Goshawk kills three osprey chicks~5:00 AM 2019/07/12

[@erickquinterostudent3100]

It fascinating how one of the chicks had the willingness to fight, and for a moment appeared to hold his own, while the other two relied on the instinct to laydown very still and quietly. If they were all willing to fight, there is a good chance they'd have survive the ordeal.

[@jsjo7278]

Well even though other two chicks fought against the goshawk, the result would be the same. An adults goshawk is so strong that all family mother, father and all 3 chick ospreys have no chace to survive..

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

@@jsjo7278 It's not about survival, nature isn't a caged death match. They could have made the risk of injury too much to handle.

[@floydandriessen3995]

@@jsjo7278 an adult osprey is twice the size of a goshawk, if mommy was around the goshawk wouldve been in trouble...

[@dedsode2740]

@@floydandriessen3995 yeah, def bigger. If mother and the father was around, we have a dead goshawk right there

[@Kenaje.Damnta]

They knew their place and stayed to offer their flesh to be feasted upond with gladness and joy. They loved every second they were ripped open slowly and painfully... Such beautiful joy they felt

[@msbadkittie]

this is so heartbreaking. watching the one baby defend her siblings, so brave. i was shocked by the behavior of the goshawk. it’s not normal, is it? have never seen anything like this. RIP little osplets.

[@sky_taranys4551]

Unfortunately it is. Hawks don't only eat mice and other animals on fields and plains, but they also hunt other birds, even raptors like ospreys, kites, falcons etc. when they're still chicks. Hawks really are one of the superior birds of prey, so this one chick facing this hawk was really brave. Kind of reminds me on one of the animated bird movies like Legend of the Guardians ^^

[@leexingha]

i saw a suicidal hawk assaulted an eagle warming her eggs but the eagle is just too big and superior. that crazy hawk turned into a special delivery meal

[@mattiassarling5664]

@@leexingha is it on yt?

[@leexingha]

@@mattiassarling5664 yeah

[@darkwitch8648]

@@leexingha I saw that video! If it's the same one I saw then it was a male Eagle that was incubating, and he destroyed the Hawk. Very sad outcome, but the Hawk should have known better than to attack a Bald Eagle (especially a male) that was on its eggs. It was a suicide run.

[@ButterFly-hc8hn]

Eliminating competition. The more I learn about birds of all kinds, the more I realize how cruel they really are.

[@ishenichole7340]

Same here

[@barryaustin6742]

Very cruel indeed I was like wow.. The poor thing looking likes it trying to end it all with a fall but the Hawk was like naw buddy..

[@ashleyperkins4467]

How dare he >:(

[@TovKafur]

What kind of competition, sorry? Osprey eat only fish, and hawk almost never eat it.

[@ButterFly-hc8hn]

@@TovKafur hawks do eat fish.

[@gokout1846]

I'm surprised that the Goshawk knew how to slowly strangle the first chick instead of fighting it directly.

[@dmarks0630]

The chick was too young to know how to use its own talon. It looked bigger than the goshawk.

[@PlexippusPark]

goshawks are capable of taking prey far bigger than that chick. whether lr not it could fight wouldn't help

[@azzir325]

My major surprise is that there were no parents nearby.

[@johnzeller1338]

My thoughts exactly!

[@DamnitMan88]

The Goshawk already killed them.

[@dedsode2740]

@@DamnitMan88 no they didnt... An osprey is 2x bigger than a goshawk lmao

[@DamnitMan88]

@@dedsode2740 Doesn't matter how big they are, the goshawk had a gun.

[@dedsode2740]

@@DamnitMan88 man that sucks

[@stourleykracklite6271]

Thank you for posting. Wonderful capture of a brutal, but very interesting attack.

[@liznm-natur-channel]

for me it was hard to bear. Until then I only saw quick attacks from the hawk. It usually only took a second and it was all over. They are quick and efficient hunters. It took a long time here.

[@BasedRanger]

The noise that baby made was so desperate, pleading for help. And then mere moments later, that same baby's courage in facing the hawk and trying to defend its siblings and itself. Absolutely heartbreaking.

