Kingfisher: Death from Above

The Kingfisher is a fish's worst nightmare.
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Created by Dylan Dubeau and Andrew Strapp
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Edited by Jim Pitts
Research by Andres Salazar
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Examining the nature of the beast.

[@tiacho2893]

Little tidbit of info on kingfishers, Eiji Nakatsu was a birdwatcher and engineer for the company that built/operated the bullet trains "Shinkansen" in Japan. He was inspired by kingfishers to solve the trains sonic boom problem when exiting tunnels (pressure differentials). Kingfishers dive from one fluid (air) into one 800 times more dense (water) with very little splash. The aerodynamics of the bullet train were modified with the kingfisher as inspiration.

[@PorchPotatoMike]

commatoes Very cool! Thank you.

[@sixstringedthing]

Seamlessly blending multiple fields of interest into one comment? 10/10 - Would be amazed again.

[@MichaelBillerbeck]

Thanks for that 'tidbit' of info!

[@andrewmahabir589]

Yeah so soon we won't have any more inspiration from nature at all :/

[@DeX9O2]

Awesome, thanks for the info!

[@snuckytoes8427]

In my opinion the most accurately named animal is the anteater.

[@owah]

Yeah makes sense

[@johnbryanticzon7374]

not even that. some eat termites

[@eduardofreitas8336]

It eat ants.

[@klabumalami6699]

maybe batman are more suitable

[@VeganSanatani]

No it's the mountain chicken..

[@shinigami1357]

Fish: what’s this sudden shado- WHY AM I OUT THE WATER??

[@stalw]

Kingfisher: because ur my meal!

[@abhishekjathar]

Kingfisher: omaewa mou shindeiru

[@shinigami1357]

Abhishek Jathar fish: *NANI?!?*

[@audifasmassera1289]

Kingfisher: Imekula kwako!

[@adamtool9490]

@@shinigami1357 *BREEEEeeEEeEEee*

[@sleepingcity85]

Their german name is Eisvogel (Icebird), while the "ice" is most likely coming from their iridescent feathers. Beautiful birds. Königsfischer (Kingfisher) was an old synonym for this bird here.

[@Baddy187]

Interesting, in The Netherlands we call them the same "ijsvogel". Everytime the name or bird is mentioned, people point out that it actually does not like ice and has an ironic name. Don't know if true.

[@thezappingseagull]

@@Baddy187 Yeah it is, part of the reason they're so rare is because a lot of them die whenever temperatures get low.

[@tatsusama3192]

4:48 This sounds like a car that won't start😋

[@redreyes9994]

Your emoji's inappropriate but yeah it does sound like that.

[@phyiir1322]

Y the tongue licky boi emoji lol

[@nolanwestrich2602]

Vibrates like a car that won't start too.

[@LoganAddisMusic]

Ikr, I looked out my window towards my neighbors house when I heard that because I wasn't looking at my phone 😆😆😆

[@user-vx6nc5wr5v]

Im not there yet, but Im guessing you're referring to the kookaburra or belted kingfisher.

[@SquirrelASMR]

Wow kingfishers dive better than olympic divers

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Give us a few million years of evolution , and let's see them take us on :p

[@nannz.7266]

Because they are naturally designed for diving into the water.

[@frostedmantis6414]

Tragoudistros.MPH lol, I was about to say

[@brantonmiyogo9842]

They are looking for food directly while divers are after millions of money

[@klabumalami6699]

Kingfishers will beats the Olympics champions easily

[@jellyfishbones0]

4:46 they also use their maniacal joker laugh to wake up Australia at 6am on random days

[@marcelorodrigues1683]

How did they get the shot of a kingfisher catching a fish from underwater. Impressive.

[@razormodz1173]

Set up tank shot...... Cut tails off fish. Absolute cruelty to the fish and birds often get injured and killed. Trust me, its true 👍

[@AlexZander688]

@@razormodz1173 Not in the instance. 2:06 the tiny fish still has it's tail as you can see the fish try and maneuver. Bird was not injured.

[@dolsopolar]

@@razormodz1173”trust me its true” is that your source?

