Mr Cardinal Wants His Peanut!

Squirrels, Grackles and Blue Jays eat peanuts in the shell like candy, the Backyard Male Northern Cardinal decides to take a big un-shelled roasted peanut, very unusual behavior as their beaks are not designed to open that wide or for breaking open large shells, but I'm sure in time he'll get it open. No problem eating the little peanuts inside. After watching all the other birds feast in the Backyard he seems to be saying he's had enough of this. There was a day when the cardinals ruled the Backyard bird feeder!
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[@hdb80]

I love the slow motion. Birds are so quick that you don't often see the agility and elegence, but in slow motion you see how athletic they are. Love it.

[@christiandj50]

I forgot all about the cardinals ability to slow down time

[@wueen]

christiandj50 lol

[@Prince-cp2tt]

Haha

[@ZootWorld1]

Even in nature there are Jojo refrences.

[@donpacificbobcat9er615]

ZootWorld1 YOU UTTER FOOL!! Virginia’s State Stand, Crimson Cardinal is second only to the Feds’ Za Baldie Bird! Its power is eternal! LEELEELEELEELEELEE!

[@methatlovescats3602]

They want not to crack them

[@eatyourvegitablespt.262]

That bird didn't fly away... that bird jumped and never even thought twice about it, acrobat skills 10/10

[@gamerx112]

@@mikejones9961 did you even watch the video?

[@halfhuman3775]

@@mikejones9961 yo📺💿why mike is so blind to see 🥁🎵 Bird is jumping from the tower 🎙 Peanuts after peanut...ahhhh 📢Hour after hour.......fool 🤙🤘✍💃🎤

[@sandserpent]

Cardinal Suicide

[@rosella6089]

Omg when he jumped off the thing in slow motion tho XD

[@MyBackyardBirding]

He was brave but he sort of sunk like a stone....

[@remdrvr8]

That's the first squirrel I've ever seen leaving food for someone else.

[@multibearcinna801]

I was expecting it to sit there and eat until its full.

[@violetsterling67]

The little guy surprised us all. 🐤🐭🐦

[@mobarokhussain9654]

@@violetsterling67 5

[@hrtlsbstrd]

@@mobarokhussain9654 6

[@leahsavoie3528]

he's stashing the peanut, he'll be back for more >:) I have found that peanuts in the shell makes it so they want to make a trip with them so they leave and let the birds eat!

[@kimberlybarry3079]

GREAT footage- gorgeous birds. The slow motion really cracked me up-very cute!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Kimberly 269life Thanks - love his determined look!

[@catherinerokosz7939]

MyBackyardBirding who is going to eat the last peanut

[@hmriyazshariff1156]

Thank you 😊❤️😘♥️♥️ love

[@kroakie4]

That was cute! He looked at those peanuts like "Well what have we here?"

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Their beaks are not made for peanuts - but he must have figured it out!

[@kroakie4]

+MyBackyardBirding, he probably just cracked away at the shell and then pecked on the peanut. That's my guess. But I don't know. Maybe you should put out chopped peanuts for the cardinals since they're clearly interested.

[@thomasnuedling9167]

Pretty birds and a lovely squirrel...! Thanks for sharing...

[@shanumkenari7067]

Burung yang sangat istimewa banget dan sangat cantik sekali

[@shuckyducky3508]

Feeding birds in my yard keeps my sanity 😁!!

[@beverleyhagaman7344]

Me too, works wonders right.

[@mickcarson8504]

You truly have beautiful birds in your backyard.

[@aisyahqumayroh6610]

So Cute Baby

[@BoundaryBreak]

wow what a combo

[@KurtisEFlush-nb3yv]

Love your channel, plz do all fromsoftware games and the evil within series

[@AuraOfANobody]

Gotta say, of all the people to find in the comments I wasn't expecting you. KZbin giving you bird videos just because it felt like it, or do you watch this sort of stuff regularly? Have to ask cuz I never know what's the algorithm doing its own thing and what I'm getting because of the owl stream I follow when it comes to bird vids lmao

[@hasnaalshammri4490]

تقفا ابي فزعتك

[@sumitbidhlan8386]

Thanks for lovely video

[@GraftingTactick]

Great video, thanks for sharing my friend 💕👌

[@Jooliecn]

Pretty birds

[@Paul-hp6zp]

Beautiful birds in the states to I see.

