The gull who eats pigeons

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  • Опубликовано: 20 сен 2017
  • A film by Johanna van de Woestijne about the notorious pigeon-killing Lesser Black-Backed Gull in Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.
    More news about this gull, and other gulls which are trying to learn pigeon-killing skills, on my daily blog about the park at
    bit.ly/2S6jgeM
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  • @androsp9105
    @androsp9105 4 года назад +4390

    "now he grabs a pigeon by the neck, drags it into the water, and tries to kill it by biting through it's spinal chord."
    -completely monotone voice

    • @funkingcustoms2408
      @funkingcustoms2408 3 года назад +57

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @eggheadusa9900
      @eggheadusa9900 3 года назад +52

      Well what should he be happy for the for and sad for the other?

    • @erikals
      @erikals 3 года назад +33

      @@eggheadusa9900 a happy voice would turn heads. [pun?]

    • @galimir
      @galimir 3 года назад +12

      yeah,I had feelings the guy was taking a naps inbetween 🤣🤣🤣🤣 completely non-interested in his own narration 🤣🤣

    • @_loss_
      @_loss_ 3 года назад +6

      Comforting voice. NGL

  • @iyasujtee
    @iyasujtee 3 года назад +7351

    after watching seagull swallow a rabbit
    RUclips: next a pigeon

    • @joaopottes9595
      @joaopottes9595 3 года назад +94

      Ikr

    • @fruitycoconut
      @fruitycoconut 3 года назад +145

      Yea... Tomorow it will be a gull having sex with a pigeon

    • @mando_dablord2646
      @mando_dablord2646 3 года назад +156

      Why are we here, just to suffer?

    • @robem8340
      @robem8340 3 года назад +1

      Yus indeed!

    • @redherringg
      @redherringg 3 года назад +19

      @@mando_dablord2646 the meaning of life itself.

  • @NaturalMarvels
    @NaturalMarvels 2 года назад +342

    "Somehow, it seems odd to see a gull sharing anything." The best line in this entire documentary.

    • @5herwood
      @5herwood 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yes. I find that if you can get them to eat from your hand they show no understanding of a gift and behave as if they are mugging you. It takes a while and the occasional bloody finger to calm them down.

  • @mintyfresh4855
    @mintyfresh4855 2 года назад +306

    "He grabs a pigeon by the neck, drags it into the water, and tries to kill it by biting through it's spinal chord." Dumbledore said calmly

    • @whatyousaidbud
      @whatyousaidbud 2 года назад +15

      Meanwhile it's quite clearly got hold of it's tail not it's neck.

    • @fived9424
      @fived9424 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@whatyousaidbud Body, not tail

  • @PKPK-rr3rs
    @PKPK-rr3rs 5 лет назад +6054

    He got sick of people feeding the pigeons instead of him.

    • @itsthesmallhats
      @itsthesmallhats 5 лет назад +426

      instead of waiting for people to throw him food he let the pigeons eat it and then he ate the pigeon and the feed all in one sitting. smart bird.

    • @mmlindsey8635
      @mmlindsey8635 5 лет назад +10

      TRUE

    • @acoy5098
      @acoy5098 5 лет назад +8

      Haha

    • @patrickjamessilerio9884
      @patrickjamessilerio9884 5 лет назад +1

      .

    • @mr.k.9449
      @mr.k.9449 5 лет назад +11

      HE KILLS BECAUSE HE LIKES IT.
      LIKE YOU ALL DO.
      THAT EASY.
      NO FUCKING EXCUSES.
      NOT FOR, OR TO ME.
      DEAL WITH YOURSELF.
      YOUR LIFE, YOUR DECISION.
      " FUCK IT! "
      I'M NOT LONGER THERE
      FOR YOU FAILED CREATURES.
      ~ Mr.K.
      God of regrets.

  • @Nedread
    @Nedread 4 года назад +3808

    There is something so funny about a seagull lying down trying to look less conspicuous.

    • @angryjoshi165
      @angryjoshi165 4 года назад +31

      True 😂😂

    • @thescreecher223
      @thescreecher223 4 года назад +208

      I'm wondering where he learned predatory habits like that

    • @jamiesharpe1973
      @jamiesharpe1973 3 года назад +7

      Yup I laughed alot ☺️😄

    • @TheSpencer1000
      @TheSpencer1000 3 года назад +177

      @@thescreecher223 seems like something a cat would do while hunting pigeons.

    • @dancinjansun9917
      @dancinjansun9917 3 года назад +12

      Yo that’s what I was thinking lol 😂

  • @fairnut6418
    @fairnut6418 2 года назад +219

    3:32 he may have recovered physically, but he’ll never recover mentally

    • @WLTR-
      @WLTR- 2 года назад +12

      Big trauma right here

    • @aberdeendeltaforce
      @aberdeendeltaforce 2 года назад

      😂

    • @hoojiiiii
      @hoojiiiii 2 года назад +4

      Pigeons arent stupid, definitely trauma there.. not funny imo

    • @KOKOBC
      @KOKOBC 2 года назад +16

      @@hoojiiiii at least it’ll know to avoid seagulls next time

    • @deepreflections6891
      @deepreflections6891 2 года назад +2

      @@hoojiiiii I mean it's subjective right? In comparison to you, that pigeon is pretty smart, in comparison to me the pigeon is an idiot. I could see how that would be confusing to you though!

