Hawk vs. Turkey Round Two
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2016
- Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - A red-tailed hawk makes multiple attempts to take out a wild turkey hen at the New York Botanical Garden. The turkey lived to run another day.
I want to thank all the folks who have left comments regarding my video. Much appreciated. I wanted to address a few issues: I've been observing red-tails hunt at the NYBG since 2008. The hawk in this video was trying to KILL and EAT the turkey. Not chase, not injure, not drive away. He might not have been able to carry it away. No problem. He would have eaten the turkey where it lay. I've seen these hawks kill l prey larger than themselves then start munching away. This same red-tail tried to kill this turkey two other times only to be outsmarted by the turkey. Great stuff. Thanks for all the great comments. Keep them coming. - Животные
I want to thank all the folks who have left comments regarding my video. Much appreciated. I wanted to address a few issues: I've been observing red-tails hunt at the NYBG since 2008. The hawk in this video was trying to KILL and EAT the turkey. Not chase, not injure, not drive away. He might not have been able to carry it away. No problem. He would have eaten the turkey where it lay. I've seen these hawks kill l prey larger than themselves then start munching away. This same red-tail tried to kill this turkey two other times only to be outsmarted by the turkey. Great stuff. Thanks for all the great comments. Keep them coming.
I bet they only try to attack females, that are much smaller than males. A male turkey can be much bigger than a female and very aggressive.
NATURECAMHD Very interesting!
@@vitaobatera 🔔🔔 Bravo 🔔 🔔 🎯 📣 📣
I had no idea the much smaller hawk could kill a turkey. Live and learn, thanks for the video...
Red tails can take large prey, make no mistake. The female turkey isn't much smaller than the male btw
I once witnessed a golden eagle trying to harvest a turkey. The flock of turkeys took shelter under a large ponderosa pine tree. The eagle made several dives at them in an attempt to scare the turkey into fleeing the shelter of the tree. The turkey however were wise enough to stay under the tree until the eagle grew tired of the attempts and left the area. Living in the mountains and living in nature is a wonderful life.
While watching, I came to a realization: Being a turkey is like being a mob boss - go out to eat and you might get whacked.
😂🤣👍
Turkey is a big bird they can handle themselves pretty well
There is something so cute and admirable about this turkey and her's sounds.
I agree lol and cool pfp
Amazing footage bud, and the close-up of that gorgeous Red-tail was a nice highlight... thx.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks.
I seen a hawk attack a turkey and the turkey did the Mexican hat dance on hawk and almost killed it !
4:46 She's like 'Tis NOT the season my guy!"
"I wasn't going to be a meal so easily savored"
-memoirs of the Turkey Warrior
LMFAO! 😂😂😂
Smart Turkey using the trees as a shield
Wow... that was some of the BEST camera work I've ever seen on RUclips. A steady hand and you always kept the subjects smakdab in the center of the frame. Good job and great subject!!
Thanks so much. I was at the right time and the right place that day. The turkey is still alive today. I saw him two days ago.
Harry C Agree on the camera work. But I have to question the tree trimming technique @NYBG. WTF?
Francis, I've seen that documentary, and it was amazing. Those turkeys have an unusual self-awareness of their place in the world and are in tune with the ebb and flow of life in their habitat...unbelievable how intelligent they are in some respects. Also, the man who raised those turkeys...how heartbreaking were the losses--both natural and later having to urge the last one onward after the act of dominance. It is a documentary I will never forget...surprisingly so because the subject initially seemed so benign.
Que espanten el águila nomas lo quedan viendo culeros
Henri C i was thinking tha same thing
Nice
This hawk sort of reminds me of....”I’m a chicken hawk...and I want chicken!”
LOL!
@@NATURECAMHD I’m thinking, you may be the only person who gets that😜
Amazing capture! Great job. Fascinating watching this "cat and mouse" game between these two birds.
That's a very smart turkey staying within the confines of tree branches where the hawk's flight is neutralized. Looks like a wild type of turkey with excellent survival skills.
Very smart turkey. Staying under low branches destroys the hawk's ability to strike. Also not a smart target for the hawk, especially when the turkeys start gathering in flocks for breeding, I've seen more than 1 video where a bird of prey is trying to pluck a turkey that's way too heavy to lift when suddenly angry gobblers swarm it and beat the hell out of it! Wild turkeys are intelligent and very capable of causing harm to potential enemies including humans! Beware!
The eyesight of a turkey is remarkable. It is said they can see the eye movement of a hidden hunter. There sense of smell has to be remarkable also. I once spread some chicken scratch for some turkeys right before dark. During the night it snowed 8-10 inches. The turkey came and went right to the feed even though it was covered with the snow. The only way they could have known it was there is by smell.
