Heron kills and eats a rat - Amsterdam 2016

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This event surprised me, and the rat! Warning, it's not a good outcome for the rat.
I was sitting on a bench (map view, to the right, looking left) when the heron walked out of the brush carrying the rat.
Several have asked where this happened, so here is a GoogleMap "street view" link:
www.google.com/maps/@52.36319...

[@Rkh99]

Some have asked where this happened, so here is a GoogleMap "street view" link:www.google.com/maps/@52.3631927,4.9217256,3a,69y,306.14h,89.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sE4acMJDQBE6AHH-H1VbVZQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=yt This shows the bushes where the heron caught the rat and how this eco-system exists, along a city street. I was sitting on the bench, when the heron walked out of the brush, carrying the rat. Enjoy, RKH1492

[@Armadurapersonal]

Thanks dude

[@DiamondSG]

Thanks! You might wanna pin this btw

[@Rkh99]

I was unaware of the pin comment feature. :-( Did a YT search and now have pinned it. Thanks for educating me. :-)

[@dominiquewatkins6082]

That is so true no more rat will be in New York

[@seegb]

That’s on my cycling route to work..

[@payrocoin]

If these birds were in New York they'd never go hungry.

[@joshgroban5291]

We need them desperately. The opossums have abandoned us or the rats managed to beat them

[@joshgroban5291]

@Terry Jd New Yorker here, Cats do roam everywhere. I see stray cats everyday and they are very friendly, my neighbor adopted one last year. But the rat population manages to keep up with them. I will admit i see more strays than rats, but it's very likely that the cats are just calmer around humans. I still see massive rats, and I've seen an increase in them last year. There might be a reasons for this tho. People love feeding the strays, so they might not want to hunt rats, or the rats are simply keeping up with them. I've actually seen strays hunt and eat rats but they aren't killing them off.

[@hanbaebummie3215]

@@romevo100 No

[@dmwanderer9454]

They'd die out from complications to obesity and diabetes.

[@rock2946]

Yeah, if there were more predators in New York, it may help but, again, it's a huge city with little to no nature (besides parks) and ginormous buildings that could pose a problem for birds of prey or raptors

[@nissanman5738]

Now that’s what I call street food

[@hanswurst2355]

Yummy

[@bunlo4616]

🤣🤣🤣

[@vasilee7458]

🤣🤣🤣👍👌

[@vermicelledecheval5219]

On site rather than take away it seems ? 😂

[@tonydean2541]

Class 👍😂😂😂😂

[@JohnsysChannel]

Waiter: Do you need a knife and fork? Heron: nah it's ok I've got chopsticks.

[@serinawong3019]

Very pointy ones

[@JohnsysChannel]

@@serinawong3019 sharpen them on the bones lol.

[@Fpvfreaky]

heron’s thinking. :“dam that’s one hairy fish”.

[@JL-wf2wp]

Lmao

[@sulaimansheik4591]

😅😅😅

[@EmilSosnin]

Don't they usually eat frogs?

[@user-lr8ow2jg4e]

In the sidewalk of a city for some reason. Nothing weird.

[@MattyMcCritic]

Little did Ratatouille know that the best dish he could serve, was himself!

[@quill7889]

Lmao

[@blakkneit9779]

Lol!

[@Blackspidy619]

He could save others from hunger. But not himself.

[@imanjabrane2072]

What a funny comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@spysideways7824]

He did bring him a sandwitch tho

[@nietzschesghost8529]

I love the dude just faithfully and quietly recording this without ridiculous commentary or background music. KZbin should have an awards ceremony and nominate this guy.

[@kotastrophie]

👍

[@davethompson9112]

Don’t forget he’s recording horizontally

[@actionnew]

He's not an American

[@Magi_H2U]

Several benefits this dude has, I'm very impressed.

[@sudhirpatel7620]

Beyond good and evil.

[@YTGhostCensorshipCanSuckMe]

not even rats can escape heroin on the streets.

[@nouhorni3229]

the heron epidemic is getting out of hand.

[@YTGhostCensorshipCanSuckMe]

@@nouhorni3229 it kills indiscriminately, without warning.

