I remember a few years back I heard a blood curdling cry . It went right through me. I raced to the patio windows and saw a Sparrowhawk had trapped a starling in its talons and the Starling was letting out this sound. What I saw next astounded me and I wished I had a camera or video. On top of my shed I noticed a squirrel. From the roof of the shed which was about 6 feet from the hawk and Starling. It jumped off the roof like superman ,spreadeagled and aimed itself at the hawk. The hawk didn't know what hit him. It let go of the Starling which escaped and so did the squirrel. The hawk flew away empty handed. It was most amazing thing I have witnessed in the natural world. I named that squirrel Supersquirell. He should have had an S on his chest.
At our old house, scrubjays ruled the property. You would know if there was a stranger (animal or human) because they let out a scream that sounds like a child and then they'll attack. Love those birds. Took them a little while to get used to the dog we adopted. I guess they associated our dog with me and I would go out and feed them and talk to them. Got to watch them bring their families back every year, to same spot in the arborvitae wall. I'm still not sure if they liked the acorns as they would bury them and trees would grow. I fed them other things but, those acorns were something they'd bury.
@@TheRosieBoy Jays forget where they hide a decent number of acorns every year...thats how the oak trees got so far north, so quickly, after the last ice age. I think it was the University of Wisconsin, who did a study, finding that 50 blue jays moved 150,000 acorns in a month, so if they forgot where they buried 2% (I thinks its more like 20%) that would be 3000 oak trees. They will travel around 5 miles, and as their numbers grow, so does their range...
the squirrel curled up to protect his head! when a hawk grabs a squirrel they pin it to the ground then peck it's skull to kill it! by rolling up the squirrel was able to gain time and force the hawk to loosen it's grip to try to gain a better hold advantage! this work's for the squirrel more often than you think! THANK YOU for posting this- it shows a better view of how both species adapt to survive!
@@johnjeffreys6440 evidently you missed the part whereI said the hawk's strategy is to pin it and peck its skull! The skull is the most important part of the squirrel! If your brain don't work you wont need the softer bits!
I’m a falconer also. This is a male red tail hawk juvenile that has not been out of the nest for long and doesn’t have its hunting skills down yet . Males are smaller than females. Light eyes and a tail with bars are markers for juveniles. He doesn’t have a red tail yet (that will come in next year). Red tails catch squirrels all the time but as the other falconer said, they are dangerous prey for the hawk because squirrels have a nasty bite. The hawk has to learn to control the head (biting end) . A female is about 1/3 again the size of this male and has bigger feet. She can generally control and kill better than the smaller male. The male is a little faster and more agile for smaller prey.
@@Jorg05111980 He's honing his hunting skills, yes. I've seen plenty of young Cooper's hawks do the same thing. Even saw a juvenile one attacking a pine cone that he constantly threw up in the air.
It's definitely not the same squirrel anymore. He has seen the face of death. From now on, he will greet every day with gratitude. He will appreciate his family, and focus on positive thinking. He will stop chasing superficial satisfaction in his daily life. He will start meditating and do some yoga.
Henrik your wisdom sounds as if you are speaking from personal experience. It's very enlightening. I can only assume that you were attacked by a hawk and survived to tell about it.🤔
Squirrels are not tough ... I've seen a little Marten kill and destroy a squirrel.. Although the squirrel put up a good fight.. It was no match at all.. squirrels are pretty docile ,not practiced or prone to fighting.. except maybe other squirrels... They are pretty low on the food chain..
Judging from the fresh hole in this guy’s side - I would say it is the same squirrel 🐿️. He’s either very brave or has amnesia to return to the feeder! 😂
Nah, it's not the same squirrel. If you screenshot both photos of the squirrel in the beginning of the video and at the end of the video when the head is facing towards the left of your computer screen, and then merge the two photos together horizontally, you can see the squirrel at the end of the video has black hair lines under the eyes and on the cheek where the first squirrel does not.
@@dahoss5405 Agree, it's not the same squirrel. The one was caught had a black eyebrow, while the on at the end of the video had none. These animals get hurt all the time.
Looks like a young hawk, just learning how to find food for himself. He was very tentative and cautious in attacking the squirrel, much to the benefit of the squirrel.
@@SofDiane An adult hawk would have 'gotten down to business' and plunged its talons in the poor critter's vitals and killed him almost instantly and then hauled him off. A bird of prey is not designed for a prolonged battle on the ground.
As a Falconer,...I can assure you, that this happens all the time. Hawks do not normally go after squirrels, because if they are bit,...the squirrels can break her fragile bones with one bite. The problem with this hawk, is that it missed it's target, because of the squirrels fast reactions. She was suppose to get it by the neck. Great video, hawk strikes are not that common on film. The whole thing happens to fast.
At 0:24 you can see the squirrels face in the dirt and the falcons talons on the squirrels neck, on the back of the squirrels head. This falcon hit the target 100%. It looks like the squirrel was too strong for this falcon, and it aborted the mission.
What told you your Psy ....??? There are thérapy for your desease : to be leave in a room with a hungry hyena or lion sure you ll gonna change your sad view.
Squirrels are such a great example to humans in general, they wake up early, they go to sleep early, they do not mess with other animals and mind their own business, are great parents, and are very resilient
They are very greedy, though. When I would put out nuts, ONE squirrel wanted ALL of them and would chase another squirrel really far --- while a squirrel that watched would calmly come out and eat what he wanted until the other squirrel came back and then they were feuding about whose nuts those were.
Squirrels are rather the opposite to human in general. People often stay late, mess with other animals, are often horrible parents and don't mind their own business
squirrels sometimes tangle with other animals after their food source: other squirrels, chipmunks, birds. As for parenting, it is just the females that parent. Males' responsibilities end with pregnancy.
Hi alpha java....I love most birds, (including parrots)...I was so horrified at witnessing that lightening fast attack, & then the repeated kicking & pecking of the innocent little squirrel, that I had to momentarily look away...I believe it is the same little squirrel back at the feeder(with what looks like a good sized wound on his side) & I think those beautiful little birds must have been thinking...."Thankfully, we could NEVER do that to another little animal," & then cheered the little guy on while he made his way back home...My hands are still trembling... : )
That is the luckiest squirrel in the world. It would've been killed for sure, but the hawk messed up and dropped it. Good for him! Actually, I just rewatched it, and that is one smart squirrel. He rolled up in a ball to protect his head 0:31 . The hawk couldn't to the squirrel's head to deliver a killing blow, because the squirrel's butt was blocking it. He deserved to escape!
@@readynow12345 I'm hoping this is what happened. Hopefully, if the squirrel did bite the hawk, it would've hurt the hawk enough to never touch another squirrel again. Sorry hawk! Go after trout or mice or something else. Leave our little buddies alone.
That was a first year male red-tailed hawk. As a falconer for 30 years, squirrels are the nastiest quarry that you could hunt. They bite, they growl and they're hard to kill. I see them getting away from a lot of hawks in the wild.
Squirrels are remarkably sturdy and robust. They fly through the trees so effortlessly, you would think they were light and nimble. They are actually dense, heavy for their size.
Deer hunting one time in Kentucky I was fortunate enough to watch a squirrel and a hawk locked in combat. Squirrel got loose but the hawk stayed after that squirrel for a good 30-40 minutes. Round and round that squirrel would go around the the of the tree with the hawk hot after it. It was fall so I could see really good being a lot of the leaves had already fell to the ground. They would go from tree to tree and finally the hawk gave up. It was such a privilege to watch Mother Nature for a bit.
same squirrel - tough little bugger - my wife and I raised a baby that was blown out of the nest she was the size of my thumb - they catch on very quickly - we let her out into a small tree to get her acclimated to climbing - some crows saw her and started to attack - we had a garden hose with a hi pressure nozzle and squirted the crows away - the next time out she was looking for them.
If you find a baby squirrel out of it’s nest, leave it alone and the mother squirrel will come and rescue it later. This is what a hired tree trimmer told me and he was right because I witnessed this happen.
Despite what conspiracy theorists say animals do not abandon their babies because humans touched them it is usually because they sense some illness or something and abandon it for other reasons. I have personally given wild animal babies back to their mothers and they take them back as soon as it is safe.
I like how the Blue Jay continued to warn other birds and attempt to harass the hawk to let the squirrel go. I often see Blue Jays warning other birds when a hawk is in the area.
