Peregrine Falcon Attempts to Steal Prey from Osprey

[@SnoopCatts]

That goes to show just how incredibly intelligent the osprey is because it knew the peregrin falcon would not fly into the water. That takes a very high level of thinking

[@FlyingUnosaur]

@@MrPooPooification The commentator mentioned that Peregrines aren't known to be thieves so I'm guessing this doesn't happen a lot.

[@alijassim7015]

@@FlyingUnosaur But the Osprey had the prior knowledge that the Falcon can not follow him in water. That is more interesting.

[@youandwhosearmy6339]

@@FlyingUnosaur Skuas and Large gulls are, so maybe Ospreys encounter this a fair bit.

[@russartist6359]

I’ve got relatives that couldn’t work that out 😂

[@3osprey]

I’m intelligent

[@suryanshs3079]

Came here for the peregrine and stayed for the osprey

[@slowpoke96Z28]

Me too. Hawk got dipped on. Literally...

[@awandastarks6804]

@@slowpoke96Z28 falcon

[@facedown9754]

The Osprey so magnificent! I love this bird! ❤️ The falcon is just as good of hunter...go get your own food!

[@facedown9754]

@[][__•_][]SUDO[][_•__][] yes I know

[@leylandblooter6515]

Ospreys are magnificent.

[@HansCent]

2:20 "bogey on your 6!" "Bank right, pull up, pull up" ... I can't shake him him. "Dive! Dive!"

[@LG-qm9zp]

And they said the release of Top Gun: Maverick was delayed...😁😁

[@ToshdogII]

Where's Goose when you need him?

[@michaelw6104]

😂👍🏾

[@rosemma34]

@G E T R E K T details, details

[@blindriv3r]

Yeah it is really fun to watch an adult Peregrine teach young fledglings the fine points of flight, saw 2 young ones chase their dad and he just puled sharply up and rolled over and was on their 6 in a flash lol

[@LeighWinspear]

Brilliant to see our wild world in such detail. The skills of the camera and production crew should be celebrated and applauded for giving us such amazing footage. Where I live in Yorkshire, UK, my 7 year old and I were lucky last year (2019), to see our first osprey albeit at distance. The venue was a local 100 acre reservoir called Scaling Dam and we often go there to the bird hide and on long walks to see what nature offers us to enjoy. This time, after talking to some resident bird watchers, we were just about to leave the hide, but some more arrived in an excited state to say they had possibly seen an osprey. We stayed a short while without incident but then the lady who was watching from the east window shouted "Osprey". We witnessed a splash, like I say at distance, but we could plainly see it had a large trout in its talons. What happened next is exactly like in this video but with a slightly different outcome. Suddenly, a peregrine falcon, that had been aggressive towards a marsh harrier earlier, reappeared to tackle the osprey. It constantly swooped and dived at the osprey, to try and seemingly steal its prize for around 5 minutes. Then as the two birds were almost out of sight, the osprey had a tactic to evade the peregrine pirate. It went up. Way up. Too high for the smaller peregrine to follow, despite lugging its glistening trout, far above the moorland. After a short while, the peregrine gave up and the two specks in the distance, separated on their own journeys. The victor, able to enjoy Its hard earned meal. We all looked at each other in the bird hide, blessed to have witnessed a moment we always cherish and will talk about for whoever cares to listen. Our natural world is ours to enjoy and protect. It's up to us on You tube, for example, to show others what a magic world it is out there on our doorsteps.

[@samwright285]

Yep... Great camera work

[@AndreiBerezin]

You should write a book

[@christopherfitch7705]

Leigh Winspear you're saying the perigrine couldn't achieve the high altitude ... Just couldn't follow the osprey to the same altitude. Not convinced. Maybe the osprey has more stamina and wore the falcon out.

[@LeighWinspear]

@@christopherfitch7705 Possibly. Im just telling what we witnessed. Im not even sure the peregrine is after the ospreys food. Especially as raptors are extremely aggressive and territorial. Ive recently observed two peregrines chasing , then killing and eating a kestrel, right in front of me, at my workplace. Its a pretty savage and potentially very short life being a bird, but predators predate and prey is going to get preyed upon, no doubt about it.

