Woodpecker attacks baby birds

Nature can be cruel - WARNING Disturbing Images
We installed a camera inside one of the bird boxes at the centre, to record and observe the birds' activities. A few weeks later, we were lucky enough to have our first resident move in; a bluetit. This year, she had a clutch of more than 10 eggs! It was a lovely sight and seven of them are due to fledge, but then, horror struck the family... A great spotted woodpecker entered the box and attacked the babies. He pecked at the box to widen the hole, in order to get inside. He then grabbed each baby to remove them from their nest. Even if its not their standard diet, they are known to occasionally prey on small birds.
The CCTV camera installed in the box is not constantly monitored, so we only witnessed the drama after the event, by watching the footage in playback. If we had seen it live, we would have acted to stop this attack.
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[@wildlifeaid]

Just to clarify, this footage was recorded using a remote CCTV system that was not being constantly monitored. We only saw what had happened after downloading the footage. This was not filmed or witnessed live.

[@ylx]

Wildlife Aid : I want to see what happened after.

[@altaraiser1054]

Wildlife Aid This video almost three years ago. You guys still got acussed animal abuse?

[@TripleDakury]

Wildlife Aid I would fucking murder that woodpecker

[@Rogue-Drone]

Do you have video of mama woodpecker feeding her babies? That’s life folks and it doesn’t give a shit what you think or how you think it should be.

[@zer0sec606]

Even if this was witnessed live, you shouldn't have taken any action. Survival of the fittest.

[@jeihan4525]

"Animals are happier in nature" Animals in nature:

[@Miourekkai]

They get freedom And theres a pay for that

[@frealyric5674]

well the woodpecker is happy

[@pognarchy]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@LOLhappinessTherealS]

not happier, "stronger"

[@Earoist]

@Thirbo "right" doesn't exist outside a framework.

[@JeffreyB1983]

Everything is more dramatic with a British commentator.

[@bacterialbojaktv1868]

Jeffrey M ture to that

[@bacterialbojaktv1868]

Jeffrey M true*

[@Nikola95inYT]

And with dramatic music

[@buggirl1015]

Jeffrey M lol right

[@savannahg5369]

Jeffrey M lol true 😂

[@johnnywaffles2482]

Mother: "half of my children went missing when I left them unattended. I'm gonna continue to leave them unattended"

[@-HDK-]

Light bulb moment for first time bird mom stuck in party mode.

[@yeldarbarrow3172]

@@-HDK- 🤣 Party Mommy

[@Teraperf]

What would a blue jay be able to do against a wood pecker?

[@soap3468]

@@Teraperf Good point, and that's actually a Eurasian Blue Tit, which are significantly smaller than blue jays (only about 5 inches long)

[@donjuan4067]

Yes.. A bird brain indeed

[@XxvidgamegurlxX]

I didn't realize that woodpeckers were like this. Freaking brutal

[@YTGhostCensorshipCanSuckMe]

Well thats what I would do if I had a nail-gun attached to my head and no jail time for going on a murder spree.

[@westondavis1682]

Even worse they are wasteful. They will peck a hole in the babies head and eat the brain and leave the rest.

[@ranakeen9884]

@@westondavis1682 wow. Omg. Wow.

[@goldentrichomeshydro4260]

Bears eat animals alive!!!!!!

[@J040PL7]

@@westondavis1682 they're like zombies then? 😅

[@Jarsia]

Momma bird sees babies missing "There's someone prowlin round 'ere" 3 seconds later "Must've been the wind"

[@joselaw6669]

Prove they don't even know to count

[@poundstone1000]

I understood that reference

[@AzrieltheAngel]

Rowanbird in the nutshell.. PeckerBen stealing the baby..

[@Rhyza13]

VIIIIIIIIIIIVAAAAAAA!!!!!

[@bobleeroy9203]

Morning! Nice day for murder ain't it! Hu ha!

[@Tyronosaurus_]

next search: eagles eating woodpeckers

[@robertdarnhofer536]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYSwinWOqK2enc0 not an eagle but...

[@retardman5193]

Woodpeckers suck

[@Kevin-rj5zp]

@@robertdarnhofer536 Aww come on, bro. I thought it would be eagles killing grown woodpeckers, not killing baby woodpeckers. Basically the same thing as this video

[@blaineerp6818]

@@Kevin-rj5zp hahaha nature is brutal dog

[@alanb8884]

@@robertdarnhofer536 Rofl, got one of stoat babies?

[@testtest-nz9bx]

Woodpecker: *starts breaking the wood to get in *HERE`S JOHNNY!!!*

[@leightonrud66]

HERES WOODY would have been better lad

[@JW...-oj5iw]

@@leightonrud66 ... I think he nailed it.

[@x6dingle6x]

Cue woody woodpecker laugh in place of Johnny's laughter.

[@Sabali876]

🤦🏾‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

[@thelightyears_]

@@leightonrud66 No, 'Here's Johnny!' is perfect

[@MarkaTella]

The one that escaped is gonna have a vengeance arch and battle the woodpecker when he grows up

[@jmr1129]

The one that escaped had a brain and the instinct said : This is not good , i have to leave

[@bigying]

i think 2 left the nest on their own.

