Favourite bird video

wildherbalian85 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 07:01 AM

As there are so many on there i thought i would open a thread where we can share our favourites.....

Here are two of mine, as a fan of BoP's you can guess what i have chosen...

The Queen of the sky....

YouTube - Peregrine Killing Red Tailed Hawk Pure power

And this (a bit slow to load up)

YouTube - Golden Eagle Attack

willing to learn · #2 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 08:36 AM

I have seen Peregrines kill Common buzzards twice, both similar to the redtail video. Seen lots of duals where both but up a good ariel display, and the buzzard escapes unharmed. On about bird brained you would have thought the second Capercaillie would have made off after seeing what was happening to the first one. Good videos.
Regards
Colin

wildherbalian85 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by willing to learn

I have seen Peregrines kill Common buzzards twice, both similar to the redtail video. Seen lots of duals where both but up a good ariel display, and the buzzard escapes unharmed. On about bird brained you would have thought the second Capercaillie would have made off after seeing what was happening to the first one. Good videos.
Regards
Colin

I'm not entirely sure though why the author of that video put "kill" when the red tail clearly flew of after a brief tumble.... but the power and precision of the peregrine was so clinical and i have no doubts that if it wanted to it could have killed the red tail.

Yes i was amused at the bravery/ stupidity of the grouse but hey the eagle is just hard as nails