Was wondering what you meant, but noticed the lack of panic and waste of energy from the squirrel. It Seems he knows to conserve its energy and only stuggle when he holds an advantage in leverage and grip strength.
When the hawk lands on the squirrel its intent is to break its spine... I think this Hawk failed in that regards, probably because it is still and young hawk..
As they say in court, "Stating facts not in evidence."! Against an experienced hawk, there isn't much the squirrel COULD do! Squirrels are fast, and hyper vigilant for a reason. Once they're caught, they're usually dead!
The feed on the ground is like a death trap for some animals. This squirrel must have been really hungry or just brave. Like someone stated in the comments, this young hawk was inexperienced this is why the squirrel survived…
Have you not seen the views on this video? This set up is done on purpose so he can get views on purpose. Hell that’s like me setting up something out in the middle of the desert and letting coyotes get it.
That was a small young hawk. And yes that was the same squirrel. You can see the claw mark on his side. The hawk was inexperienced. He will get better at this with practice. Im glad the squirrel got away. It didn't seem to affect his appetite! 😊
SCREEN SHOTS @ 1:33 thru1:34 shows a dozen+ pictures. LOOKS like squirrel played dead. Bird held to waiting, on top of it, got distracted, eyes & head go R for a moment, as squirrel rested. Bird turned body left a bit and looks straight down close at the still fur .. then raises wings to begin taking off -- Squirrel eyes are now open, while just rising up, hanging LIMP in its grip -- Then, squirms hard. Bird yanked off balance & losing prey. Squirrel jumped hard away from flight path, as if to another tree branch ... safe & fast Fall down, and hit da ground runnin'! THAT WAS SO COOL. THANKYOU!!😊
Looks like the same squirrel to me. Too big for the hawk to handle. This was a young hawk and I think he overestimated his ability to take down the squirrel.
@@verawallace9055 hawks aren’t “bullies.” They are just trying to eat. Compassion is all well and good, but have some realism, too. If people could stop all little fuzzy animals from ever being eaten, all the hawks and other predators would die and then the little fuzzy animals would take over the world and destroy things to the point of harming humans, perhaps even killing many humans through crop destruction and disease. Wake up.
@@jaykay415 I never knew that squirrels are carnivores they climb in the trees and eat the baby birds I learnt that about 10 years ago pretty sick what they do . I’m not much of a squirrel supporter anymore
@@TheChristonline one time in the park I saw 2 small birds fly down from their nest to get food for the babies. Suddenly a big bad raptor sweeps into the nest and grabs one of the babies. We could see the silhouette. It was so sad. I know this is nature and keeps populations in balance so the whole system works, but it's brutal.
I definitely believe it's the same squirrel! Didn''t stop him from coming back for more treats! Hope his wounds healed up. 🙏😺 At the same time, Hawk Jr., no doubt, learned something from the encounter. 😛😺
I think the lesson to be learned here is not to place your feeders out in the open. The bird will remember and be back, if not for this little chap, then for others feeding here.
The hawk and the squirrel both learned something that day. I think it is the same squirrel. I saw a pheasant survive a hawk attack when a blackbird dived in the hawk causing the pheasant to run for cover. The black bird, way smaller than the hawk harrased the hawk till they both flew out of sight. It happened so fast that I couldn't get a picture.
@@I-cannot-make-it-prettier Yeah that's true. I saw a group of different birds, sparrows and blackbirds mostly, chasing off a pair of magpies. They were chasing them from roof to roof, it was so cool. I think the sparrows and blackbirds had chicks nearby
POOR SQUIRRELS you mean the destructive wood chewing causing me and my neighbors homes damaging have to spend money repairing property squirrels. Come hawks eagles and whatever other birds that eat squirrels and feast away to take as many squirrels that they can consume.
@@estherkeeling777 I didn't realise that squirrels were so destructive! I wonder if you could use some highly offensive odour to deter them? What about some floor polish with a strong smell? Or even painting oil onto the areas they are targeting? There must be something you can use with a strong smell? Perhaps something that's not a flamable. Otherwise get some owl statues and place them strategically around your property? There's some stuff called Ropel that's had some success. Or get a cat?
@@estherkeeling777 We feed bunnies, a whole family of squirrels and many varieties of birds. Oh and an occasional gopher. I have doves with a special call that they pass down through the generations. We have a large fenced yard and I just love seeing chubby baby squirrels that aren't afraid of humans and that live in my yard and have no reason to go in the street and get run over by a car or killed by a dog or a human asshole. Maybe you should feed them and then they won't eat your house.
I asked a hunter I worked with about this exact thing a few years ago. He said they usually don’t attack squirrels because they fight back. He’d seen it happen a couple times when hunting.
There were squirrels all over our yard, all over the neighborhood. Our dog would try to chase them and catch them. She was a rat terrier and could catch a bird, but the squirrels were faster and they would just get far enough up a tree trunk out of reach of our dog, turn around and start taunting the dog. Their fast smooching sounds and flipping and thumping their tail was funny. Drove our dog crazy.
@@user-ii4zf5iq3t My Ruby Doo has caught 8 tree rats so far. Would be a lot more if our yard was just a little bit bigger. There been a few times my Ruby Doo just barely catches up to them and just pulls out fur from the tail.
wow so interesting..thanks for posting...I think it's the same squirrel except I would expect THAT squirrel to spend a LOT more time looking up in the air! hahaha
Yes same Squirrel. He was lucky! Might have been tearing into that Hawks foot. In a few minutes he could chew the hawks foot off if he was lucky enough to be in such a position.
Behaviors like this come from instinct, genetic programming. It's the same reason why we humans instinctively dip our head down and forward when someone is punching us. That protects the neck and causes the attacker to possibly hurt their hand on our skull instead.
Nah, it's not the same squirrel. If you screenshot both photos of the squirrel in the beginning of the video and at the end of the video when the head is facing towards the left of your computer screen, and then merge the two photos together horizontally, you can see the squirrel at the end of the video has black hair lines under the eyes and on the cheek where the first squirrel does not.
Poor little squirrel! He's going to go back to his little squirrel nest and tell his little squirrel kids and little squirrel wife about how he BEAT the heck outta that hawk! I'm glad he has the chance to tell his family about his battle scars!! Someday soon, he may be able to tell his grandbaby squirrels about how he got that battle Scar! Smart squirrel too!
The colouring and face markings look a little darker and more defined at the end of the video, but they seem to match, as does his/her face shape and ear size. So yes, same squirrel and a lucky one at that🙂🐿
Much credit to the squirrelfolk, for they are smarter than they're often given credit for. It's worth a few rewinds just to see the point where the hawk seems to try a take-off and the ball of fuzz goes hauling tail into the underbrush.
Nope they just have these really big teeth that are shaped like a hook. The way they curve it will tear the flesh if you try to remove them good thing they're cute. They are nasty lol buggers
Except that, as several Falconers in these comments have noted, this is an inexperienced juvenile hawk that missed the target, which is the neck of the squirrel. That's the main reason the squirrel was able to fight back and get away.
if there's food involved they will fight anything! I have been bitten by the same squirrel twice for getting between her and her lunch! I don't mind, she's lovely. She hasn't bitten me lately... though I do keep dreaming of nuts.....
I saw a hawk attempt to take a squirrel while I was deer hunting. I had actually just been feeding the squirrel as it was sitting in my tree stand with me. The squirrel all of a sudden ran down the tree we were in and stopped on top is a fallen tree. Then just as the hawk approached at high speed the squirrel rolled under the log escaping the hawk attack. The hawk however had misjudge doped ad distance as when he tried to pull up he slammed into a big oak and was left flopping around on the ground. I was in stitches laughing as the squirrel scurried away. The hawk sat on the ground for about 20 min before it recovered and flew away. I went home because deer hunting was over. No way a deer was coming around with me laughing like I was at a Larry the Cable guy performance.
Similar experience: in my back yard, a hawk caught a sparrow at the birdbath then shot straight into the transom window over the sliding glass door. Fortunately, he hadn’t the distance to achieve full velocity so he kind of pinged off the glass, flopped into the planter in the far corner and sat blinking until he recovered.
Yes, it is the same squirrel. Why? Because at about 1:34 to 1:35 when the hawk was trying to fly off you can see the squirrel got away to the left of the video! It appears the hawk could not fly away with him and he slipped out of the hawks talons! It happens so quickly, you have to really watch!
