@LongHandleSpoon In Texas where I live and hunt, the two are distinguished differently including by our states wildlife dept. We don't have Squab season, we only have a dove season. Thanks for the post.
Cool video! Too bad the hawk got spooked and flew away. The next ten minutes of that encounter would have made a great video! Nature at it's finest, brutal!!
lol come on hawk just crack the neck with those talons or maybe break the rule and hit a blow on it's head with your beak and it'll all be over. i hate to see it struggle
surprisingly the dove doesn't look one bit stressed, then again, no animal ever look stressed in life or death situations. they're facial expression never changes at all, no matter what is happening to them.
@TheAirsoftman225 It took it with it. It was quite an experience for me that day. I had JUST filmed a Horned toad on my way to that spot and havent seen one for 30 years before that day. It was a great day for a camera. Thank you for asking.
This looked to be like a Cooper's Hawk, catching a Mourning Dove. Many times, as a "defense", Pigeons & Doves will release A LOT of feathers once captured by a Hawk, in the hopes of escaping. This clearly, was not the case here, and this Cooper's Hawk was intent on eating its prey, while it was still alive. As was shown, in this video footage....!!!
Lastly, this is an adult bird. Note the horizontal brownish-reddish barring on the breast and the dark red eye. Accipiters are born with straw-colored eyes which darken to orange and, eventually, blood-red as they age. Beautiful bird and incredible video. I'm impressed at your apparent appreciation of the age-old predator-prey interaction here. It's truly heartening and reminds me that there are still some people out there who think ecologically, not anthropomorphically.
Shins' tails tend to look more squarish and display less white at the tip than Coops' tails. Also, the shins' heads are rounder and tend to "show more eye" (i.e., the eye is larger proportionally), and there is not as sharp of a division between the dark cap and the cheek. Lastly, the shins of sharpies are very thin!! This bird is a Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus).
It's in Family Accipitridae, as evidenced by the long brown-and-slate-striped tail and long legs. Birds in this family (Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and Northern Goshawk in N. America) specialize on hunting other birds, and they are incredibly agile fliers! Of the three, shins and Coops are the most difficult to differentiate, but there are a whole host of characteristics useful in identification.
All of you who think you can tell what this bird is you are all wrong, well mostly. This isnt a falcon you retards. It is onw of two birds. It is either a female sharp-shinned hawk, because in hawks and falcons the female is always larger than the male, or a male coopers hawk. Look in your bird feild guides or online. I am about 90% sure that this bird is a female Sharp-shinned because of its tail. It is not rounded and long like that of a coopers. I cant believe you said it was a falcon...
A lot of predators begin eating their prey while it's still alive. This is nothing compared to watching a pride of lions dig into a meal while it's still moaning. Nature is so metal.
thats gross i thought all animals killed their prey wehnt hey catched it and then proceeded to eat it, its a bit cruel in my opinion but i think no animal caresa bout being cruel or not and they just kill prey to eat it without being bothered lol
@josephpa05, hell no. My Red-tail is a rodent killer, catching something fast as a pigeon would be hard for it to kill in the air. On the ground maybe, but in the air no.
These species are pretty hard to tell apart, but I'm pretty sure it is infact a Sharp-shinned. Look at the nape (back of the neck) it would be pale giving the bird a capped apearance for Coop's, also it is ruoghly the small size of the dove and the legs are thin and brittle looking. Cooper's would be a bit bigger and thicker legs.
That's just horrible. It would be like being stabbed with a knife 80 times while having your hair puled out (feathers). A slow, painful death. If I were you I would've ran at that hawk and brought the dove to the animal shelter, or quickly put it out of it's misery leaving the carcass for the hawk later on. Poor thing. Yes, I know they need to kill but not in front of me.
ya man, don't you realize that one day, the hawk people will rise up to rape our villages and pillage our women, all because you threatened their ancestors? these stories are passed on to their young with each passing year...what would you say if a hawk shooed you away from your cheeseburger? respect the hawk people
Noob, Hawk people aren't strong enough. The Crab People are what we should be worrying about, since they hide in human bodies! (Southpark refrence if you don't know)
hahaha its nature. thats how shit works now and thats how shit has worked for a 1000000000 years. if it was just killing it for fun then yeah its a little much but get over it.
I had to watch this video once again, only to torment myself a little more. You see, I am very fascinated by hawks but I also think its heartbreaking to hear their preys scream:( The hawk that caught the magpie here today must have spent 45 mins before it was dead...Im gonna bring my camera outside tomorrow too! And it was very lucky for you to get this "on tape":)
Thank you so much for sharing your comments and understanding what it is to share your experiences with wild animals. I'll watch for any new video you get. Good Luck!