[@jennifers4528]

Girl, you're putting too much thought into these birds. That Osprey could care less about it's siblings. It was only defending himself and his nest, nothing more. These are birds, not people. Btw, the Eagles that you watch, do the same thing. They're birds of prey and this is part of the circle of life. Imagine the bird population if all chicks survived. Although this is brutal, it should be expected as a possibility when viewing live cams.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

@@jennifers4528 exactly see what happens when no predator controls overpopulation you get China.

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

If the 3 of them ganged up they would have made it not worth it. Too bad they were cowards and dumb.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

@@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_ you are dumb. chicks are programmed to be defended by their parents. The Goshawk already killed the mother, the chicks would have died of starvation anyway. They were not cowards, the parents chose a wrong place to nest.

[@darkwitch8648]

@@goognamgoognw6637 You are correct. It's actually very rare and strange to see an Osprey nest that isn't basically right on a body of water as their main diet is fish. Being this far into a forest was basically suicide for a bird that has no chance to survive in a fight with a Hawk/Eagle/GHO.

[@cdragon88]

Meanwhile the parents were out strolling': "Gosh, it's so nice to be out and about honey--without the kids. I'm so glad we did this."

[@Turtleback8024]

🤣 the best comment here by far!

[@joshSmacknMouths]

😂

[@cptpuma3458]

That goshawk is like Anakin from Star Wars and those osbreys are those young jedis that we’re killed by him on episode 3....

[@marathon5605]

In nature there are only two laws, eat or be eaten, the hawk is only trying to survive, one day it may will fall prey to a great horned owl or other large raptor.

[@dash324]

One of the saddest, most tragic and horrible videos of a raptor attack - or anything - that I have ever seen. So awful when viewed in its entirety. I know it’s part of nature, but we (or maybe just “I”) don’t usually actually see this side of nature’s reality. It plays out like a brutal and never-ending horror show. It’s really shocking and near paralyzing to my own sense of life. We’re all so very sheltered. However, even though I hate the event right down to my very core, I truly respect your courage and for watching and posting this in your always very caring and gentle manner. Your coverage is always unbiased, yet still full of empathy and sympathy. Thanks, Liznm, for being able to share the “bad” along with all of the wonderful “good” that you do show. Life can be good, but life can also be shocking and immeasurably violent. I loathe the fact that these little ones suffered the pain and the fear.

[@abodefarhan1594]

try to see more of what all predators, especially eagles are doing ... they all pounce and eat brutally and don't feel sorry especially when they see baby birds eating around them ... so this is indeed karma or natural law

[@Aut0KAD]

the one that fought died first, if only its siblings tried something better than play dead even when it desperately pleaded for help.

[@slugking13]

Kudos to the brave first chick, but the hawk seems to know his shit, as he goes "STFU and die" as he grabbed the chick with its talon. It was as though watching a grand master of kungfu applying one-hand choke hold.

[@PaperGrape]

Big difference between a grown bird and fledglings, hmm? Crazy

[@tylerc7336]

That goshawk is a kung fu master choking both out with its claws while doing the splits

[@bryanneideffer6368]

He picked the second one up and tossed it over with one friggin leg! Impressive most impressive!

[@Dash101]

I want to know where in the hell were the two Osprey parents. Isnt that the whole point of shared duties. To ensure the young are guarded at all times

[@JanRoorda]

It’s a high risk for an osprey to attack a goshawk. The goshawk, although smaller, is much faster and more powerfull than the adult osprey. Nature is hard! Only the strongest survive..

[@benw1290]

@@JanRoordayeah but it would’ve been 2 vs 1 if the parents bothered to help at all. I bet ospreys could kill a goshawk in a 2v1

[@Machria23]

The parents went to see a movie, they didn’t think it would be that long.

[@phillipibsen4027]

When did the hawk kill the one standing up to it? When it grabbed it by its talon tab 4:04? It never pecked at it?

[@jennifers4528]

Yes. It choked it by cutting off its airways. You can see the Osprey gasping for air.