Yes, it's the same squirrel, almost at the end of the video when the falcon tries to fly with it in its claws it is seen as it escapes and runs to the left side behind the tree. and later when she is in the place eating, you can see on his back that she has a wound with loss of fur.
My wife and I saw a squirrel attack a baby owl defending her den and when the parent flew in to defend the chicks the squirrel jumped on the head of the big owl and they went around briefly and parted. the owl chick suffered a broken wing and didn’t survive the week. They raised beside our house that year and woke us up often around 3am. The whole thing was pretty interesting.
@tonyv8925 Exactly right, and I've had them in my attic, and chewing on house wiring, and under my car hood, chewing on wiring. Far as I'm concerned, let the Hawks kill them all. Just rats with tails.
@@grantp4022 yep, I had one or more squirrels in my attic and cost me $3,500.00 to get my house fixed so squirrels and other pests couldn't get in anywhere.
I recently witnessed the very same thing. I pointed it out to my friend. We both watched the squirrel escape. I think the hawk didn’t get a good “catch” on the squirrel and as it tried to get a better hold, the squirrel wiggled loose and ran. I also think the squirrel might have been just a little too big for the hawk. The hawk still hunts from the same vantage point and if the same squirrel were to be unwary enough to let it happen again, it just might not be so lucky again! A hawk doesn’t score on every try.
Don't get it "twisted". Hawks are rough! I saw one fatally wound a very large rabbit in North Carolina a couple years ago IN BROAD DAYLIGHT on a public sidewalk. Looked like a Friday 13th Movie. 😳
The same squirrel, the hawk never had his claws IN the squirrels head. The squirrel twisted around and bit the hawk enough, when hawk lifted off, the hawk released this one. The hole in its side was probably on strike impact with 2nd claw. The hawk and squirrel will meet another day in either case. Till the feeder is protected or an animal is gone. Keep watching,If it's a must care protect the feeder to discourage the hawk
It’s got a large hole in its side from the juvenile Red Tail Hawk’s talon, so yes same squirrel, the Hawk never got good head control, important when catching cotton tails but VERY important when catching “chain saw teeth” squirrels
I think the bluejays had something to do with the escape too. They will go after larger birds that are a threat to their nesting area, such as Night Herons. You can hear them and the Hawk constantly looking around.
Agreed Bluejays can be very fiesty... they are definitely territorial and mean... rather like redwing blackbirds... they will divebomb other animals... if they perceive them to be a threat...
Predatory birds are awe inspiringly beautiful, but simultaneously so emotionless almost mechanical killers. Nature's imperative of survival above all else is embodied in these magnificent creatures.
I am Robert, I'm using my girlfriend's phone...that appears to be a bot fly hatch not a talon mark. Cant say for sure without seeing it up close. Unfortunately, I am almost certain the attacked squirrel did not survive or has much worse injuries. We rehab small mammals and squirrels are our biggest customer. It's rare to get one that has survived an encounter with a bird of prey but when we do it's a fight to keep wounds clean and keep antibiotics in their system to stop the spread of infection. These birds do massive damage with very little effort. We have 30 squirrels in various stages of rehabilitation now. Some still being fed squirrel formula and some in soft release waiting for the cage doors to open up for their release into the wild. Each one of these little guys have their own personality and temperament. They are awesome little creatures and watching them play and forage can make you smile and laugh.
I actually witnessed one of the coolest things I have ever seen yesterday while fishing, a hawk swooped down and grabbed a snake out of the grass like 100 yards from us and took it up to the nest and gave it to the babies. It was pretty awesome to see.
Ya me and a friend were on a smoke break and we saw a hawk just pick up a chipmunk under a tree and (presumably) take it home. "Did you just see that?" Spectacular for us, cutting room floor for David Attenborough. Chipmunk Mondays, Snake Taco Tuesdays.
Yes, please update us on the video. Same squirrel, has a rib injury. The hawk has & will be able to strengthen and improve the ability of it's hunting strategies.
Nah, it's not the same squirrel. If you screenshot both photos of the squirrel in the beginning of the video and at the end of the video when the head is facing towards the left of your computer screen, and then merge the two photos together horizontally, you can see the squirrel at the end of the video has black hair lines under the eyes and on the cheek where the first squirrel does not.
I think it's a sad day, hawks are beautiful intelligent animals and that I would love to see more of. Squirrels are also great. However, they are everywhere and in no danger of dying from hunger if they lose their grip on a nut.
At 1:34 you can see the squirrel jump in the air, and run away on the left, and disappear in the woods, while the hawk fly on the right. So yes, he escaped the hawk, and it's him back to eat at the end. 😊
The Hawk definitely needs to work on its ground game.Although he was bigger and heavier + the takedown was pure precision, the Squirrel was able to prevent the Hawk from getting his back and with his excellent defense create an opening to force the Hawk to make a mistake and release the hold.
Hawk is a Striker - but little did the Hawk know that the Squirrel had studied at the Gracie school of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu - and that my friend is another win for the ground game 🤪
I'd say the squirrel was the heavier of the two. I've lifted dead birds twice his size and they weigh very little, not that the squirrel weighed much more.
This had me on the edge of my seat! Earlier this year, in Spain, I watched a hawk devour 3 baby pigeons straight out of the nest. They were gone in minutes. I still love hawks though. They're amazing.
Someone scared the hawk by approaching it, it can't be missed: look at it's eyes and head movement. But good for the squirrel that lived to see another day.
Those squirrels are lightning quick. Watched this again in 0.25 speed. At the 0:03-0:04 time we paused-unpaused-paused until the moment the squirrel starts to move even before the hawk has made contact. The camera picks up the blurred squirrel image with almost the same blur quality as the hawk. While not very scientific, this really shows how difficult squirrels must be for the hawk to capture them. They usually appear far less fearful of being out in the open, almost casual in appearance, while feeding on nuts compared to other rodents.
Wildlife and Nature are so majestic! Unexpected, fierce, resilient and breathtakingly beautiful! Man can only forever be in awe of them. I'd say it's the same little squirrel. But I would place the bird feeder more cautiously so that the unsuspecting creatures are not easy prey to the predators. Let Nature work in its own ways. Thank you for sharing; I was transfixed till the very end.
great video. yes that is the same squirrel, they are a formidable foe. you do not see a hawk or an owl going after a squirrel often. They are fighters.
That squirrel can count itself lucky. Had it been a martial eagle, golden eagle, or black ( Verreaux's ) eagle, the outcome would have been completely different. Extraordinary footage, by the way. Thank you for sharing.
@@Orion3741 - lol, what kind of idiot thinks a hawk needs to be trained to kill a squirrel? They have been doing it for 50 million years on instinct just fine.
@@JeanBrewer : yes. The peregrine falcon is used in falconry. They are useful to control invasive bird populations ( at airports, for example ). Bats are also flying species that fascinate me. They too, are so useful, to control insect populations. A few days ago, a bat flew straight into a sliding door glass panel. It fell to the ground, wings outstretched. I approached it slowly. Fortunately it was OK, and took off from the ground. That same night, I had a frog for company, as I sat outside, under the porch. I was unaware of its presence, and put my mobile phone on it by accident. I jumped with fright.
It's too much of a coincidence that a 2nd wounded squirrel was in the area at the same time, well done to the squirrel for escaping and there must have been something wrong with the hawk that he couldn't carry the squirrel further, that or the squirrel weighed more than the hawk could pick up with ease. Either way lucky squirrel 🐿🦅
Yeah.....I was wondering if it was a young hawk who still didn't have the hang of hunting....he was proof of the expression about having a tiger by the tail😂🤣
@@rebeccadavis7042 It’s an unmanned nature cam…there was nobody there to help. If there was, they would only be hurting the hawk in the process by ruining its meal and chance of survival. Nature is scary and brutal, but you need to embrace it as it is balanced as it should be.
Eons ago, my friend was a falconer. He'd go hunting with the red tail hawk he had. When "Boomerang" would zoom onto a squirrel, my friend would high tail it to the hawk to take the squirrel away, from in order to lessen the chance the squirrel would bite the hawk's leg nastily (and cause an infection). In this video the hawk's grip may have just slipped, but the squirrel may have chomped down on a leg and the hawk loosened its talons.
