Falcon vs Raven in Slow Motion | Slow Mo | Earth Unplugged

It's Birds vs Machine as Duncan Barbour and the VampyreBATT try to stay ahead of Lloyd Buck's beautiful peregrine and raven, for Si to catch some amazing aerial footage. Subscribe: bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged
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[@SashasSketchbook]

I'm an animator and this is fantastic reference. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this

[@FaebuOG]

Love to see this comment

[@Gloria.1108]

Haha, I’m also watching this video for raven flight reference right now now

[@contrail33]

@@Gloria.1108 same! the slow motion flight is so beautiful

[@pyros.]

Yeah, I'm a 3d artist and found this useful for how to make the form of the wings.

[@fegelfan15]

Ravens are my favourite birds so this was AWESOME

[@walterdawg5904]

SAME!

[@bondgabebond4907]

I also have a thing for Crows. They are crazy birds, noisy and are fearless when in a group against a hawk.

[@FnafWasHere]

Same

[@yolo9050]

I love seeing their feathers ripple in the wind as they fly. Absolutely beautiful.

[@ryanandtricia]

I was thinking the same thing. The music was a great touch too, it really accentuated the beauty and grace of these birds and what they do.

[@michietn5391]

4:40 + Discussing raven's wingtips: the separation of big feathers is found in many large gliders. It's an adaptation to spoil tip vortices. Commercial aircraft now have vertical winglets for the same reason.

[@tomtalker2000]

I've been in the avian field now for nearly 30yrs. I've had the privilege of working "hands on" with everything from Warblers to Birds of Prey and Budgies to Macaws. And i must say my favorite species are the "Corvid" family of birds. Whether it's Jays to Jackdaws, Rooks to Magpies, or Crows to Ravens. The intelligence of these birds never ceases to amaze me. They can learn to speak just as good as any parrot i've come across particularly Ravens. And when it comes to aerial acrobatics it's REALLY tough to find another "perching bird" that has the same fluid grace in flight that Ravens possess. So this was a great video to watch granted nothing will outclass a Peregrine Falcon. But Ravens sure as hell come close folks. If there in your area it would do you good to watch these guys soaring around performing there aerial stunts. It's quite a site to see indeed...:)

[@ZhangK71]

tomtalker2000 I'm no expert, but they seem to be one of the few "perching birds" who can give a run for the raptors' money in terms of size and physical prowess

[@Furewinch]

tomtalker2000 Do you pop up everywhere? I been reading the beginning of your comment on many bird videos.

[@tomtalker2000]

I try to be as helpful as i can to those that are interested in the subject matter. Otherwise they would have never clicked on the video in the first place...:)

[@tomtalker2000]

The will give a raptor a run for there money. As i've said before in other videos of these birds having aerial "dog fights" with birds of prey. Most raptors will give them a wide berth knowing full well that they cannot out class them in flight. Ravens are around 27in with a 4-4.5ft wingspan weighing in at around 2pds or so. Where as there smaller Corvid cousins crows say the most common and largest species the American Crow. Are around 18-20in 3ft wingspan weighing in at around 1lbs. So big big difference between the two. Plus ravens beaks are thicker and have a hook at the tip especially made for ripping and tearing into flesh like a raptor has. The may still lack the formidable talons a bird of prey has. But the make up for it ten fold with there beaks. And can VERY easily kill mice, rats, other birds like puffins smaller shorebirds etc...Believe it or not i've actually witnessed an American Crow killing a gray squirrel. Certainly NOT your everyday occurrence. And it took A LOT of effort and about a hour for the crow to fully immobilize plus kill the squirrel. But they can do it and this one did...!!! It was quite a sight to see. Now if it had been a raven it would have been FAR easier. Given there larger size and hooked beaks.

[@delilahtabby1]

These slo-mo films of animals are some of the best things I've ever watched. Quite emotional! Keep up the superb work!