[@stephenebenezer8238]

Great account

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

I grew up in the high mountain lakes of Oregon, watching Osprey dive, smack the water, bring up trout. Great way to know if it's a good lake to fish...I love those birds. :)

[@markissboi3583]

Every time a falcon hunts they keep hearing narrators .

[@patchdavis35]

"In a world where. . . ."

[@NB-ky5ol]

I love watching osprey fish in the pond behind my house. Their dive into the water is a loud splash.

[@89turbomk3]

The fish was so happy to be able to catch its breath , for a moment before he meets his doom lol

[@al3xx3991]

They said there was gonna be robbing and looting during this pandemic. They didn’t say humans necessarily

[@theflanman1986]

Good time to use the looters as target practice

[@dejesus47]

Don't worry... hunger will be one of the next calamities after world order is in place.... May God keep on blessing us all!

[@dejesus47]

spark good news is wrapping up yourself with the Armour of God by Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord...and that way you're guaranteed The Kingdom of God.... anything out of that is bad news!! Amazing you asked for the good news. May God keep on blessing you and your family always!

[@timsmith6675]

Daddy has to provide for his babies!

[@brandondaniels9471]

_-Child-__ Chick support_

[@u9gaming244]

Brandon Daniels lol

[@brandondaniels9471]

@@u9gaming244 🤣

[@michaeledlin9995]

The way it is supposed to be. I did as a single dad.. wasn't a choice.

[@AmazingNatureRelaxation]

🌺Pretty incredible footage they were able to capture. And this is nearly in our backyard. Such high drama in Yellowstone. Looks like a great show. -H

[@TimmYCode]

I dont want to be a fish in my next life

[@justachristian4072]

There is no “next life” in that sense. “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” Hebrews 9:27 Also “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” John 5:25-29

[@435lov]

Settle your _karma_ accounts in this life to prevent getting an undesired body next life.

[@teddytac253]

What about a mosquito? 😁

[@raymondjones7423]

@@justachristian4072 Im a Christian too man but come on! Let the dude have his fun. I believe in God but no one knows for sure so chill out.

[@trendingnow2992]

Lol

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

[@cameronwilliams3599]

Tobias was a red-tailed hawk. If I recall, Jake had the peregrine falcon morph, and Cassie and Marco each imprinted on the same osprey.

[@fo0l913]

Plot twist: The fish was Visser 3.

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

@@cameronwilliams3599 OMG, you're right! 😱 It's just been so long 😭 I'll correct the comment now.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Such intensity, and amazing footage. This was great!!!

[@ForceOfVader]

Ospreys are absolutely one of my favorite birds, so incredible to watch hunt!! Great video!

[@tracishea5053]

The peregrines are my favorite local birds. I'm impressed how fast they adapted to city livin'.

[@MartintheTinman]

Where there's an abundance of Pigeons your bound to get Pigeon eaters

[@americanstriper8666]

Local? By any chance you mean the Palisades by the Hudson River?

[@jasonantigua6825]

American Striper We have them here in Central London!!!

[@americanstriper8666]

@@jasonantigua6825 Wow, didnt know you can find them as far as across the pond!

[@almightykellus2585]

@@americanstriper8666 You can find peregrines pretty much everywhere except for Antarctica

[@MrExEssex]

I think the peregrine falcon was just intent on chasing the larger, stronger osprey away from its nesting area. I've never heard of a peregrine eating fish.

[@bho-lj1jk]

Ex Essex When in Rome, eat what the osprey eats.