[@tropickman]

@@jennifers4528 Yep, biggest one died the quickest. Seems like talon punctured its airways...

[@nickymarch2914]

Nope the hawk never even ate it, killed it first to get it out the way I guess since it was a fighter 🥺😭

[@mohammedalmajahi7031]

Where’s the perfect Mother & Father ? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ishenichole7340]

@@s1iznc1d34 this true?

[@ishenichole7340]

@@s1iznc1d34 i see. 😊

[@leexingha]

@@ishenichole7340 its true that when a nest is being disturbed by human, the parent bird(s) will notice the oddness and will abandon the nest

[@9798angel]

Sorry if incorrect but “Nelly” fought like a champ for not only her own life but that of her nest mates! This was so heartbreaking, my heart goes to mum n pa but especially to the nest lovers...amazing how quick, and they can take something bigger!

[@liznm-natur-channel]

I also think that she fought for her siblings. It has been my worst experience at a nest so far. It was bad because it seemed so meaningless to me. Of course he wanted a chick. It would have been enough to take one and fly away. But I also saw nests of black storks, where the goshawk came three or four times. Depending on how many chicks were in a nest.

[@9798angel]

liznm I watched the same one!! Huge chicks the storks were but I guess they know what they are doing one false move n the chick is theirs but to SIT on a nest and kill and eat each one by one is beyond my comprehension and believe even in the animal work there are animalistic tendencies

[@JSharap]

Goshawk getting rid of competition before they become grown up.

[@TheSerpentkori]

Osprey feed on fish mostly.

[@procrastinator41]

Exactly. It doesn't know that ospreys eat only fish. It knows to kill raptor chicks.

[@datamonkey2450]

Nothing to do with competition......they don’t compete. For the goshawk it’s food. Ospreys don’t compete with goshawks (who actually don’t like fish 😂)

[@DavidCentaura]

Im surprised not ro see the parents attack the coshawk as I've seen adult ospreys attack eagles and myself when to close to the nest with young.

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

That last little guy really put up a courageous fight i was hoping it's parents would show up soon

[@whiwhimee]

A interesting video. While I was not upset of the "cruel, cruel nature" of video, I surmised that at the end, one or both parents returned to the nest to chase off the goshawk, albeit too late.While we can only guess the whole scenario, maybe parents Alma and Ossi had great difficulty finding food for their chicks. Two of the chicks were stronger while the final victim of the goshawk was very weak-perhaps starving. It was the one the goshawk flew off with, fresh kill to feed it's chicks. Who knows?

[@MinutePlant]

The soul of the only chick the fight be smacking the useless siblings after death

[@JK-bm6im]

As far as I had learned, a predator had not invaded another predator's territory, but it was not true. To be honest, Osprey is a large and strong predator as well. It cann't be that easily beaten and eaten. In terms of size, the hawk is similar to that of the chicks. The hawk must be deadly hungry and brave, born to kill. At the end, it was a matter of power of legs. This is an amazing video.

[@ludmilazubtsova174rus]

Смотрела эту трагедию в прямом эфире, случайно включила. До сих пор не могу поверить в происшедшее.

[@pitbull65taz]

Boy we got screwed on the camera angle, didn't we

[@birdlover6842]

Thank you for posting for educational purposes but I am unable to watch. This was heartbreaking for us to hear. I will read about what went awry regarding the goshawk causing this weird behaviour.

[@Blade-jk8wu]

The brave chick, did it die from being choked out by the claw or punctured?

[@janemillerick9614]

I'd only seen the vids where the parents return finding what's left. and then one other of the goshawk coming for the last corpse. this was a shock; I never saw a nest attack like this by a raptor.

[@asher6657]

its all birds apparently.... ive started watching them extensively and i honestly believe the ''dog eat dog'' saying, shouldve been ''bird eat bird''

[@andrewgreen6429]

Goshawks are fearsome raptors but are themselves taken by European Eagle Owls

[@exessex3522]

3:16 Osprey chick good at the stare down but needed more weight and some fight training.