[@DM-rock-n-roller]

a wildlife biologist explained this behavior to me years ago. predators will sometimes test repeatedly to be sure their next meal has completely expired before gulping it down. they do this so their meal doesn't wake up in the gullet and try to claw or bite their way out. it may look gruesome but to the heron, this is a self-protective action, not tormenting or torturing the rat. I watched a roadrunner do the same to a small rabbit years ago in my back yard.

[@benardmsambazi2085]

I was thinking the same thing what if the rat tries to chew the way out?

[@errolluck8347]

@@benardmsambazi2085 It can

[@pimcramer2569]

He's the Heron we need, not the Heron we deserve

[@emilinebelle7811]

I straight thought this video was about this heroic bird that took out this rat. We all know who was responsible for the plague. We all know.

[@karipaturketo5438]

Nice hero line ripoff.

[@frankcarrasquillo6394]

?

[@m.b.82]

@@karipaturketo5438 not all herons wear capes

[@magallanesagustin4952]

@@karipaturketo5438 more a spoof/homage than a ripoff.

[@Fantomfields]

He’s walking away like “this is gonna be the most uncomfortable shit I’ve had in a while”

[@jimmyrustler8983]

That's why they're always knee high in the water.....

[@larrybird9483]

Lol

[@payrocoin]

He had that "itis" walk.

[@Red_Eyed]

@@payrocoin Lmfao. My dog.

[@actionjksn]

Yeah he didn't look so good did he?

[@citadelchase8858]

Give this bird a medal for public service.

[@MilesNauticus]

Amazing how the heron shaking the rat makes sure it's dead before swallowing it.

[@Enoxix.]

Everyone’s like: “Oh yes, just a normal day in Amsterdam...”

[@jocote1062]

Well, it is so...

[@riogbr]

tbh I never seen this lol

[@NN-qj4sk]

Yeah ikr, they should have given it a proper dining table

[@stargazersdance]

I don't live in Amsterdam, but rather in Rotterdam. But I can say this does happen pretty often.

[@PhilJLF]

I bet that heron was High lol 😂

[@apelikemenace]

The heron mafia knows how to take care of a rat

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

Whoever comes up to you with the Barzini, he's the traitor

[@ThatGuy-mu2rr]

Something has to be done about street violence like this.

[@YukiPyro]

Where's animal control when ya need em.

[@jasonstewart3748]

Thousands of rats die every day from heron overdoses.

[@Rkh99]

What could he expect, it was street heron. :-)

[@jamescullen2448]

😳😳a bit heavy 😂🤣😂🤣😂🇬🇧

[@saharayang9312]

"Just look how it eats, bet you'll never look at birds the same way again" - Dr Alan Grant (Jurassic Park)

[@Qualimar]

I know all birds are dinosaurs but herons feel like they just strolled over from the Cretaceous.

[@nekuraookami]

@@Qualimar ever see a Cassawarie?

[@damuvang1915]

@@Qualimar ever see a Shoebill Stork?

[@Maxtherealone]

I once witnessed a bunch of Ravens killing two chickens in some scary brutal way

[@Readybear77]

@@damuvang1915 they are mental looking creatures and the size of that beak would probably kill any man lol

[@neoncorolla6917]

To the rat, that is basically a T-Rex

[@wallykimball8829]

I'm not a big rat fan but I felt for that little guy he did not die easy

[@joekaz5198]

There are 4 very pissed off turtles under that street

[@ruuddriessen8547]

Nice 😂

[@brickbilly7019]

RiP Splinter 😢

[@intheredcold9216]

Well I'm glad to see that the heron has managed to adapt to life on the streets.

[@MaxArceus]

We have literally hundreds, if not thousands of these herrons here :P They always wait around on markets near fish stalls for them to pack up for the day, as whatever remains is food for them.

[@j.skemez9403]

Birds are Str8 up dinosaurs lol unbelievable

[@timmybrown250]

He's a roadmans

[@DarkAngel3100]

It's just like me trying to pick up food with chopsticks 😂

[@Peter-oz8ec]

Me too. Somethings I can take to easily , big chopsticks and rats no so :)

[@dawudjibreel6075]

It was making sure it was dead, by dropping it and spearing it with its beak it wasnt struggling to pick it up lol. Once it dropped it a couple times and the rat remained immobile each time it knew it was dead and therefore safe to swallow

[@1RZITCH]

@@dawudjibreel6075 they take their time when they eat anything if water was handy he would dip it about 10 times

[@Andyleobl]

😂

[@flipzmadmax5494]

Haha.