@@timh.2137 I didn't mention the falconer carried an ice pick he used to quickly end the squirrel's misery. He would give the hawk appropriately prepared "hawk food" right then, while taking the squirrel away from Boomerang. He would later dress the squirrel and freeze to eat in a prepared dish for his family. It was his way of honoring the kill his bird had made, which I admired him for doing.
@@eddents that's all cool and everything (the falconer's hawk deserved his reward for his efforts) but I was talking about the video that we just watched and what happened or could have happened to make that Hawk fly away like that and not come back... and what you said about the squirrel may have gotten a chomp on his leg/feet makes the most sense to describe what we saw there...
In my slightly divergent story telling way, I was trying to illustrate how squirrels can bite hard and the falconer was very serious in trying to neutralize the squirrel to minimize injury to the hawk. A squirrel in our backyard drew blood on our 45 lb Lab when she caught it. The squirrel bit her nose hard enough she let it go. The squirrel lived to return to the bird feeder another day!
@@eddents Yep yep your story Illustrated that fine that's why I sent you the reply that said thank you... Haha lives to get in the bird feeder another day... have you seen the videos where people are sick of squirrels getting into the bird feeder so they build squirrel catapults?
I remember a few years back I heard a blood curdling cry . It went right through me. I raced to the patio windows and saw a Sparrowhawk had trapped a starling in its talons and the Starling was letting out this sound. What I saw next astounded me and I wished I had a camera or video. On top of my shed I noticed a squirrel. From the roof of the shed which was about 6 feet from the hawk and Starling. It jumped off the roof like superman ,spreadeagled and aimed itself at the hawk. The hawk didn't know what hit him. It let go of the Starling which escaped and so did the squirrel. The hawk flew away empty handed. It was most amazing thing I have witnessed in the natural world. I named that squirrel Supersquirell. He should have had an S on his chest.
Thank you for sharing that, I always love the idea of never give up, because someone you don't expect could be right around the corner ready to help.
Animals help one another regardless of them being of different species. They help even their enemies when a bigger enemy attacks.
Awesome story. Thank you for sharing.
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@@Liger._King That Starling is probably one of the birds that alerts the rest of the other animals in the area to danger.
That blue jay is doing a good job warning other birds. He’s a good dude for trying to help
They are the protector of birds. I always know when a hawk is hunting
At our old house, scrubjays ruled the property. You would know if there was a stranger (animal or human) because they let out a scream that sounds like a child and then they'll attack. Love those birds. Took them a little while to get used to the dog we adopted. I guess they associated our dog with me and I would go out and feed them and talk to them. Got to watch them bring their families back every year, to same spot in the arborvitae wall. I'm still not sure if they liked the acorns as they would bury them and trees would grow. I fed them other things but, those acorns were something they'd bury.
Yes he is
😂😂😂 he'll yea is the neighborhood nark😂
@@TheRosieBoy Jays forget where they hide a decent number of acorns every year...thats how the oak trees got so far north, so quickly, after the last ice age. I think it was the University of Wisconsin, who did a study, finding that 50 blue jays moved 150,000 acorns in a month, so if they forgot where they buried 2% (I thinks its more like 20%) that would be 3000 oak trees. They will travel around 5 miles, and as their numbers grow, so does their range...
the squirrel curled up to protect his head! when a hawk grabs a squirrel they pin it to the ground then peck it's skull to kill it! by rolling up the squirrel was able to gain time and force the hawk to loosen it's grip to try to gain a better hold advantage! this work's for the squirrel more often than you think! THANK YOU for posting this- it shows a better view of how both species adapt to survive!
The squirrel just yelled, "Squirrel!" and the hawk got distracted.
Interesting
you'd think it would use it's head to protect the softer parts.
@@johnjeffreys6440 evidently you missed the part whereI said the hawk's strategy is to pin it and peck its skull! The skull is the most important part of the squirrel! If your brain don't work you wont need the softer bits!
@@ronaldmorgan7632 hahaha 🤣😂
I’m a falconer also. This is a male red tail hawk juvenile that has not been out of the nest for long and doesn’t have its hunting skills down yet . Males are smaller than females. Light eyes and a tail with bars are markers for juveniles. He doesn’t have a red tail yet (that will come in next year). Red tails catch squirrels all the time but as the other falconer said, they are dangerous prey for the hawk because squirrels have a nasty bite. The hawk has to learn to control the head (biting end) . A female is about 1/3 again the size of this male and has bigger feet. She can generally control and kill better than the smaller male. The male is a little faster and more agile for smaller prey.
I am impressed to see a detailed comment by a falconer, the level of knowledge you have is impressive. In my country New Zealand, falconry is illegal.
So was this more like practice?
@@Jorg05111980 He's honing his hunting skills, yes. I've seen plenty of young Cooper's hawks do the same thing. Even saw a juvenile one attacking a pine cone that he constantly threw up in the air.
Do you mean 1/3 smaller not 1/3 of the size?
@@juffurey He means 1/3 larger. So 133% the size of a male.
Man it would have to suck being a small mammal knowing these jet fighters with claws and beak are hunting you.
Sure wish the raptors would come get the tree rats around my bird feeders.
If birds were just a bit bigger, we would know the feeling.
Squirrels are one of the most agile creatures out there. They like their chances.
@@SomeoneElsesStory Nay, we have guns.
jerk hawk, should be in jail.
It's definitely not the same squirrel anymore. He has seen the face of death. From now on, he will greet every day with gratitude. He will appreciate his family, and focus on positive thinking. He will stop chasing superficial satisfaction in his daily life. He will start meditating and do some yoga.
lol! most humans are not as grateful and reflective..
And you get a high 👋 for May's best comment (4 months late)
1000 yard peanut stare
Henrik your wisdom sounds as if you are speaking from personal experience. It's very enlightening. I can only assume that you were attacked by a hawk and survived to tell about it.🤔
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Think he’s more interested in getting his fill so stays strong enough to evade predators via instinct…
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It's unreal just how lightning-fast hawks are, AND how tough squirrels are!
I don’t know if you’ve ever held a squirrel, but it is just a solid ball of muscle. You have to hold it like it’s a grenade!
@@Glum1964
And squeeze REALLY hard!!!
That hawk learned it's lesson. Squirrels may look cute, but are tough as nails 😀
Well it looks like he has a hole in his side !
Squirrels are not tough ... I've seen a little Marten kill and destroy a squirrel.. Although the squirrel put up a good fight.. It was no match at all.. squirrels are pretty docile ,not practiced or prone to fighting.. except maybe other squirrels... They are pretty low on the food chain..
Judging from the fresh hole in this guy’s side - I would say it is the same squirrel 🐿️. He’s either very brave or has amnesia to return to the feeder! 😂
Suger addiction to the corn
Nah, it's not the same squirrel. If you screenshot both photos of the squirrel in the beginning of the video and at the end of the video when the head is facing towards the left of your computer screen, and then merge the two photos together horizontally, you can see the squirrel at the end of the video has black hair lines under the eyes and on the cheek where the first squirrel does not.
hungry
He's hungry
@@dahoss5405 Agree, it's not the same squirrel. The one was caught had a black eyebrow, while the on at the end of the video had none. These animals get hurt all the time.
It was not yet that squirrel's time to go. I foresee him accomplishing great things!
Lol
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Yeah,like storing up ten years worth of food and never seeing the light of day again
Like joining up with a spy agency and becoming Secret Squirrel!
Looks like a young hawk, just learning how to find food for himself. He was very tentative and cautious in attacking the squirrel, much to the benefit of the squirrel.
Thanks...same wave length!
The Hawk will think twice about attacking a squirrel...for an easy meal.
Yup!... I thought the same. 😉 (You can see some baby down feathers sticking out from it's tail🪶). = Lucky squirrel!
One squirrel bite to its talons and it could be deadly for the hawk.
The bird is on the ground a long time. I agree. Young bird.
@@SofDiane An adult hawk would have 'gotten down to business' and plunged its talons in the poor critter's vitals and killed him almost instantly and then hauled him off. A bird of prey is not designed for a prolonged battle on the ground.
As a Falconer,...I can assure you, that this happens all the time.
Hawks do not normally go after squirrels, because if they are bit,...the squirrels can break her fragile bones with one bite.
The problem with this hawk, is that it missed it's target, because of the squirrels fast reactions.
She was suppose to get it by the neck.
Great video, hawk strikes are not that common on film.
The whole thing happens to fast.
thanks. very interesting info :) 🐿🪵🌱
Kept hoping for a bobcat to come out the woods and catch the hawk.