[@CalliopeCarina]

Their grace and beauty hurts my heart.. what's wrong with me!? Anyways, beautiful vid. I adore animals in general and seeing the speed and agility of these gorgeous birds in slo-mo is a joy. Thanks guys!

[@Ponworxz]

I'm oh so envious of whoever has that Raven for their pet.

[@duncanbarbour7499]

Well done to the BBC Earth team and Lloyd. Not easy shots to get off a set of legs and handheld on a grass runway. Beautiful shots of the birds doing what they do naturally. Lots of fun driving that day and well worth the effort. Respect guys & gals...

[@earthunplugged]

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[@RigoRM]

That raven's a total Bro, did you see how he caught that peace of food in mid air? Imagine him in college parties.

[@Festias]

Rofl dude, top comment

[@DsDs-cb5xe]

Rigo R.M نتننة

[@AFlyingBrick117]

Rigo R.M Remember this Old comment?!?

[@hermitvoncrab7174]

The can talk like parrots to

[@bittlesthecookieakacaitcat8798]

Yeah

[@MarcoValkvideos]

The part where the raven grabs the food in mid air is incredible!

[@raidho5433]

that was a falcon the raven is the black one.

[@MarcoValkvideos]

jake clark 5:14

[@mro9466]

aimbot mostly !

[@HayleyJeffs]

The raven was so very beautiful and fluid in the second clip "acrobatic demonstration". I would love to see more alongside the lovely music.

[@rei_cirith]

Man... This must have been the millionth time I've watched this video... I can't really get tired of watching how those feathers move as they move their wings...

[@justthinking650]

0:42 why does the music felt like the falcon is about to sacrifice himself for humanity

[@gummiebear4248]

Was I the I only one before watching thinking they were going to battle to the death

[@marsvltor2]

Are you sick? It's a video of two great flyers in detail.

[@wizardbot6272]

marsvltor2 Calm down, they obviously mean the video title can be misinterpreted as it does not indicate that the versus is in relation to their features

[@abdullahhodhod3779]

same

[@reyaguilar6802]

Me too

[@willieboy8798]

not a chance ravens are hunted by the peregrine.....I watched as a kid on a farm a falcon hitting crows and pidgeons plucking them out of the sky at speed.

[@AndrewBrownK]

slow motion is already cool on it's own, but you guys consistently pump out the MOST impressive and unique bird shots on the internet. instant favorite, like, and share.

[@hungryhyena1578]

Ravens are the smartest birds in the animal kingdom. The bird (raven) is the word.

[@kylelumpkin742]

***** they can mimic speech just like parrots

[@bkjeong4302]

+HungryHyena They are as smart as, possibly smarter than, chimpanzees. It would not surprise me to find they were sapient.

[@Otokage007]

they are not only smartest birds, but probably top 3 smartest animals.

[@iliasvanhove3211]

I read somewhere that they experience life just like humans do. And I'm not that surprised.

[@durpddurke4633]

Nuna Actually the only bird that arguably surpasses the crow in intelligence is the Kea

[@waruikashu3327]

Ravens are so nice and cool birds I wish I had one lol

[@Nuhuh130]

Warui Kashu me too. I want to have a Raven

[@waruikashu3327]

@@Nuhuh130 Let's have them ;^)

[@Nuhuh130]

Warui Kashu where can we buy one? Lol

[@waruikashu3327]

@@Nuhuh130 I have no idea :c, but on the bight side they live everywhere so we can hunt them XD

[@royalcrisis]

This was an example of grace, simply amazing.

[@jinqwert]

LOL the raven pooped on 3:58

[@tims4966]

I love these slow mo videos. The birds are beautiful! Thank you, guys!

[@sonya8738]

Am voting for the Great Corvus!

[@kadenthomas9602]

4:00 the raven took a crap wow so majestic

[@KeefsCattys]

Absolutely awesome footage. Corvids win every time for me. intelligent, acrobatic and charismatic to boot Thanks

[@marshalltherion]

Fantastic video. Thank you so much for filming this . SENSATIONAL.