[@patricksebopetsa5376]

That long and sharp beak is really like chop sticks.

[@blairleighton2393]

I am truly grateful that these creatures do not grow to be eight feet tall.🍺

[@littleman787]

You can see the dinosaur in them

[@Wildestleaf]

Then you don't have neighbors with annoying kids.

[@serinawong3019]

They grow to 3-5ft. Imagine being a person, knowing a bird could possibly grow to your height. (I'm below average for my age)

[@theexmann]

That heron is damn fast with the beak to beat a rat in quickness.

[@glowiever]

did it beat or pierce the rat though?

[@slushystraw251]

@@glowiever they actually just crush them, there’s no piercing involved.

[@glowiever]

@@slushystraw251 damn, so brutal. scary bird.

[@hydrosphagus9672]

0:23 is a pretty good speed demonstration too. That rat thought it could get away.

[@zachmiller9175]

That's a really smart heron, it knows that unlike a fish a rat must absolutely be dead to be eaten, rodents can seriously injure animals which swallow their prey whole such as snakes, frogs, and large birds with their sharp incisors and claws.

[@Steve197201]

Heron: That was a good meal. Now let's go find a nice coffee shop.

[@ivangeo3319]

Heron drink coffee? What a caffeine high heron looks like.

[@bobirkel5182]

One of the moments that defined Amsterdam in 2016

[@arseface2k934]

you ain't from Amsterdam if you ain't never done this before

[@mikeys7536]

At least he had the courtesy to kill him before he ate him.

[@navy831ari]

It's head movement is bullet quick.

[@jbrisby]

I think you meant bullets are heron quick.

[@smokeysmith1282]

Liked the original version best. Well said!

[@marcelvanalphen7165]

So fast a cat can steal it 100 times by now

[@TheOcculticUnicorn]

@@marcelvanalphen7165 Cats don't get near. They're scared of herons, have you seen how big they are?

[@janzzen9095]

@@marcelvanalphen7165 A not too big cat is a perfect meal for a heron....

[@13thcentury]

Jurassic Park with updated living dinosaur

[@nucderpuck]

An amazing example of adaptation to city life. In my experience, these birds live next to small shallow rivers or creeks and eat fish and other aquatic creatures. In their natural habitat they are also very shy.

[@smith5796]

They like a Lentic Environment.

[@Zenanii]

That heron was so confused. "Usually I only have to hold them in the air like this for a while and they die by themselves. And, why does this fish have all these extra appendages?"

[@TheOcculticUnicorn]

Rats are part of their main diet... They eat much more than just fish.

[@n_tas]

@@TheOcculticUnicorn True, I saw a heron steal a baby bird out of a nest in Berlin a few years ago. Nature just does not give a shit, calories are calories

[@heavysmokeryt007]

He was walking slowly wondering about " what if the rat is still alive "😂

[@thatdudenamedlebowski0074]

Should title it : "Strange looking human watches me eat a rat and then attempts to interview me"

[@njw1383]

I didn't know Herons could (or would) eat rats. Anything that eats rats is welcome in my garden.

[@alanguages]

They do. They will put rodents' neck between their beaks to break it. No more struggling.

[@JustMike2791]

Pelicans eats pigeons. Fact.

[@Franky46Boy]

They also eat ducklings and young hares.

[@DarkVoidIII]

Heron, after eating rat: *That's payback for the relative of yours who ate my clutch of eggs!*

[@dannyesse3043]

How cool does the heron calmly walk away. Showing off knowing that people are looking at him. "This is how to get rid of rats...yes, I know I'm cool"

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Like a boss, you mean.

[@firegator6853]

*thank you for your advise master heron...now i will be able to get rid of the mice and rats from my old house*

[@nobodycares743]

Herons are very proud birds and routinely fight with out birds for their food. It probably did walk away thinking it was cool

[@dannyesse3043]

@Dead Soul well, perfect, it wasn't supposed to be funny, Just a statement.

