Cornell Lab Red-tailed Hawks - Hawk chick caught a starling chick! 27.05.2014.

Cam: www.livestream.com/cornellhawks

[@beastmaster0934]

The parent hawk was like “Good job honey, but let me show you how to kill it quickly.”

[@gorutra]

At the local school a red tailed hawk sat in a tree devouring a pigeon. The student just looked in amazement as the feathers rained down all day. Best lesson ever.

[@Shadowcat478]

Fair warning for the faint of heart: The hawk chick is too young to know what it's doing; that chick does not die quickly (one of the parent birds has to finish it off).

[@tanyaryland3422]

Shadowcat478 I’m so sad it’s mom or dad came to get it but the parent had to fly off because the the parents of the Hawks showed up poor thing I feel so bad I’m in tears 😭

[@gthreek]

@Neil P. ah, edgy remarks. the howl of the unfuckable sadsack

[@SuperChoronzon]

Hi Shadowcat, I know this comes late but... It might look that way, it's actually trying to pluck the eyes out of the Starling chick, but there's the small problem of that pointy little beak... the favour could be returned just as easily. I hunted with hawks just over a decade ago, and seen it done many times, makes any escapee prey that bit easier to catch again... they ain't stupid. There's good(?) footage taken by a guy in Germany of a Sparrowhawk catching a Magpie, and if you know Magpies, or any Corvid for that matter, they're noisy buggers when giving their alarm call. The Sparrowhawk spies the garden pond, and swiftly drags the poor Magpie to the pond and proceeds to drown it.... in silence !!! That shows not only an understanding of its' environment, but cause & effect too. They're canny buggers, you gotta give 'em that... kindest regards, Paz.

[@lupin9305]

Jamie Koering Tanya Ryland There’s no need to wish to disappear or sad for the baby bird. Laying eggs in other birds’ nest and eating that bird’s baby are same instinct of each bird and it’s not far different from going to the bathroom to do your business and feeling angry or sadness about them is no other than human evaluation though it is also (human)instinct not much useful for other animals in most cases.

[@darkwitch8648]

@@SuperChoronzon I think I've seen that vid! The Hawk didn't even end up eating the magpie in the end right?! Them birds are noisy af when they're getting eaten up tho fr.

[@qp3105]

When the sterling's mom came at 10:13 but she wasn't willing to risk her life to save him

[@iluvyurbles]

she knew if she dared attack a baby hawk when both parents are home she'd be dead, but don't feel too bad, they're invasive pests that destroy native nest and desiamate crops

[@DemonTime08]

Just casually a chipmunk graveyard

[@youtubister]

And then... suddenly... the instinct kicks in. Extraordinary video, this. Interesting, the first juvenile couldn't quite work it out.

[@boredom2go]

The hawks were like, "Is this guy for real?"

[@lambda494]

Starling: I'm hungry! Hawks: Yep, so are we.

[@MrDee001]

Baby Hawk: Why is my happy meal making all this noise?

[@A_ZEAL0T]

Hawk: "Enough with the noise."

[@zacharycat]

Staring mom was not too pleased but the hawks let the kids have their fun.

[@garyjones-bj8iu]

i like the way the hawk chick is looking at the fledgling and chatting to each other

[@nemeanlioness]

It came outta no where like a gift from heaven.

[@brookewilliamson8243]

XD

[@rkhnd51]

Lol!

[@MrExEssex]

2:55 "What a scary stare you have. What a sharp, hooked beak you have." "All the better to eat you with!"

[@kingarchnyc]

it is good to be born into the top of the food chain!

[@angelsndevils5965]

You're not born on top of the food chain you're born and live within safer/advanced surroundings. Humans didn't used to live so long.

[@user-qk6kw3uf5t]

@@angelsndevils5965 individual is not on top of the food chain but human is on top of the food chain of course

[@dryedbones]

2:36 Baby bird:your my mama. Feed me I’m hungry!😭 Baby hawk: hey siblings I think we got dinner!

[@christopherscottb]

Nest was certainly well stocked with chipmunks. I counted four, and one of the parents seemed to be working on an unseen fifth prey item.

[@lintaozheng]

This video tells us how important choosing a right place to build home.

[@davescopes249]

Definitely a case of wrong place wrong time for that baby starling.

[@hookman1981]

don't know how the starling chick got to the hawk's nest, but it was a sad fortune. The hawk chick played with him for a while and then an adult hawk finished him.

[@Seneditiz]

right? like how the hell that starling chick got there? they have a nest besides the hawk's? lól I think the one who made the video put the chick there for views.