  • @xianseah4847
    @xianseah4847 2 года назад +285

    Even crows gave him a respectable distance, truly a skilled gull.

    • @ConalRF
      @ConalRF Год назад

      Crows are usually displaced by seagulls tho

    • @wes1934
      @wes1934 Год назад

      crows are pussies...smart, yea, but pussies

    • @ConalRF
      @ConalRF Год назад +3

      @@wes1934 let me guess: The great ape throws an object (of food) at the birds, and they flew away from it?

    • @commemorative
      @commemorative Год назад +10

      Crows usually are cautious of other birds, waiting for their chance to have a go at the food. If theres enough theyll scare them off though

    • @tristanheaton2127
      @tristanheaton2127 Год назад

      Crows are usually scavengers so they where probably wait for there time to eat

  • @FaustLimbusCompany
    @FaustLimbusCompany 5 лет назад +4548

    The gull is no longer a scavenger, it has evolved into a predator.

    • @unfazedo
      @unfazedo 5 лет назад +385

      It will eat people next.

    • @phantomvision343
      @phantomvision343 5 лет назад +200

      Maybe few generations after, some changes may appear to aid the gull on its hunt

    • @phantomvision343
      @phantomvision343 5 лет назад +79

      @@jasonlin4930 bro our jaws are shrinking because we dont chew often again. People who lives mostly on the see are developing eyes which can see better under water

    • @taliakellegg5978
      @taliakellegg5978 5 лет назад +50

      that's not how evolution works but yeah this is sick

    • @phantomvision343
      @phantomvision343 5 лет назад +10

      @@taliakellegg5978 u mean changes in our DNA

  • @Blei1986
    @Blei1986 5 лет назад +1879

    a pigeon once stole his bread...
    ...ONCE

    • @SleepyMatt-zzz
      @SleepyMatt-zzz 5 лет назад +94

      "He then stole the pigeon's head"

    • @thisismyname1701
      @thisismyname1701 5 лет назад +4

      @@SleepyMatt-zzz nice rhyme

    • @DecrepitBiden
      @DecrepitBiden 5 лет назад +14

      And the body lays dead...

    • @dannydelgado9082
      @dannydelgado9082 5 лет назад +2

      @@SleepyMatt-zzz and everyone here is a sped

    • @rell6837
      @rell6837 5 лет назад

      Danny Delgado and kermitting sewercide makes you ded

  • @royarmstrong6098
    @royarmstrong6098 2 года назад +130

    Absolutely outstanding piece of natural history - well done! I have a PhD in gull ecology and have spent 30+ years studying them, but I learned new things from this excellent footage. Thank-you.

    • @RalphHancock
      @RalphHancock  2 года назад +19

      Thank you for your kind words.

    • @anni50ful
      @anni50ful Год назад +4

      @ Roy Armstrong, did you deduce how a Gull can white wash your whole car windscreen in one fell swoop haha☺

    • @Moltenbramley
      @Moltenbramley 11 месяцев назад +3

      PhD in gull ecology, what’s it like working in McDonald’s?

    • @royarmstrong6098
      @royarmstrong6098 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@Moltenbramley Haha. Don't even eat there. £100k a year suits me nicelly thanks ;-)

    • @lasaboteuse
      @lasaboteuse 9 месяцев назад

      @@Moltenbramley why do you take it personally when people study things that don't interest you

  • @JeMiChi90
    @JeMiChi90 2 года назад +463

    This is an excellent documentary, showing and telling things as they are without taking sides or humanizing the animals. And no clickbait. That's rare and I really appreciate it and the dedication in following the fascinating behaviour of this gull. These birds are so clever in the ways they adapt to different methods in obtaining their food. I admire both gulls and pigeons for that reason

    • @toddbennett7157
      @toddbennett7157 2 года назад +31

      I absolutely agree with all you've said. Fascinating! People who have no understanding of biosystems or ecology will insist FERVENTLY that predators have some personal vendetta against their prey (whatever species that might be), and will even clamor for human intervention, especially if the targeted individual is young, beguiling, and "innocent". Seemingly there is simply no comprehension in their minds of opportunism as a survival tactic.

    • @camo2156
      @camo2156 2 года назад +19

      Love this comment, the seagulls are not "evil" as many have put it but rather incredibly smart to have taught themselves a behaviour that's not natural to them

    • @thedeleted117
      @thedeleted117 Год назад +1

      it is so good

    • @draregrevtaam1147
      @draregrevtaam1147 Год назад +1

      Documentaries like this are almost extinct. Specially on YT it's a mess :(

    • @Justwanttoleaveacomment
      @Justwanttoleaveacomment 4 месяца назад +1

      Same

  • @TheMrJibblies
    @TheMrJibblies 5 лет назад +2917

    Rumors say he gets a new black dot in his eyes for every pigeon he kills ..