Being a Falconer is horrible. I hate hawks,eagles and owls.
At 0:24 you can see the squirrels face in the dirt and the falcons talons on the squirrels neck, on the back of the squirrels head.
This falcon hit the target 100%. It looks like the squirrel was too strong for this falcon, and it aborted the mission.
What told you your Psy ....??? There are thérapy for your desease : to be leave in a room with a hungry hyena or lion sure you ll gonna change your sad view.
Squirrels are athletic, badass little animals
Badass little rats
you know they destroy the fruit that people try to grow.
@@tohopes
They dont destroy mine cause I feed them peanuts. They wont even look at vegetables.
My squirrels wont even look at the peanuts but instead eat my rows of corn and sunflowers lol.@AlphaQHard
@@AlphaQHard7ûhhh just you
Squirrels are such a great example to humans in general, they wake up early, they go to sleep early, they do not mess with other animals and mind their own business, are great parents, and are very resilient
They are very greedy, though. When I would put out nuts, ONE squirrel wanted ALL of them and would chase another squirrel really far --- while a squirrel that watched would calmly come out and eat what he wanted until the other squirrel came back and then they were feuding about whose nuts those were.
@@Dan5819
U r right but sounds like ppl too
Guess either u find another spot for the other squirrels to get what they need
Squirrels are rather the opposite to human in general. People often stay late, mess with other animals, are often horrible parents and don't mind their own business
squirrels sometimes tangle with other animals after their food source: other squirrels, chipmunks, birds. As for parenting, it is just the females that parent. Males' responsibilities end with pregnancy.
But squirrel are good to eat…
The little birds at the end were just delightful. I love little birds. They're so clever and resourceful.
Hi alpha java....I love most birds, (including parrots)...I was so horrified at witnessing that lightening fast attack, & then the repeated kicking & pecking of the innocent little squirrel, that I had to momentarily look away...I believe it is the same little squirrel back at the feeder(with what looks like a good sized wound on his side) & I think those beautiful little birds must have been thinking...."Thankfully, we could NEVER do that to another little animal," & then cheered the little guy on while he made his way back home...My hands are still trembling... : )
That is the luckiest squirrel in the world. It would've been killed for sure, but the hawk messed up and dropped it. Good for him!
Actually, I just rewatched it, and that is one smart squirrel. He rolled up in a ball to protect his head 0:31 . The hawk couldn't to the squirrel's head to deliver a killing blow, because the squirrel's butt was blocking it. He deserved to escape!
He bit the hawk that's why he dropped him, squirrels have nasty teeth that can chew through wire mesh.
Firelord
* would’ve, not should’ve
@@travelinman482 You're right.
@@sabersworn
Thanks for seeing the error…w/o any attitude. 👍
@@readynow12345 I'm hoping this is what happened. Hopefully, if the squirrel did bite the hawk, it would've hurt the hawk enough to never touch another squirrel again. Sorry hawk! Go after trout or mice or something else. Leave our little buddies alone.
I feed the squirrels because not only are they cute, but they have a fighting spirit. I love it!
That was a first year male red-tailed hawk. As a falconer for 30 years, squirrels are the nastiest quarry that you could hunt. They bite, they growl and they're hard to kill. I see them getting away from a lot of hawks in the wild.
What a cool hobby! The growl coming from it is what got me. I’ve never heard a squirrel do that before.
I used to hunt squirrels and I have scars on my left hand from grabbing one I thought I had shot in the head.
@@bon7029 Make sure it’s dead before picking it up! 😃
Squirrels can also defeat Dr. Doom, MODOK and Thanos.
@@bon7029 Yeah! Point to Squirrel!
To go back to that same feeding area is just nuts!
you have to face your fears lol
Excuse the pun...
It's corn
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Aren`t you going to the same shopping center.........again....again....and again? 😎
Lol when the squirrel returned and faced the camera it was the most confident yet humble "I came back" look I've ever seen 🤣
The reaction time on that squirrel is amazing! Nths of a second it’s body is contorting, saved itself with that speed
Squirrels are remarkably sturdy and robust. They fly through the trees so effortlessly, you would think they were light and nimble. They are actually dense, heavy for their size.
I saw a squirrel push another one off a roof, and it just walked away like nothing happened.
Not all squirrels can fly,
@@georgeholt8929 No squirrels can fly
@@georgeholt8929 he doesn't mean fly literally. he is comparing the fast and agile movements of the squirrels jumping through trees to flight.
interesting note, never imagined they're dense.
Deer hunting one time in Kentucky I was fortunate enough to watch a squirrel and a hawk locked in combat. Squirrel got loose but the hawk stayed after that squirrel for a good 30-40 minutes. Round and round that squirrel would go around the the of the tree with the hawk hot after it. It was fall so I could see really good being a lot of the leaves had already fell to the ground. They would go from tree to tree and finally the hawk gave up. It was such a privilege to watch Mother Nature for a bit.
same squirrel - tough little bugger - my wife and I raised a baby that was blown out of the nest she was the size of my thumb - they catch on very quickly - we let her out into a small tree to get her acclimated to climbing - some crows saw her and started to attack - we had a garden hose with a hi pressure nozzle and squirted the crows away - the next time out she was looking for them.
We are raising one right now
I had a harness arrive for our little fella today... I can't wait to see how cute he is in it...
If you find a baby squirrel out of it’s nest, leave it alone and the mother squirrel will come and rescue it later. This is what a hired tree trimmer told me and he was right because I witnessed this happen.
Despite what conspiracy theorists say animals do not abandon their babies because humans touched them it is usually because they sense some illness or something and abandon it for other reasons. I have personally given wild animal babies back to their mothers and they take them back as soon as it is safe.
They actually make nice pets, when you raise them...we had one!
I like how the Blue Jay continued to warn other birds and attempt to harass the hawk to let the squirrel go. I often see Blue Jays warning other birds when a hawk is in the area.
That squirrel has escaped more than once you can tell it's smart and knows what to do.
Maybe the hawk took one bite and went “hell no!!” 🤣🤣🤣
Was wondering what you meant, but noticed the lack of panic and waste of energy from the squirrel.
It Seems he knows to conserve its energy and only stuggle when he holds an advantage in leverage and grip strength.
When the hawk lands on the squirrel its intent is to break its spine... I think this Hawk failed in that regards, probably because it is still and young hawk..
As they say in court, "Stating facts not in evidence."!
Against an experienced hawk, there isn't much the squirrel COULD do! Squirrels are fast, and hyper vigilant for a reason. Once they're caught, they're usually dead!
I thought so too. He seems to keep his haunches over his head as to protect himself...
The feed on the ground is like a death trap for some animals. This squirrel must have been really hungry or just brave. Like someone stated in the comments, this young hawk was inexperienced this is why the squirrel survived…
Have you not seen the views on this video? This set up is done on purpose so he can get views on purpose. Hell that’s like me setting up something out in the middle of the desert and letting coyotes get it.
It’s definitely set up like a trap. Squirrel feeders are usually up on a pole
Agreed. Don’t feed wildlife. Especially for RUclips clicks. Bad humans.
There are too many squirrels they have killed off all the song birds
Cats are killing song birds in huge numbers.
That was a small young hawk. And yes that was the same squirrel. You can see the claw mark on his side. The hawk was inexperienced. He will get better at this with practice. Im glad the squirrel got away. It didn't seem to affect his appetite! 😊
The hawk needs to eat.
Well spoke considering both animals
Well, they don't call Squirrels, Rats with 'attitude' for nothing. ☺️
@@terrytownsend5583 the hawk will eat once it learns to kill his prey.
À pool k
SCREEN SHOTS @ 1:33 thru1:34 shows a dozen+ pictures. LOOKS like squirrel played dead. Bird held to waiting, on top of it, got distracted, eyes & head go R for a moment, as squirrel rested. Bird turned body left a bit and looks straight down close at the still fur ..
then raises wings to begin taking off -- Squirrel eyes are now open, while just rising up, hanging LIMP in its grip -- Then, squirms hard. Bird yanked off balance & losing prey. Squirrel jumped hard away from flight path, as if to another tree branch ... safe & fast Fall down, and hit da ground runnin'!
THAT WAS SO COOL.
THANKYOU!!😊
Looks like the same squirrel to me. Too big for the hawk to handle. This was a young hawk and I think he overestimated his ability to take down the squirrel.