[@dhanushchandranakkalakunta151]

Well even I was confused 😅

[@frankmorse7929]

No- if you watch it closely you can see that the falcon was clearly trying to reach for that fish. And the falcon is in the Ospreys territory. Once the male has delivered his meal to the nest and his talons are free- him and his larger mate are then free to defend- a good time for the falcon to dissapear and maybe look elswhere for it's lunch

[@blindriv3r]

There are studies showing Peregrines eat dead fish washed up on the beach

[@debrabiderman4275]

Wowza! Great photography. Never seen a peregrine do that. Must have been hangry!

[@patchdavis35]

I agree. Their preferred prey is birds.

[@hudsonsoul3259]

Wow what a once in a lifetime footage. Superb

[@ardalla535]

Bird police: Minutes away when seconds count.

[@davechappele7416]

Beautiful creatures!

[@OspreyPens]

The cinematography and camera angles are stunning! Awesome video!!

[@janetturner7489]

Excellent camera work and great commentary. Thanks for sharing.

[@oliveoil2x]

I’ve seen an osprey out fly a bald eagle to hang onto it’s catch. Amazing aerial acrobatics.

[@xGwenx]

That must have been really cool to see but from my experience it's also pretty common for bald eagles to actually loose there own catch because of how bulky, heavy and therefore relatively slow they are I work in a falconry and we sometimes let them land on the roof by throwing their food up there and 3 out of 5 times a magpies gets to it before they do

[@patchdavis35]

The larger eagle can usually bully the Osprey into giving up its catch rather than risk injury. I've watched two eagles, one above and one below the Osprey, the one attacking from below turned upside down and snatched the fish with its talons. Osprey is better off giving it up to live another day!

[@benlaskowski357]

I'm sure that heron is envious. . .

[@MartintheTinman]

Certainly looked like it

[@andyblack5687]

Not today, falcon. Not today.

[@briantaylor9285]

A falcon attacking an osprey? Lord, the Air Force and the Marines have turned on each other.

[@MartintheTinman]

That's one very hungry Falcon to be that desperate to try and steal a fish

[@scottlewis8386]

I was turkey hunting one year and this big bird went down and came up with a large mouth bass. Once he got the fish, the big bird perched in a tree right behind me. The bird absolutely was tearing the bass up. Come to find out, the big bird was an Osprey. Wish I had it on camera. I'll never forget it.

[@edgelord8337]

Those are both 2 top tier birds. Tier zoo told me that anyway. The osprey just has an unfair advantage against those fish basically boding them as soon as they spawn.

[@johnnyboi331]

tier lists are always changing bro. tier zoo is learning new information about animals every day and thus the tier lists he provides are not reliable sources of information. i would love to see an update video about recent new discoveries and their affects on the tier lists mentioned in previous videos.

[@bkjeong4302]

Tierzoo actually has made some very serious errors (especially when it comes to extinct animals and outdated ideas about some animal groups being “inferior”).

[@dontsubscribetome3262]

Bk Jeong which errors please tell me

[@TheKh65]

This Falcon just looks like a bully lol

[@grahamjonathan762]

Cockney Osprey: Just popping out for a quick salmon love. Cockney Peregrine: Got any salmon mate? Lovely!

[@My-Pal-Hal]

I see hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures, and Frickin Crows going after the ospreys here. But they sure look like the best Combat Pilots of the bunch from my experiences watching them. And they usually don't take 💩 from nobody 😂

[@nooshi6698]

Saw tons of wild osprey in Florida today. Saw them diving for fish. Beautiful birds.

[@Baudolino6135]

fish still alive at the end all don't mind me.

[@julieenslow5915]

Baudolino6135 No problem, you are not causing a problem, but it seems you have one. However i really don't get what it is. Could you please explain? Are you upset that the osprey did not dispatch the fish in a humane manner?

[@carlosb1]

Nature is not all sunshine and rainbows, all this freedom comes with a tremendous price!

[@Blue24Osprey]

What an incredible piece of film - never knew a Peregrine would want a fish!

[@blindriv3r]

Yeah, they will even eat dead fish washed up on shore, and they do steal from other birds a good deal I think

[@louisedwards4023]

I live on the ROANOKE RIVER in ROANOKE RAPIDS NORTH CAROLINA ,,,,, and I've seen the Ospray dive and catch Hickory Shad ,,"it's a sight to see"

[@GenuwineG]

falcon reminds me of an older neighbor, wanting something for free.