Ur,correct. I cursing with my son .coming g back home through the mountains we came across a bear and flock of turkeys.we saw the bear he left peacefully. However when my son and I got out on the middle of rd.we got chase by the turkeys they surrounded my suv and did not moved till we blew the horn.yes look out they can be aggressive.
It amazes me every single time how much confidence these birds have.
I saw recently a video sequence of an eagle attacking a bear thrice or quad its size... :/
@@justplainbrad7713 Shhhh! You're ruining a good story!
I've seen husband and wife hummingbirds attack a hawk when it was getting too close to their nest of babies.
"husband and wife" haha
@@chriscatton705 , Mates for Life, so yeah.
One day I was driving through town and I witnessed one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Right in the center of town, on the sidewalk of a busy street, I saw a red-tailed hawk swoop down and take out a full grown seagull. It was wild. After he/she killed it, it immediately started plucking all the feathers. There were literally feathers everywhere blowing down the street. The hawk didn't seem to care about the cars driving by as he continued to devour that gull. I have serious reservations about the ppl in these comments saying that turkey is simply too big for a hawk and if you saw what I saw I'm pretty sure you'd think differently too. Great video btw. Thanks.
It looked like the turkey was using the trees as cover. Even though the hawk could go into the trees, it couldn't attack for fear of getting injured.
BTW, that was great camera work.
Ewie M yes I was thinking the same thing it like stayed near the branches that were close together it’s sort of a funny video
We spoke today. This is Ray. I think I have to give up trying to photograph the hawk, after seeing your videos. :)
Amazing shots. Really well done
Thanks so much. Don't worry. If this new nest works out, you will have plenty of future photo ops.
@@NATURECAMHD
I hope so. I love them so. I really do. Birds of prey are like spiritual avatars.
It was also hilarious to see how carefully the turkey would peek around the tree, to see if the hawk was still there. When it finally ran off, it was funny. He was like “F this. I’m out!!!”
Tough way to make a living. The turkey has to wander around and eat what’s laying there. The hawk has to chase and subdue creatures that don’t want to be eaten. No wonder they are all so much more aware and fit than we are.
So true!
I can just imagine how terrified the turkey must have been, yet it kept its cool and managed to escape. Great stuff.
That hawk was desperate to be attacking an adult turkey.
You tell its a hen turkey. She can’t quit talking!
That turkey running is so funny he high tailed it out of there!!
Amber Bryeans. My thought is. Running like a turkey 😂😂😂😂😂
His wife totally sent him to go get the thanksgiving bird. Failure wasn’t an option
she is a female
I’m actually happy that the turkey got away ✌🏾
Hawk: "I'll be back"
Not me, there are some places down south where those damn turkeys are overrunning the place and pulling up front yards. Hope the hawk did his job in killing and eating the turkey.
Damn! I didn't know hawks celebrated Thanksgiving Day too! Lol
Turkey: It's too early for Thanksgiving!
Turkey: listen Hawk, if you want Thanksgiving dinner early this year you're going to have to work a lot harder than that!
looks like our house on thanksgiving. everybody fighting for that turkey leg!
LOL
Amazing camera skills from a cellphone.. impressive 👌🏾
Thanks so much! I shot this video with a Canon Powershot SX60-HS camera. It has a great zoom which is the main reason I got it. Great for wildlife filming.
Great footage of the red tail (thanks for sharing),they are one of the most aggressive of hawks and don't give up on a kill easily,I wish we had these hawks in the UK,I suppose the nearest aggressive hawk we have is the Goshawk.
I feel like every time a turkey runs it should have it's own theme music...
Yackety-Sax (Benny Hill's favorite song for chase scenes)
Makes sense to me
😂😂😂
Turkey: There is something in those trees. Yeah a predator
She knows better,not open field,smart turkey 🦃
you know its a Mulher how loll!
Fascinating stuff. Great photography. Videos done well on this kind of stuff makes me appreciate nature even more. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.
Turkey is delicious any time of the year when cooked properly
At 4:43, why did the turkey cross the road, to not get eaten and Live Another Day.
Red tails don't play. They rule. I watched a recent video of a turkey like this going up against a great horned owl and the turkey handed the owl it's own ass. Love it
This was some national geographic videoing. I will need this camera guy to teach others how to do it.
That was the best image of the red tail flying under the pine tree at 4:30 and a few seconds later the turkey waltzing out seemingly care free.
LOL!
Saw a Red-tailed Hawk grab a gosling out from under its parents. They are fearless when they have chicks to feed.
Hawks have the right to celebrate Thanksgiving too
Especially when they get cold turkey.
This one missed the opportunity. May need to settle for pigeon on Pelham Parkway
Although it probably does it instinctively, the Turkey would be better off not clucking when hiding.
LOL. Indeed.
True that but it's in their nature.