    • @RalphHancock
      @RalphHancock  5 лет назад +434

      Yes, I know about that Sharigan thing, though I had to look it up. But he'd need eyes the size of bicycle wheels. His bag over the time I've watched him is well over 3000.

    • @achrefgr9865
      @achrefgr9865 5 лет назад +129

      @@RalphHancock It's a mangekyou sharingan, a dozen of pigeons more and we will witness the awakening of the Rinnegan

    • @Serjo777
      @Serjo777 5 лет назад +50

      @@RalphHancock You sound like you're 50+ ish years old, why the hell do you know about the Sharingan? xD

    • @RalphHancock
      @RalphHancock  5 лет назад +251

      I'm 70. I did say I had to look it up. Αs Solon said, Γηράσκω δ’ ἀιεὶ πολλὰ διδασκόμενος, I grow old ever learning many things.

    • @denisuchiha8228
      @denisuchiha8228 5 лет назад +66

      Ralph Hancock damn that's deep

  • @EyeTea
    @EyeTea 3 года назад +1011

    A crime scene full of witnesses and no one did anything.

    • @buffhuck
      @buffhuck 3 года назад +98

      Theres even one dude RECORDING the whole thing

    • @hannahwilliams2472
      @hannahwilliams2472 3 года назад +15

      Sounds accurate.

    • @rexcelent8560
      @rexcelent8560 3 года назад +46

      Where is the chicken police when u need em

    • @BathSaltShaman
      @BathSaltShaman 3 года назад +15

      Snitches sleep in ditches

    • @leociresi4292
      @leociresi4292 3 года назад +4

      Next vid, Peter Griffin vs Seagull.

  • @goodsolonius7305
    @goodsolonius7305 Год назад +58

    Bro you are doing a true service to wildlife study, this is legitimate documentation of possibly unknown hunting behavior in a unique urban ecosystem

    • @RalphHancock
      @RalphHancock  Год назад +10

      Thank you.

    • @some1intheworld
      @some1intheworld 11 месяцев назад

      This is common knowledge...all seagulls do this.....morons....

    • @michaelkenny8540
      @michaelkenny8540 8 месяцев назад

      Its not 'unknown' Living in a coastal town I have seen it many times. In fact I am amazed that anyone could think it is something 'new'. Perhaps a symptom of 'if it does not happen in London then it isn't important' delusion?

    • @goodsolonius7305
      @goodsolonius7305 8 месяцев назад +2

      @michaelkenny8540 that's why I said "possibly" Mr Seagull God

  • @OMGpandemic
    @OMGpandemic Год назад +33

    To the people in the comments saying they would kill it, you are worse than the gull. You want to kill the gull because you have no control over your emotions/urges (just like a murderer), the gull is not killing to "kill", he is killing to eat (survive).

    • @chipbutty3645
      @chipbutty3645 Год назад +6

      @Take The Trash Out nature is beautiful but it sure as hell ain’t peaceful

    • @cementenjoyer
      @cementenjoyer Год назад +2

      exactly.

    • @thenewcamelot8873
      @thenewcamelot8873 8 месяцев назад

      we can kill it if we want to protect the pigeons. Just like farmers kill foxes to protect their animals.

    • @InqvisitorMagnvs
      @InqvisitorMagnvs Месяц назад +1

      Gulls are omnivores with a wide range of typical food options, none of which are doves/pigeons-hence this video. There would be nothing unusual worth making a video over if the gull was eating insects or crustaceans. This gull is either too lazy to fish or forage for normal gull diet and/or it's a sadistic killer choosing to instead attack pigeons, ducks, geese. Gulls can be nasty animals that if emboldened will even attack human children; heck, gulls will swoop in and steal food from the hands of grown adult men. Conversely, pigeons are a peaceful animal-doves domesticated by humans, like dogs or cats. Unlike the gull who entered human settlement out of opportunism, the pigeons actually do have to live among humans for survival. (Gulls are also even more prolific poopers than pigeons-the only real objection to the latter). The gull is using its advantages to prey on smaller animals like the pigeons, ducklings, goslings: what goes around comes around, if humans decided to put a stop to the gull's ugly activities in Kensington Gardens. It's a logical decision, not an animalistic "emotion/urge" out of control like this nasty gull.

    • @caesargold3695
      @caesargold3695 Месяц назад

      @InqvisitorMagnvs
      You're assigning human malice onto an animal and that's moronic, it clearly eats its prey and shares it with its mate, this is a predator surviving. You expecting human morality from a creature incapable of comprehending it is irrational.
      Pigeons are also fairly invasive, with immense population numbers, the Gull is doing the ecology a service by keeping their numbers in check. And predators are a benefit to prey animals like pigeons because they ensure only the fittest and healthiest of the population survive. Overall the Gull's learned behaviors are beneficial to this "ecosystem"
      To lash out at that over some arbitrary sentimentality you have towards human reliant pigeons is not logical, it's emotional -- they aren't even anyones pets, they are no more domesticated or trained than the Gull. It also clearly targets Pigeons instead of stealing food from humans or attacking children so you're inventing madeup scenarios to justify your own neuroticism. Finally, you are a hypocrite for making such a fuss over it killing pigeons while saying it's fine for Gulls to kill other animals instead. An animal that wants to live dies irregardless, there's no difference.

