venkatraghu5696]

Nice capture

[@happyscrub]

3:09 OMG, that big ass bird barely flapped it's wings 4 times to fly to the other side of the lake. Looked like magic.

[@yidy1]

Signed in just to like! Great video!

[@coolermoves]

Both of these birds are majestic.

[@davidran9317]

The mighty eagle is a thief!

[@leen_smit]

Very nice video with nice pictures, well done my friend have a nice day and greetings from Leen.

[@i.p.freely1405]

The eagle did give him plenty of opportunities to eat in peace, but he was playing with his food.

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

So....did the heron ever get to eat any of its catches? Poor fish, they get overlooked and forgotten in the other drama.

[@yourdogfluffy4914]

That heron is like me trying to eat things with chop sticks! :{)

[@GamingforNostalgiaForFun]

That thing it's it's beak there not chopsticks

[@attaullahkhan2890]

Excellent video graphics

[@CharismaticPlanet3822]

beautiful video Brad. It needs great patience. thanks for sharing with us.

[@bradtylman3189]

Your welcome!

[@RipleySawzen]

Surprised they are so brave when it comes to fighting off an Eagle. Herons, egrets, and the like are the most cowardly birds I've ever come across, not letting me get within 50 feet of them when I'm standing on the shore and they're out in the water!

[@vivalabad6]

Yes herons do hate the presence of humans I've noticed. Maybe it is because they believe their fishing spot is now compromised, and they go off in search of another. They always let out a big "honk" in disapproval as they fly away, too.

[@thedogman7846]

Those beaks, together with the spring like tension in their necks turn their heads into actual spears. They can inflict some serious puncture wounds to another bird!

[@mikemorbuk298]

"Haha you dropped the fish!" Eagle to Heron

[@DanOhPhotography]

My bucket list to see both of them. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@slickJon33]

The Goliath Heron was just teasing the African fish eagle by catching and dropping the fish. The Heron did this to piss off the Eagle so that the Eagle can get closer for a fight.

[@กุหลาบขาว-ต6ฟ]

It really good video

[@blocksterz]

That Spartan spear on heron is no joke and eagle knows

[@EngineerObed]

Wow fresh Bush Forest video. I like it where is that please?

[@RevelationTwelve11]

BEAUTIFUL footage ... thank you for sharing it!

[@bradsworldreptiles]

Your welcome!

[@WaynesAdventure]

Awesome capture, I love watching videos like this. Great job!!!

[@beetledesert8642]

Eagle: I have very sharp talons that rip flesh as well as a sharp beak Heron: S P E A R

[@DosDonts101]

the eagle don't want none of that heron spear.

[@davidblackwood8857]

Facts

[@EmEightz22]

You bet your sweet nipples he don't.

[@comanchio1976]

nordhorny Oh bravo you spotted a double negative. Pathetic

[@comanchio1976]

@zachary rowland I was criticizing the very thing that you are criticizing me for, idiot. Read the thread again, halfwit.

[@kylestanley7843]

@nordhorny what an outstanding move!

[@frankroby1554]

Great video

[@chrishull5543]

Great film content,i wish had been there,very nice great entertainment.

[@bradsworldreptiles]

Thank you!

[@davidperets9997]

bald eagle: "let him feed himself he will be my thanksgiving meal"

[@НиколаЂорђевић-ъ9с]

3:38 that fish got some skills.

[@dolphrimp]

I think it's pretty amazing that the heron shakes his feather up to be bigger to intimidate the fish eagle. Bro was like "you're not taking my fish" lol

[@e.a.r.9155]

At the end... "Who else want Some of This..?"

[@zombienation804]

Then gets shot by a hunter🤣

[@Rob_2020]

Majestic ❤

[@digthug9149]

The heron reminds me of some tall redhead youngster with a grey suit that enters the corporate setting only to get tormented by his coworker there with a history of 10 years in the company. Every time he closes a deal, catch the fish, he doesn't get credit for it.

[@Vistresian1941]

Creative.

[@seandlg57]

Wough.

[@alexbrackxnature]

Interesting video. Nice filming. Greets

[@THEremiXFACTOR]

6:00 "Come at me, bruh..."

[@margueritefleuronvil8963]

Thanks . nice video

[@petermaz701]

Great footage!!!

[@bradsworldreptiles]

Thank you!

[@Geumdong-dj9uw]

Greatest dramatic footage that I've ever seen in U tube

[@diego5125]

Heron: "Please, can you leave me alone, I'm trying to have some thing to eat here". Eagle: "Are you gonna share that fish?" Heron: "Go get your own girl" Eagle: "I can't swim".

[@elonmust7470]

Loser

[@davidjamal378]

@@elonmust7470 actually youre the fuckin loser.

[@vita2246]

The herons that come to my pond never seem to miss.

[@eschwarz1003]

what gorgeous birds. hope the heron finally ate something

[@elonmust7470]

Fuck that pos

[@emaadalooo1726]

فعلن منضر طبيعي رهيب جميل جدا 😊

[@JanesNaturvideos]

Wow, that's a great video! Nice colors and very clear. Congratulations! Greetings, Jane, Costa Rica

[@marceloantonio467]

crvina

[@marceloantonio467]

carabina

[@marceloantonio467]

passarinho cravina

[@marceloantonio467]

galo de capota

[@dawood121derful]

Outstanding, two magnificent creatures.

[@martachtman1285]

A really great video Hollywood couldn't write a better script for. The sympathetic but unlucky hero succeeds in the end against a stronger, "vicious" and numberous opponent- epic, as you wrote so rightful 😉👍

[@bradtylman3189]

Thank you!

[@WhaleCommunicators]

AMAZING footage!!! Great job!

[@TheTursunov]

The heron at the end is too strong and clever 👌