[@christianwouters6764]

When you see them they seem clumsy and slow birds but what a speed in picking up the rodent 3 times.

[@ianboard544]

NYC could use a few million herons.

[@A0.917]

My thoughts exactly

[@markus7166]

Instead they have a few million heroin users

[@Skeletor4ever]

I didn't even search for this, but I stayed for the feast.

[@GodOfVictory501]

Heron: "That's dinner done. Now off to have some spacecakes before a night of fun at the red-light district".

[@artisansportsman8950]

Robot Lover !!!!!!

[@METX210]

Places like Chicago and New York City could certainly use a whole lot more of you fellows!

[@ivorytowers1688]

Absolutely!

[@tullfan2560]

That beak is like a BBQ fork. Great for skewering sneaky rats.

[@bennythebutcher0310]

I read the title of the video too early after waking up and thought I read heroine killed a rat.

[@ugmodude]

Smart bird. He knows better than to eat the rat live. Because he don't want it to come chewing itself out of his guts, Alien style.

[@thesecretcouncil]

That stabbing technic that he keeps spamming is really effective against this low level rat.

[@brunob.7737]

Yep such an accurate technique, no blood allowed.

[@DoamBot]

Low level!? That rat took some serious hits the Heron kept putting him on the ground to make sure he was dead and the first two times it did that cornered rat lunged in the air with the intent to kill before the bird stabbed it again.

[@The_Andy_H]

Level 2 probably, maybe level 3 but it didn't really look like a giant rat though.

[@robertble]

Good bird! As long as it kills the rat, it is a good bird.

[@enjoyer2227]

You don't like rats huh?

[@jmbisme]

I love how people are just going by like there is not this National Geographic moment going on in front of them.

[@rocotto727]

Needs a badge from the Department of Sanitation

[@4exgold]

Free pest control...love these fellas!

[@jazzeuphoria]

I've seen them eating ducklings.

[@4exgold]

@@jazzeuphoria they deserve some tender duck meat for taking care of all the rats for us

[@MrBillFold]

Yeah definitely. Get rid of snakes and have more herons.

[@Movie2Documentary]

@@MrBillFold and then get wolves to get rid of them. And then bears to get rid of the wolves... ~The simpsons.

[@wikipediaintellectual7088]

@@jazzeuphoria _”I've seen them eating ducklings.”_ I’ve seen my Filipina ex eat ducklings.

[@Wildestleaf]

Imagine if birds were gigantic, humans would be so dead.

[@moremiaj4786]

not really, if viruses and wolves and bears and lions havent managed it yet, then we will make out ok.

[@kevintrang6447]

There used to be birds hunting our australopithecus ancestors

[@aspiknf]

Humans would just use machine guns.

[@YD-uq5fi]

People here are stupid. If a heron eats ducklings, the heron is evil. If a heron eats a rat, the heron is good. If a lion eats a heron that ate ducklings, the lions are good. If the lions kill and eat a cute baby elephant, the lions are evil. Get over yourselves.

[@punkem733]

I know lol when rats are 1000 x more intelligent then a duck. IF you look up lists of smartest animals rats are actually top 10.

[@cahillgreg]

You mustn't let it upset you so

[@chitinskin9860]

Tell them all you want, they won't get over themselves. They see a predator eating an animal they like, they'll condemn the predator for just trying to keep itself alive. They see one eating an animal they hate, they'll cheer it on. Cuteness bias runs rampant here.

[@rrrzz8346]

have too much time on our hands do we . lol .

[@YD-uq5fi]

@@rrrzz8346 You certainly do.

[@jbrisby]

There's something really creepy about animals that don't chew their food. Like, "dude, you've got a RAT inside you!"

[@donaldkoelper5807]

Only herbivores (plant-eating) actually chew their food. And predators like herons, gulls and owls tend to swallow their prey whole.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

The stomach acid takes care of that

[@chelskisoldat7973]

@@donaldkoelper5807 humans aren't herbivores. I've not met any humans who don't chew their food

[@iare19]

@@donaldkoelper5807 have you ever heard of carnivores lol.