[@theinkygamer2422]

You took the words right out of my mouth

[@jackh7668]

It’s the woody woodpecker show

[@jayq2571]

And thus the protagonist of our story is born.

[@kyaryi1]

I hate those guys who are spawn killing the noobs.

[@EE9EER]

One Piece for Life brilliant comment

[@lookingfortruth1930]

Turin Turambar No, you stupid. No wonder you are not the #1 child in your family. Your mother thinks you are too slow to realize jokes are jokes, not shit (just like you are)

[@Zuko997]

Darkness Of Hatred Get your W dude

[@pinodevideos]

One Piece for Life you should update to version 2.017 i heard that they updated the respawn inmunity time to about a few years and also they would penalize dudes who spawncamp

[@flyinxgodzilla4029]

One Piece for Life it's funny but sad

[@thesavagetaxman846]

I swear that mother bird is worse than the enemy AI in stealth games

[@retardman5193]

Wdym?

[@vince3736]

@@retardman5193 she didn't know her babies are missing and getting killed one by one, it's pretty damn obvious.

[@retardman5193]

@@vince3736 o h

[@ninjapickles244]

If only she had a husband to keep em safe, but woodpeckers are giants compared to them.

[@nics129]

The dad probably buying some milk now

[@podoju]

Fascinating how the chicks want to be fed when the mother flies in, but crouches in fear when the woodpecker is inside. Didn't realize that chicks had the ability to distinguish different birds.

[@masterjack-o-ween7872]

At first when the woodpecker came in they open their mouths expecting food. It wasn't until the woodpecker starting attacking and took a baby away.

[@Naturally3m0]

​@masterjack-o-ween7872 they learn quick! Poor things 😢

[@JewelWildmoon]

"Animals are so much nicer than humans" Animals:

[@Totallynotkyubey]

Only someone who never went outside can think animals are nice. Nature is damn brutal and unfeeling.

[@JewelWildmoon]

@@Totallynotkyubey Hell, even rabbits be out here eating babies 😆

[@Hi-es7zd]

“ Animal lovers “ only think Cats and Dogs exist

[@ssj2matt]

The two that escaped will grow and avenge their fallen brothers and sisters.

[@yewty9894]

I believe there are two young cows looking for you, so as to avenge the death of their mother and father...

[@marshawn_ing]

Damn, you must really like cows.

[@yewty9894]

Cackel no, i just happen to be one

[@marshawn_ing]

***** Cows are starting to have human intelligence? Wow, I've been living under a rock. Well, it's a very cozy rock.

[@yewty9894]

Cackel god you postmaterialistic humans make me sick

[@BraveLilToasty]

Woodpecker: *Takes another baby out British commentator: "Ugh... I can't believe you've done this."

[@lukezupke4416]

Woodpecker grinding for easy XP

[@whitealliance9540]

Woodpecker was eating good that night. His children ate fresh meat.

[@BraveLilToasty]

@@machinarreventortas6245 *Claps

[@TheJoker1200]

Lolz, I got the Reference🤣

[@daikaz4376]

Lol I read it in that voice.

[@retlem]

The mom noticed the birds becoming less and less present but still kept leaving. What a bird brain.

[@TheMrExemplar]

Birds are dumber than insects

[@TheCheshireMadcat]

Instinct, they do what they are programmed to do. They know they will lose some, and nature knows, which is why they have so many. They will still get food because they need to feed those that are left.

[@jmr1129]

@@TheMrExemplar and Somalia people

[@MikhaelWebb]

If she isn’t constantly providing them with food they would have died anyway.

[@jedsteelwell2354]

The cuckoo proves how dumb most birds are! They can't even tell the difference between a baby that bigger than they are

[@rgygduysdgyuygsduysd]

Mom bird: Mister Woodpecker have you seen any of my babies? Woodpecker: yes, they all flew away and told me to tell you thanks for feeding us.

[@Magst3r1]

**burp**

[@ianmooresguard1721]

So it was literally a spawn kill.

[@coldestfrostx4]

loooooooooooooool

[@ianmooresguard1721]

+Godzilla Wright lmao

[@ianmooresguard1721]

+BocoCorwin 😂

[@Gabor.P.]

Yup a family wiped out !

[@susy4710]

Yup

[@zackspencer5006]

"nature is harsh enough without the interference of man" deep stuff

[@SeanFerree]

Yikes 😬

[@bojojojo913]

Yes but "man" already interfered enough by putting that nest box there in the first place, all for the sake of entertainment. Who knows if that clutch of chicks would still be around it the parents had nested somewhere more natural that they located and built themselves?

[@zackspencer5006]

@@bojojojo913 maybe, maybe not. Seemed like a legit set up for the momma bird initially. Unless They intentionally placed that box near a wood peker nest, I wouldnt say it was the humans fault because the momma bird could have just decided to nest somewhere else if she didnt think it was safe

[@olderbadboy]

@@bojojojo913 :))) i smell crazy ppl

[@SonofTiamat]

Obligatory misanthropic comment on nature video

[@californiaatravesdemisojos4917]

When you love nature but then realize that nature is scary.