[@nakedfreak1]

Go pro and chum. Pretty simple if you make an effort to think about it.

[@jdubb45]

5:22 well played. Like a kingfisher, you swooped in with that ad when I least expected, before I could get away 😂

[@JustinY.]

Damn, their prey doesn't even know what hit them.

[@Shwethascar]

You're here already!!!!

[@ahmedyazdhaan836]

Oh hey! I didn't know you were interested in nature and stuff

[@SquirrelASMR]

JUSTIN .. WHYYYYY????!?!?!?!? 😭

[@umplayful]

Stop watching everything I watch

[@sllushii_]

Justin Y. I’m pretty sure I’m a clone of you

[@chef7196]

Can’t wait for bearded dragons ;)

[@animalogic]

;)

[@thefatheroflies7921]

;)

[@EdmundiumHitting]

SAME

[@markpepito2772]

You again... HAHA

[@boylaitym1499]

Yes I have a pet one 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@WickedWildlife]

Could you do a video on the Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat? Even here in Australia most people don’t know it exists despite it being one of the rarest mammals on earth!

[@jamesgladman314]

Wicked Wildlife I saw an artical on Facebook saying Hairy Nosed Wombats where pests??

[@danieljohnstone8161]

Wow I didn’t know Wombats where endangered 😞

[@WickedWildlife]

Daniel Johnstone there is actually three species of wombat today, the common wombat (or Forrest wombat), the southern Hairy Nosed wombat and the Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat It’s the Northern Hairy Nosed who is critically endangered

[@KnightSlasher]

If birds can see below water can fish see above land

[@bushdidharambe4219]

Stoned thoughts

[@Sketchy_Dood]

Of course they can

[@StarTexaspets]

I read this and shared the same expression as your profile pic

[@samhaines8228]

archer fish can also compensate for refraction, when targetting prey with their precise spray of water

[@MarcosSantos-jb8qb]

if birds can dive, can fish fly?

[@isaacbenmoussa4454]

2:04 how long did it take to get that shot

[@vensilenced]

I imagine the patience of the videographer.

[@MichaelBillerbeck]

Most likely a setup... but I guess even that needs several tries.

[@dianaraisa9420]

They are so beautiful, sacred birds to me :)

[@calixtatepes8246]

I loved those birds as a kid for a silly reason :'D in french, they're called "Martin pêcheur" (pêcheur = fisher) and since Martin's my family name, I used to think they were part of our family (okay I was like 3, don't judge). The pictures in the video are amazing by the way !

[@wondercartoonist5353]

That's fantastic

[@gismosfinalform2031]

Sensational

[@alvinkoeswanto8622]

Danielle : kingfishers are probably the most appropriately named animals in the world Tree kingfisher : hunts insects

[@sonalisasmitasahoo853]

By hogi

[@youthblender]

I love all of your videos, but have never made a request. I know it’s a long shot, but If you did a video on rabbit (or elephant) snails I’d be the happiest gal in the world. I am obsessed with them because of their adorable faces, but also because they are an underdog in the world of aquatic snails. Either way, I’ll always look forward to your episodes 💗 -Julia

[@raahi2531]

julia brant omg that’s an amazing idea I never met someone else who likes sea snails. I live in Victoria aus and I see elephant snails in rock pools!

[@Blueowl-vf4di]

The Kingfisher at 3:45 looked really proud of itself lol.

[@corvus_da]

Kingfisher is such a badass name. It always reminds me of the Fisher King from the Arthurian legend

[@loquatmuncher]

loll 00:40 the shovel billed kookaburra looks like a stern teacher who's about to tell me to pipe down.

[@klabumalami6699]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anonfslkf190]

Danielle is so entertaining! And a great artist. Keep up this awesome work!

[@charlottem.1477]

There’s a Kingfisher, about 10 mins from my house. Beavers, turtles, all kinds of other birds. I love seeing related animals in these videos.

[@halberd-3291]

Awesome video. You and Deep Look are my favorite nature channels here on KZbin by far. Enjoyable commentary (and commentators), interesting facts, and cool animals!