[@stevemarshall5197]

Try seeing the Zen in it !

[@desertrat1357]

I love how after he swallowed the rat he looked like he might be thinking... quick quick I need water! Just like me after eating a glob of peanut butter.

[@Itsjustme-Justme]

A raptor eating a small, burrowing, nocturnal mammal that tried to go out in daylight. It's been the same for about 200 million years now.

[@bmrcustoms2969]

If this was new York it would have gone the other way with the rat eating the bird.

[@FizjoTomi]

Exacly Dude😂! The same in London, and polish Wroclaw

[@fightingviking7968]

@@FizjoTomi Yeah, Berlin too 😂

[@Jin88866]

Poor creature was hoping to be saved but no middle aged woman showed up :(

[@user-lr8ow2jg4e]

LOL

[@moiseshernandez2289]

Only one heartless idiot was filming.

[@sudhirpatel7620]

It was so nice of that big bird to store that lonely cold mouse in its warm acidic belly.

[@johncgibson4720]

The stabbing to the brain at 0:54 killed that rat.

[@leestons]

It was dead before then.

[@Walrus101]

​@@leestonsit clearly was not

[@user-fu9mk8vp3l]

- kills the rat. - eats the rat. - leaves.

[@seanbrummfield448]

That's what I call a satisfied customer.

[@aspiknf]

Thank you for that bedtime story.

[@ethanv7330]

A group of Heron is called a siege. Well from the rats perspective, that's accurate.

[@kh2475]

Do heron form groups?

[@addydiesel6627]

😊 I learnt English from YT today. Thank you

[@dannore8077]

Would a group of rat eating herons be called a siege of mischief then?

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

@@dannore8077 No.

[@proudliberal605]

Birds came from dinosaurs. Imagine a 4-ton Heron. They repeatedly drop you and spear you. Then they flip you around until you are positioned to go down headfirst.

[@chrisdonish]

They are an entire branch of dinosaurs, they didn't "come" from dinosaurs

[@thunderlightning1980]

Yes they do come from Dinosaurs. Many think that Dinosaurs are all lizard or snake like which is false. Most Prehistoric Alligators and Crocodiles is where lizards, etc come from.

[@chrismaguire3667]

Um, birds were existing *with* dinosaurs. There are fossil beds across the world that prove it. But it shows that the Designer used a similar working pattern in both species. We do the same in many of our creations, even viruses...

[@barneylaurance1865]

@@chrismaguire3667 Birds are dinosaurs, the only ones still alive. They existed with other dinosaurs in the past.

[@gertnood]

Same as people did not come from apes. They came from primitive people.

[@jefferyhall1646]

Me getting ready to swallow my daily vitamin D pill.

[@jourdansarpy4935]

So glad the larger theropod dinosaurs are extinct.

[@theargyfication4751]

The interview afterwards killed me

[@jimbrady1372]

I saw a heron kill and eat a rattlesnake when I was a kid. I was only 5 or 6 years old and it seemed like the heron was taller than me lol. Cool video👍.

[@Hail_Grimnir]

Bird knows to kill before swallowing 👽

[@moiseshernandez2289]

They also eat them alive, they dont care.

[@Hail_Grimnir]

@@moiseshernandez2289 Sure but swallowing them alive can sometimes lead to the Rat chewing through the birds stomach lining 👽

[@tomtalker2000]

Heron's are VORACIOUS hunters. I'm quite sure this rat was biting with all it's strength on that Heron's beak. But getting stabbed repeatedly by essentially a dagger is going to spell curtains for that rat sooner or later as it eventually did. I've been in the avian field now for nearly 30yrs having worked "hands on" with everything from Warblers to Birds of Prey and Budgies to Macaws. And i've seen my fair share of Heron killings while out in the field. I've seen them tackle an kill ducklings, turtles, frogs, rats, other small to medium sized shore birds, and even snakes. There beaks are EXTREMELY powerful and mighty long and sharp so they can make kills on these prey items very easily. Just as well as a Bird of Prey does using it's talons.

[@bee5120]

tomtalker2000 Are their beaks sharp enough to pierce human skin?

[@MrUniman609]

They spear large fish with their beaks, like a harpoon.

