Gosh Henry, I really like this NZBOTW series I’m not a kiwi myself , but find the bird life of NZ fascinating, excellent presentation thank you All the best Jules
Indeed! New Zealand is in a very unique place in that regard. Adzebill descendents could well have become large carnivores like terror birds if human settlement didn't happen. It's a fun hypothetical.
Great to see you have done a vid of this very little unknown bird .I do plant fossil collecting of Miocene and Pliocene. The sizes of seeds and seed capsule's are what you would encounter in Queensland and New Caledonia today .Both the Miocene and Pliocene I find Sea/beach almonds (Terminalia catappa) in great numbers .Today they are only found in the tropical zones of the world .These are not at all seem to be researched or noted for lost new Zealand plants 9The only research paper on them being in contact with the researcher as I have much to add to the research on these tropical plants being here for millions of years ).The Pliocene has commonly large seeds that would have had flesh for birds to eat ,from my fossils it must have being a big fruit bowl in the forests' for the birds alive at the time .The Pliocene also has she oak (Allocasuarina )seed 'cones' to be found .Both Miocene and Pliocene I have a very close relative of Eucalyputs here ,it was formally in the Eucalyputs family but has moved the family Corymbia .It's my most common Miocene fossil .
Great Video mate! I love this stuff. As a kid I was obsessed by the Hasst eagle. I watched some old tv show in the 80’s that had them swooping down and snatching Maoris and taking them away too eat. It blew my little mind! Haha. Can’t remember the name of the show. I wish I could find it. Cheers from Australia
from research i've read the Haast eagle didn't carry prey off ,they flew down and with legs out aimed for the lung area and hit with such force punctured the lungs ,then they would have had easy time tearing at the flesh .Does make a lot of sense if they had to hunt in the forest ,wouldn't be able to pick up prey and even drop it ,but causing the same injuries by flying into the prey ,very clever tactic .So I can imagine a early Polynesian dyeing of this tactic .I did watch a vid of golden eagle grabbing prey off a cliff and causing them to fall with the eagle hanging on ,but in the forest wouldn't be possible with the tree's in the way .It was liken to being hit by a car with claws .
Remarkable to think they could have held out until the 1870s, perhaps this is the same for other extinct species lingering on the line of inevitable extinction
Fascinating to think they may have persisted longer than thought. A majestic sight they would have been, soaring overhead.
Often overlooked, fascinating video.
Many thanks!
Henry keep up this wonderful series. Appreciate your work :)
I will indeed!
@@HenrythePaleoGuy I requested this video a while back thank you very much
Gosh Henry, I really like this NZBOTW series
I’m not a kiwi myself , but find the bird life of NZ fascinating, excellent presentation thank you
All the best Jules
I like learning about environments that have relatively small apex predators. It's a very interesting perspective.
Indeed!
New Zealand is in a very unique place in that regard.
Adzebill descendents could well have become large carnivores like terror birds if human settlement didn't happen. It's a fun hypothetical.
@@HenrythePaleoGuy Or perhaps descendants of the Eyle's Harrier, The Haast's Eagle or another bird of prey becoming flightless.
Great to see you have done a vid of this very little unknown bird .I do plant fossil collecting of Miocene and Pliocene. The sizes of seeds and seed capsule's are what you would encounter in Queensland and New Caledonia today .Both the Miocene and Pliocene I find Sea/beach almonds (Terminalia catappa) in great numbers .Today they are only found in the tropical zones of the world .These are not at all seem to be researched or noted for lost new Zealand plants 9The only research paper on them being in contact with the researcher as I have much to add to the research on these tropical plants being here for millions of years ).The Pliocene has commonly large seeds that would have had flesh for birds to eat ,from my fossils it must have being a big fruit bowl in the forests' for the birds alive at the time .The Pliocene also has she oak (Allocasuarina )seed 'cones' to be found .Both Miocene and Pliocene I have a very close relative of Eucalyputs here ,it was formally in the Eucalyputs family but has moved the family Corymbia .It's my most common Miocene fossil .
Thank you for sharing this!
My pleasure!
Such underrated animals, especially in art.
I would like to see you cover the giant penguins like kairuku and pachyduptes.
Well, at least we got the swamp harrier.
Swamp harriers after Eyles's harriers and Haast's Eagles went extinct: STONKS
Great Video mate! I love this stuff. As a kid I was obsessed by the Hasst eagle. I watched some old tv show in the 80’s that had them swooping down and snatching Maoris and taking them away too eat. It blew my little mind! Haha. Can’t remember the name of the show. I wish I could find it. Cheers from Australia
from research i've read the Haast eagle didn't carry prey off ,they flew down and with legs out aimed for the lung area and hit with such force punctured the lungs ,then they would have had easy time tearing at the flesh .Does make a lot of sense if they had to hunt in the forest ,wouldn't be able to pick up prey and even drop it ,but causing the same injuries by flying into the prey ,very clever tactic .So I can imagine a early Polynesian dyeing of this tactic .I did watch a vid of golden eagle grabbing prey off a cliff and causing them to fall with the eagle hanging on ,but in the forest wouldn't be possible with the tree's in the way .It was liken to being hit by a car with claws .
This video was pretty awesome and I love it
Also hope y'all have a great day
Thanks! You too!
Remarkable to think they could have held out until the 1870s, perhaps this is the same for other extinct species lingering on the line of inevitable extinction
GeeE that’s big
Seeing the living swamp harriers around is already a sight, so seeing birds of this size would really be incredible!
I love these dinosaurs so much
Yay! BotW!
I am up late so I get to see it first! 🌲 ♥️ 🐦
I'm glad you did!
Get some good rest afterwards. :)
Fantastic!!!
The picture at beginning is not James Eyles. Jim is my dad and that is definitely not him. Otherwise very interesting.
cool
My Great Grandad named this bird
Beautiful bird sad they are extinct
Unfortunately so...
@@HenrythePaleoGuy sad human's natural instinct to seeing something to study it back then was to shoot it dead instead of taking notes back then
I read new Zealand breath of the wild
Has happened a fair bit!
Honestly, a botw-type game based around New Zealand would be pretty awesome.
I honestly thought the title stood for NZ breathe of the wild....
A lot have indeed thought that. :)
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That’s not James Eyles at the beginning
I was about to comment that, He's my great grandad :0000