  • @stevensjoseph95
    @stevensjoseph95 5 лет назад +2249

    That pigeon was thinking deeply about all of his life's decisions under that tree.

  • @StanoTheGr8
    @StanoTheGr8 3 года назад +1412

    Seagull had a taste of KFC and never looked back

  • @skboog
    @skboog Год назад +46

    That's pretty cool how he is developing similar hunting techniques to cats, like ducking down and crouching defiantly a super cool observation and it be interesting to see if he ends up influencing any other seagulls.

    • @jaysoncarmichael1238
      @jaysoncarmichael1238 11 месяцев назад +1

      Saw a lesser black back today grab a pigeon. By time I got my phone out the pigeon was gone

  • @theimmortalphoenix6534
    @theimmortalphoenix6534 2 года назад +34

    pigeon: sees friend being eaten
    pigeon: doesn't care

  • @SheppardOfNumenor
    @SheppardOfNumenor 3 года назад +1757

    I love it how the swans, ducks, and crows are nonchalant about this gull slaughtering the local pigeons

    • @sylviaelse5086
      @sylviaelse5086 3 года назад +248

      Even the other pigeons don't care. It's every bird for itself.

    • @akadeviate10yearsago66
      @akadeviate10yearsago66 3 года назад +70

      And the local swan sees it every day

    • @FLOODEDxOUT
      @FLOODEDxOUT 3 года назад +104

      Sylvia Else IKR it’s kindve messed up when you think about it. I bet that Pigeon who got eaten first was looking at the first Pigeon who got grabbed like “Better him and not me” and then proceeded to get caught later and eaten alive. The pigeons need to start working together if they want to live this war 😂

    • @akadeviate10yearsago66
      @akadeviate10yearsago66 3 года назад +1

      @@FLOODEDxOUT lol true

    • @Deadassbruhfrfr
      @Deadassbruhfrfr 3 года назад +72

      @@FLOODEDxOUT pigeons are dumb af. Crows are as smart, if not smarter than dogs and cats. And ducks generally don't fuck with anyone (they are bigger but also peaceful) Swans have been known to kill people so nobody fucks with them.

  • @jra5624
    @jra5624 5 лет назад +1294

    That's the most suspicious seagull i've ever seen.

    • @han1218
      @han1218 4 года назад +62

      Got those serial killer eyes

    • @micahdiazoni189
      @micahdiazoni189 4 года назад +12

      Government seagull

    • @edwardmaxwell3951
      @edwardmaxwell3951 4 года назад +9

      Any seagull is the most suspicious seagull you've ever seen.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 4 года назад +32

      At 2:09 _"Sometimes he lies down, make himself less conspicuous"_
      Worst camouflage ever.

    • @tsgswavy6920
      @tsgswavy6920 4 года назад +1

      It's a plot twist it and hawk shh

  • @SingleTrack66
    @SingleTrack66 11 месяцев назад +4

    Your deadpan commentary is as fantastic as the camera work.

  • @goodroach9984
    @goodroach9984 2 года назад +46

    "There is a distinctive ring of black dots around the eye"
    So the gulls got a sharingan.

  • @barristanselmy2758
    @barristanselmy2758 4 года назад +2775

    That gull is the most evil looking bird iv'e ever seen. Just look at him.

    • @charliedallachie3539
      @charliedallachie3539 4 года назад +113

      Barristan Selmy it’s a psychopathic gull... rare

    • @Griefussy
      @Griefussy 3 года назад +181

      Thats what happens when you eat meat. Join us and become a vegan and save the...
      Jk. Bout to eat me sum chicken. This vid made me hungry

    • @Lapele-fb9gj
      @Lapele-fb9gj 3 года назад +8

      @@Griefussy 😂😂

    • @pzsn5075
      @pzsn5075 3 года назад +32

      @@Griefussy me too i'm getting a bucket of chiken

    • @Tangsters
      @Tangsters 3 года назад +10

      *intelligent

  • @N2Deep00
    @N2Deep00 3 года назад +2047

    "Sometimes he lies down to make himself less conspicuous"
    He still have that murderous look in his eyes

    • @mikefry4567
      @mikefry4567 3 года назад +60

      When he said that I was thinking he stands out more than ever! Never seen a gull stalking upto something like a lion!

    • @LoonaVanza
      @LoonaVanza 3 года назад +4

      Good one

    • @ryantiller5624
      @ryantiller5624 3 года назад +18

      There was a little plaza parking lot across from my apartment building where I use to watch gangs of seagulls and gangs of pigeons fight over the territory from my balcony. They'd have a big confrontation every once in a while. Then for a week or two, you'd only see either seagulls or pigeons in that parking lot, not both. Then another confrontation would occur and it might switch around for another week or two.