[@peggy8526]

So very sad.brought tears to my eyes 😢😢

[@rlomelli]

Interesting...the Hawk has a tag on it’s ankle...

[@barryaustin6742]

Yo When I saw that I was like wait a minute is this for real or is this for fake ???

[@LudicrousCunningFox]

@@barryaustin6742 A tag on it doesn't mean it's fake. The bird has been tagged to help identify the individual.

[@مهاجر-ع1غ]

The chiks looked weak any way. Maybe parents were hunted some how already

[@liznm-natur-channel]

The parents have no chance against a goshawk. They can breed again next year. With animals, parents come first. It makes no sense to be badly injured and thus not be able to take care of the chicks. This applies to all animals. They don't "sacrifice" them self because it's pointless.

[@nathanhoward45]

If the baby birds didn't act so damn helpless all the time, sooo annoying!

[@LordSettler]

@ Birds are dumb man, they can't think like mammals and act as a group. Once a predator finds the nest, mamma bird just flies away. it's over.

[@Caranthirn]

@ They may seem big but they dont have much muscle and experience. Their chest and leg muscles are weak when they are baby.

[@jomarmarquez3926]

@@LordSettler birds aren't dumb man, bird brains are very different from mammals, that's why early scientist created this *now outdated* stereotype that bird brains are more primitive than those found in mammals, also, do you think the outcome would have been any different if a adult fox found three wolf cups unprotected? No, they don't know how to fight or defend themselves as such a young age

[@jomarmarquez3926]

@@LordSettler And as a matter of fact, now a days scientist think the average intelligence of birds is higher than the average intellegence of mammals gizmodo-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/gizmodo.com/we-finally-know-why-birds-are-so-freakishly-smart-1781889157/amp?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=16029193929776&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Fwe-finally-know-why-birds-are-so-freakishly-smart-1781889157

[@Turtleback8024]

@Nathan Howard They don’t “act” helpless, they are helpless. Their underdeveloped bodies and inexperience makes it impossible to defend themselves, more so against an experienced raptor like the Goshawk.

[@michaellewis2484]

Hawks are mother nature’s most deadly and efficient hunters. Amazing footage.

[@phillipibsen4027]

Agreed, but nothing amazing here about it. The chicks were defenseless. Curious where the parents were. Between the two they might could have limited them all being killed.

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

Owls shiit on them easily.

[@paramjeetsawhney2898]

बाज ने बहुत समय लगाकर तीनों बच्चों को मार डाला, लेकिन उनकी माँ उस समय कहाँ थी?

[@simongooch9201]

Heartbreaking, especially as it seems the parents gave up on them so easily to a bird of a similar size.

[@mazfarnadeem1846]

Its never about the size. A lion is smaller as compared to a buffalo. Some animals are just build to kill and the rest just die when they're in the grip. Fear is the difference

this is their mother?

[@tondebloeme7135]

Very strange behaviour i would expect the eagle was strong enough too chase the goshawk away!

[@ezeaghatochukwu5948]

Where is mum when you need her the most??

[@Okenshield69]

Sad video, Liz, but thanks for posting. The goshawk is a juvenile, no? Perhaps inexperienced hunter. He seemed very uncertain about attacking the chicks at first.

[@liznm-natur-channel]

It was an adult

[@umbrascitor2079]

I think it seemed uncertain because the chicks nearly matched it in size. The hawk doesn't want to get injured in this encounter. For a bird of prey, any injury can severely impair its ability to fly and hunt. A wing or foot injury means almost certain death. So it pays to be a bit cautious.

[@purplebutterfly1168]

I think the chick might be the oldest which is why its standing against the adult one

[@picklaboom317]

Im confused. Did the other ones just keep sleeping? Or were they trying to be #1 camouflaged

[@Shok1t]

The mother must have been inexperienced or too hungry to have left them alone so long. The female ospreys I have observed in Illinois vigorously defend the nest and strategically perch by nearby stags when mounting a counter attack. I'd bet next year will be a different story if she decides to nest here again & hopefully the male amps up his fishing skills. Very sad otherwise.