[@Atreus21]

...that most of our modern live is made possible by our having beaten back nature, or at least that part of it that is constantly trying to kill us.

[@williamrisse1206]

Baby Birds: "Master Skywalker there's too many of them what are going to do?" Woodpecker: **Proceeds to kill all the younglings**

[@BuudBud]

I will never hear Woody Woodpecker's laugh the same way ever again.

[@ajp.4739]

HUHUHUHAHA

[@highwayprisoner3539]

LMFAO

[@johnsonleon16]

BuudBud remember ganta from deadman wonderland? this is his original meaning for life, to take

[@usefhaslem6643]

BuudBud lmao

[@okabeblack7650]

Buud Bud I always thought that laugh was kind of like the Joker from Bat man anyway. A little sneaky.

[@lordozmilt6517]

This is bad. Woodpeckers should be caught and re-educated towards veganism.

[@forsakenchannel7816]

Is this a joke

[@TheInfiniteNine]

YES

[@darkangel5964]

It's not bad you moron. It's called NATURE.

[@astrwolf5507]

It's sarcasm, Dark. Obvious sarcasm lol

[@xxxxMachaxxxx]

To be fair to Dark, there are morons who actually force their cats (and other carnivorous animals) to be vegan, which pretty much kills the cat. 95% of the time it's sarcasm, but there's always that 5%..

[@joshroberts5540]

Lesson learned: make your bird houses out of steel.

[@leggonarm9835]

So that the woodpecker can have scrambled eggs?

[@erenyaeger2453]

@@leggonarm9835 then just make your bird house from sronger wood

[@bagenzufo]

I made mine out if plastic deking planks, nothing is getting in, 3 at different locations all fledged, last birds left the nest today

[@YTGhostCensorshipCanSuckMe]

Or have a covid-safe QR code tracing app requirement at the entry. The woodpecker would definitely respect social distancing.

[@Ervinabrahamian]

I decided not to have birdhouses, tired of birdshit all over my patio

[@tayzonday]

Time for a metal box that can’t be packed open!

[@a55tech]

it would also cook them inside

[@Choosafunga777]

Not if the external plates are reflective.

[@teastrainer3604]

Needs an opening too small for a woodpecker to get inside. And thicker walls.

[@tortellini6087]

Mama bird: wasn't there supposed to be more of you? Eh, here's your food.

[@daddysenpai408]

the void me as a parent

[@jarred333Boss]

the void hahaaa

[@nolanbeardy8212]

Even if the mama bird was there being small as it is Dont think it can do much against a woodpecker

[@QuinGracia]

the void I'm just gonna avoid the fact that my children are being murdered when I'm not looking

[@darthdestructus]

the void It's called survival of the fittest. Even the mother bird knows from the get go that only a few of her chicks will make it to adulthood. That's just how nature works. It's harsh but true.

[@leonthesleepy]

The music swapping between a manhunt and a peaceful stroll at the park was fucked up LMAO

[@beyondsuperhuman2]

leonthesleepy lol glad I'm not the only one who thought this 😂

[@harvey8695]

Too bad she has to wait 48 hours before she can report them missing.

[@r.nahuel4255]

I wonder how babies' mom reacted when she came back and saw there weren't any of them.

[@theblackcross8932]

well animals try to defend their babies but unlike humans they don't make a big fuss if they lose them.they can breed more.

[@RedSquirrelHunter]

Csaba Seres Your wrong. Animals feel the same way any parents would loosing their young. They just express it differently. Do some research.

[@theblackcross8932]

RedSquirrelHunter as i said they don't make a *big* fuss about it.i didn't say they are not sad and distressed.but they don't go and mourn for years and years.

[@theblackcross8932]

elaullidodeakela3 sure.but it will still breed more pups.unlike humans when their kids die they never get over losing them.

[@kagiza4003]

elaullidodeakela3 Birds are smarter than most mammals.

[@user-nb5ir8vx1l]

Bird's Mother:"you took everything from me" Woodpecker:"i don't even know who you are"

[@Ruzzky_Bly4t]

Cruel, but true.

[@arandomguy1915]

I was the 69th like nice

[@dkedwards87]

🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

[@reversedimension7251]

Open The fire cannons😉

[@reversedimension7251]

@I Am Who I Am ok ok..... Fine mr😀 mistakes happen 👍

[@metaouroboros6324]

Never thought a woodpecker would do that

[@0verPar]

2 babies left the nest because they knew he was coming back yet the parent couldnt deduce babies were missing.

[@bayoen9819]

*"I can't believe you've done this."*

[@adenlarios]

Is nature a joke to you?

[@bayoen9819]

@@adenlarios Y'know it!

[@subzero296]

That part was super funny lmao

[@Ssquirrel4]

That comment just gave me whiplash

[@buhaypositiboPH]

@@adenlarios does everything have to be serious for you?