    • @LoonaVanza
      @LoonaVanza 3 года назад +8

      @@ryantiller5624 a gang war I'm in for that

    • @HerrHoppenstedt
      @HerrHoppenstedt 3 года назад +11

      He sure does have killer eyes.

  • @dougdugle1347
    @dougdugle1347 2 года назад +17

    The title of this video sounds like a book written in the 50's that high school kids are made to read and regarded as a modern classic.

  • @fattymcbastard6536
    @fattymcbastard6536 2 года назад +37

    He's filling a niche. The world needs some seabirds with talons.

    • @JDSFLA
      @JDSFLA 2 года назад

      We already have them - Ospreys.

    • @cementenjoyer
      @cementenjoyer Год назад

      but ospreys are like. the only bird of prey that actively relies on fish and stuff. a lot of other birds of prey will sometimes eat fish, but ospreys are the only species that rely on fish that i know of

  • @jonp683
    @jonp683 3 года назад +2338

    When you're borne a seagull but identify as an eagle.

    • @logan594
      @logan594 3 года назад +141

      I heard he’s scheduled for talon replacement surgery.

    • @godwilldovan1270
      @godwilldovan1270 3 года назад +67

      Also beak replacement

    • @Frocierillis174
      @Frocierillis174 3 года назад +61

      Don’t forget species reassignment

    • @jaan7715
      @jaan7715 3 года назад +160

      the S in seagull is silent bro lmao

    • @SinXJon
      @SinXJon 3 года назад +3

      LMAO

  • @spineyrequiem
    @spineyrequiem 3 года назад +637

    God, imagine being a new pigeon in the park.
    "Hey man, anything I need to know about?"
    "Yeah, the humans are around all the time but they're most likely to give you food at about midday. Also, there's a gull who likes to hunt and eat us."
    "A gull that hunts us? What do you do?"
    "Oh, don't worry, we're really careful, we always stay at least, like, two feet away from him. It's usually fine."

    • @tombgamr2890
      @tombgamr2890 3 года назад +19

      They knew about the virus. They were social distancing way before we realised.

    • @cookierunkingdom8674
      @cookierunkingdom8674 3 года назад +1

      Lmao--

    • @samuelfellows6923
      @samuelfellows6923 3 года назад

      😆

    • @TianaLuo
      @TianaLuo 3 года назад +3

      "Hey man, anything I need to know about?"
      "Nope. It's a pretty safe park. You can get lots of food in front of the restaurant there."
      One more day to live for the rest of them!

    • @youtubealt243
      @youtubealt243 3 года назад +6

      @@TianaLuo “Make sure to visit the gull with the abnormally yellow beak, he steals food from the humans and gives it to us”

  • @watthem1992
    @watthem1992 Год назад +2

    I think I've watched this documentary every year at least once since you put it out

  • @russkovich
    @russkovich Год назад +19

    I saw (what I believe to be) him yesterday with a new half-eaten pigeon victim. My partner was very confused why I was so excited. I was like babe this guy's a fucking legend.

    • @RalphHancock
      @RalphHancock  Год назад +15

      He's the only gull, maybe the only bird in the world, who has his own page on IMDB.

  • @adromio
    @adromio 4 года назад +1129

    Plot twist: he was a lost gull chick raised by Eagles

    • @hungrycaterpillar4831
      @hungrycaterpillar4831 3 года назад +56

      Lore theory.

    • @dancinjansun9917
      @dancinjansun9917 3 года назад +32

      Dude, what’s ironic is this video led me to a video of an Eagle raising 2 red tailed hawks lol

    • @Minish4rk360
      @Minish4rk360 3 года назад +1

      I dont wanna ruin the 69 likes

    • @mattrogers6487
      @mattrogers6487 3 года назад +3

      @@dancinjansun9917 watched that the other day. Brilliant watch

    • @cameronshultz352
      @cameronshultz352 3 года назад +2

      Sounds like he needs to "take it easy"

  • @killerluuk
    @killerluuk 5 лет назад +865

    Lol this man followed this gull for years... Legend

    •  5 лет назад +21

      ikr, that's kinda disturbing...

    • @jacksparrow-kj2qq
      @jacksparrow-kj2qq 5 лет назад +2

      Looool

    • @sthlng2180
      @sthlng2180 5 лет назад +67

      @ It's really not

    • @doriansz3130
      @doriansz3130 5 лет назад +84

      @ thats how documentary works

    • @nograviti2388
      @nograviti2388 5 лет назад +48

      This is in the centre of London in Kensington a very wealthy area. Based on his accent he has money and time to burn..

  • @dingo23451
    @dingo23451 11 месяцев назад +8

    I absolutely approve of this gull. May he teach his children.

  • @devanov3103
    @devanov3103 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks Mr. Hancock. I appreciate these calm documentaries narrated by old folks. It's like grandpa telling a story, but with video and pictures.

  • @whykatera81
    @whykatera81 4 года назад +718

    That pigeon is under the tree thinking “I don’t trust life anymore”

    • @zirocool94
      @zirocool94 4 года назад +12

      @@bingevintage8124 less raped more like, deam i was about to be the dinner and not just haveing one

    • @3m5r56
      @3m5r56 3 года назад +1

      He is thinking ' I can handle cats' " But pigeon eating gulls? Its a MADHOUSE!