[@SuperBubbleduck]

I dont know about herons but 've worked with skunks before and their deceptive looking predators, they are ferocious like badgers and absolutley shred rodents and birds alike when they get their paws on them!

[@XiaoFury]

I like how the bird walks it off after his meal.

[@rustysalmonella7681]

A group of herons is called a siege

[@PavltheRobot]

At first I thought this was a joke. Really cool fact

[@TheBlightMonkey]

"Siege on rats", an asymmetrical multiplayer game where a group of rats try to escape their crazed heron foe. I'd buy that (assuming it's good, polished and after watching many reviews).

[@kaykiekid]

It's like being attacked by a pair of Needle Nose Pliers. 😬

[@nestoralegre6125]

Drops it on the floor to be sure that it's dead. It doesn't want to swallow something that's alive

[@nekuraookami]

Cause a Live Rat would have chewed its way out of the Herons belly

[@bennavarro1142]

Professionals have standards

[@markvann9347]

It's spearing the rat with its beak every time it hits it. Punching holes in the body to make it easier to digest and to assure It's completely dead.

[@DnCtopher]

Given that rats can bite through steel, heron belly would have been nothing. The heron would have bled out from a rat sized hole in its gut.

[@Validity_TN]

lol maybe through 0.1mm steel, not in general through steel bruh

[@lupifi9922]

Vegans don't like this video.

[@Tenebrio-Morio]

Depends on what type of vegan. If they're like that idiot that thought she could keep a fennec fox on a vegan diet then they'll definitely have a problem. If they went vegan for environmental or health reasons they probably won't.

[@Yohanan552]

2:11 - I love the head shake, like he just did a shot of tequila or something

[@kayotic321]

"Damn that scary rat looking thing just got ate, Damn nature you scary!"

[@danielleking262]

lmao I was looking for this 😄👍

[@hprgaming9249]

You too coward

[@kayotic321]

@Suzanna Productions 😂😂 such a classic

[@bektas1453]

The rat shits itself at 1:11

[@cainster]

"Let's see if you are as good at dying as you are at cooking."

[@MasterBLB]

2:20 The heron allowed a person to get close up to ~1.5-2m? That's the bravest heron I've ever seen.

[@martinagricola7553]

city heron, used to humans

[@RobKoelman]

These Amsterdam herons even will sit just beside fishing people, knowing that they will get some of the catch...

[@mojibake7868]

I was walking to the supermarket in Amsterdam Oost once when I encountered about 10 herons ganged up on the sidewalk. I had to walk around them on the street because they wouldn't move. They just stared me down. Not even joking.

[@ssandus1153]

Bird gotta eat too

[@optimusprime4090]

Took me a minute to realise the heron wasnt dropping it accidentally. It was dropping it so it could strike a sharp blow with its beak to kill the rat.

[@TheOcculticUnicorn]

And to check if it was dead yet.

[@zzxd7720]

That's why you shouldn't use poison to kill rats.

[@doctorfeelgood2670]

???? Where the fuck did this out of context ass comment come from

[@nicho-uyx1287]

@@doctorfeelgood2670 uh, maybe the poison could kill the bird too. Does that not make sense? The poison could be in the rat.

[@PSYFIGHTER_]

So it would be a double kill. Perfect

[@nicho-uyx1287]

@@PSYFIGHTER_ hey man thats funny haha wow haha thats a good one (youre edgy)

[@mr.upcycle9589]

@@doctorfeelgood2670 Looks to be perfectly within context.

[@fabioconsonni3232]

No seasoning... Just raw rat...

[@goosewayne3320]

A New York rat would eat that bird..

[@thesoupdragon112]

Put one in the Houses of Parliament, plenty of rats in there

[@sebastiankasunga3693]

Just surprised with the people on bike's passing through are all dressed in black

[@michaeljordan4457]

They're mourning their fallen rat buddy

[@michaelkensington2494]

Very unusual to find the blue heron on a public street. But they sure do love stabbing their prey to death.

[@GODZILLA2915]

Last part of the video does show a river. Wouldn’t be too surprising to see one with the river next to it.