[@DreiK96]

That Goshawk has beaten the mother Osprey that's why she isn't around.

[@georgemanzur6789]

It looks like Mama flew by in the beginning of the video I'm not sure if that was the mom flying by , or what happened ,where did she go?

[@Dash101]

I'm not sure too. It sure did sound like an osprey

[@JahJah021]

What humans see as cruel can't be applied to the animal kingdom....

[@Forte.in.G]

Didn't realize osprey's we're punching bags in the raptor world

[@stephenjones6030]

In the first few seconds of the video, I thought it was one of the parents swooping by to scare the Goshawk away, but obviously it wasn't? They never returned?

[@liznm-natur-channel]

After that I couldn't watch anymore. Unfortunately, I am very sensitive. But I think they returned.

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

@@liznm-natur-channel u didnt watch the video u upload? 😲

[@Turtleback8024]

@@theeraphatsunthornwit6266 It’s quite a sensitive video to watch, we are all human at the end of the day, that includes KZbinrs.

[@Turtleback8024]

@Stephen Jones Could be that the parents did return, but decided to watch from a distance upon seeing the Goshawk in the nest. Apparently they are not match. Newly found respect for humans: they throw themselves in the line of danger for their children! They don’t care if they die.

[@dedsode2740]

@@Turtleback8024 i think the parents were just out hunting. If the goshawk took this long to kill 3 chicks, the mother and father def can take it on. And ospreys are bigger in size and have bigger claws so i think it could drive the hawk away

[@phqutub]

He looked like he had some sorta chance to defend but after he sat on him he didnt move much. Were they all injured before this clip started?

[@JDMKEV]

no, i think they got injured by its talons...pierced vitals

[@АлександрТебиев-в3г]

Какая беспомощность, не смогли оказать никакого сопротивления.

[@9mmSafetyAlways0ff]

If only the chick went for the hawks eye

[@dga3240]

I haven't read the thread in detail, but has anyone suggested that the ghoshawk might just be after food for it's own young ones?

[@martinquinn3795]

That goss has a breeder's ring on.

[@georgeflores6604]

what happened to the mom, never came back to the nest to protect

[@playboicarti6109]

2:04 i swear i heard the minecraft sound when you take damage

[@jimfisher9749]

They have no problem attacking humans but wont attack their own....

[@a090jimmy5]

just heartbreaking scene,to be sure.

[@russellr64]

Mother nature at its Worst .... that was over-kill ... poor little buggers

[@donfarlan214]

in our world the world looks like madness to us but its normal in nature to be mad

[@onababona6101]

dear liznm! In my opinion-you did the right thing...It was very brutal but watching siblings killing another in the nest- that was THE WORST for me . If you do not mind , I have a few questions.. and you are the only one here that provided direct and logical info about situation I mentioned above ( sibling kainizm), so... Q#1: why only one of those babies was fighting ?Q#2 Why all 3 were so quiet- not even screaming for help from their parents? Q#3:why parents were not defending their babies? Q#4: How is it that this hawk is able to pick up a bird that looks bigger and heavier than the hawk?? I read about many hawks attacks on nests around this time of the year, around the world:Q#5: Why now? Because chicks are big by now so there is a lot of food? Q#6: Is it possible that hawks are doing this to assure safety and prosperity of their own babies in the same territory ? There are some hawks in the area where I live and sometimes craws are chasing hawks away from area of their own nests--it is like WWIII.. but parents of those babies didn't do much... Also : who would win a fight: a hawk or an osprey???

[@liznm-natur-channel]

What I know is that they do not usually hunt at this altitude. The goshawk is a forest bird. He hunts in the woods. BTW- He can kill hare. A hare weighs much more than a goshawk. They only hunt in the treetops when food is scarce. Then there are symbioses between the animals. An example, the Goshwak is a typical companion bird of the black stork. I think everything in nature has its order and meaning. No sense made this massacre for me. The only explain is, that one of the chicks has defended himself. The goshawk responds to movement. The parents can become victims themselves. They weigh almost nothing! Parents first care about their own survival. Always! With every bird species. This can be observed on Eagle Nests and also on black stork nest When a deadly enemy comes, the parents leave their chicks. BTW: The goshawk doesn't wait until the prey is big enough. They eat everything from 10 g to 3.5 kg

[@DamonNomad82]

The cruelty of nature makes me exclaim "Oh, my Gosh awk!"