    • @businessproyects2615
      @businessproyects2615 2 года назад

      Vet Pigeon: "You weren't there man"

  • @jp4431
    @jp4431 5 лет назад +652

    Rule #1 of business: when there are too many competitors in your line of business, just eat them.

    • @rezarionbyakudan
      @rezarionbyakudan 4 года назад +29

      That is how the mafia works

    • @wileathalbeegle
      @wileathalbeegle 4 года назад +1

      True 😂 I figure the pigeons are more abundant and easier to get.

    • @KanadaliAzeri
      @KanadaliAzeri 4 года назад

      that`s how donald trump works

    • @sophiakim143
      @sophiakim143 4 года назад +8

      Thank you for this! After learning this I now own a multi billion dollar tech company that sells hundreds of products all across the globe. Had to eat a few competitors but it was worth it. 10/10 would recommend this rule to any new business owners.

    • @MarkusRSA93
      @MarkusRSA93 4 года назад

      Lmaoooo 😂

  • @iiiiii8522
    @iiiiii8522 3 года назад +4

    "I now spend my days watching birds be birds, and some days I wish it was me that that seagull caught and killed"

  • @freespeechisneverwrong9351
    @freespeechisneverwrong9351 3 года назад +14

    I have also seen similar behaviour from gulls in St Stephen’s Green in Dublin. The gull embeds itself amongst the pigeons while they are being fed bread by tourists and then it pounces. They are surprisingly large animals once they spread their wings.

  • @seanbearup899
    @seanbearup899 3 года назад +387

    He didn't evolve for this, he was born for this.

    • @maxexist4763
      @maxexist4763 3 года назад +4

      Christoffer don’t think it was meant to be taken seriously

    • @maxanderson3733
      @maxanderson3733 3 года назад +1

      @@softan
      Its a joke bro

    • @royarmstrong6098
      @royarmstrong6098 2 года назад

      @@maxanderson3733 Hatched, not born ;-)

  • @Beeeeeeef
    @Beeeeeeef 3 года назад +460

    imagine just eating outside the restaurant then suddenly getting fresh pigeon guts in your face

    • @stoopiddub333
      @stoopiddub333 3 года назад +13

      I laughed out loud at this

    • @Nn-xz5es
      @Nn-xz5es 3 года назад +5

      *Procedes to eat the pigeon 'cause im still hungry*

    • @angrygardengnome8383
      @angrygardengnome8383 3 года назад

      @@Nn-xz5es based

    • @fandomtrash3198
      @fandomtrash3198 3 года назад +3

      Actually I was at Disney eating by the Pier and saw a gull eating some baby ducks while I was eating it was gross

    • @Beeeeeeef
      @Beeeeeeef 3 года назад

      @@fandomtrash3198 magical

  • @D.A.A.321
    @D.A.A.321 3 года назад +4

    Thanks, Ralph. This is a good quality documentary!

  • @jheizer2467
    @jheizer2467 Год назад +4

    All my years of birding and I never seen a gull do this...thanks for the share!

  • @whoaken407
    @whoaken407 4 года назад +1545

    RUclips: Hey u wanna see a gull eat a pigeon?
    Me: of course

    • @jlopez7967
      @jlopez7967 4 года назад +13

      RUclips: how bout a gull eating a full grown rabbit

    • @arneberg9072
      @arneberg9072 4 года назад

      Yae, and now me also looked on it twice after a year. Must get my head examinate ---

    • @milespatterson3594
      @milespatterson3594 4 года назад +1

      J Lopez m

    • @chrishawley5499
      @chrishawley5499 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @blindhowlingdrunk
      @blindhowlingdrunk 4 года назад +2

      Have you seen the Gull eating a rabbit yet? Now that is horrific! First they came for our chips, I said nothing because I’m not keen on chips, then they came for our pigeons.........

  • @anonymousstout4759
    @anonymousstout4759 4 года назад +423

    Not enough predator to suppress pigeons population
    Seagull: Fine I'll do it myself

  • @cerspence
    @cerspence 2 года назад +5

    One of my favorite videos to this day.

  • @toni4729
    @toni4729 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for telling the world the location. People are usually so secretive about where they film.

  • @limeyfigdet7460
    @limeyfigdet7460 4 года назад +537

    The gull even has a mean look in his eyes.

    • @madsam9403
      @madsam9403 3 года назад +6

      Limey Figdet funny I was thinking the same thing too

    • @juanelorriaga2840
      @juanelorriaga2840 3 года назад +6

      Yeah he has than Hannibal Lecter look

    • @erikals
      @erikals 3 года назад +8

      @@juanelorriaga2840 all gulls do... [seriously]

    • @kevinrodriguez9701
      @kevinrodriguez9701 3 года назад +2

      Yeah that gull had that “don’t f**k with me look” in his eyes.

    • @cementenjoyer
      @cementenjoyer Год назад

      he just looks like a normal ass gull

  • @atlas4974
    @atlas4974 3 года назад +971

    This man's been following 1 bird for 7 years....