[@ryanm7654]

“The woodpecker is creating absolute carnage.” LMFAO

[@fiorellaxoxo6344]

It's so funny how the chicks thought the woodpecker was their mother with their mouths open wide

[@lazer_31]

My parents: Go outside, nature isn't that bad. Nature:

[@jandajanda2242]

Mister lopa Lopah ????

[@y.suhendraprimadiesel3219]

Yes

[@AM-hz6dc]

I still Remember when I stole my First baby.... Uuuh good times

[@megaball-ps8tq]

Nature isn't always sunshine and rainbows

[@subhraneelmazumder9079]

Are you so vulnerable that you will get eaten by a woodpecker

[@BelialsGenuflect]

I saw a Blue Jay chasing a red Woodpecker once, it's like some bloods n crips shit in the sky.

[@afroartist1086]

Dragoon Z A hawk doesn't stand a chance against an Eagle.

[@wandaburgess9400]

Mya Elbows.. I needed a good laugh after watching this! *FUNNY*

[@BOX_corporation.]

The woodpecker did revenge on the blue jay eh?

[@snowthapro816]

2 birds that escaped: "should of left with him. He pays more attention to us then mom does"

[@WisdomLupus]

I like how the baby birds immediately open their mouths when the video starts.

[@kylekleveno3283]

Woodpecker come in and takes baby Birds: *all scared for their lives* (Five seconds later) *mom comes home* Birds: FOOOOOOOOOD!!

[@thecommentguy9380]

As if nothing happened

[@nicolevarela7567]

A .B.A. Fishing For real 😂😂

[@samalass466]

*Mom then proceeds to leave for food instead of staying and protecting them from the threat*

[@danwall690]

Sama Lass it’s a bird it probably doesn’t know with it’s tiny brain 🤦‍♂️

[@ryanwingate2204]

"Kiiiids, I brought dinner!" *Pauses do to quick headcount* "Huh, I thought I had more children than this..." *Shrugs* "Well I'm off! Be back in a few!" "ffs mom."

[@Reeothec]

spawnkilling... cheap as f

[@gamingwithortix5740]

Reeot Hec you win the internet for today

[@ncs555]

(W) my friend. Take it.

[@artificialaneurysm6589]

Reeot Hec shit you beat me to it lmao

[@overdrive_uk]

Reeot Hec XD

[@aquariusm.910]

Yeah the simbolism is perfect The baby birds as noobs (crybabys) And the WoodPecker (troll, toxic player) seriously spawnkilling is so easy to counter is worst if you get constantly kill by spawnkills

[@taffykins2745]

I didn't know woodpeckers kill and eat other birds. I thought they just ate bugs and worms.

[@alanrolandria8016]

Because 1 bird = 30 worms? Maybe More... i dont speak english. I hope understand my words ;(

[@mysteryexamples2129]

@@alanrolandria8016 yep! Written perfectly! Good job! ❤️❤️❤️

[@robertonline6543]

Yeah me too .there cannibals . there's footage of a seagull swallowing a pigeon. A hawk tearing apart a parrot and cat, it's crazy

[@Minkses]

@@robertonline6543 hawks and seagulls are both predators so that's what they do, woodpeckers, on the other hand, have evolved to peck at trees so it seems unusual for them to predate on birds

[@artjakson1219]

@@robertonline6543 Even if hawks, seagulls etc. eat other birds, this does not mean that they are cannibals, becaus we also eat other mammals, and that does not make ourselves cannibals.

[@brandstradamus]

That woodpecker made those babies join his woodpecker army.

[@danielyu8022]

Now I can never see Woody Woopecker the same way again...

[@ceecee8274]

Right.. this ruins wood peckers for me

[@SeanFerree]

Lol!!

[@Afdog]

Tee Tee after this video they are evil motherfeckers

[@darthsidious4499]

Huhaha huhaha huhaha hahahahaha

[@YESSIR-wy1fj]

Hehehehehe hehehehehe he-e-e-e-e-e

[@lolwut1337n355]

1:30 "If only we'd been watching this as it happened, we could have stopped it." 2:32 "Nature is harsh enough without the interference of man." I'm confused... So should we or shouldn't we interfere with nature?

[@arjunmandyamdhati5292]

RageOfAThousandSuns At 2:32 he was talking about the bad effects of intervention of man. It could have also been a reference to the fact that even the woodpeckers life is hard, as they are endangered

[@MRWIL246]

I know you made a joke but in a serious comment Natures work when one is not their to stop it, HOWEVER if you was in the area and saw something cruel like you saw in the video then Nature is replace with Fate to which you can interfere can help the little birds.

[@johnnyslic]

There's nothing cruel about this. The birds that survived are predators as well,just further down the food chain.

[@nunyabizness6967]

John Jessome ... EXACTLY. I was rooting for the woodpecker the whole time.

[@parallelpinkparakeet]

Arjun Mandyam Dhati Woodpeckers are endangered? There are hundreds by where my dad lives. Several different kinds.

