To see them hovering is just amazing; I live in the Sonoran Desert (in AZ) and we have kestrels here-- it's funny to look up and see something that *should* be a pigeon by its size-- and suddenly it drops into a raptor's dive and takes out a smaller bird. Beautiful, fierce things!
I saw Kestrals (or a cousin) outside Amsterdam in the fields. The second it stopped moving in the air, I thought I saw a glitch in the Matrix. It's truly uncanny.
@@hipbubble7685although it's not technically a Kestrel there is a falcon called a Kestrel in North America. Miss named and hasn't been renamed since it was discovered to be unrelated to the actual Kestrels.
I've been privileged to have seen one of these Kestrels in the wild for the very first time and they are truly an amazing & magnificent bird. Majestic, wonderful & silent, and most of all a beautiful example of nature, thank you so much for this video :)
So cute. I’m from Morocco, Rabat, and always on the lookout for this bird. It leaves in cities, and has this typical way of changing direction as if it were a robot.
The images with the kestrel hovering, shot from below, with sunlight through the wings, magical! And, pretty interesting, seeing how they actually spread the feather out to control lift...wonderful little 'air cats' ;-)
Thank you for such a beautifull glimpse of my favourite cliff top bird. thank you for not spoiling it with a sound track the waves and gulls are how it should be. A symbl of freedom in turbulent times.
Coolest thing about this is that once they're fixed on a certain spot, their head will stay in the same spot to focus, while the rest of their body keeps adjusting to the wind.
Amazing skill and reflects. Technically he is not hovering. He is gliding at the exact same speed as the headwind he encounters. And he is getting lift from the wind as well, which must have encountered a tall obstacle below and is therefore not parallel with the ground but actually heading up. (That's why seagulls and hang gliders hang out over cliffs near the ocean.
Amazing. I always loved watching it in the wild. I must admit that I tried to take such the shots through years but never had enough zoom nor stabilization. And as the other viewers asked these shots seem like incomplete without the original soundtrack. Thanks for sharing Paul. pb
There's so many of these where i live, i still just stand and watch them in disbelief. Even with all our technology we couldn't make something the size of a bird fly perfectly still in empty space, they're amazing animals
My brother in law has some amazing photographs of a Kestrel that nests on The Island in St Ives. My husbsnd and I once saw one hunting over the cliffs near Godrevy too...just hovering in mid air ... it was truly amazing!
Everyone complimenting the guy who just recorded them... meanwhile these guys are hovering in rigorous winds without their heads moving so much as a millimeter.
I live in Hamilton Ontario Canada and my apartment has winter nest of peregrine falcon cause it's been week that I've seen her everyday I live 16 floors up and seen her go for pigeon... wow
I saw a bird hovering today and was in such ahhh 😲! That it never accrued to me to take a video. The phone was in my pocket too. I was totally mesmerized by it! Came home and started researching it! My husband said that’s the same thing that happens to people who are BigFoot too! This bird was amazing and the most beautiful thing hovering in one spot looking down at the earth! For a moment I thought it was an Angel! ❤️
In 2012 I shifted with my family to our new house that was in an isolated area.once a day i was on terris and i saw this bird i was surprised to see how its hovering coz i didnt see this bird before.firstly i thought its an eagle.then after few days my uncle visited to our home for lunch after lunch we went to terris,then i saw again this bird.and i asked my uncle about this bird.then he told me.but for 2,3 years i havent seen this bird.dont know what happend.
"Have they not seen the birds above them, spreading and folding their wings? None holds them up except the Most Compassionate. Indeed, He is All-Seeing of everything. " Al Quran chapter 67 verse 19 Glory Be to Allah!
I saw a bird hovering and i thought it was a glitch in the matrix lol
That's Kestrel.
I just saw one for the first time today, it was crazy
if its not a bird of prey it will be a glitch in the matrix. ive seen pidgions frozen in flight not cought in any lines.
you the being is a gilitch itself. you are the anomoly. you are the one, my hero
To see them hovering is just amazing; I live in the Sonoran Desert (in AZ) and we have kestrels here-- it's funny to look up and see something that *should* be a pigeon by its size-- and suddenly it drops into a raptor's dive and takes out a smaller bird. Beautiful, fierce things!
I saw Kestrals (or a cousin) outside Amsterdam in the fields. The second it stopped moving in the air, I thought I saw a glitch in the Matrix. It's truly uncanny.