This is exactly what I saw today, only it wasnt a dove but a "magpie"(?!). You know, thos black/white birds in the crow family. I filmed it but was to far away as I didnt want to scare the hawk off. Felt bad for the prey but hawks need food to...
I was shocked when I filmed this, because it happened 10 to 15 yards in front of me. If you notice, when I talk, the Hawk hears me and I think that's why he left so soon with his catch.
Wild Stuff outdoors, huh? Thank you for sharing your experience with me.
Yeah, its wild. I had my chickens outside, like I always do. Im sure they are the reason hawks have been around here so often lately. But now it settled for a magpie. I heard the screaming for 30 mins before I decided to sneak upon them. Felt sorry for the magpie but I didnt want to interfere. I DO love magpies, you see! Ours in Norternn Europe are very pretty, you seen them?
We used to raise chickens and we constantly had problems with hawks, owls, racoons and opossums. Poor chickens , as we had to add a strobe light in the yard at night to keep the owls away. Confuses the owls. Anyway, I live in the country on a river, and I noticed the Hawks are back as they usually are this time of year. Maybe nesting?
3:21 "Oh, I'm being watched. I'm getting out of here."
ShiroiNami23 2 weeks ago
looks like a mourning dove not a rock dove but whatever the footage is fucking bad ass as hell. love hawks.
MPSecare 3 weeks ago
Dang coopers hawks don't always kill their prey.
xenubarb 1 month ago
awesome vid shot, great to see the respect from one predator(man) to another..
LuckyTHlRT33N 1 month ago
that is so morbid!
Brinah 1 month ago
@Brinah just eat your hamburger.....
ziggystartdust72 1 month ago
Cool footage!
MBJB07 3 months ago
@MBJB07 Thank you! I thought so too!
hoghunterdiva 3 months ago
2:37 and the defeathering continues!!
roselinerave 3 months ago
hes looking around like "SHIT MOMMA DOVE GON' GIT ME!"
b00mshakalaka33 4 months ago
poor pigeon, it seems the hawk will need to use his beak to kill it... slowly!
brunobahia19 6 months ago
I thought the alien standing on the right of the picture could have done just a bit more to help the pigeon.
Multapunkata 6 months ago
@Multapunkata What planet are you from? And that's not a pigeon, it's a dove.
There is no alien or anything else standing to the right. Must be good drugs.
hoghunterdiva 6 months ago 3
@hoghunterdiva pigeons are doves
LongHandleSpoon 5 months ago
@LongHandleSpoon In Texas where I live and hunt, the two are distinguished differently including by our states wildlife dept. We don't have Squab season, we only have a dove season. Thanks for the post.
hoghunterdiva 5 months ago
Looks a bit like rape to me.
Spyplane2005 7 months ago
Not to be nasty but kind looks like rape --
bluejaywolf 7 months ago
Cool video! Too bad the hawk got spooked and flew away. The next ten minutes of that encounter would have made a great video! Nature at it's finest, brutal!!
Gman6755 8 months ago
isnt this a peregrin falcon?
icelandicigs 9 months ago
"Hold still, Food!"
Chariset 10 months ago
at 0:59 the dove is like "help! someone anyone? help?"
homerm06 10 months ago
Looks a bit more like rape than murder.
bikingforbrie 11 months ago
i shot a hawk the other day with my bb gun when it snatched a mourning dove.. dove lived hawk met his fate..
ted81876 11 months ago
@ted81876 birds of prey are protected... maybe someone should chase you off before you eat you next pork chop.
ziggystartdust72 1 month ago
Why doesn't the dove just tap out?
YesYou123333 1 year ago 2
lol come on hawk just crack the neck with those talons or maybe break the rule and hit a blow on it's head with your beak and it'll all be over. i hate to see it struggle
KylenneLupo 1 year ago
DAMN NATURE, YOU SCARY!
youdevil6 1 year ago
wow! Very clear. Hawks are amazing creatures. It's not every day you see something like this!
iamsaztak 1 year ago
surprisingly the dove doesn't look one bit stressed, then again, no animal ever look stressed in life or death situations. they're facial expression never changes at all, no matter what is happening to them.
Isreal4realz 1 year ago
poor dove =(
purpk86 1 year ago
poor morning dove! those are my favorite bird...
Bombsgalor 1 year ago
Did the hawk take the dove with it when it flew away or did it let it go?