[@Muhammad88999]

Can’t understand why they seem very big enough couldn’t stand up to defend themselves

[@SuperTzukasa]

Such a brave chick😭😭😭😭

Hawk is like Tiger... has no mercy .... AND eagles are like lions... they only want to fill their stomach and would not care so much if they are not hungry ........ This hawk killed all 3.... unnecessarily

[@psgwk1252]

Where is the mom

[@georgesun9390]

I saw a ring on the leg of the osprey chick. It must have been locked by people for scientific research. The parent osprey have gone because scared of human

[@Tifford1]

Good video. I wonder if the parents had only two chicks if it would have been different. With only two chicks to feed, the chicks might have been bigger and stronger and more able to fend off an attack. Also, if the chicks had another week to grow it might have been different. The chicks appear to weak & inexperienced to defend themselves. The Goshawk in the beginning does major damage with its talons. It appears to be sticking it's talons into the chest and back of the chicks which wounds and weakens two of the chicks severely. The chick on its back was to weak to do anything after the Goshawk was poking it's talons into it. The one chick that was brave enough to stand face to face with the Goshawk looks like it either got choked to death or a talon hit a major blood vessel in the neck. My heart goes out to the 2nd chick that appears to die 2nd. Having the weight of the hawk on your back, not having the strength to fight back and calling for help makes for heart wrenching video even if it's nature. It looks like the parents gave a half hearted try to defend their chicks at the start and near the end.

[@Turtleback8024]

Even if there were two chicks, against a Goshawk they stand no chance. That includes the parents.

[@THEPRETENDIENTE1]

That's when you ask your self where's Mom and dad?

[@austin1839]

Brutal to watch. The Goshawk grabs a chick in each set of talons and successfully kills both. Then once they're dead it goes after the last one.

[@liznm-natur-channel]

I wonder if he did it because one of the chicks was fighting. If they were all flat in the nest, would he have taken only one? That's what I've seen so far. I have seen many attacks from goshawk. I never saw this behavior.

[@vadimpm1290]

The first chick, who had been fighting the hawk, wasn't dead yet.

[@KZ-mo2rz]

@@vadimpm1290 so 1st chick survive?

[@vadimpm1290]

@@KZ-mo2rz no.

[@KZ-mo2rz]

@@vadimpm1290 how he/she die? I dont see any finishing blow in this

[@ulrichrosch7701]

Cruel. But that is nature. I have seen a film somewhere on TV about honey buzzards. All chicks in the nest got killed by a goshawk.

[@earneststephens1971]

why the hawk had the might guy entrance

[@wildhorse333]

Parents will be in jail... DO NOT LEAVE UR KIDS ALONE AT HOME

[@ОмарЭминов-л9щ]

Я так и не понял, это она своих птенцов убила? Они же вроде уже почти взрослые

[@keirawisnu]

That one chick is very brave, is there any particular reason that the other chicks weren't defending?

[@umbrascitor2079]

The instinct seems to be to hold still and rely on camouflage. It's possible that statistically this gives them a better survival rate than engaging in a fight (they'll either lose, or succeed in scaring off the predator only to succumb to debilitating or fatal injuries). Notice that even the chick who puts up a fight relies heavily on the "puff up and look too big to mess with" strategy more than direct combat. Also notice how well it seems to work until the chick loses ground and the hawk manages to wrestle it. Injury avoidance instincts are strong on both sides. Sure, a more aggressive defense could help them survive, but in what condition? A broken wing or foot leads to starvation and death without having reproduced. If there are more cases where a hiding strategy succeeds (maybe you lose one or two chicks who stood their ground and drew attention to themselves, while a couple of motionless ones were ignored... or hiding makes the predator overlook the nest in the first place) then that's the strategy that will dominate. Even if it doesn't work every time, it just has to work enough.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

@@umbrascitor2079 to me, it seemed the best chance the last of the chicks to survive would have been to jump off the nest and then hide motionless in the vegetation. I realize that's only delaying the outcome since even if the goshawk does not find it, it will starve to death. Yes there are birds that walk off the nest as soon as they hatched. That's right hatches, and walks away, no parents needed. It's an australian bird, forgot its name.