[@sljsmit]

Very normal in the Netherlands:) In the city of Hoorn we have 1 in perticular that's hanging around a fish shop for over 10 years!! Normally they live 5 years but this one just eats and rests:) they somehow are masters of avoiding traffic, you couldn't hit them with a car if you wanted to:)

[@ThatGuy-mu2rr]

Like a monitor lizard with wings.

[@josephcazzuto7198]

Thank you bird.

[@edtakoko8215]

Damn ppl just casually cycling past not even fazed,if that wer me id be attenborouring that shit🤣🤣

[@weeardguy]

Well, it's a rather tele-shot, so could very well be people did see it, but you don't see their reaction on camera. On the other hand: it's Amsterdam. Even my first girlfriend, who was from a more rural area while I live in a small city 18 km's above Amsterdam, thought I was a stranger to nature. On one of our walks in her neighbourhood, we encountered a nest of coots with ducklings. She started poking me: 'Look! Look!'. But familiar as I was with them (as we also got nests with ducklings of all kinds of birds basically in front of our house) I didn't see the special occassion she was referring to. So when I asked like 'What's so special?' she mentioned the ducklings. 'Uh yeah... right... what's so special about them?' 'Ducklings!' 'Uh yeah...I see 'em...' 'That must be something for you?' 'Uh... we get ducklings of all kinds of species all the time at my place as well?' She really thought that, being from a city, I was a complete stranger to animal life. But yeah, most people in the city don't care, don't look and take everything for granted, so the lack of interest does not surprise me ;) Quite close from my place, cows still make a farmland-procession on a daily basis (they either walk from one farmland to another via public roads or from farmland to their shelter). When that happens, the farmer opens the gates and quickly jumps on his bike to 'close' the ropes at other homes and farmland-entries along the road, and eventually gets a rope across the road to get them into the right direction. When that happens and cyclists get caught in the procession, you can always tell who's from the city and who's a more natural/rural kind of person: the city-people usually freeze at the side of the road, deadly afraid as they are of the cows that pass them, while in reality, opening your arms will make them bounce back in fear. It's also the city-people that usually keep the engines of their cars running and get really annoyed. More rural people will usually appreciate the scene and just stand there watching them in a relaxed manner. It's also those people that will turn their engine off and get out of their car to watch the cows pass them slowly. I always like to see them pass, slightly coaxed by the farmer who will usually gentle tap their backs or clap his hands to keep them moving along.

[@niklasmorningstar4301]

@@weeardguy holy, that's a whole literature

[@SnuuySnuuy]

Sorry I was late to work I saw this bird eating a rat

[@DW54x619x]

Ok how can she just swallow it whole like that & their shit is always liquid

[@Stance1988]

lmao.. caught me off guard. laughing my ass of :D

[@darrenmaclaren5352]

Something to do with digestion

[@jonfklein]

Very skillfully done. Not his first rat, no doubt.

[@harshabiliangady3211]

Imagine if these birds were some 9-10 feet tall and they just casually walked into the street.

[@oretes85]

Dinosaurs?

[@Googleaccount-sf7ir]

NBA players?

[@san-cj6qc]

@@Googleaccount-sf7ir lol 😂 😂

[@darinb7966]

Like an Ostrich?

[@harshabiliangady3211]

@@darinb7966 yupp and we’d be on their diet.

[@smoothoperator7023]

Also known as the Tenderizer! 🧂🍴

[@shrujanamsyama9940]

A "Hero" protecting the city from rat menace and plague

[@kevinohara8671]

When he farts he can say a rat crawled up my arse and died lol

[@jamesryan6008]

Never knew grey herons ate rats.

[@sharoneastwood.1025]

HE'S LOOKING FOR SECONDS.😂😂😂

[@tezwoacz]

The way they kill is by breaking spine of its pray, so every time it shakes its breaking more bones in rats spine

[@raymondo162]

are you blind m8 ?? bird repeatedly stabbed the rat

[@tezwoacz]

@@raymondo162 it did not, I`ll tell you again "they kill by breaking the spine of their victim" thats why you see it shaking that mice so hard.

[@aspiknf]

@@tezwoacz Well said

[@billcook7483]

If he runs out of rats should just fly over to the House of Commons , there is over 600 of them in there .

[@raymondo162]

true dat...................