[@Yam-Yam45]

Would you consider doing an episode on the secretary bird? Also, nice video as always

[@animalogic]

YES! I love them.

[@ransomdueck9559]

Secretary birds are one of my favourite animals. The coolest raptor in my opinion.

[@raahi2531]

IJN Atago yesss that would be amazing!

[@nert3728]

Bird

[@Yam-Yam45]

@@nert3728 That is indeed a dinosaur

[@oniofwrath2457]

If i die i want to be reborn as a kingfisher

[@evanherrera5948]

GrassPossum hahahah wtf

[@averageterrariafan2215]

You can get a game over and go for the kingfisher build in the select build menu

[@nert3728]

Born

[@tiesvandiepen3769]

I saw one of these in the wild when i was a kid and i fell in love with this animal

[@lizycole8999]

The 1812 overture was too perfect for the attack montage

[@ninjahombrepalito1721]

I remember the first time I heard a kookaburra. I was 18 and wondering if it was a bird, a monkey, a chupacabra, an alien, or something like that. It was outside my sister's house. I'd hear them during night time.

[@klabumalami6699]

for the first time listener maybe feels like a terrific horror Sci Fi nightmare sound 😈👹☠️

[@Wolfheart-ew5df]

Fun fact: the German name for kingfishers is literally "Icebird". How cool is that?

[@baronsamedi8956]

The mantis wasp would make a great episode. Love the show. Thank you for your hard work.

[@thezappingseagull]

In Dutch (and Norwegian as well apparently) we call it the ice bird, which is really funny because they keep dying en masse everytime winter gets slightly cold.

[@maddycarbuncle7567]

"Phishing scams" - I admit I didn't see that coming.

[@Packless1]

2:50 ...THE sound of the jungle in every movie...! ...but only lives in Australia...! ...but who cares, it sounds just too cool...! ;-) b.t.w. The latest version of the japanese bullet-trains is inspired by the beak of the kingfisher...! It's the best design to minimize the otherwise very loud shock-wave-boom, when the train enters or leave a tunnel with 300km/h...! (Yes, Mother Nature and evolution is the best designer...! ;-)

[@Annie-hb8ob]

Probably because a lot of movies these days with jungles scenes are filmed in the rainforests of Queensland haha

[@neilgerace355]

Raiders of the Lost Ark put a kookaburra in the Amazon jungle! Being Australian, it eats snakes

[@FRN2013]

How can evolution design anything? Natural selection is an editor, not a designer. Natural selection can explain the survival of the fittest, but not the _arrival_ of the fittest.

[@RK-uw1xr]

I grew up in the uk and since i was 2 a kingfisher has always lived in the brook (creek) in my harden.

[@princekrazie]

Finally! The heraldic animal of the Solamnic Knights and of the noble house of Krautheim!

[@haizenash193]

King fisher: I am King Fisher! Shark: what did you say? King fisher: nothing.

[@SquirrelASMR]

Hi Danielle 🤗

[@animalogic]

hi :)

[@vicentheguzman3349]

This is so wholesome

[@HarryBro]

@@animalogic hii mam I love u ur speech and ur channel. I love u so much in the world .

[@NurseOrysia1]

@@HarryBro Your grammer is probably what started the corona virus.

[@HarryBro]

@@NurseOrysia1 what the lovely answer from lovely mam💕

[@iwansedijotomo5950]

Kingfishers :We are peaceful, timid, and calm birds. Kookaburra :Hold my fish.

[@maple1844]

Oh yeah! I've been waiting for an upload! I love your videos

[@emila6]

I discovered your channel not too long ago, and animal videos are the only videos I can really watch, so I’m very happy that you put in so much hard work into these amazing educational videos for us! Please do a video on kites sometime!!

[@springe-school2383]

Nice

[@allmight2795]

I'd love an episode about the condor

[@MarieDomander]

Omg what! I just woke up from a dream where I cared for a kingfisher. Whaaat..! Mind blown

[@0Phantomgmbr0]

The Laughing Kookaburra, AKA, the Kekaburra

[@aldrichibia8302]

I've always love this bird since I was a kid...