[@97kingfish]

this is amazing for me to watch because the raven is the third biggest bird where i live and its amazing watching those things going up against eagles and hawks for food

[@darrentibbils9271]

This is awesome! Nature is amazing and very inspiring.

[@JasonBradleyMrToonsman]

this is really fun to watch guys...great production / post production work!

[@MuhammadEgypt]

This has got to be one of the best channels ever.

[@Spike1885]

just watching two majestic wonderful animals. in slow mo thank you.

[@eulaties]

You cease to amaze me.

[@sergeigen1]

whoa, such amazing footage, so cool

[@magdalenagettner2126]

I like birds so much

[@arriviste2020]

+magda Gettner If it's genuine,....nice name:)

[@xavierlimonesoldaccount6763]

🐦 Birds are gay 🐦

[@jimmysjamin1]

Ahwwww Hell Yea great video thanks so much for sharing really enjoyed the show.

[@ThePureLegend95]

It must be sooo awesome to fly

[@ecksesnohhz]

Those were amazing shots!

[@Claemoore]

Lovely video, quite an excellent example of these majestic creatures!

[@Raven-dl5mb]

Very nice and beautyfull birds . Falcon and Raven . I love birds. Machen Sie weiter derartige Videos.

[@Buzztech76]

Bloody brilliant that!

[@MarietjiePienaar]

wow!!! stunning work. wow

[@danfray5244]

That was amazing! Fantastic video and really enjoyed it!

[@fromthestreet1969]

This is so cool oh my goodness the quality is AMERZING.

[@Percy1800sDetective]

Dragons. Absolute dragons.

[@TrephineArtist]

Fantastic video, thanks :)

[@djpetenice]

Great video - beautiful birds

[@honeybadger2514]

Baltimore Ravens vs Atlanta falcons

[@ZhangK71]

One is currently the only team undefeated in multiple Super Bowls. The other choked on the same number of Super Bowls

[@Nuhuh130]

ZhangK71 I am Ravens fan. Go Ravens!

[@TheDutchPetGuy]

Great shots. I love this kind of video's. My greenwing macaw was in a tv commercial recently with slow motion shots and she looked spectaculair in flight.

[@davidshelow5334]

Great footage, thanks.

[@bravoxxxable]

awesome work guys

[@rodanhassan5780]

Great upload!

[@TheDiscoverySlowDown]

Wow, Super Epic!! Awesome video!

[@conejamonkey]

Beautiful

[@combedpubes]

Really beautiful footage :^)

[@tallterrilaw8646]

My two favorite wild birds!

[@adammjie]

So beautiful.

[@anonimitylost]

this one was great!!!

[@danmar007]

That's mesmerizing. Makes me wish I was a bird. :)

[@keithtran9961]

Great job.

[@viracocha2021]

i think im in love with this channel

[@infinitecanadian]

You fellas have the best job in the world.

[@bondgabebond4907]

Beautiful videos of both birds. Absolutely incredible. All birds are fun to watch, and each seems to have their own style of flying. Once a American Falcon ended up in my backyard, a female youngster who just needed a few more days to strengthen it's wing muscles. I fed it some beef, chicken and bison. Beautiful bird, now off flying around chasing down little birds and rodents.

[@martinramirezmi5457]

Ravens are amazing!

[@nayyaralikhan352]

u ppls r jst awesome

[@xs3397]

Team Raven cuz it can use its sharp eyes for hunting smaller prey and its also fast and intelligent

[@ROBBEAUDOIN66]

Amazing!

[@stealthsniper1006]

One word that describes how these birds fly and hunt is "Precision".

[@duketta]

Wow, thanks guys!

[@AnimalsandInfotainmentTube]

Even raptors don't have such good mid - air catching skills like crows and ravens.