[@teresaputnam7764]

Gorgeous birds!!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

I think so too! BB

[@Youneverknow222]

Beautiful female painted bunting too

[@DeesBackyardBirds]

Another lovely video. The slo mo of the cardinal sliding up to the peanut was great and the cheeky squirrel, well what can i say adorable. Thank you for sharing☺♥♥☺

[@user-cu7xc5qq4q]

Какие красотки!

[@saradave5827]

I feed cardinals peanuts in the shell regularly. They love them. I too was very surprised, I wonder how they eat the peanuts.

[@markdaniele4539]

Sara mine if left alone will crack open the shell by pounding on it and eating right there but if the Blue Jays and squirrels are acting up they take them home.

[@amskeels]

They eat them with some grape jelly or sometimes they eat them salted with a glass of wine.

[@michelleregis6181]

@@amskeels u huh...

[@eddierayvanlynch6133]

@@amskeels - Better with a Beck's Dark, but not if you're flying

[@misterninetyseven2898]

The 6 dislikes are from jealous blue jays :P

[@virgilioortiz9867]

Yeah, canadians from Toronto.😂

[@redcrow4533]

There are 71 blue jays now

[@redcrow4533]

@Rocco B. there army is growing

[@learnbibleversethroughpict6027]

There are 178 now

[@eileenglasby1225]

Fascinating world of bird behavior! TY. I noticed how each bird took turns lining up on the dead branch, ready and hungry!

[@gargoyle1779]

I've been feeding and watching Cardinals and others for many years, and I've never seen them take a peanut. Rare capture!

[@markdaniele4539]

Mine come everyday for peanuts.

[@gargoyle1779]

@@markdaniele4539 Wow, I wonder if it has something to do with location? I am in Western NY state, south of Buffalo. ebird.org/home?logout=true

[@MikeNaples]

I have cardinals in my yard and they love peanuts whether shelled or unshelled. Since they fly off with them I've never seen them open a shelled peanut but apparently they can. I leave out kibble type dog food for the crows (who prefer peanuts) and even have a white ibis come in once in a while to eat the dog food. This upsets the crows but the ibis is a bigger bird with a long beak and the crows are afraid to mess with him/her.

[@Zero-uw7kb]

i like his electric slide move.

[@chippyvidz6817]

The Green one was a mighty greedy bird. Maybe you should put a sign up that says 'Take one only please'

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Chippy Vidz Good idea!

[@user-it4ew3uf7w]

MyBackyardBirding what is the green bird

[@greenjoe4202]

Chippy Vidz lmao

[@tonidejohn6804]

Chippy Vidz you

[@spartan7911]

@@user-it4ew3uf7w A female painted bunting

[@chaldon2viewJ84M]

A wonderful visitor to your garden. Many thanks for sharing.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+chaldon2view The word is spreading about the peanuts BB

[@aoutsky]

Each took one? So polite!

[@matthewdunham1689]

You have many colorful birds in your backyard. Impressive

[@petitmuguet]

We had our first cardinal sighting this morning! They've been around for a little while but somehow we just saw them. Thank you for sharing as always!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+mariam Thanks - there are just one pair of cardinals and they generally keep a low profile in the Backyard.

[@M0urning_D0v3]

We actually once got a whole family of cardinals to trust us once, they’d let us get real close to they’re babies with our camera (two arms length away). We had been feeding them for a while and they always waited at a certain time of day for us to come out to admire them.

[@SheesTereo]

GREAT footage! ☺ Thank you for sharing☺

[@dewainkoester1026]

Nice birds!