[@pxrfxctionist6111]

There are Kingfishers where I live, and some of them had made nests nearby, in some Rocky place tho, its nice hearing them when they call out for eachother

[@phetogokgathi4217]

In Botswana we have Pied Kingfishers. I watch them hover by the river all morning. It’s amazing how many times they can hover and dive,

[@noctis589]

God: I want to make a bird Angel: ok God: I want it to eat fish Angel: ok God: I want it to jump off trees and dive for fish Angel: weird but ok God: and i want one of them to laugh like a maniac Angel: what is with you and making these animals weird ?

[@R3UnionHD]

How to become atheist: 1. whatch a video about emerald cockroach wasps 2. Done

[@apatheticAnxiety]

Australia

[@vuittonnash171]

😂😂😂 priceless... I wonder what the Angel would have said about the platypus

[@mircea_ciobanu]

Australia is, in fact God’s toilet of ideas.

[@AzrieltheAngel]

@Don Vittorio DiMaggio that angel is working as demon after quitting his job that tricking us right now that actually the highest angel commander lol...

[@theweirdchicken1980]

Can you make a video about Toucans? I love them

[@TheZabuza49]

PokemonFan Braviary amen

[@theweirdchicken1980]

@@TheZabuza49 if you play Roblox search up Feather Family, they just added Toucans this morning :D

[@kinkerbleh849]

PokemonFan Braviary Omg I love That game

[@theweirdchicken1980]

@@kinkerbleh849 noice

[@nert3728]

Toocan Samuel

[@stephanielamacchia4506]

That smooth transition into the dashlane ad LOL

[@Charlie-ov1bj]

Believe me, these guyz have PhD on diving and accuracy... And pied kingfishers are amazing... They have PhD on diving, accuracy & gliding... The way they dive from a standstill position is mind boggling...

[@col.popcorn1716]

My favorite bird!!Love the kingfisher birds!!

[@Jocani78]

*this bird is better than me at diving.*

[@animalogic]

well, it spends all day diving.

[@Jocani78]

Animalogic gonna need to take day long lessons then.

[@ljd8520]

Saw a Kingfisher is Salisbury this afternoon, first time in my life, Lee aged 50

[@raistlinmajere5550]

Watching Kingfishers hunt in the wild is amazing their so fast like in a few seconds they dive and resurface with a whole fish in their beak

[@djwashington8071]

Kingfishers = mini feathered torpedoes

[@animalogic]

accurate.

[@klabumalami6699]

or Air To Water Hypersonic Missile

[@FiSH-iSH]

Fish: Where’d that weird cloud come from *ow*

[@iamsuzerain3987]

Love these amazing birds.

[@noellejones7164]

We have kingfishers where I live!! There's even summer camps and trails named after them!!

[@keerthia3161]

Would love to see a sloth bear video

[@ctr15swan6]

Can you do a Snow leopard please!🐾🐾🐾🐈

[@ANTheWhizkid]

just saw one again, a few days ago at a small river in our forest in germany (Alcedo atthis)✌ just love them... they are amazing.

[@user3141592635]

The Europeean King-Fisher is the most beatiful of them all. Like a flying Gem-Stone.

[@boogywoogums]

the name should have been "Kingfishers: Hummingbirds of doom"

[@Durio_zibethinus]

4:50 my voice in a cold weather

[@EdmundiumHitting]

1:17 can I just say that was an amazing shot,you can see the bird sitting on the branch and catch the fish Clearly, 👌

[@bradydavis]

Awesome Video. What An Amazing Animal Species. Keep Up The Great Work.

[@Alexander-jn2ry]

I THOUGHT THIS VIDEO WAS LABELED "MASTER OF THE DRIVE" ^_*

[@ayyjayy2583]

That thumbnail low key tough

[@ahmedyazdhaan836]

Majestic

[@opcomment]

Man I love this show! keep up the great content

[@camnature1147]

14th years ago I saw the "White-throated Kingfisher" it was the first time I realized that bird is really amazing. From that moment, I noted that I really loved the bird and then I became a birder from that time. Amazing bird, dear.