[@B3fromYT]

I never knew woody woodpecker had a criminal record

[@heySTUPIDass]

When the music switches from npc aggression to calm and peaceful when the woodpecker leaves 😂😂😂

[@StoutShako]

I honestly didn't know woodpeckers ate other birds - I thought it was only bugs... Poor things. I know it's just nature, but every time I see them jumping up and begging for food, thinking their mom is back during the first time, my heart breaks a little. :c

[@laxjoh]

To be honest, if it eats any form of protein, it is likely to eat meat. Even cows (known herbivores) eat baby chicks. I've seen a squirrel gnaw a baby chick alive as it completely ate it whole from squirming victim to nothing but bone and leftover organs. Birds are well documented scavenger-type opportunistic carnivores.

[@StoutShako]

laxjoh Holy shit do baby birds have it rough... poor things.

[@laxjoh]

Stout Shako Yeah they live the hard life pretty much everywhere you can think of. These geese live in these mountains and the chicks have to jump from really high canyons in order to eat.

[@briannaharter4411]

the woodpecker isn't eating them.these birds both eat bugs. so the woodpecker is getting rid of competition for food so there is more food for it.

[@absolplays7953]

Stout Shako I'm killing every mutha fuckin' Pikipek I find (a Pokémon)

[@skrrtskrrt9453]

Parent bird comes back and theres no babies 'hmm i swear something fishy is going on here'

[@LiesNDeceit]

*feeds grass* "there ya go!"

[@kobefowler2218]

MasonPlair Gaming lmfao god damn it idk why I laughed so hard at this

[@vixonvontrollington4529]

*Must’ve been the wind*

[@LiesNDeceit]

Vixon Von Trollington XD

[@Kopernigus]

Video: woodpecker slaughtering defenseless and terrified baby birds Narrator: oh no, anyway... **happy music plays again**

[@vipulvirus]

Momma bird comes back and sees babies missing Also Momma bird: I am gonna pretend I didn't see any of that

[@ruen99]

He's climbin' in your windows He's snatchin' your people up

[@ricefeld6867]

Ruen fuck theres the early 2000 nostalgia

[@SlimeDawgy]

Omg

[@abutreka45]

Tryin to rape em so yall need to hide yo kids, hide yo wives, hide yo kids, hide yo wives.. and hide your husbands cause they're raping everybody out here

[@mattm.4861]

Fuck me I used to love that song, shit last time I heard was way back before high school.

[@alilsworld7150]

That’s not funny 😂

[@ECAKJ]

The mom was probably like “awe they grew up so fast” and assumed they left on their own

[@idoname]

OMG LOL

[@DeejayAlid]

they continue to feed birds that have fledged from the nest, sadly the mom knows somethings wrong

[@juvymontenegro6919]

Well technically 2 did

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

@@idoname Careful how you say that name

[@idoname]

@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 who tf are you

[@randast11]

Mother: here's some food for you Woodpecker: here's some food for me

[@tidalboxer]

I’ll never like Woody Woodpecker again! Traumatized

[@danielgagnon2355]

@Matthew Falls in cartoons they make him so lovable lmao

[@coomercommander2554]

you'll be suprised how evil squirrels are then

[@callumsparrow4379]

After the catastrophic reception of his Live Action/ CG Hybrid movie last year, Woody Woodpecker has truly lost his mind and has turned to a life of murder and crime.

[@stopyouneedhelp6115]

Sad

[@mrmusi4512]

Callum Sparrow lol why do u guys always have to make a joke about everything?, having a laugh/SOH isn't what lifes all about you know 🙄

[@callumsparrow4379]

Mr Musi Have you ever heard of the phrase “Humour is the best medicine”? Well, that’s pretty much what I’m doing here. While yes, I obviously acknowledge, understand and agree with you of this situation being quite sad and unfortunate, I’m using comedy here as a tool to at least levitate the situation and (hopefully) make it more easier for other viewers to swallow and accept the accompanying video above.

[@vaha-yv5nu]

Callum Sparrow the best comment

[@raykings5244]

Mr Musi Doesn't mean that it can't be. I would rather live my life laughing and joking everyday, than to be sad, angry, anxious etc.

[@rgygduysdgyuygsduysd]

the two birds that escape had higher I.Q and knew something ain't right. they will both live to breed smarter birds.

[@theonethatgotaway3475]

Big brain birds

[@victuz]

That IF they survived the fall, survived ground predators, and survived starvation. High I.Q is meaningless if you don't survive long enough to carry it forward.

[@agusra]

Jumping from the nest before they're ready does not equal intelligence, they just took a chance others did not. If they weren't prepared to fly yet they are all dead.

[@shikarixox1195]

@@agusra them being able to get themselves out means they already had the capacity for flight.

[@RavenHaili]

Also they're very small and not heavy, some baby birds can survive the fall. Then they call for their parents to feed them, without the rest in the nest the parents will switch to feeding the ones on the ground. Besides we don't really know what the ground where they fell looks like anyways

[@fahadkelantan]

I wonder if PETA folks actually understand the brutality of the animal world.

[@braddl9442]

no they dont

[@omnivorous65]

I am certain that they know. But there is a fundamental difference between an animal being swiftly predated and having animals suffering for extended time periods under torturous conditions. What would be your answer if you have a sadist and murderer torturing his victims and his justification would be "Nature is cruel too"? How would that sit with you?