[@avivahbenjamin1103]

This is wonderful thanks

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Glad you like it! BB

[@andraconstantin9459]

Lol. That was great!

[@meditatiosurendra8121]

You have to make a table, put a corner in each of the three sides of the sparrows to put granule, please keep my request so that the idle da na ni chi na fell❤️

[@savenaturesavebird8423]

Wow beautiful 👌👌👌👌👌

[@asparrow5505]

🤗 for the backward squirrel

[@StarGirl11Galaxy]

THAT SQUIRREL JUST BE THERE EVERY TIME BRUH 😂😂😂 Edit: THE CARDINAL REALLY JUST LOOKED INTO OUR SOUL, TOOK THE PEANUT AND TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH OFF THE TABLE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robbabcock_]

Such beautiful birbs!😁🐦

[@SPARTAN-RESOLVE]

I love feeding the local birds & raccoons in moderation awesome 🙏

[@carolelerman9686]

I like the way he looks straight into the camera before taking off.

[@scallaghan2118]

Thank you for posting these fascinating videos! Many of us don't have the opportunity to watch birds close up, so your site is much appreciated. 🐦

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Many thanks! BB

[@ilciavargas7318]

Goddess me!. This gentleman does have so many fascinating visitors!.

[@Kyrieru]

Birds move like such maniacs.

[@songandvideochannel7996]

Nice give them Sweet

[@OldWorldNewYork]

I have one every day with his female mate come by for their peanuts which i give and they fly away with! They are such beautiful and intelligent creatures!!! I also have a squirrel that comes by my steps every mornjng for HIS peanut!!

[@craiglodge8172]

herkes kendi payını alıp gidiyor. ne güzel.

[@mebcn5850]

What a glorious Bird!

[@michelleregis6181]

these are such beautifull little creatures, boy that cardinal wants the biggest piece of the nut.... great sound and photogaphy.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Thanks! BB

[@haroldmendoza5834]

Mr Cardinal looks pissed about his peanuts being stolen

[@Statsy10]

That look the Cardinal gave the camera... I felt that.

[@sergeidruchinin]

Чудесная видеозапись! И кардинал - красавец, конечно! Wonderful video! And the cardinal - a handsome man, of course!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Сергей Дручинин Thank You! BB

[@MrCancer1965]

Nature is so fun to watch.

[@saikhmehedi863]

Very nice

[@koleyw932]

This is wonderful, thank you.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Glad you enjoyed it! BB

[@BarcodeTeacup]

great shot. Such vivid color

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+BarcodeTeacup Thanks! BB

[@noahs07208]

That painted bunting is cute. I don't live anywhere near Florida so I've never seen any.

[@hiddengem4293]

Awww~ I didn't know they🐦 liked peanuts🥜!

[@moobutt]

I put peanuts and sunflower seeds out. The jays and cardinals and woodpeckers come for the peanuts. But I also have a tufted titmouse that comes and takes them even though they’re half the size of him 😂

[@icewaterfall101]

That majestic landing right in the beginning of the video. Over 100 years of aerospace engineering and we still can't do that. Nature is truly amazing.

[@icewaterfall101]

I don't think it's about a number. The human pilot is controlling an external force in order to fly and then land. The bird is controlling an internal one, it is part of his body. This is something we will never be able to replicate. And if we ever do, it will still be through artificial means. In the bird's case, it is part of his nature, which makes it forever unique.

[@damianvallejo1699]

Que hermosos

[@stonecreek9621]

All about good table manners. 😁

[@namnack]

Excellent..

[@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind]

I love this video. Great quality. I had not realized until a few years ago how bad ass Cardinals were. The robins gang up on the blue jays as the jays are bulleis but the cardinals don't have too. Once the cardinal male is landing all other birds go,including crows at times

[@hawaiiankuakini]

awwww milo heaven

GREAT FOOTAGE and wonderful birds Rüdiger

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Rüdiger Hartmann Thanks - its all in the peanuts BB

[@countalucard4226]

Love how fast they fly from a standing position. It’s like supersonic.