Might be another falcon species since kestels dont live in any part of america
@@hipbubble7685although it's not technically a Kestrel there is a falcon called a Kestrel in North America. Miss named and hasn't been renamed since it was discovered to be unrelated to the actual Kestrels.
I love the ending where he is relaxed and watching out over the water!!
Cute oml
Glad I read this because I almost missed it!
"Sweet jizzass, feels good man"
I've been privileged to have seen one of these Kestrels in the wild for the very first time and they are truly an amazing & magnificent bird. Majestic, wonderful & silent, and most of all a beautiful example of nature, thank you so much for this video :)
Saw a kestrel hovering for the first time today. Truly an unmatched sight.
0:00 when you're in middle of a game but the wifi turns off.
Consoomer
Definitely one of the most amazing spectacles to witness.
So cute. I’m from Morocco, Rabat, and always on the lookout for this bird.
It leaves in cities, and has this typical way of changing direction as if it were a robot.
Kestrel is not a Bird.
@@BrovkinThePerdix
Huh….???
Birds are incredible creatures. This proves it! Awesome footage.
The images with the kestrel hovering, shot from below, with sunlight through the wings, magical!
And, pretty interesting, seeing how they actually spread the feather out to control lift...wonderful little 'air cats' ;-)
Saw one yesterday for the first time in Buckinghamshire. Such a cool thing to witness and impressive how they can use the wind like that.
its so great how their head is perfectly still while hovering, balancing it to have maximized vision advantage
Thank you for such a beautifull glimpse of my favourite cliff top bird. thank you for not spoiling it with a sound track the waves and gulls are how it should be. A symbl of freedom in turbulent times.
I honestly think it's my favourite sight in nature and it's my favourite bird 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Kestrel is not a Bird but it's flies.
@@BrovkinThePerdix cause it's not a Bird 🤪
Beautiful bird, breath taking footage!
Ah, the achieve of, the mastery of the thing. Many thanks for filming and posting.
What superb shots of the hovering. You must have a superb camera to get this close!
+Joan Ouellette I agree! Stunning shots!
FrontYardVideo Same Its Amazing.
You're everywhere I keep seeing you on MyBackYardBirding and loads of other wildlife vids and stuff.
BirdBrains Who. Replied 1/07/2017 At (4:37pm).
Less about the camera more about the lens
Amazing how the head stays perfectly still the wings tail and body are moving realy fast
Coolest thing about this is that once they're fixed on a certain spot, their head will stay in the same spot to focus, while the rest of their body keeps adjusting to the wind.
I saw one of these hovering today for the first time, was amazing too see, almost looked fake, it is incredible how still they keep their heads
Amazing skill and reflects. Technically he is not hovering. He is gliding at the exact same speed as the headwind he encounters. And he is getting lift from the wind as well, which must have encountered a tall obstacle below and is therefore not parallel with the ground but actually heading up. (That's why seagulls and hang gliders hang out over cliffs near the ocean.
Kestrels are probably my favourite animal
Wonderful pattern of wings.
The males especially are just totally gorgeous creatures. If i'm out driving at work, I always take note of a hovering Kestrel. Beautiful.
Look majestic in the air
Amazing how they use their talons to stabilize themselves.
Amazing. I always loved watching it in the wild. I must admit that I tried to take such the shots through years but never had enough zoom nor stabilization. And as the other viewers asked these shots seem like incomplete without the original soundtrack. Thanks for sharing Paul.
pb
***** Thank you Pavle.
Absolutely fantastic captures well done.
Amazingly beautiful shots dear Paul! Thank you.
Great video. How did you get the shot that looked like you were just behind it? Was it a drone?
This was amazing; enchanting; fascinating. One of the best I've ever seen. :)
That's Just Freakin Amazing!‼💯
There's so many of these where i live, i still just stand and watch them in disbelief. Even with all our technology we couldn't make something the size of a bird fly perfectly still in empty space, they're amazing animals
We certainly can. Although admittedly, it then tends to not look anything like a bird and is usually quite noisy compared to your average raptor. :D
Never heard of a drone?
@@brianstraight9308 Drones can't do this, not even close.
@@mrcaboosevg6089 yeahhhh
Amazing footage!!!
Waw! Amazing video!
My brother in law has some amazing photographs of a Kestrel that nests on The Island in St Ives.
My husbsnd and I once saw one hunting over the cliffs near Godrevy too...just hovering in mid air ... it was truly amazing!
Amazing …thank you.