    • @astrixistheman
      @astrixistheman 3 года назад +96

      And were grateful for it😂. I go feed a local goose i tamed. Doesn’t take long to learn there habbits, friends and enemies.

    • @spidercat2841
      @spidercat2841 3 года назад +54

      So have I but she calls It stalking instead

    • @villerantavalli9395
      @villerantavalli9395 3 года назад +26

      A seagull is actually very long lived for a bird, the record so far is closer to 30 years on some species while the average is between 15-20 years.

    • @FellixNoAmatsu
      @FellixNoAmatsu 3 года назад +3

      When the Hunter becomes the hunted for 7 years.

    • @faust13301
      @faust13301 3 года назад

      @@spidercat2841 lol

  • @Jojo-vv9ue
    @Jojo-vv9ue Год назад +1

    The quality is so good, even the 2010 photos

  • @dirtykurty1774
    @dirtykurty1774 9 месяцев назад +2

    “Over the years he refined his technique” this is inspirational

  • @Ajooze
    @Ajooze 3 года назад +1134

    The Buddha: You were a serial killer, so we're reincarnating you as a seagull
    Serial Killer: I can make that work

  • @chr0min0id
    @chr0min0id 3 года назад +1113

    The way he just crouches like a lion stalking an antelope.

    • @thehypest6118
      @thehypest6118 3 года назад +4

      what

    • @miguelmendoza5127
      @miguelmendoza5127 3 года назад +74

      Seriously i was thinking the same thing. He creeps up to the prey and even waits. I wonder how it learned that behavior.

    • @S7ilgar
      @S7ilgar 3 года назад +24

      I thought about a cat. Maybe it learnt from them :)

    • @getdatpeppah6083
      @getdatpeppah6083 3 года назад +7

      he L O A F

    • @theerandomdude2375
      @theerandomdude2375 3 года назад +3

      @@miguelmendoza5127 cats probably

  • @omsblackelf
    @omsblackelf Год назад +2

    Amazing recordings and pictures. And thank you so much for no music, but only your very sensible, nice commentary!

  • @AngelGarcia-rx5nr
    @AngelGarcia-rx5nr 2 года назад +7

    Thank you so much for this. It's taken you a lot of time, patience and effort! Although, I can never look at seagulls the same way and I will certainly keep my eye out around the Serpentine!

  • @5ynthwav31ng4
    @5ynthwav31ng4 4 года назад +488

    pigeon: vibing
    seagull: oh boy, here i go killing again

  • @CoIoneIPanic
    @CoIoneIPanic Год назад +1

    This is the most underrated science thing i have seen on the internet. And its very well narrated, with a tinge of hitchcockian horror.
    The narrator answers all the questions i would ask. But the conclusion is indefinite: is one outllier or will all Gulls go from Scavenger to Predator when conditions dictate (huge flock of unwary pigeons unnaturally congregating within easy reach)?
    And the biggest question, how did this particular gull conceptualize the concept of hunting to kill?
    Pointy beak aside a seagull is just not evolved for hunting. No talons, slow flyers No camoflaged feathers to conceal its presence. Its a big clumsy waddler that just eats anything. But seeing one stalk its prey is nothing short of amazing. Its like watching evolution right in front of us
    This video needs an award.

    • @RalphHancock
      @RalphHancock  Год назад +1

      Thank you. The conclusion is still indefinite in 2023. Several other gulls, all Lesser Black-Backs apart from one Herring Gull, have tried to copy the pigeon killer but have never managed more than the occasional kill. There are also reports in the comments of gulls elsewhere killing pigeons, mostly Yellow-Legged and California Gulls, but I have no idea of their success rate. Meanwhile our pigeon killer, skilled by more than a decade of experience, is getting at least one victim a day and, since this is the breeding season, has been sharing it with his mate: see
      ruclips.net/video/cbMl5LI6vd4/видео.html
      As for how the gull found this slightly unusual, but by no means unique, way of life, he may have been learning from the larger Great Black-Backed Gulls, which have long been full-blown predators and will kill and eat anything smaller, including other gulls.

  • @JB4KE
    @JB4KE 2 года назад +6

    Steven is this really what you do in spare time? So cheeky.

  • @Pedrosdanckwardt
    @Pedrosdanckwardt 5 лет назад +330

    "Anyway there's an endless supply of pigeons" lmao

    • @Sniper-Haan
      @Sniper-Haan 4 года назад +5

      Lmao was looking for this comment 😂😂😂 hella funny

  • @Keno_jm
    @Keno_jm 3 года назад +1114

    "Well anyways, there's an endless supply of pigeons" LOL

    • @MPbmfm
      @MPbmfm 3 года назад +33

      Until the day all seagulls start eating pigeons

    • @adrianwright8685
      @adrianwright8685 3 года назад +48

      @@MPbmfm Not really - all lions eat Wildebeeste but there's still plenty of Wildebeeste. The numbers of any species in any particular place is depedent on a number of different factors.