[@m-bronte]

I love how the squirrel has to take his share...to cute

[@sumitrakarkimahat3529]

nice post

[@wildsuburbiauk152]

Great video enjoyed the blue Jay at the start beautiful bird. Nice idea leaving the nuts in their shells.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Wild Suburbia UK Thanks - They last longer that way!

[@philandtrish]

I agree. I put out shelled peanuts when I run out and the sparrows have taken quite a liking to them. They get very confused when they see the shells, though. So far, the Blue Jays, Red-bellied Woodpeckers and Squirrels are fighting over the unshelled ....

[@CandyApples4ever]

0:46 reminds me of that meme where someone asks if someone is home and then the person jumps out the window and the one answering the door says “he just left”.

[@youngimpact0426]

Good ol scott pilgrim

[@kiranichayan4915]

Angry Bird 😍

[@arjb1046]

Hey it's Margaret!

[@МаринаВитальевна]

Потому что нельзя быть красивой такой! 😊😍🐦🐦🌹

[@patpatchannel4019]

น่ารักจังเลยค่ะ เป็นภาพที่สวยงาม

[@KneelB4Bacon]

1:21 Squirrel: _"That's all, folks!"_

[@user-tl4sy3ph9o]

شكرا لله سبحانه وتعالى thengyougad

[@praetorianpatriot3267]

First time seeing this... 2021 April... And this was a really cool video..Thank you...

[@lorrainedaniels4183]

hi l love them there so so cute ❤👍❤👍❤👍❤🐤🐥🐦🐤🐥🐦🐤🐥🐦🐤🐥🐦

[@OceanLife772]

Omg!! I didn’t know they were into peanuts too?!? No wonder the last few times I came out to feed the Blue Jays Peanuts, I hear the Cardinal sing (my favorite bird). Now I feel bad 😔!! But those BJ won’t let him near me or the peanuts. Nice video

[@collinhackett5582]

Let's go St. Louis Cardinals!!!!

[@Angela-kp8un]

LOL today a female one was foraging below the feeders and i guess a bird mustve dropped their peanut. the female picked up the huge peanut and flew to a tree. idk if it was able to crack it open but it was hilarious watching her carry it.

[@barnowlterry]

Fantastic footage loved it Terry

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Terry Hancock Thanks! BB

[@75PHILERUP]

Put it in reverse Terr!

[@LuckyVine]

Blue bird, red bird, yellow bird... RAINBOW BIRD PARTY!!!!

[@vpvolaris2469]

Bro its simple, they're just mordecai, Margaret and john sharing nuts together like friends

[@blessedwomanyounique8273]

Awe, mine are eating peanuts too now. They watched the bluejays and now they are enjoying the peanuts.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Blessed Woman @Younique Watch and learn! BB

[@samlsd9711]

Man transformed Bird watching turned into a whole another level.

[@T-iu5qw6kl2s]

128 People have disliked this wonderful video, are they jealous of eating birds' food?

[@BuriedFlame]

That one birdie is more of a trail mix fan.

[@EBThisThat]

Mr. Cardinal just non-chalantly absconds with the peanut and hops off the platform. LOL !

[@violina48]

Another feast for the eyes BB! I enjoyed!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Annemieke van Leeuwen Thanks Anne! BB

[@mel_0642]

bird YEETS himself

[@ocasiocortez479]

Very nice catch!

[@TheresiaSwiebel]

Beautiful BB Thank you!

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

We caught a cardinal in our garage as kids...it bit me very hard and it hurt =) Lesson learned

[@gt3racer2187]

Bird ASMR.

[@Lunzie]

My Cardinals don’t seem to like them when I put them out. Of course you have about 8 or more BlueJays that come and take 2 at a time most of the time. Squirrels like them too, one in particular!!!! I love my birds and my squirrels!!!! Right now I am inundated with Crackles and Starlings!!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ They come here to nest and then move on!!

[@alanstrong3295]

Peanuts are a safe natural food.