[@treymendus]

cool video. thanks

[@lynnoldfield3163]

Absolutely awesome! Both the peregrine falcon n raven are incredible masters of flight in very different ways. Remember both Bran n Moses featuring on other nature documentaries on TV & they are both beautiful birds!

[@FilouDuisburg]

Great video !

[@ALyah69]

Amazing 🔝🔝🔝👌👏😊💫👍

[@arbeter65]

The Slo Mo guys have some awesome stuff like this as well xD just sillier most of the time haha,liked-subbed off to watch more slo mo =)

[@jahidhojja7120]

Great ❤️❤️❤️

[@KittySYT]

3:59 Crow: Peregrine falcon are shit! **takes a shit** 😂😂😂

[@Crownsnek]

there was no Crow in this only a Raven

[@KittySYT]

VSGU TheOPCrown Same shit.

[@Crownsnek]

Natty S No it's not

[@Nemoticon]

Crows and Ravens are as different as Cheetahs and Leopards

[@Crownsnek]

Firebrand No quite i can name more differances with leopards and cheetahs :)

[@KittySYT]

Awesome work guys! Now let's see if you can do Kevin, the Pigeon! 😂

[@jadeprinces]

my god what a magnificent bird that peregrine falcon is

[@Luciano_mp]

Parabéns, vídeos excelentes..

[@jtasarkan7088]

I never knew Ravens where that awesome.

[@Nemoticon]

Ravens are among the smartest of all birds. They got real character too, very mischievous and great problem solvers.

[@ZhangK71]

Firebrand There's a reason why people don't generally like them but they don't despise them either, because we can't help respecting them in a way.

[@CuriousInquiror]

Yeah they've been in a slump ever since Ray Lewis retired but Lamar Jackson is gonna make them awesome again

[@AnimalsandInfotainmentTube]

Wow 😍❤️

[@JuliaMonika]

why doesn't this have more views its awesome :D

[@sgtpavlov]

nice video,very interesting

[@ThePrinceOfPleasure]

As a guy from the scandinavian north, I have to go for the Raven since they where Odin's eyes in midgard :) BUT, both are fantastic animals.

[@jetjames420]

A raven named Bran, eh? I think I see what you're going for there.

[@black_squall]

two scoops of raven?

[@jetjames420]

curtsher11 Clever, but not what I had in mind

[@Mike-ds4ht]

A popular Westerosi breakfast cereal (I done used BOTH your jokes!).

[@yas1137]

The sixth sick shiek's sixth sheep's sick?

[@koolnomi95]

Bran actually means Raven in Gaelic Irisg

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

Birds are awesome creatures

[@user-su8gf2zy6b]

Cool

[@S1eeperServ1ce]

Does anyone have any idea what the Music playing during the first Raven Slow Motion footage?

[@ohbuniverse8945]

Im wondering also

[@idrct.2449]

"Bran you did great" Bran proceeds to land on his head

[@TheYoungWolfI]

Good name for a raven, even just a two-eyed raven.

[@JoanaGleyze]

Ravens are fantastic birds, so smart and misterious. Falcon is my patronus.

[@SnipTifferz]

Watched a raven invade a nest of three Osprey chicks and proceed to slowly tear them to pieces…………………………………….So absolutely cannot stand them. I mean three helpless chicks they cannot do anything to protect themselves. Just ripped to shreds……………..slowly and meticulously.

[@rmclaren83]

6:15 did he land on his head??

[@kamakiri307]

these birds r so awesome how about when the falcon drops those talons thanks guys

[@1pop2pop3popo]

10 000th subscriber!

[@Pessimistic20able]

anyone know the music it is amazing

[@dagmarkunzel5406]

Before I experienced the Barn Owls, the ravens were my favorite birds

[@dragonwithamonocle]

I love that the raven is named Bran. I'm just getting the reference now.

[@weirdDaveman]

What song is in the background of the raven?

[@BLMSKWQPASHCFBSUFI]

0:53 is an awesome shot-

[@michaelwhitman1247]

Ariel duo of the highest class