[@donatoliotino1872]

can you do frogs next? What do you have against them!?

[@animalogic]

They're loud. But actually, nothing. Frogs rule.

[@donatoliotino1872]

@@animalogic YES! Darn-right they do!

[@zachy7251]

Could you do puffer fish next. :)

[@sirreality5145]

I have a Kingfisher near my grandpa's cabin up north. It's cool to see them fish.

[@shottybuthonestreviews]

I think i just found my new favorite animal 😍😍😍 how fascinating!!

[@gavinarbogast8467]

Serval or caracal please

[@dennisparraga9626]

DO FLYING FISH

[@klabumalami6699]

and Flying Sunda Colugos too

[@kaputanium5465]

Kingfishers have always been one of my favorite kinds of birds, both because of their cool name and how they look.

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

There's a couple of king Fisher around my Grandma's lake property in Minnesota. Pretty cool to watch while fishing

[@jefrinababan7032]

Perfect video,thank you so much admin.

[@soysauce3608]

In Estonia we have one species of king fisher. It's the one with blue and orange. We just call it the *ice bird* here lol in estonian *jäälind*

[@venkatadoni1150]

Excellent information. Thanks for Sharing.

[@alwaleedalthani9624]

Thank you ! Very detailed information

[@josepep1829]

There are two kingfishers that nest near our house which is by the water. They stay up on the trees and sometimes when you get close to the nests they come diving towards you and make aggressive noises. Someone even got hit and started bleeding

[@GeniusInALamp]

0:09 this is one of the coolest shots I've ever seen. How in the world did they get that crazy angle??

[@vieuxnez]

I just read an Eskimo fairy tale about Ravens.(book titled, not sure if Inuit would be more accurate or any other more PC term). The Raven wanted to marry a sparrow, but was rejected because of it's bad worm hunting, then moved on to try to marry a goose, and the geese were flying south, and he claimed he could keep up, but needed rest on the way, where he slept on top of the geese he wanted to marry ... yeah... two goose wives to be..., but they saw the other geese flying away as he slept on top of them, they needed to catch up, and threw him into the ocean, where he turned into the Sea Raven, an interesting looking bottom feeder, in case you find anything interesting to draw or tell about them. They are very interesting bottom feeders, lots of fins.

[@suzukiyakudze2131]

Amazing n beautiful birds, thanks for sharing, interesting very impressive knowledge, wish u guys a right path.

[@flowerbeehoney4113]

Wonderfully informative. The host has a nice voice and makes listening more enjoyable. thank you

[@derpywoodoo]

Is that 1812 Overture I hear? Good choice. Any song with cannons used as an instrument is A+ in my book

[@Ghost-Mama]

This was very educational! I’m fascinated with how many species there are. Thank you 🙏🏻 for sharing this video!

[@edi9892]

Man, seeing them dive with pinpoint accuracy gives me a lot of respect for these little birdbrains. I dived only once headfirst and that time I penetrated at least 3m of water and hit my head on the ground. I thus wonder how they prevent slamming their long beak into the ground.

[@jackms7401]

WOW! A great video, enjoyed it thanks!

[@tanveerrashid2298]

Like the way you was explaining all even in short vdo. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@sawanhanglimbu2607]

Kingfisher:I am the king of five bombs Peregrine falcon: *Laughs in godly accent*

[@aquariumlife728]

One of the most beautiful, tropical looking birds we have here in belgium

[@menikmati-ku3ms]

Intersting,I never knew about Kingfishers, love this channel.

[@einnarmendoza806]

King Fisher:I'm the king of diving Peregrine: Hold my chicks

[@AssertiontoThrone]

They all share similar characteristics... Being absolutely adorable!

[@seandewar47]

Yay, been waiting for this, can you do Drongo birds and/or Mockingbirds?

[@RagdollRalph]

"I saw the kingfisher fly, just feet from where you sat. It didnt even catch your eye, what am I meant to make of that?"