Am happy the bully didn't win, although am no fan of squirrels
@@verawallace9055 hawks aren’t “bullies.” They are just trying to eat. Compassion is all well and good, but have some realism, too. If people could stop all little fuzzy animals from ever being eaten, all the hawks and other predators would die and then the little fuzzy animals would take over the world and destroy things to the point of harming humans, perhaps even killing many humans through crop destruction and disease. Wake up.
@@TrackedHiker They should go fish hunting, and leave people pets alone, I use to see video of birds fish hunting, it was a spectacle to see
@@verawallace9055 “should” as in, hawks have a moral compulsion to eat fish instead of mammals? Do you divorce from reality much???? Hahahahahahahaha
@@TrackedHiker yes, owls & foxes & bobcats & vultures & snakes & should learn to eat fish too. No more squirrel eaters. Ever. They should all die -_-
How that squirrel lived to tell the tale is incredible, considering the amount of time that raptor had his talons in him
SPOILERS!
@@RichO1701e I needed a spoiler! I didn't want to watch a squirrel get murdered!
@@jaykay415 I never knew that squirrels are carnivores they climb in the trees and eat the baby birds I learnt that about 10 years ago pretty sick what they do . I’m not much of a squirrel supporter anymore
@@TheChristonline one time in the park I saw 2 small birds fly down from their nest to get food for the babies. Suddenly a big bad raptor sweeps into the nest and grabs one of the babies. We could see the silhouette. It was so sad. I know this is nature and keeps populations in balance so the whole system works, but it's brutal.
@@jaykay415 Sure is brutal .
I definitely believe it's the same squirrel! Didn''t stop him from coming back for more treats! Hope his wounds healed up. 🙏😺
At the same time, Hawk Jr., no doubt, learned something from the encounter. 😛😺
Oh those type of wounds heal quickly, from the ones I've seen they are gone in about a week or so.
Drop the playback speed to .25 at 1:34 you see he breaks free and runs off
Squirrels are like rats.
Hard to kill.
That has to be the same squirrel this time the squirrel is listening to every caw the blue jays are making. Lol it’s reflexes have been enhanced.
Squirrel master taught him well.
Patience and escape at first opportunity.🙏🏽
Pretty amazing squirrel. The technique to defend itself so fast like that is super smart.
That squirrel escaped and went right back to feeding in the same spot like nothing happened...
A few days later.
Still gotta eat.
Squirrels are dumb
Gangsta 😎
I think the lesson to be learned here is not to place your feeders out in the open. The bird will remember and be back, if not for this little chap, then for others feeding here.
That squirrel is never going to stop looking up.
The hawk and the squirrel both learned something that day. I think it is the same squirrel. I saw a pheasant survive a hawk attack when a blackbird dived in the hawk causing the pheasant to run for cover. The black bird, way smaller than the hawk harrased the hawk till they both flew out of sight. It happened so fast that I couldn't get a picture.
Yeah, different bird species stand up for each other and also warn each other.
That’s amazing
@@I-cannot-make-it-prettier Yeah that's true. I saw a group of different birds, sparrows and blackbirds mostly, chasing off a pair of magpies. They were chasing them from roof to roof, it was so cool. I think the sparrows and blackbirds had chicks nearby
Yes,....but whose side were you on?
Are you a hawkophile or a dovophile?
Didn't learn too much, back at the "feeding" trough...
Lucky squirrel. I couldn't endure watching the hawk peck and claw at the poor little guy. I hope he recovers.
Agreed! Squirrels are awesome!
I was afraid to watch this at first (that poor squirrel) but after seeing it back at the feeder later made me realize how tough they really are.
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Poor squirrel, poor hawk has to find another varmint to eat.
POOR SQUIRRELS you mean the destructive wood chewing causing me and my neighbors homes damaging have to spend money repairing property squirrels. Come hawks eagles and whatever other birds that eat squirrels and feast away to take as many squirrels that they can consume.
@@michaelcowan6254 I cannot believe it's the same squirrel feeding at the trough, if so it's a dumb one!?🐿️
@@estherkeeling777 I didn't realise that squirrels were so destructive! I wonder if you could use some highly offensive odour to deter them? What about some floor polish with a strong smell? Or even painting oil onto the areas they are targeting? There must be something you can use with a strong smell? Perhaps something that's not a flamable. Otherwise get some owl statues and place them strategically around your property? There's some stuff called Ropel that's had some success. Or get a cat?
@@estherkeeling777 We feed bunnies, a whole family of squirrels and many varieties of birds. Oh and an occasional gopher. I have doves with a special call that they pass down through the generations. We have a large fenced yard and I just love seeing chubby baby squirrels that aren't afraid of humans and that live in my yard and have no reason to go in the street and get run over by a car or killed by a dog or a human asshole.
Maybe you should feed them and then they won't eat your house.
Amazing that you caught this on video! The struggle is real in the wild.
I asked a hunter I worked with about this exact thing a few years ago. He said they usually don’t attack squirrels because they fight back. He’d seen it happen a couple times when hunting.
There were squirrels all over our yard, all over the neighborhood. Our dog would try to chase them and catch them. She was a rat terrier and could catch a bird, but the squirrels were faster and they would just get far enough up a tree trunk out of reach of our dog, turn around and start taunting the dog. Their fast smooching sounds and flipping and thumping their tail was funny. Drove our dog crazy.
He is wrong. As dangerous as squirrels are they are are favorite quarry of many birds of prey species.
@@lookmombeesbirds7444 That's usually baby squirrels. Before they leave their nest they are a prime target.
@@mapsgoonthewall5396 my Harris's Hawks have killed 18 adult squirrels this hunting season so far. I have a few videos of such hunts on my channel.
@@user-ii4zf5iq3t My Ruby Doo has caught 8 tree rats so far. Would be a lot more if our yard was just a little bit bigger. There been a few times my Ruby Doo just barely catches up to them and just pulls out fur from the tail.
When the hawk takes off you can see he drops the squirrel who’s curled up in a ball and bounces behind the tree. Yes, it’s hard to watch.
i saw him run when he was thrown away
wow so interesting..thanks for posting...I think it's the same squirrel except I would expect THAT squirrel to spend a LOT more time looking up in the air! hahaha
Yes same Squirrel. He was lucky! Might have been tearing into that Hawks foot. In a few minutes he could chew the hawks foot off if he was lucky enough to be in such a position.
I cold go for some yogurt and I don't even need to be attacked by a hawk to get there.
The squirrel obviously had prior experience with the hawk. That's why it knew exactly what to do and why it recovers so quickly.
I think the hawk saw something that scared it and let go at the last minute before flying.
Obviously lol
Behaviors like this come from instinct, genetic programming. It's the same reason why we humans instinctively dip our head down and forward when someone is punching us. That protects the neck and causes the attacker to possibly hurt their hand on our skull instead.
He played dead and hawk was just getting a good grip of the cutie. Smart squirrel rolled into a sushi roll position 🤣
@@JohnSmith-lf8kg The owner of this channel scared the hawk.
It's that squirrel's lucky day!!!😅 Wow.
I do believe it's the same squirrel.
Great video, in this case I'm glad the squirrel got away! 😉
Nah, it's not the same squirrel. If you screenshot both photos of the squirrel in the beginning of the video and at the end of the video when the head is facing towards the left of your computer screen, and then merge the two photos together horizontally, you can see the squirrel at the end of the video has black hair lines under the eyes and on the cheek where the first squirrel does not.
Poor little squirrel! He's going to go back to his little squirrel nest and tell his little squirrel kids and little squirrel wife about how he BEAT the heck outta that hawk! I'm glad he has the chance to tell his family about his battle scars!! Someday soon, he may be able to tell his grandbaby squirrels about how he got that battle Scar! Smart squirrel too!
Hahaha very funny
Not so sure the squirrel was smart. He came right back to the same spot.
@Joe Causey
After a great deal of surveillance. Have you seen the video of the squirrel carefully looking all around from the tree?
To be continued…
Squirrel Tale. A sequel to shark tale set on land.
@@joecausey8508 He's gotta go where the food is. But he's more cautious now. Did you see him jump when the blue jay squawked?