[@kathryncastanares525]

@@Seneditiz it was a fledgling. The nest was most likely close and when the bird went to leave the nest for the first time it landed in the most unfortunate spot. Usually they will end up on the ground the first one or two days while the parents will continue to feed and care for it and coax em up to the trees to get them flying etc.

[@piranhaplantX]

@@kathryncastanares525 It's also possible that one of the hawk parents just dropped it off without killing it. Hawks and Eagles aren't particularly intelligent, so this happens from time to time if their initial attack on a nest doesn't kill the thing they're carrying.

[@mehboobkm2018]

@@Seneditiz it is from Cornell labs. They don't do stuffs like that. Look it up, you will understand why

[@mehboobkm2018]

@@Seneditiz it is from Cornell labs. They don't do stuffs like that. Look it up, you will understand why

[@kimdavis1493]

if there was ever a time to fledge...its now baby bird.

[@gm1937]

Fascinating video shows you the maternal instinct of a mom and her determination to save her chick within inches of the adult red tail hawks. All moms are fearless when protecting their children.

[@reubencaldwell8494]

I wouldn't say all but many yes.

[@ragheadand420roll]

What a crock of shit Ducks run off in a second Spare the feminist bs

[@0minous187]

until they arent

[@Storkslover]

Very unusual situation, but so very sad ... poor little starling unaware of the deadly threat, and its desperate, helpless parent. Observing wildlife provides the knowledge, but does not always provide a pleasant experience. :( Anyway, thanks for sharing.

[@SamtheMan0508]

The baby hawk looked so innocent. Looks can be deceiving,

[@yohopirate]

Bwahaha

[@user-uw6pb5jr9y]

Это скворец

[@davedruid7427]

Actually, maybe the Hawk Mother brought in the Starling Chick Alive so that her Chicks could get its First Experience at making a Kill.

[@shirojaki2063]

The two Red Tailed chicks north of the Starling chick keep staring at it like "the hell are you crying about mate? SHOT UP." The Red Tail chick south doesn't give much of a shit until it comes too close..

[@Captainumerica]

Starling chick asking to be fed : the irony.

[@lslx7120]

Unknown what

[@Spyder8561]

@@lslx7120 The chick thats being eating was asking the hawk chick for food.

[@TotalMishap]

Um no. It was trying to defend itself.

[@steverhodes7036]

How did the Starling chick get there? It didn't look mature enough to have flown there. I've heard that smaller birds will sometimes nest under the nests of birds of prey. Might that be the case here?

[@bruhitznoone1455]

Steve Rhodes yes might be the case

[@WMEGW]

Yeah, the Starlings actually make a habit of nesting in the light box to the left of the hawk nest. Generally they coexist without much more than the occasional annoyance, but clearly this chick made a fatal error!

[@mrblackbird6936]

Bird: feed me Hawks: u know u food right. Bird: oh... shit. Got any bugs

[@elizabethgaspodnetich4322]

Baby's first kill!! Looks like daddy finished it off for him though, then took it away to split it up for everyone! Baby bird wandered into the wrong nest!

[@gooden000]

poor bird with its mouth wide open thinking the hawk is trying to feed it...lol

[@jonnycade7149]

Lol

[@zorkmid1083]

No, I think it was actually screaming in pain, because the hawk's claws were digging into it.

[@bobbyd6680]

'Ah, you're just in time for dinner'

[@GothicPrincezz]

“Walking into a lions’s den....”

[@Airbearncubz]

On the bright side that hawk baby is going to do great in life

[@vawnson]

aaawww only a few weeks old and already mauling at a grade 5 level.

[@daidreema5196]

In the bird world, it's much better to be a red-tail hawk chick....

[@zacharybrown5121]

then larger birds of prey like great horned owl bald eagles and golden eagles might prey on them ;-; I'd say its better to be a golden eagle chick

[@sr-hd3bz]

Zachary Brown but you'll have to eat more and in environment where is hard to find food

[@FairladyS130]

Eat me, eat me, c'mon eat me! OK, if you insist.

[@WarframeCrunch]

In place where I work there is an seagull that hunt pidgeons, he catch them in fly, hold tight the neck until the pidgeon stop moving. And then he eat them.

[@awekeningbro1207]

Guess what, eagles also do that to seagulls 😂

[@WC3fanatic997]

That dumb little bird walked right into a nest filled with big, hungry bird-of-prey chicks, making annoying noises nonstop and blundering all over the place right next to them for about 7 minutes. Meanwhile mom just screams with the kid, and when caught they both just scream louder instead of trying to do something. That Kestrel chick attacked him to shut him up more than anything. That thing earned it's Darwin Award. And mom helped deliver it.