It's a Zoo World,
Hawk and Turkey
playing
Cat and Mouse.
Great videography! You do have great videography/ camera skills.
Thank you so much 😀
Agreed
This Turkey is environmentally aware
Yes excellent camera work. Gotta wonder if the hawk would have been more aggressive if you weren't there! Thanks for posting.
More aggressive? I've never seen a bird get more aggressive than that. How many more swoops and runs could the hawk make?
Good job on the camera. Thx for sharing.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird
Lol.
For you WB cartoon lovers, another name for a Red-Tailed Hawk is (drum roll) a Chicken Hawk!
True, I grew up with the angry little WB chicken hawk. LOL.
Well, sort of, depends on where you are. Around here chicken hawk usually refers to Cooper’s hawk.
Go find a rat or a snake or something. Turkeys are for us people.
Hajhaa
This Red-tailed Hawk weighs between 2 to 2 1/2 lbs. and the female Turkey between 9 to 9 1/2 lbs and turkeys are not dumb. They have an above average intelligence in the bird world.
David Seals yeah but look at those flimsy necks that they have....a hawk will snap those like a twig...
Isn't a lot of that weight feathers?
Now I see why they keep that head bobbing back and fourth if that Hawk gets a hold of that scrawny neck it's curtains!
That turkey got real lucky that Redtail even tryed chasing him on foot great job on the photography
Thanks. It was quite a challenge keeping up.
Beautiful camera work, can't be easy keeping up when the action gets fast. And yeah, I was rooting for the turkey who exhibited some good moves in strategy.
Thanks. A lot of folks were rooting for the turkey. LOL!
At the end the turkey is like “Bye Felicia “
Turkey forever on the look out for that damn bird
That 🦃 is smart as hell and the hawk start to run at him on the ground but that turkey too fast ..
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Hawks have to eat too.
Indeed.
@@NATURECAMHD We have a most beautiful pair in our neighborhood, Not sure if this pair is the same as we watched mate in the top of nearby tree some 30 years ago or descendants who like the area.
They sometimes come to our bird feeders and when we had Lab pups on the ground we always watched. LOL
From our yard all along the adjacent major thruway for 2 miles or so, there is a dense line of trees and shrubs. Squirrels and rabbits abound and when we hear the crows raising a ruckus, we are sure they are around. I was even "buzzed" once by one when I walked into the flight path as it took off from a low scrub tree. Couldnt have been more than 4or 5 feet away when it passed in front of me. I felt bad as I probably unknowingly cost it a rabbit lunch
It wasn't for lack of trying! The ending..."Run Forrest, Run!!"
An alert turkey is just not going to be an easy meal. I had the feeling he was taunting the hawk a little bit.
turkeys are smarter then most ppl think. use to have some as pets..they would follow me anywhere I went in my yard .
Matt Nave Well wild turkeys are. The domestic ones raised for food are comparitively less intelligent.
@@suchomimustenerensis5302 No sir, they are NOT "less intelligent", they are in fact DUMBER THAN A BOX OF ROCKS.........ROFLMAO
@@bbigrocker1 at least intellegenter than you
That was intense!! Was rooting for the Turkey.
I have seen other critters play cat and mouse in the wild. But never under an urban environment. Great footage. One bird knows it is prey, and the other knows it is a Predator.
Mr Darwin at work here.
Thanks and yes, Darwin at work.
Probably the most underrated video on the RUclips.....
Thanks!
The turkey was running for its life. 😮 I'am an avid Eagles (of many types) Falcons, Owls & Hawk watcher. The live cams are abundant and awesome these days in so many states. I really enjoyed your video and ty for sharing 😊 💗 😊 💗
Thanks for the thumbs-up. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, the turkey was running for its life which is why it survived that year. LOL! It was attacked three more times, twice by the same Hawk. Yet somehow, it managed to escape every time.
@@NATURECAMHD YW & I guess the turkey's time is not up yet. lol 😀😀
Why all the thumbs down? This was great!
Turkey said "Not today"!
No turkey 🦃 dinner tonight 😂
That is one optimistic Hawk. His mother gave him too much confidence! :)
The Turkey was yelling : " get fuck out of my face . The Thanksgiving is not coming yet . "
I am a Falconer and hunt with trained RedTailed hawks of my own. That is an immature male redtail about one year old. You can tell by the red tail (from his first molt which replaces the brown tails of young ones with the red tails of adults) combined with yellowish eyes that have not reached the dark brown color of a full 2 year adult. That turkey is lucky that wasn't a full grown adult female. Females are much bigger than the males and they get better and better at killing as they mature. My big adult female would have killed it on the first stoop.
Thank you for your insight. I’m confused - hawks can go after something like this so much bigger than themselves? Seems like most animals prey on smaller animals.