[@dejesus47]

Lol we all want something for nothing 🤣

[@DidBer]

He wanted freedom on his space and not anyone borrowing his, but not taking someone else's and even less his food. Misunderstanding. It s not cause you say don't come picnic on my lawn that you wish to eat his sandwich...^^ Oh yeah and you might argue but peregrines don't dwell on lakes, but what makes you think animal live here and now? The guys might have met the other day on that other corner over the cliff...Now that makes me think of what if seafull come by lurking at some fish pod while an osprey is around. Would they see a potential predator or a thief? Hard to know thanks

[@timjones5708]

I'm going to train one to get me toilet paper!!!

[@bho-lj1jk]

Tim Jones You must mean the peregrine?? Osprey would bring soggy t.p.

[@BiggMo]

When I was a young man camping at the Oregon coast I had the privilege of seeing a bald eagle steal a fish from a seagull in flight. Seagull didn’t survive the attack and was tossed aside as the eagle flew away with the fish. These where the days before cell phones, Wish i’d had a video camera

[@billyclark7079]

@mo

[@MartintheTinman]

@Michael Srite . I'd say that the Eagle's talons inflicted a deadly injury

[@tjeerdoosinga9932]

Big mo . Nice story dude .

[@Rattus-Norvegicus]

A friend of mine saw a bald eagle go after an osprey carrying a fish. The osprey dropped the fish to get away and the eagle dove and caught the fish out of the air.

[@nandy1256]

How did the seagull not survive the attack? Did it have a free fall? Where do you think was it mortally wounded?

[@IreneDowningNature]

Beautiful video. Great footage. A pleasure to watch. Enjoyed Irene.

[@donchapu8356]

Atlanta Falcons vs Seattle Seahawks be like...

[@priscillachapkylo934]

Like Philadephia Eagles vs New York Giants rivalry. Sport rivalry legend those football goes back late 1930s those two oldest in rivalry NFL but every team is special and unique in own way.

[@marco2rules]

The osprey did not mean to ditch into the water. He's looking directly at the falcon and his wing touches. That was a crash

[@krishnakandury434]

I swear I can hear Browning machine guns and plane propellers.

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

"Finally, a worthy opponent. The battle will be legendary." - Osprey Lung

[@chicanomalo4466]

Love to watch the Osprey we have at the Port of San Diego. They love to hang onto the lines of marine vessels and look into the water for their food.

[@wlieu12]

What I hate is that, while the footage are great, the producer is _compelled_ to artificially and awkwardly splice and edit these shots (trout "escaping", the falcon's "mate", the unseen chicks, e.g.) to make a bogus narration to make a "story".

[@emmabradford0137]

spoilsport ; )

[@1stcrg]

Bro, I don’t like what you said. At least it did not make me cry.

[@kingshark5938]

That's almost a unfair evolution. Air and water mastery

[@fxsrider]

Check out how the Osprey shakes the water out of his feathers in flight. Pretty cool.

[@dunhova]

Smart Bird

[@Scientist_Albert_Einstein]

I imagined I was watching 2 combat airplanes fighting, and the sounds these birds were making were the guns firing. pew, pew pew... Then at 3:30 the victorious plane almost crashes because its engine was on fire and breaking apart from all the bullets it received, but it finally makes it to the landing track to receive all the glory and commemorations from its squadron.

[@raymondjones7423]

Do a barrel roll!

[@tayann0110]

WOW SMITHSONIAN! Nice fictional drama story. Video slowed shows the Osprey attempting to bank left but catches its wing against the surface of the water, sending him crashing into the water. It was an accident. Not intentional.

[@Bubba1960.]

As much as I like Peregrine Falcons, I did not want to see my spirit animal get punked by one. You go Osprey!

[@emmabradford0137]

yew tew?