I saw one in my local park, I've never seen anything like that before. Pretty impressive
Kestrel at the end: "Ah yes my land is looking good today." *nom nom*
Incredible bird
It’s a kestrel hovering!
Everyone complimenting the guy who just recorded them... meanwhile these guys are hovering in rigorous winds without their heads moving so much as a millimeter.
"Brute beauty and valour and act" ~ The Windhover, Hopkins
Nice.....I love how surreal it looks.....
Still for me the raptor hovering award goes to the white tailed kite....
Hello! a very great video !!! :) Thumbs up!!!!
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT AINT MOVE IT MY FIRST TIME SEEING THIS
Wonderful to see Paul
Waw ..... Wonderful !!!!
Absolutely amazing little falcons. I appreciate this vid very much Paul!
it's like the head is anchored mid-air and it's body is in ragdoll
Birb doing Running Man dance moves
Truly incredible and amazing
How? How does it float without flapping it's wings?
Magnifique vidéo!
Really beautiful work here.
Very nice video. Nicely filmed. Lots of greets
I live in Hamilton Ontario Canada and my apartment has winter nest of peregrine falcon cause it's been week that I've seen her everyday I live 16 floors up and seen her go for pigeon... wow
I could watch this for hours
Hi Paul, Great video here.
Wanted to ask you if i could use the about 5seconds of hovering and gliding in a student film that i am currently making.
I saw a bird hovering today and was in such ahhh 😲!
That it never accrued to me to take a video. The phone was in my pocket too.
I was totally mesmerized
by it!
Came home and started researching it!
My husband said that’s the same thing that happens to people who are BigFoot too!
This bird was amazing and the most beautiful thing hovering in one spot looking down at the earth!
For a moment I thought it was an Angel! ❤️
Beautiful close-up and wonderful to watch.
***** Thanks Sue.
I think I understood now where the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel got it's name.
How's he doing that? That bird has some awesome moves.
Wow, very good video!
VeluweNatuurFotografie.nl Thank you very much my friend. Have a great week ~ Paul
Great work.
Wow
POV: You're playing a Ubisoft videogame
Qué bien has grabado a esos cernícalos suspendidos en el aire, como si estuviesen sujetos por un hilo invisible, Paul. Me ha gustado mucho tu vídeo.
javi celacanto Muchas gracias. Estoy muy feliz de que haya disfrutado el video .
Is camera mounted on a drone?
at the 12 to 13 second mark how did you get that particular angle? that was beautiful
+Sparky B Thanks. I think I was lucky with this one.
Saw loads in Newquay recently, wonderful birds.
If I ever seen some shhhiiit like this in person I'm standing still cause where I come from birds move so it gotta be me moving to fast lmaooooo
Great video!
I'm wondering how many people came here after reading Hopkins' "The Windhover" lol
Cool vids! I love birdwatching too!
Sebastian Bettinger Thanks Kid Rocket
How ?
Confidently Hovering over the ocean....!!!
it's in creative mode.
Wow I bet kestrel are very common there the habitat is perfect for them
How he wait in the air ???
How is that even possible
Amazing !
How is this possible
Brilliant creature's
In 2012 I shifted with my family to our new house that was in an isolated area.once a day i was on terris and i saw this bird i was surprised to see how its hovering coz i didnt see this bird before.firstly i thought its an eagle.then after few days my uncle visited to our home for lunch after lunch we went to terris,then i saw again this bird.and i asked my uncle about this bird.then he told me.but for 2,3 years i havent seen this bird.dont know what happend.
Is it possible to learn this power?
"Have they not seen the birds above them, spreading and folding their wings? None holds them up except the Most Compassionate. Indeed, He is All-Seeing of everything. " Al Quran chapter 67 verse 19
Glory Be to Allah!
This giving me some HTTYD 2 vibes
wow, super awesome capture:)
+Nature Inspired Snips n Snaps Thank you very much. Have a lovely day ~ Paul
I've seen them killing blue-grey tanagers here in Venezuela, and yes, they are little eagles, cold and sharp.
I see these at Powell Butte Park in Portland OR all the time hovering and hunting
Slow motion, which settings?
nice Shot!
Tobias Lang Thanks Tobias
2:25- Wheatear cameo lol
Smart birds.
How fast is the wind to keep them up like that?
Man I’d hate to be his prey. You ain’t getting away.
The original drone
Leonardo DaVinci would have loved your video.
my dogs found one of these guys injured so I put them home and went and rescued the poor lil guy
@CaptainJoe would love to see this