TheAirsoftman225 1 year ago
@TheAirsoftman225 It took it with it. It was quite an experience for me that day. I had JUST filmed a Horned toad on my way to that spot and havent seen one for 30 years before that day. It was a great day for a camera. Thank you for asking.
hoghunterdiva 1 year ago
This looked to be like a Cooper's Hawk, catching a Mourning Dove. Many times, as a "defense", Pigeons & Doves will release A LOT of feathers once captured by a Hawk, in the hopes of escaping. This clearly, was not the case here, and this Cooper's Hawk was intent on eating its prey, while it was still alive. As was shown, in this video footage....!!!
tomtalker2000 1 year ago
Lastly, this is an adult bird. Note the horizontal brownish-reddish barring on the breast and the dark red eye. Accipiters are born with straw-colored eyes which darken to orange and, eventually, blood-red as they age. Beautiful bird and incredible video. I'm impressed at your apparent appreciation of the age-old predator-prey interaction here. It's truly heartening and reminds me that there are still some people out there who think ecologically, not anthropomorphically.
jroth848 1 year ago
Shins' tails tend to look more squarish and display less white at the tip than Coops' tails. Also, the shins' heads are rounder and tend to "show more eye" (i.e., the eye is larger proportionally), and there is not as sharp of a division between the dark cap and the cheek. Lastly, the shins of sharpies are very thin!! This bird is a Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus).
jroth848 1 year ago
It's in Family Accipitridae, as evidenced by the long brown-and-slate-striped tail and long legs. Birds in this family (Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and Northern Goshawk in N. America) specialize on hunting other birds, and they are incredibly agile fliers! Of the three, shins and Coops are the most difficult to differentiate, but there are a whole host of characteristics useful in identification.
jroth848 1 year ago
i think that is a coopers hawk, but i could be wrong...
4luvfishing 1 year ago
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!! That's what hawks are made for!
grig24x 1 year ago
All of you who think you can tell what this bird is you are all wrong, well mostly. This isnt a falcon you retards. It is onw of two birds. It is either a female sharp-shinned hawk, because in hawks and falcons the female is always larger than the male, or a male coopers hawk. Look in your bird feild guides or online. I am about 90% sure that this bird is a female Sharp-shinned because of its tail. It is not rounded and long like that of a coopers. I cant believe you said it was a falcon...
sandmankid 2 years ago
That's not a Hawk, it's a pelagrim falcon, yo can tell by its size and stripes.
yasumpuss1ey 2 years ago
@yasumpuss1ey
it looks like a coopers hawk to me.Ithink you meant peregrine falcon it isn't.
rushcoca 2 years ago
The dove is still alive...its just like killing your cousin! But its nature so whatever...
robtic360 2 years ago 2
A lot of predators begin eating their prey while it's still alive. This is nothing compared to watching a pride of lions dig into a meal while it's still moaning. Nature is so metal.
caitlmac1 2 years ago
thats gross i thought all animals killed their prey wehnt hey catched it and then proceeded to eat it, its a bit cruel in my opinion but i think no animal caresa bout being cruel or not and they just kill prey to eat it without being bothered lol
xhappyxlifex 2 years ago
He is killing it by squeezing it to the point of it not being able to breath.
flipperisgay 2 years ago
sad looking at it suffer. =/
xxtankstealerxx 2 years ago
its like the hawks on the look out for the fuzz haha... sketchy ass mother fucker
TheLastQuincy2 2 years ago
Sounds like they lack the talon strength to kill it outright.
gld1010 2 years ago
Damn, that hawk was starting to eat that dove while it was still alive. And anti hunters think we're cruel!!?????
primitivepathways 2 years ago 3
what i dont like about accipiter hawks is that they eat their prey while its still alive instead of quickly killing them like falcons do...
afffred 2 years ago
Too bad that was a Falcon, not a Hawk. And falcons do the samething as hawks.
TheFalconryFan 2 years ago
no they don't, falcons swoop down from the sky and kill their prey instantly. this is a cooper's hawk.
afffred 2 years ago
My mistake, but Falcons don't kill them instantly.
TheFalconryFan 2 years ago
@TheFalconryFan do you think your red tail can cach my racing homers
josephpa05 1 year ago
@josephpa05, hell no. My Red-tail is a rodent killer, catching something fast as a pigeon would be hard for it to kill in the air. On the ground maybe, but in the air no.
TheFalconryFan 1 year ago
@TheFalconryFan the red tail at my house always caches my roller pigons. but not my racers haha. you have a nice redtail
josephpa05 1 year ago
awesome capture....
1tialoca1 2 years ago
it's not horrible, it's nature... it makes the quick kill of a hunters bullet a nicer alternative doesn't it?
therealdude1 2 years ago 5
poor dove everytime the hawk pecked at it the dove would blink
Fresishedn 3 years ago
Cooper's Hawk and Mourning Dove
falcoperegrinus82 3 years ago
damn
FlyBikes089 3 years ago
poor little dove... make it quick, hawk!
blackeyedsiouxsie 3 years ago
Dove?
iamaloady 3 years ago
Yes, that is a dove the hawk has.
hoghunterdiva 3 years ago
gorgeous!!!
thewretched18 3 years ago
It is bizarre but hawks do start eating their victim irrespective of whether or not they are still alive!
erwintommy 3 years ago
si, este si es un Gavilan.
cooperhawk1 3 years ago
I agree it´s a Cooper´s Hawk.