[@moka9144]

this is amazing, since fish is not the common food of the peregrine falcon. He must have been desperately hungry.

[@TriviaNight]

I love the quality of the Smithsonian Channel videos!

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

PETA: Perigrines for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

@R Mack *dive bombs you with red paint* :P

[@jonnyhatter35]

I love Ospreys. I live in Miami, Florida where they are prob the most common bird of prey. Since Miami was basically built on marshland there are a ton of canals and artificial lakes, plus biscayne bay and the ocean, so ospreys have it good here. I've had the pleasure of seeing them dive for fish a few times. And I've seen them flying with a fish in their talons many times. If you ever come to south Florida keep an eye out for them around bodies of water. Not hard to find at all.

[@davidshelow5334]

Great footage, thanks.

[@saragorn5033]

There is literally a peregrine falcon flying around while I'm watching this video

[@jaesenknowles2515]

Fantastic footage I have never seen anything like this before 🌹

[@jimmaurer8361]

You really have to hand it to those guys/gals who probably wait hours or days to get footage like that.

[@juluisreyes9094]

The dogfight was spectacular. The osprey's wingspan dwarfs the peregrine falcon's..

[@twitchswitchvideos]

Imagine being that fish, one day all you know is water, just minding your own business when you're plucked out of the world you know by some creature moving in ways you can't comprehend, ...and now there's a second one fighting over you lol

[@josephcarl4167]

"I'm bringing em in closer Merlin "

[@rustyshackleford2627]

Dang it I wanted to see him deliver the food jeezzz ssmmhh

[@rohanharrilal3801]

How do you only have 2.5 million subs

[@Aprilme2]

How cool to be there to film that!

[@pedroteia]

Espetacular!

[@inesbarros1944]

Great creature !!! Simply wonderful!!! ❤️❤️❤️😘😘

[@oa3015]

this is the kind of action I enjoy watching

[@rinaznajim8008]

It used it ability wisely against the falcon

[@grizzlybear7340]

Now I know what those birds are that hang around the lake where I live in Tennessee. They look like hawks but are much bigger like and eagle. Falcon's with the same coloring of feathers.

[@DidBer]

Not sure which one in the vid u re mentioning. Peregrine can be the size of hawks, but they are not commonly on lakes unlike ospreys .. Both can go distant apart their nests to hunt, so they bump into! The main difference is flight motion and prey on menu, colour is a good sign. Peregrine's varies quite a lot, not pattern. Tennessee, Chattanooga?

[@abdulazizsalim6607]

And the fish thought it was being released to the water

[@Rizik1986]

Awesome video!

[@abuferasabdullah]

Fish hawk vs duck hawk عجيب 👍🏼

[@jillwinterberg6570]

"... unbeknownst to the osprey, the falcon had been taking swimming lessons at the neighborhood YMCA..."

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

Seahawks 7 Falcons 0 😂

[@richardeast3328]

The world's fastest bird, except in level flight.

[@NavvyMom]

Richard East Ah. Been looking for this comment, thought I'd not find it.

[@ryudragonpunch9025]

That was some wild flying osprey

[@mikeef747]

No one ever feels sorry for the fish do they?

[@aves4081]

That was an adventure and a half... And very unusual that peregrine falcon was playing a role of thief. Usually peregrines are the ones getting robbed.

[@408drez]

And he gave the food a refreshing dip before dinner 😁

[@irishstudio6545]

Just give a big RESPECT to SMITHSONIAN...channel for the hard captivity of this video..not only this but many many more..CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR TEAM GOD BLESS AND GOODLUCK..!!!

[@paulprevey6240]

I saw the exact same thing while out on the boat in Gloucester harbor two years ago but it was two seagulls flying after an Osprey with a fish

[@noest1431]

"i'm gonna hit the water, he'll fly right by" - osprey

[@tinkertailor3115]

Yay, osprey! ♡

[@rameshs1129]

I have so many doubts in the birds of prey..what is difference between Hawks, eagle, falcons

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

1:39 Well that's the worst end to an engagement party/wedding that I've ever seen...