[@dwaynegreene152]

Pidgey Use Gust and follow it up with a sand attack!!

[@9798angel]

Did that goshawk have a trainer?!? Sounded like a bell on it leg??

[@johnabbott4424]

No bell its just a wild banded goss hawk

[@Turtleback8024]

@@johnabbott4424 banded for what?

[@brendaanne0810]

Such a tragedy for sure!! I could NOT watch this!! I had to shut it off quickly!! My heart goes out to ALL associated with this nest.

[@Turtleback8024]

The part where the Goshawk plucks the feathers off the chicks!😭... the most traumatizing part for me every time the hawk does that. It’s spine-chilling.

[@jhajha500]

Is this bird fighting for territory?

[@yippybibby779]

Animal world is where the big ones eat the smaller ones. What if next life we would be an animal?

[@ADMON494]

I've watched the video more than once. And I think little chicks haven't eaten in a while. Because she couldn't even defend herself, and she's bigger than the baz. 😢

[@Kenan-Z]

Nature red in tooth and claw! It's a real tragedy. I couldn't watch the video till the end. Heartbreaking overall.

[@peihuayuu]

So cruel :( why did only one chick defend?

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

Because they are dumb. Happens in wild life a lot. Even in people. Hence voting for biden.

[@tyler-hp7oq]

If the other two had half as much fight as the first they'd have been good.

[@austin1839]

So if one of the Osprey parents tried to chase it off in the beginning, then why didn't they come back and try to kill the Goshawk?

[@liznm-natur-channel]

They have no change against a goshawk.

[@Okenshield69]

Someone on another channel said that the goshawk killed the female osprey, in addition to her young. Goshawks are very strong, tough predators.

[@vadimpm1290]

It seems that osprey's brain is even less suited to fight the hawk than it's body. Having such a powerful feet, the osprey could grab the hawk from behind while he was sitting on the chick.

[@goognamgoognw6637]

@@liznm-natur-channel well, it depends on how badly the goshawlk wants it. Many prey survive much stronger predator if the parents know how to harrass the predator. Look at magpies or crows.

[@JOSHWICK93]

Parents were out hunting , an osprey is much bigger than this goshawk with far bigger talons, it wouldn’t have a problem fighting it off , they fight off great horn owls in the middle of the night

[@badz2950]

Parents try to defend at 0.32 but didn’t do much to deter the hawk

[@Turtleback8024]

@zfw123 😂 that kid tried to defend his entire family, including mom & dad.

[@sorenman1]

Did that thing just rape and kill that one little chick. In the words of the Great CJ "That's just F### UP!"

[@Muhammad88999]

I wonder why the others didn’t stand to defend themselves ?

[@DreiK96]

Osprey is the loser of all the birds of prey. Must be a horrible experience to be one of them.

[@thegamminghouse6658]

How amazing the Chicks are bigger than the goshawk 😮

[@siddhartha4953]

where is their parents

[@Turtleback8024]

Out jollying in town.😢

[@М.Вахно]

Ведь родитель вначале атаковал, что же потом то не заступился

[@KarenguitarbasictrainingMLCN]

Baby trying to protect themselves for living

[@rayssadantasbirds106]

🐦:I think the 3 baby was alive or something like that or Maybe not

[@chichichi998]

It's nature, but so sad to watch.

[@DiscombobulatedHampster]

Did they died???

[@Turtleback8024]

Yebo! Sadly.😭

[@byfieldmichael1992]

I kinda didn't feel sorry for the last one

[@t-macpie1410]

this is abit heavy but it is natures, it will be a bit lighter if replace ospreys with pigeons. but that just for me - -