[@deathkey8108]

@@omnivorous65 Mabye, but just MAYBE because the amount of PETA folks who believe that all household animals are suffering in a way by being domasticated instead of being free, is the main point why everyone shits on them. And the amount of "Torture" as you probably self-proclaimed vegans believe in is quite the lowest problem that animals in meat farms face. Besides, i love how you claim it is murder when aninmals do the exact same thing: Kill to survive.

[@omnivorous65]

@@deathkey8108 I am not a vegan or a vegetarian. But I am prepared to be paying more for meat that is farmed responsibly. There are ways animals are being kept, which are simply horrific. We are talking about mammals with highly developed nervous system and the capacity to suffer. A bit of empathy goes a long way.

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

@@omnivorous65 the more 'conscious' an animal is, the sweeter the meat....

[@Cornholio8787]

mother returns to empty nest: "hm must have been the wind"

[@loversandlosers]

"no sign of em"

[@harrystevens3885]

That Woodpecker was never the same after he lost that contract at Warner Bros...

[@ern4nxd-153]

Harry Stevens lmaoo

[@Chew0911]

Lol, i guess it aint Woody Woodpecker anymore

[@GeneralWagner]

no, he is still the same since we meet for the first time

[@ari-cx6ri]

Harry Stevens that’s not woody

[@andyz3925]

Don't worry that Woodpecker will have his day. I'd say the Great Horned Owl will show him who's boss.

[@Yaboidavey]

Or my cat after I shoot it in the wing.

[@theMLBfan]

I'm sure the woodpecker lived a good life and died of natural causes.

[@Animasterpro]

They are no great horneds in Europe

[@theotheseaeagle]

Great horns don’t live in Britain

[@andyz3925]

@@theotheseaeagle then I'll take my pet Great Horned Owl Fred out there and let him loose for a while.

[@Tounushi]

and this is why you place a steel reinforcement on the hole, if you make a bird box.

[@cherepaha3]

That's what I do . There were no woodpecker's in Ireland till 2006

[@cherepaha3]

@Feline Samurai European wild cat

[@jefffraley7094]

Yes! Like the way all KFC's have impenetrable bars over the doors! 😖

[@Jeremy_Hill_2020]

@@cherepaha3 damn

[@Kitties_are_pretty]

Also it's irresponsible to build a bird box without a few layers of ballistic plate and armoured skirts in case of light infantry attack. The thing's a death trap without them.

[@insertname1841]

And this is why both the mother and father are needed.

[@anonymous-sus406]

Bro was pecking him like "Wheres the money Lebowski?!

[@michaelodetola]

" nature is hard enough without the interference of man " deep...

[@Spartan-vp2ei]

michael odetola white man*

[@Coribec]

Until dinner time.

[@The_InfantMalePollockFrancis]

Spartan 118 tell that to the people who insist on eating bushmeat.

[@skylermanez2441]

Tell that to PETA

[@taski1]

of course that doesn't mean we have to help it along but yeah natures full of bastards

[@MegamikazeMoriko]

plot twist: the woodpecker is the dad

[@augustovasconcellos7173]

Oh God

[@shiezo]

He lost the custody of the children in court now he has to put matters into his own hands

[@Blankblank878]

Top 10 Anime betrayals

[@illeatyochildren6673]

Step dad

[@kamariking6774]

These not my kids!

[@themadatheist1976]

Last statement is so true. Had a small group of Muscovy ducks poisoned because new management at a business didn't like they were crapping on their patio.

[@MRGoods89]

That's sickening

[@Warmaker01]

Woodpecker: "Look at all this free fast food!"

[@sergio-pp8qc]

Its so sad that they get eaten Me: bites chicken sandwich

[@MeganCookiie]

mood-

[@LogicKidroy]

I literally have a $5 vs $20 Chicken Sandwhich video by Buzzfeed under eath this one. KZbin savage af.

[@JasmineBella2029]

Omg 🤣

[@beezcopter]

RUDE #animalabuserswilldie

[@MeganCookiie]

@@beezcopter its a joke calm down

[@vwlover4677]

This is why babysitters are so important.

[@mylink.orb17]

Indeed!

[@lightsoda7445]

2 birds were like aight imma head out

[@EverydayCinematicBirds]

Really great video! It’s very interesting to watch the tiny chicks grow up!

[@CherryPauper]

0:14 When you open up a pack of gum in the class room.

[@stefanmikaelson5673]

Cherry Pauper can I have some gum? can I have some gum?? 😂😂😂

[@LipstickSuccubus]

Cherry Pauper MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE *Nemo reference*

[@StreetKnightZ]

ikr, "ah, can I have one of your gum?"

[@alexg55530]

BlazeSoul who says ah when they ask that?

[@StreetKnightZ]

CucumberLord​ Oh, please, don't start with this grammar nazi bullshit.

[@marknc9616]

They didn't show the mother bird returning with food to an empty nest.

[@darthdestructus]

Mark NC That would have been heartbreaking to watch. Poor thing.