The colouring and face markings look a little darker and more defined at the end of the video, but they seem to match, as does his/her face shape and ear size. So yes, same squirrel and a lucky one at that🙂🐿
Much credit to the squirrelfolk, for they are smarter than they're often given credit for. It's worth a few rewinds just to see the point where the hawk seems to try a take-off and the ball of fuzz goes hauling tail into the underbrush.
Nope they just have these really big teeth that are shaped like a hook. The way they curve it will tear the flesh if you try to remove them good thing they're cute. They are nasty lol buggers
Then casually goes back to snacking 😄
They do have some amazing reflexes and quick calculation
True story, the squirrel makes the right turn.
I've seen them take on rattlesnakes.and win
The sheer speed and precision of the hawk's attack. Wow.
Except that, as several Falconers in these comments have noted, this is an inexperienced juvenile hawk that missed the target, which is the neck of the squirrel. That's the main reason the squirrel was able to fight back and get away.
Definitely the same squirrel, he has some battle damage. Can tell he’s learnt too, now he’s watching behind him.
He is a brave tough little squirrel
That squirrel’s got a lot of heart. 🐿
But the hawk never tasted it
But perhaps not much sense.......... to come back to the feeder where he almost bought it.
That’s a chipmunk bro
@@spikespa5208 the emoji.
He also has a lot of brass ones.
That squirrel is a warrior 👏🏾👏🏾 💪🏾
Nothing can get between a squirrel and enjoying its birdseed
if there's food involved they will fight anything! I have been bitten by the same squirrel twice for getting between her and her lunch! I don't mind, she's lovely. She hasn't bitten me lately... though I do keep dreaming of nuts.....
Very true. One was using his legs against the fence shake the feeder so seed fell put of it. I just applauded him.
*a 30amp dedicated circuit **_definitely_** gets betwween a tree rat and (the birds') birdseed. tried tested and true*
It's true. They are incredibly vigilant.
I saw a hawk attempt to take a squirrel while I was deer hunting. I had actually just been feeding the squirrel as it was sitting in my tree stand with me. The squirrel all of a sudden ran down the tree we were in and stopped on top is a fallen tree. Then just as the hawk approached at high speed the squirrel rolled under the log escaping the hawk attack. The hawk however had misjudge doped ad distance as when he tried to pull up he slammed into a big oak and was left flopping around on the ground. I was in stitches laughing as the squirrel scurried away. The hawk sat on the ground for about 20 min before it recovered and flew away. I went home because deer hunting was over. No way a deer was coming around with me laughing like I was at a Larry the Cable guy performance.
Similar experience: in my back yard, a hawk caught a sparrow at the birdbath then shot straight into the transom window over the sliding glass door. Fortunately, he hadn’t the distance to achieve full velocity so he kind of pinged off the glass, flopped into the planter in the far corner and sat blinking until he recovered.
@@stillhere1425 and the Sparrow?
Aww my little babies. Both are adorable. Please don't hate the hawk, it's natural.
Yes, it is the same squirrel. Why? Because at about 1:34 to 1:35 when the hawk was trying to fly off you can see the squirrel got away to the left of the video! It appears the hawk could not fly away with him and he slipped out of the hawks talons! It happens so quickly, you have to really watch!
It looked like the hawk could not get off the ground with such a well fed squirrel, lol.
The squirrel had it's teeth firmly sunk into the hawk's leg. Really scared that hawk until the squirrel let go and ran away.
And that noise! Got on the nerves
@@joesinakandid528quit being dumb, we all know the owner or whoever was present scared the hawk away, literally watch the vid lmao
His grand kids are gonna love this story.
Yes, it's the same squirrel, almost at the end of the video when the falcon tries to fly with it in its claws it is seen as it escapes and runs to the left side behind the tree. and later when she is in the place eating, you can see on his back that she has a wound with loss of fur.
My wife and I saw a squirrel attack a baby owl defending her den and when the parent flew in to defend the chicks the squirrel jumped on the head of the big owl and they went around briefly and parted. the owl chick suffered a broken wing and didn’t survive the week. They raised beside our house that year and woke us up often around 3am. The whole thing was pretty interesting.
In my area red squirrels are the most dangerous. They raid bird nests, chase away birds and other squirrels, and get into my house and chew on wires.
@tonyv8925 Exactly right, and I've had them in my attic, and
chewing on house wiring, and under my car hood, chewing on wiring.
Far as I'm concerned, let the Hawks kill them all. Just rats with tails.
@@grantp4022 yep, I had one or more squirrels in my attic and cost me $3,500.00 to get my house fixed so squirrels and other pests couldn't get in anywhere.
I recently witnessed the very same thing. I pointed it out to my friend. We both watched the squirrel escape. I think the hawk didn’t get a good “catch” on the squirrel and as it tried to get a better hold, the squirrel wiggled loose and ran. I also think the squirrel might have been just a little too big for the hawk. The hawk still hunts from the same vantage point and if the same squirrel were to be unwary enough to let it happen again, it just might not be so lucky again! A hawk doesn’t score on every try.
Also the squirrel looked like it was biting
The most sensible explanation I read before I stopped. If the grip isn’t right, you don’t get the squirrel or make the tackle.
Don't get it "twisted". Hawks are rough! I saw one fatally wound a very large rabbit in North Carolina a couple years ago IN BROAD DAYLIGHT on a public sidewalk. Looked like a Friday 13th Movie. 😳
This squirrel has healed up quite nicely now! His fur is still a little messed up, but probably not for long.
The same squirrel, the hawk never had his claws IN the squirrels head. The squirrel twisted around and bit the hawk enough, when hawk lifted off, the hawk released this one. The hole in its side was probably on strike impact with 2nd claw.
The hawk and squirrel will meet another day in either case. Till the feeder is protected or an animal is gone. Keep watching,If it's a must care protect the feeder to discourage the hawk
Squirrel to hawk: "Have you ever tried tofu?"....
I do !
The squirrel had a narrow escape from death !!
Hope it gets well soon !!!
Squirrel: "Fiuh, that was a close one"
Also squirrel: "Yep my wounds are almost healed, bring it on hawk!"
It’s got a large hole in its side from the juvenile Red Tail Hawk’s talon, so yes same squirrel, the Hawk never got good head control, important when catching cotton tails but VERY important when catching “chain saw teeth” squirrels
I don't think that's the same squirrel. That looks like bot fly larvae. Quite common. Just sayin'....
😂😂😂😂 he heard that noise he was on point can’t get caught twice 1:48
I think the bluejays had something to do with the escape too. They will go after larger birds that are a threat to their nesting area, such as Night Herons. You can hear them and the Hawk constantly looking around.
Agreed Bluejays can be very fiesty... they are definitely territorial and mean... rather like redwing blackbirds... they will divebomb other animals... if they perceive them to be a threat...
Nah you could hear a dude talking in the background as the bird looks around in fear and starts flying away as if something big was coming at it
Wow! What a lucky escape! Bounced out of there like a super-ball!
Predatory birds are awe inspiringly beautiful, but simultaneously so emotionless almost mechanical killers. Nature's imperative of survival above all else is embodied in these magnificent creatures.
That hawk is shockingly beautiful!
@@LilyS1031 As are you, sweet child o' mine!
@@swallowedinthesea11 Thank you. I think I'm blushing!
@@swallowedinthesea11 💀
I am Robert, I'm using my girlfriend's phone...that appears to be a bot fly hatch not a talon mark. Cant say for sure without seeing it up close. Unfortunately, I am almost certain the attacked squirrel did not survive or has much worse injuries. We rehab small mammals and squirrels are our biggest customer. It's rare to get one that has survived an encounter with a bird of prey but when we do it's a fight to keep wounds clean and keep antibiotics in their system to stop the spread of infection. These birds do massive damage with very little effort. We have 30 squirrels in various stages of rehabilitation now. Some still being fed squirrel formula and some in soft release waiting for the cage doors to open up for their release into the wild. Each one of these little guys have their own personality and temperament. They are awesome little creatures and watching them play and forage can make you smile and laugh.
I actually witnessed one of the coolest things I have ever seen yesterday while fishing, a hawk swooped down and grabbed a snake out of the grass like 100 yards from us and took it up to the nest and gave it to the babies. It was pretty awesome to see.
Ya me and a friend were on a smoke break and we saw a hawk just pick up a chipmunk under a tree and (presumably) take it home.
"Did you just see that?" Spectacular for us, cutting room floor for David Attenborough.
Chipmunk Mondays, Snake Taco Tuesdays.