[@daugusto2662]

I heard a car door and went to my back door to see what's up. My red head brother was walking to the door and an osprey dropped a fish carcass close to him. My brother whirled around and glared at me as if I had something to do with it. However, he concluded that it could not have been me as I was standing beneath the awning.

[@jose280714]

3:24... Peregrine: "te salvaste, weonnn" jajajajaajja.....

[@MarianaTrench6699]

I love watching aerial conflicts between birbs

[@anonymousfox345]

falcons vs seahawks?

[@mrniceguy3006]

That scene looked like , what people are doing with toilet paper in market during this coronavirus epidemic.

[@kingking9011]

Im in florida and I see bald eagles trying to steal fish from osprey

[@monmixer]

Amazing, I thought the Falcon was the true master. As fast as the falcon is he was simply outsmarted. I stand corrected. Fastest isn't the smartest.

[@NavvyMom]

monmixer No one has yet mentioned this that I saw, but the peregrine is fastest IN A DIVE. Racing pigeon enthusiasts will tell you that in level flight the pigeon is faster. So yes and no. It may still be faster than a laden osprey though. (What is the air speed/velocity of an unladen osprey? ;-) ) Maneuvers looked pretty impressive for both birds, so agreed. This osprey was smarter.

[@DidBer]

@@NavvyMom the peregrine is the fastest in level flight depending on its condition (has he eaten, is it a male or female? Different size, but both hunt. How big is the prey and well fed?, therefore maybe heavier than the predator, well no, just than it thought...). This is bs from the pigeon lovers only endeavouring their business... The peregrine doesn't have large claws but ones that punch, so once you re near your prey even faster, how do u catch it? It moves and bounces... They have to knock em down hard not tear them apart in the air. Just like a moving car hitting another car, does it stop it? Depends... Then they take the prey back dead to nest of feeding spot. Peregrine are small birds of prey in comparison, their only skill is speed and knocking... Got to watch how they perform if you have chance, then you know it s not easy game at all. Not a movie script everytime... This is why they can impress larger competitors as migrating or not matting yet search for own hunting ground. This is my place don't hunt here, who or whatever the prey. Not just a feeding or who is faster issue. Predator competitor, preys, all have their way out. No one is king for ever in nature'

[@DidBer]

There is no smarter or dumber, they follow different purpose. The peregrine had no feeding issue, I guarantee... Show any proof of it eating any portion of fish. Not on menu dot. Territorial, agressivity, training, why not fun, any other than feeding issue. Peregrine knows is on top or just bet he is, knowing it shl work haha. Multiple cases of smaller animals going to harass smaller size's. Osprey and peregrine can both migrate (at least peregrine steadily), so they can be temporarily on a chasing ground where even not feeding offspring the other predator will disturb or scare his own stock of prey. Like why peregrine focuses of pigeons, ducks instead of seagulls more? My own guess: on land one is more prone to gather in flocks when the other you have to stalk individuals .. like the osprey wishes it had a pod of fish to dive into.... Nope definitely, osprey not the smartest, unluckily or not;)

[@emmabradford0137]

@@NavvyMom Ah don't know that!!

[@NavvyMom]

@@DidBer I have seen falconry demonstrations numerous times. The master falconer I saw would tell you that the punch is incorrect. I got the impression he felt the need to set everyone straight who ever read "My Side of the Mountain" in which the author describes the punch and grab as the peregrine's m.o. He was very clear that it "binds" to the prey. So I defer to the expert.

[@naenae669]

After the falcon stole the prey from osprey. Osprey was now know as just Os

[@Spino256]

2 fighter jets from different army group stealing a submarine😂

[@lentouthang2082]

Thank you,,,Always love it

[@patchdavis35]

One niggling complaint. The birds' voices were accurately represented, but they would not normally be vocalizing in these situations, .

[@muhammadtayyab2718]

Fantastic strategy used by papa osprey!