[@FluidOnFire]

Frank Castle yeah, we already just watched the babies being carried away to their premature demise.

[@hannaazumi3353]

I'd rather not😶😭😭

[@animal1nstinct394]

It would have just came back, look confused and left.

[@legendaryfrolox6285]

Bored Murse lol

[@ongwy66]

Use a nest box with a steel plated entrance. That should stop them woodpeckers.

[@leohao8698]

What? Woodpecker is Evolving? Congratulations! Your Woodpecker has evolved into a Steelpecker!

[@abdeldjalilyahi3322]

Woodpecker: if you won't pay the rent in your way I'll have it in my way...

[@Jako1987]

Woodpecker just saw a buffet with some nuggets on it.

[@grimmjowjaegerjaquez6322]

*Woodpecker steals a baby* Mama bird: Weren't there more of... Hhmmm must be seeing things *Woodpecker takes another baby* Mama bird: ok I know for a fact there were more of you.

[@JarJarStudiosPlus]

Must've been the wind

[@HolyBrainBible]

*insert woody woodpecker cartoon laugh*

[@Kitties_are_pretty]

@@privatewars5039 Russia is a terrible country.

[@kloa4219]

@@privatewars5039 you are right

[@bryanneideffer3969]

What does it do with em?

[@dattebayo8258]

It’s so fucked up that it kept coming back

[@doctordl7757]

It's A Pussy! It Waited Until The Mom Left Every time. I Doubt It Went Very Far When It Kept Coming Back.

[@Koppquetscha]

Safe food source. Why not? That’s how nature and natural selection works. Something most of mankind seems to have forgotten due to their fluffy and cozy, civilization baked life’s

[@deadweight4897]

HOKagE DATTebayO AND THEY DONT STOP COMING

[@butternutyeeetsbanana.-.5389]

HOKagE DATTebayO its thurst for blood has no end...

[@vatekanore3756]

Ikr,but hey,easy food,i would have done the same

[@Boris_Chang]

Imagine coming back to your home and most of your furniture is gone and just looking around thinking something is different.

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

A £2 metal plate around the birdbox entry hole would have 100% prevented the woodpecker from enlarging the birdbox hole and taking the baby birds.

[@wildlifeaid]

***** Even if its not their standard diet, woodpeckers are known to occasionally prey on small birds. A few hours after the event, two fledglings were spotted on the ground nearby.

[@Skyshark2fury]

I'm assuming that they all died. Have you ever considered moving the woodpecker? Course it must be hard catching it. What about building sanctuaries for all smaller birds that the woodpecker can't get into. Maybe built out of plastic or metal dressed as wood, appealing to the smaller birds?

[@kyliemaiden4478]

I hate wood peckets

[@wildlifeaid]

Brin The Kid These animals are wild and have the right to live where they want. Even if we move an individual (like the woodpecker), another one will probably move in on the territory. This is not the solution. Yes, nature is cruel, but, it's nature. All we can do is help by minimising humans’ negative impact on wildlife. We, immediately, put a metal front on the box after the tragedy, and will suggest to the company that sells the boxes to reinforce the fronts with metal in the future.

[@Michael-xm4ux]

Wildlife Aid stupid parents. if you can't protect and well nourish the baby. don't spawn one. i suggest we do the same thing to the children from low income families once in a while

[@agnes998]

Yeah, but why would you

[@lalyy8hi70]

I don't like woodpeckers anymore...

[@matildeneto4648]

It's natural life as sad as it is. Watching this made me sad but that woodpecker may have babies to feed to

[@wolfpackflt670]

+Lally 16 oh yeah woodpeckers are assholes, I seen one pick up a finch and throw it off a feeding tray even though there was plenty of space and food for both.

[@matildeneto4648]

wolfpackflt670 nvm then

[@bjgeantil]

why did my comment get deleted?

[@davidcinho11]

You took the words right out of my mouth

[@JaxTropics]

those two that left are like " Ya'll know that dude is coming back right ? "

[@bipolarbear69]

"hunting is so inhumane!" Well nature is inhumane, this is just the smallest part of it.

[@Vishnunairg90]

Nothing “motherly” about nature

[@magicman322]

Nature is what nature is. It isn't human. It's absolute. Don't confuse that with human greed and arrogance. Neither of what you said is comparable nor does it make any sense.

[@bipolarbear69]

@@magicman322 dude we've been apart of nature and still are. Greed and arrogance comes from locking up animals and cages for thier entire lives to be harvested for our own convenience and lack of independence.

[@joshuagarcia7488]

@@magicman322 .... You idiot we are a part of nature.

[@joshuagarcia7488]

@@magicman322 and what is so natural about adult animals killing young animals...

[@matteoc7084]

Bird dies: Everyone looses their mind Fish dies: No one cares

[@tyjohnston5889]

What? Nothing fishy going on here. Carry on.

[@elite-delta-1177]

Horses die: peta can absolutely give less of a shit

[@senkyou]

Because fish are ugly and birds are not. Just like if you are ugly it is considered sexual harassment

[@cobus8100]

Matteo C Ok and? It’s our opinions. So shut up

[@paulc6060]

@@elite-delta-1177 Well yeah, how else are we going to get their precious glue?