Deinonychus6 3 years ago
yeah-thats a cooper's hawk
sharp-shinned hawks looked more BUG eyed
and would be closer in size to the dove
coopers are more crow sized
kokumaru 3 years ago
I am pretty sure this is a Male Coopers Hawk given the locality and it being too stocky to be a female Sharp Shinned....and they def are bird hawks.
NordicHealer 3 years ago 5
These species are pretty hard to tell apart, but I'm pretty sure it is infact a Sharp-shinned. Look at the nape (back of the neck) it would be pale giving the bird a capped apearance for Coop's, also it is ruoghly the small size of the dove and the legs are thin and brittle looking. Cooper's would be a bit bigger and thicker legs.
loyko40 3 years ago 2
@NordicHealer Possibly, but I've seen large female Sharpies and small male Coops that were almost identical in size. Those accipiters are tricky.
Cheyenne17124 1 year ago
@NordicHealer its wayyyy to big to be a sharp shinned!
MPSecare 3 weeks ago
22 mag material-
marshallbentley 3 years ago
22 month in jail material for doing so.
TheFalconryFan 2 years ago
That's just horrible. It would be like being stabbed with a knife 80 times while having your hair puled out (feathers). A slow, painful death. If I were you I would've ran at that hawk and brought the dove to the animal shelter, or quickly put it out of it's misery leaving the carcass for the hawk later on. Poor thing. Yes, I know they need to kill but not in front of me.
TheUnknownSmurf 4 years ago
oh please why did you watch this video clip.you need to grow your pathetic.
rraynsford 3 years ago 5
lol hippy
crayzclown 3 years ago
Don't intervene with nature man, unless you become part of the situation.
Nacho773 3 years ago 10
ya man, don't you realize that one day, the hawk people will rise up to rape our villages and pillage our women, all because you threatened their ancestors? these stories are passed on to their young with each passing year...what would you say if a hawk shooed you away from your cheeseburger? respect the hawk people
billyhay 3 years ago
Noob, Hawk people aren't strong enough. The Crab People are what we should be worrying about, since they hide in human bodies! (Southpark refrence if you don't know)
GnomelandSecurity 3 years ago
yea, i don't think anyone has ever heard of southpark before, could you please elaborate?
billyhay 3 years ago
hahaha its nature. thats how shit works now and thats how shit has worked for a 1000000000 years. if it was just killing it for fun then yeah its a little much but get over it.
turdburglar101 3 years ago 4
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therealdude1 2 years ago
I had to watch this video once again, only to torment myself a little more. You see, I am very fascinated by hawks but I also think its heartbreaking to hear their preys scream:( The hawk that caught the magpie here today must have spent 45 mins before it was dead...Im gonna bring my camera outside tomorrow too! And it was very lucky for you to get this "on tape":)
TheMission707 4 years ago 3
Thank you so much for sharing your comments and understanding what it is to share your experiences with wild animals. I'll watch for any new video you get. Good Luck!
hoghunterdiva 4 years ago
This is exactly what I saw today, only it wasnt a dove but a "magpie"(?!). You know, thos black/white birds in the crow family. I filmed it but was to far away as I didnt want to scare the hawk off. Felt bad for the prey but hawks need food to...
TheMission707 4 years ago
I was shocked when I filmed this, because it happened 10 to 15 yards in front of me. If you notice, when I talk, the Hawk hears me and I think that's why he left so soon with his catch.
Wild Stuff outdoors, huh? Thank you for sharing your experience with me.
hoghunterdiva 4 years ago
Yeah, its wild. I had my chickens outside, like I always do. Im sure they are the reason hawks have been around here so often lately. But now it settled for a magpie. I heard the screaming for 30 mins before I decided to sneak upon them. Felt sorry for the magpie but I didnt want to interfere. I DO love magpies, you see! Ours in Norternn Europe are very pretty, you seen them?
TheMission707 4 years ago
I'm not sure if I have. Northern Europe, huh?
We used to raise chickens and we constantly had problems with hawks, owls, racoons and opossums. Poor chickens , as we had to add a strobe light in the yard at night to keep the owls away. Confuses the owls. Anyway, I live in the country on a river, and I noticed the Hawks are back as they usually are this time of year. Maybe nesting?
hoghunterdiva 4 years ago