[@Sasser2015]

Starling chick is like, "Damn, this is no way to treat a neighbor..... I was just trying to be polite and introduce myself!" Starling Mom is like, "Do something about your heathen!"

[@austinpowers8550]

How in the hell did a starling chick get up there? Did the parents drop it off and just not kill it for their practice? You can see dead chipmunks everywhere so I just don't see the parents dropping it off for food before they even ate the chipmunk. Anytime I've seen hawks or eagles they usually kill their prey before they even fly off. The few exceptions are when her offspring are about to leave the nest an she basically makes them kill for themselves. It doesn't look like these are about to leave the nest though. It's just kind of weird. If anyone has more info on this situation please fill me in.

[@EquinoxTheGryph]

from a cute moment to a not so cute moment /r/natureismetal

[@sr-hd3bz]

poor thing trying to cuddle up

[@brookewilliamson8243]

Congrats Hawk, R.I.P. sweet bay bird (Momma bird wasn't happy, she seemed to be on the railing squawking to have her child back)

[@HunGyilok]

''wrong turn'' - 7 hawk nest

[@alkiskaraolis8111]

This is like food delivery in the bird world. Knock, knock... Who's there? Its me the food!!!

[@Airbearncubz]

I’m not aware of what different types of birds look like in each stage of maturing, however I would assume it’s a chick for the simple fact it flew into the predictors nest and looking at them like “feed me, my mom just kicked me out will you be my mother?” Awe poor thing.... can anyone tell me how to know this is for sure a chick? Is is the color,size,or type of feathers that is the give away & if it’s a chick how did it get right into a hawks nest?...

[@rafabuda0]

From the looks of things it was a fledgeling. That is, it just grew it's first flight feathers and was taking it's first few flights out of the nest. They usually look just like a plumed chick but bigger and with bristly feathers instead of soft plumage. What surprised me was a fledgeling who hadn't even learned how to hunt yet (you can see it asking the hawklet for food) to just stumble into another bird's nest. Those two nests must be extremely close to one another.

[@catinthehat5140]

Where did it come from?

[@moffjerjerrod1579]

Well this is something you don't see every day.

[@melissapauser4160]

I watch a juvenile RedTail hawk (also grew up in Stadium Lights /public park nest, very close to home) raid the Mockingbird nests in my mature Elm tree a couple times a week now that it’s fledged.

[@darkwitch8648]

The Hawklet at 01:55 tilting his/her head while it stared at the Starling chirping was literally the cutest thing ever!

[@karumaldumal1983]

Who the fck cares

[@alan30189]

Baby hawk telling the starling to quit its bitching! Mama hawk was so proud of the catch, she took it away from the chick, and feeds it to the slacker chick! Baby hawk: "But mom, what did I do wrong?"

[@vicious3526]

It was a fledgling too. Unfortunately it didn't have the sense to flee.

[@fckineh48]

Ok, was the parent of the small bird the onevwho was yelling?

[@DonVito703]

Carnage starts at 7:15

[@judymckayla.brocka6739]

Mom's like let my kid go

[@OneLastHitB4IGo]

And the Darwin Award goes to....The Starling!....posthumously. Nature weeds out the dumb.

[@BillHosko]

Idiot. The starling fledged its nearby nest. It could not have known what it was going to get into.

[@huracan9499]

Other birds : The only good cowbird is dead meat cowbird!

[@rafabuda0]

I love the hawk chick tilting it's head looking at the starling. Cute little featherball doesn't know what other birds are. Also the one chick fixated on the camera man is adorable

[@youkie5321]

*ARE YOU MY MOMMY* OOPS Awh, bless its heart, I can't stand to watch any more 😭😭😭😭

[@kylejohnston3442]

In all fairness the starlet was pretty punky. Snapped at middle hawklet who almost pulled his card. Walked around to closest hawklet who was obviously going to have none of it based on behavior. Baby predators tend to bully each other and just about everything the starlet did would have been taken as.... aggressive.

[@NimaNikvand]

The mama Starling would only react to her chick's calling. She is trying to get the hawk's attention to provide an opportunity for her chick to escape.

[@elgs1980]

How did the starling chick end up being in such a deadly place?

[@SuperChoronzon]

It's only just fledged, you can see it still has some fluffy wisps on its' head, and most likely its' flying skills are a bit green being so young. It's probably only about 3-4 weeks old, sorry...was.

[@austin1839]

At around 8:05 as the parent hawk was watching what was going on it seemed like the Starling's parent flew by overhead. Too late now for sure.