[@corylynn8739]

Plot twist: The woodpecker kidnapped them and raised them with bird Stockholm syndrome, so now they roam around the woods believing they are woodpeckers.

[@DLmohh]

Cory Lynn omg 😂😂😂

[@ripleylok1447]

Cory Lynn the fact that this is what relly happened cuz there isnt blood or corpses.

[@Ragluvvulgar]

LMFAOOOOO!!!!

[@TurtleLurky_]

Beauty and the Birds

[@edspencer7121]

Just like putting a clutch of chicken eggs under a duck. Wait till they get to the water 🤐

[@melissamcclain34]

Absolute carnage 😂😂 got to love that accent

[@evivinya]

“Your Defence lost” 100%

[@rubensilva2945]

PLOT TWIST: The woodpecker is actually the father and wants his babies back.

[@Alexander-my9pn]

That's a start....? :)

[@dubletar7351]

😂😂😅

[@dubletar7351]

Maury: "YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER"

[@ashleymarie4464]

Hahaha plot twist

[@chrono-glitchwaterlily8776]

Karen took the kids-

[@jare3459]

Mom bird: could sworn there was more of you guys

[@jare3459]

@27suzukirider mom bird: I guest I never hade children it was all in my head

[@jare3459]

@27suzukirider you ask more dark jokes I will tell them

[@jare3459]

@27suzukirider that's point of a dark joke

[@obi-wankenobi4640]

Damn, never knew that woodpeckers ate other birds!?

[@AdmiralAtago]

They drill holes into baby birds heads or smaller birds and eat their brain.

[@irgendeinname9256]

@@AdmiralAtago lol

[@06iiizy]

The demon slayer beginning in a nutshell

[@Steven-gv1ke]

*Dang, how many babies can a woodpecker eat?!*

[@177SCmaro]

They may not even be eating them, just removing competition.

[@Siegberg91]

@@177SCmaro or he force them to lay new eggs then it puts his own in

[@readynow12345]

Come on dude peckers do not it meat.

[@rebirthask]

Scott Daniels They eat baby bird's brain

[@readynow12345]

@@rebirthask That's a dam lie, peckers are herbivores.

[@io_inc]

The woodpecker was like: Come with me to my dungeon were I will devour you...

[@Top10Archive]

Damn Nature is scary.. Had to chuckle how 2 birds dipped out like, "Screw the rest of you, you know he's coming back, right?". Guess that's how evolution works.. Kind of nerdy, but good useless knowledge to have.. when building a birdhouse, mount a piece of metal around the entrance hole (predator guard) and don't make your hole too big so predators can't get in.

[@benjamintan5399]

Survival of the fittest

[@LuisMartinez-jk3yo]

That’s actually a perfect example of how evolution works. If that behavior was an expression of genetics, then those birds might have daredevil babies too haha

[@ilo3456]

@@LuisMartinez-jk3yo Basically slight variations in genes that may lead certain members of a new generation to be more successful in reproduction will go on to be Passed on to new generations and so on and so forth.

[@bladerj]

they are babies they certainly died out on the ground and cant feed themselves

[@omegacon4]

Those 2 babies who "escaped" fell to their deaths. They probably died slowly and in pain on the ground below.

[@dmaster225]

Just remember, this woodpecker might be coming home to a smaller nest as well...

[@Fortress333]

+dmaster225 Revenge of the Tits.

[@macnos]

+Jeroen Nouwens Sounds like a great kids movie.

[@caffeinatedpossum]

+dmaster225 It was definitely a male woodpecker and if they're like any other bird, he probably has little to no involvement in raising them.

[@SilentBudgie]

+Preslasia Lots of father birds care for their babies. Probably more often than mammal fathers do.

[@markmoore4088]

Preslasia I think you're confusing birds with humans.

[@AsceticFocus]

I would have cried if they showed the parent(s) come back to an empty nest 😭 'tis indeed the reality of nature

[@irgendeinname9256]

Probably thought the chicks got old enough and flew off

[@dinothebetatt6733]

I didn't even know woodpeckers ate other birds.

[@roderickmoore7694]

He was probably protecting his territory and thought that tree was his. He comes back really quickly, that would be quite a feat for a woodpecker to eat an entire baby and have enough appetite to come back.

[@andrifilipov4469]

@@roderickmoore7694 Woodpecker doesnt eat the entire catched bird. Most likely It only broke the victim's scull just like piece of wood, and then drank this mixture of blood and brain.

[@sc-fx7cy]

@@andrifilipov4469😨

[@savagekid94]

"Get the fuck out of my tree"

[@lifecausesemotion4477]

savagekid94 it's like stealing a car in gta.

[@TheHuskyK9]

savagekid94 "I'm playing Minecraft"

[@marsanz3510]

TheHuskyK9 lol

[@imakerandomvideos8267]

Parents coming back to the nest with no babies in it: “I swear something fishy is going on here”

[@sergiofonseca2285]

Must have been the wind