@@pebblebrookbooks4852 😂
Not so great for the snake!
I saw seagulls attacking a hawk the other day. They were relentless. It had to get the hell out of there.
@@RatKindler Seagulls are the Evil Pigeons of the coastline....
“It’s not the squirrel in the fight, it’s the fight in the squirrel”. 👊🏼✌🏼
Yes, please update us on the video. Same squirrel, has a rib injury. The hawk has & will be able to strengthen and improve the ability of it's hunting strategies.
Nah, it's not the same squirrel. If you screenshot both photos of the squirrel in the beginning of the video and at the end of the video when the head is facing towards the left of your computer screen, and then merge the two photos together horizontally, you can see the squirrel at the end of the video has black hair lines under the eyes and on the cheek where the first squirrel does not.
I personally am glad the squirrel lived to see another day.
I think it's a sad day, hawks are beautiful intelligent animals and that I would love to see more of. Squirrels are also great. However, they are everywhere and in no danger of dying from hunger if they lose their grip on a nut.
So, you'd like to see the hawk go hungry, would you?
he probably saw another 3 or 4 days and then got killed by something else lmao. they don't have long lifespans.
It probably got ran over
At 1:34 you can see the squirrel jump in the air, and run away on the left, and disappear in the woods, while the hawk fly on the right.
So yes, he escaped the hawk, and it's him back to eat at the end. 😊
I believe this squirrel survived. Glad he looks good. Another day Hawk, for now this squirrel has a date at this food station. Thanks for sharing!
The Hawk definitely needs to work on its ground game.Although he was bigger and heavier + the takedown was pure precision, the Squirrel was able to prevent the Hawk from getting his back and with his excellent defense create an opening to force the Hawk to make a mistake and release the hold.
Hawk is a Striker - but little did the Hawk know that the Squirrel had studied at the Gracie school of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu - and that my friend is another win for the ground game 🤪
I'd say the squirrel was the heavier of the two. I've lifted dead birds twice his size and they weigh very little, not that the squirrel weighed much more.
So, MMA is so easy a squirrel can do it… just sayin’
@@bobgearing5012 🤣
Squirrel’s ground game was banging. 😂
This had me on the edge of my seat!
Earlier this year, in Spain, I watched a hawk devour 3 baby pigeons straight out of the nest. They were gone in minutes. I still love hawks though. They're amazing.
Good to see a feeding station for hawks
Not good
Someone scared the hawk by approaching it, it can't be missed: look at it's eyes and head movement.
But good for the squirrel that lived to see another day.
That hawk was on that squirrel faster than Al Sharpton extending his hand for a bribe.
That rough legged hawk looked like there was something that was disturbing it off camera.
Bluejay
I think the squirrel said to the hawk with a mouth full of hawk leg: herth da deal, I ret go uf la lek, an u ret go a mmeh.
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@@franciscoosuna259 😆/ cool, funny observation!!
Those squirrels are lightning quick. Watched this again in 0.25 speed. At the 0:03-0:04 time we paused-unpaused-paused until the moment the squirrel starts to move even before the hawk has made contact. The camera picks up the blurred squirrel image with almost the same blur quality as the hawk. While not very scientific, this really shows how difficult squirrels must be for the hawk to capture them. They usually appear far less fearful of being out in the open, almost casual in appearance, while feeding on nuts compared to other rodents.
Those fattened up squirrels that hang around for the free food can get a little too large for young or inexperienced hawks.
It has the same facial line markings, so yeah, I think it's the same squirrel. I'm happy it survived 💗
It won't. The hawks claws , razor sharp , most likely punctured organs , when it grabbed on.
This squirrel comes back ether because he (or she) is fearless or just does not care
Wow, surprised the squirrel survived that. I'm sure he has lots of puncture wounds. Survival of the fittest. A tough thing.
Wildlife and Nature are so majestic!
Unexpected, fierce, resilient and breathtakingly beautiful!
Man can only forever be in awe of them.
I'd say it's the same little squirrel.
But I would place the bird feeder more cautiously so that the unsuspecting creatures are not easy prey to the predators.
Let Nature work in its own ways.
Thank you for sharing; I was transfixed till the very end.
great video. yes that is the same squirrel, they are a formidable foe. you do not see a hawk or an owl going after a squirrel often. They are fighters.
I think so as he has a mark on his side! What a resilient 🐿️ squirrel!
That squirrel can count itself lucky. Had it been a martial eagle, golden eagle, or black ( Verreaux's ) eagle, the outcome would have been completely different. Extraordinary footage, by the way. Thank you for sharing.
Or if the hawk was older
@@KazehareRaiden : yes. Or trained. Like a peregrine falcon.
@@Orion3741 - lol, what kind of idiot thinks a hawk needs to be trained to kill a squirrel? They have been doing it for 50 million years on instinct just fine.
@@Orion3741 Like a peregrine falcon!! Those are my favorites!!
@@JeanBrewer : yes. The peregrine falcon is used in falconry. They are useful to control invasive bird populations ( at airports, for example ). Bats are also flying species that fascinate me. They too, are so useful, to control insect populations. A few days ago, a bat flew straight into a sliding door glass panel. It fell to the ground, wings outstretched. I approached it slowly. Fortunately it was OK, and took off from the ground. That same night, I had a frog for company, as I sat outside, under the porch. I was unaware of its presence, and put my mobile phone on it by accident. I jumped with fright.
I’m not at all surprised that the squirrel came back. They are daring and persistent creatures.
If that hawk was older and more experienced that squirrel would have been history. Good for him he gets to live another day.
So glad this beautiful squirrel escaped.
It's too much of a coincidence that a 2nd wounded squirrel was in the area at the same time, well done to the squirrel for escaping and there must have been something wrong with the hawk that he couldn't carry the squirrel further, that or the squirrel weighed more than the hawk could pick up with ease. Either way lucky squirrel 🐿🦅
Yeah.....I was wondering if it was a young hawk who still didn't have the hang of hunting....he was proof of the expression about having a tiger by the tail😂🤣
Eating too much fattening corn. My favorite bumper sticker says “Fat people are harder to kidnap”.
Someone commented that the squirrel
bit the hawk in the leg....and that squirrels teeth can chew thru wire. Smart little guy
and brave too.
And the cámara man, was he enjoying every minute, instead of helping the squirrel.
I hate preditors.
Men and animals and well.
@@rebeccadavis7042 It’s an unmanned nature cam…there was nobody there to help. If there was, they would only be hurting the hawk in the process by ruining its meal and chance of survival. Nature is scary and brutal, but you need to embrace it as it is balanced as it should be.
I know the hawk has to eat and survive too, but I still couldn't help but say "leave it alone you stupid bird" 😠
Eons ago, my friend was a falconer. He'd go hunting with the red tail hawk he had. When "Boomerang" would zoom onto a squirrel, my friend would high tail it to the hawk to take the squirrel away, from in order to lessen the chance the squirrel would bite the hawk's leg nastily (and cause an infection). In this video the hawk's grip may have just slipped, but the squirrel may have chomped down on a leg and the hawk loosened its talons.
Thank you I wondered what the hell happened & that makes the most sense because it Hawk never came back.
@@timh.2137 I didn't mention the falconer carried an ice pick he used to quickly end the squirrel's misery. He would give the hawk appropriately prepared "hawk food" right then, while taking the squirrel away from Boomerang. He would later dress the squirrel and freeze to eat in a prepared dish for his family. It was his way of honoring the kill his bird had made, which I admired him for doing.
@@eddents that's all cool and everything (the falconer's hawk deserved his reward for his efforts) but I was talking about the video that we just watched and what happened or could have happened to make that Hawk fly away like that and not come back... and what you said about the squirrel may have gotten a chomp on his leg/feet makes the most sense to describe what we saw there...
In my slightly divergent story telling way, I was trying to illustrate how squirrels can bite hard and the falconer was very serious in trying to neutralize the squirrel to minimize injury to the hawk. A squirrel in our backyard drew blood on our 45 lb Lab when she caught it. The squirrel bit her nose hard enough she let it go. The squirrel lived to return to the bird feeder another day!
@@eddents Yep yep your story Illustrated that fine that's why I sent you the reply that said thank you...
Haha lives to get in the bird feeder another day... have you seen the videos where people are sick of squirrels getting into the bird feeder so they build squirrel catapults?
It’s like humans trying to be buddies to Apex predators.