Maybe a smaller female turkey as this one but a big male vs a hawk, no. Hawks are tough birds but easily driven out by a cackle of crows.
@@MLatkinson they usually don't as far as I know.
This hawk is asking for trouble by hunting something so large. He'll learn as he gets older and wiser. Turkeys are tougher than you would think for being a game bird. Anyways it was cool to see their interaction.
Have a great day
@@MLatkinson Well the hawk can fly see. The Turkey will absolutely never get a fair fight with the hawk. If a pass goes poorly, the hawk can simply flee. If the hawk were somehow trapped in a confined space with the turkey, well then he'd be screwed.
sharks eat orcas, lions eat buffalo, snakes eat chickens, hawks eat turks. birds of prey are crazy though!
Impressive camera work tbh
That's a hen turkey, they don't gobble anyway. Hawks can and will kill a full grown turkey, this one just happened to have a good day and avoid being on the hawk's dinner plate.
Seems like the turkey would have a much better chance if it could keep its beak shut! It's making the same sound my turkey hunting call devices make, giving it's position away to the hawk!
The hawk will spot it regardless, unless the turkey freezes and can’t move cause they will spot the smaller move
Don't leave the pyramid - one of Horus' gliders is on the prowl!
Lol! Well said!
Very good on getting the shots. You were recording from great positions every time.
LMAO that's a pretty desperate hawk to think it can take down a full grown turkey! I laughed so hard at this, poor turkey looked annoyed more than anything.
It's not the size that matters, even giant ostrich is brought down in secs when you know where exactly to bite.... Hawks, Eagles...they not only puncture their victim's neck...but start tearing it apart too!
J Rly u underestimate the power of a large hawk
Zachary Brown his point is turkeys are actually tough animals believe it or not. I own several and they are not afraid of anything and they have sharp spurs on the insides on their legs that can cut you to pieces when they kick.
The turkeys got some moves
Several hawks around my house but the crows do a great job of getting them to move to another spot. A cackle of crows is more tough than a hawk.
I had about 20-30 crows and more coming in a loud nasty fight with 2 Red tailed Hawks in the tree at my house a few years back. crows did not come out good. 4 dead crows under the tree Hawks flew away with only a couple stragglers following them. They are Bad asses . Seen the Hawks gliding around a couple days later. But of course the crows are always around.
Crows are more like pests to the hawks. A hawk would instantly kill one if they were to get its talons on them.
No,matter what bird is out there the HAWK ,is the cousin of bold eagle and golden eagles. The those birds you do not F#%k with.chances of winning a fight is like hitting the lottery.
Amen!
another birds are also fast and smart. Its not easy to catch them... There is a reason why eagles are rare birds and ordinary birds are everywhere...
@@NATURECAMHD i have seen so many videos where rooster beating the hawk and even mother hen protecting chicken against them.
The Turkeys like I'm not sure what that hawk wants and I don't want to find out. He don't look too friendly with that angry bird scowl.😲😲
Lol! True.
so much drama! Brave little turkey never gave up the fight.
Great footage and interesting to see a hawk chase a turkey.
Turkey Taekwondo 😄 Well that turkey has some serious moves to avoid getting hit by that Hawk! This is a great capture! That must have been one hungry hawk to expend that amount of calories going after the turkey for so long. It didn't appear to be injured; she must have had a nest or poults hiding nearby; either that or her purrs & yelps were saying some serious trash to the hawk.
Lol he had to come down and run around with that turkey 😂
turkey got the fxck outta dodge
I watched a Red Tailed Hawk do a full dive and take a turkey out in the middle of a big field, it was pretty awesome
This is what a Momma does best.....protects her young. That's what the hawk was eyeing up, NOT her.
Modern day TRex vs velociraptor.
"She's tryn to eat me!"
That's no Jive Turkey
Turkey got some great moves!
The Hawk looks pissed but then again they always do!
Poor Hawk. Looks like it might have been Thanksgiving. Thanks for the video. Great footage.
Thanks for the kudos. lOL.
You have fantastic camera skills!
Thank you very much! It's always a challenge filming when you subject matter doesn't stop moving. LOL!
Hunting turkey one day when red tail attacked my decoy. Knocked it off the peg. He was surprised, so was I.
That hawk wouldn't attempt it with a male turkey. Male turkeys are very aggressive and tough; one would easily injure or even kill that hawk.
Yes, I've seen a tom attack a Red-Tail in a cemetery in Canton, MA, repeatedly driving him away.
Hawks do kill turkeys occasionally It's usually the younger birds that are easier prey I believe in this case it was more of a territorial incident and the hawk was just showing off
What time of year is this filmed? Is it possible the hawk was on a nest of eggs or chicks? I have been dive bombed before for getting too close to a nest. Maybe the hawk was protecting her young.