[@kindafoggy]

Feels like the day your kid turns 21 and goes out on the town to celebrate...

[@jaydeeeze]

They gave that chic more then enough time and chances to leave if he could. They decided not to play with their food At first.

[@davescopes249]

The starling could have been female. Lol

[@calista23395]

I see two chipmunks :'v DIED

[@biggiesmol]

It's ok. Those birds breed like rabbits and are pests anyway. Natural food chain folks.

[@MyHeartfeltMusic]

It's like walking down a New York alley at the wrong time. ..

[@NotLRK]

They were like stfu

[@lori5455]

The look on siblings face watching the drama unfold. Stupid starling literally walked right into Eyas talons. No one seems too concerned over Ma starling on the rail. Mom gets back for a closer look at what junior has gotten himself into. and ends up taking away from him!

[@mikeoglen6848]

Well it wasn't a toy, you know...

[@Airbearncubz]

so I am guessing it was fledging and got lazy and went to a new nest for food. I see it’s beginning for food so that really is sad how confused it is. No fear yet....also Im at 3:30 it sounds like when it’s chirping that the mother is near by and actually responding to him..?

[@Bloodypopslay]

Rare footage of me insulting my cousin:

[@johnhoward3159]

None of these actors were hurt in the filming of this movie

[@0minous187]

so did they bring this thing in or did those birds stupidly make a nest on the same thing somewhere on the other side and this stupid chick wandered right onto the dinnerplate?

[@joohsay]

Baby hawk like....I caught this bitch, but you gonna serve it to them mofos and not me? Really tho? 😂😂

[@leighann5308]

It’s nature but still sad. It’s her little baby even though I hate starlings I feel for the mom.

[@mikeoglen6848]

Baby starlings have feelings too, you know?

[@karinclements5792]

"No more flappy flappy!'

[@davedruid7427]

That was Stupid of the Starling Mother Bird to put her Nest Right Next to a Hawk's Nest. That is like Volunteering to become a Hawk's Dinner.

[@psychoticserenity6510]

Why would u zoom out just when they finally grabbed the starling???

[@mikeoglen6848]

Not everyone is a sadistic psycho like you, perhaps?

[@Abuelo9]

The greatest motivation to instantly learn to fly.

[@kagome1000o]

Was the mom of the starling watching the whole thing , I realize Death is a part of life but that had to hurt

[@bertolinamaffei1961]

Parabéns e sucesso para seu canal no KZbin!

[@christinecalifornia8136]

Wow...that was sad.

[@steveblake8766]

I hope that chick at least got some of his catch.

[@TotalMishap]

Interesting how the adult hawk kills and feeds the starling to its chicks when there are 4 or 5 dead chipmunks. I guess the hawk chick is tired of the same old food.

[@TWOSU_NEWS]

Dad ***damit son., i told you i was bringing dinner home***

[@cotycamden1459]

dont know about any of you but i say that hawk chick was awesome. he/she was useing its head for hunting. but R.I.P. for the baby starling. i feel bad for it

[@dillon26]

Starlings are invasive, so I'm happy about it! Don't feel sad at all!

[@zgrillo2004]

You are right. and In New York where I live, you can kill them if they cause property damage to crops and your house. =3

[@christopherscottb]

Actually, being invasive, you can probably kill them for any reason you want, including whim, just as long as you're not overly cruel about it.

[@paullara11]

@@dillon26 Europeans are also invasive. What should we do

[@Velshard]

Is that a red tree vole or a chipmunk dead in the nest?

[@Velshard]

Never mind, two dead chipmunks.

[@MrEdrazo]

"Here, kid... one right at the heart... Yeah, kid, you fucked it all up... now let me finish this... and go to to your bedroom without dessert..."

[@morriz1231]

knock knock your delivery's here

[@gaumapfamily2241]

Unfortunately, Starling chick touch to red tails hawks nest and his ending... Mother called him into hopelessness

[@theatre7564]

The one hawk was playing with it till papa showed baby what to do

[@user-bc6lx1ln6u]

Какой сообразительный Малыш)

[@bbbrucebb]

Is that Starling mommy at 8:05 ?

[@elizabethfarrell9650]

Very good. Thanks a bunch.

[@nosyrabbit1015]

The hawk is charged with 1st degree murder

[@drive9997]

Chipmunk platter,tender bird,don’t get any better

[@ariacachigames5571]

Is that a squirrel ?

[@spravedlivost888]

Что это за ястреб?

[@crazyfx5242]

Did it fall in?

[@rafabuda0]

Flew in, it was a fledgeling.