    • @MPbmfm
      @MPbmfm 3 года назад +14

      @@adrianwright8685 Well Lions are the old predator for wildebeest, but seagulls would be the new predator for pigeons introducing a new predator always makes an impact somehow and it might not only be the pigeons that suffers

    • @shizmanbeat
      @shizmanbeat 3 года назад +13

      @@MPbmfm except that this is a rare example of this sort of predatory behavior happening. Your argument falls apart when that's considered.

    • @MPbmfm
      @MPbmfm 3 года назад +7

      @@shizmanbeat And still who knows what the future brings? It is a rare example now. It can die out with the death of this seagull or some other seagulls will learn to do the same as he does

  • @kan-zee
    @kan-zee Год назад +8

    I've seen Gulls do their daily scavenging, and attack nests of chicks, even go fishing.... but this is the first time I've seen one, hunt...for a pigeon....amazing

    • @nealgrimes4382
      @nealgrimes4382 Год назад +1

      I see them tap dancing on grass to bring up worms to eat.

  • @Bean-yr8wo
    @Bean-yr8wo 3 года назад +6

    Legends say he gains a new black dot around his eye for every pigeon he kills.

  • @jaycee8459
    @jaycee8459 5 лет назад +339

    Lmao he pretends as if he isn't looking at the bird then initiates stealth mode and goes in for the kill

    • @ziril3972
      @ziril3972 5 лет назад +1

      Hahaaaa

    • @Pouya_Haidari
      @Pouya_Haidari 5 лет назад +1

      Like an African gangster 😂

    • @justflex6745
      @justflex6745 5 лет назад +1

      Buuut i thought birds of a feather sttick togetherrr

    • @offbrand_2863
      @offbrand_2863 4 года назад +1

      That's what my dog does when she's about to tackle me

    • @Powert0ThePeople
      @Powert0ThePeople 4 года назад +4

      lol reminds me of a cat, wonder if it copied one its seen hunting

  • @Cessna172SNavIII
    @Cessna172SNavIII 6 лет назад +749

    Once you taste pigeon flesh, there's no going back

  • @MrOlvidado89
    @MrOlvidado89 3 месяца назад +1

    I’ve hated gulls all my life because I’ve always seen them as thieves stealing meals from others, humans included. This gull has helped me gain some level of respect for them by showing capabilities of hunting their own food.

  • @carlbalba964
    @carlbalba964 2 года назад +6

    Anime title: that time when I was an eagle and reincarnate as a seagull

  • @jakerecharte4442
    @jakerecharte4442 3 года назад +435

    Appatiser: Seagull swallows a fish whole
    Main course: seagull swallows a rabbit
    Desert: seagull swallows a pigeon

    • @PristinelyClean
      @PristinelyClean 3 года назад +13

      That was my order too!😬

    • @keane2160
      @keane2160 3 года назад +7

      same order i watched it 😭

    • @Weromano
      @Weromano 3 года назад +2

      the algorithm put us all in one category.

    • @dannydejesus2071
      @dannydejesus2071 3 года назад +2

      Same here

    • @hyperfairy7779
      @hyperfairy7779 3 года назад

      There's also one of a seagull eating a snake

  • @ArtaherDuron
    @ArtaherDuron 5 лет назад +531

    "Anyway there's an endless supply of pigeons." Had me dying lol

    • @DanielBJames
      @DanielBJames 5 лет назад +6

      me too lol

    • @dlsdyer9071
      @dlsdyer9071 5 лет назад +3

      Totally funny! I hope you keep us posted as to whether this behavior spreads.

    • @adamhamilton5294
      @adamhamilton5294 5 лет назад +1

      There's an endless supply of humans ..see you in 20 mins

    • @nqk_0662
      @nqk_0662 5 лет назад

      Tom that sounded gay

    • @nqk_0662
      @nqk_0662 5 лет назад

      Tom prove it

  • @jemert96
    @jemert96 2 года назад +4

    "I ain't had nothing but maggoty bread for three stinking days, why can't we have some meat?!"
    *looks at pigeons*
    "what about them? they're fresh.."

    • @toddbennett7157
      @toddbennett7157 2 года назад +1

      Absolutely hilarious. I just cannot stop laughing at your incredible wit. My sides are splitting with the amusement I find in such a exquisitely whimsical sense of humor as yours. Ha-ha, ho-ho, hee- hee. Yuk yuk yuk. 😐

  • @jimjimgl3
    @jimjimgl3 11 месяцев назад +2

    Gull's mate: "Please! Not pigeon again..."

  • @zub4139
    @zub4139 5 лет назад +796

    That is the beginning of darwin evolution of the "eagull"

    • @9and7
      @9and7 5 лет назад +39

      I sea what you did there

    • @kennybadri8759
      @kennybadri8759 5 лет назад +7

      :0

    • @xxXthekevXxx
      @xxXthekevXxx 5 лет назад +53

      It would be very fascinating to skip 10 million years into the future to see if seagulls branch and develop a purely predatory subspecies!

    • @TheChristmasNinja12
      @TheChristmasNinja12 5 лет назад +4

      This deserves more likes.

    • @arcadeius7817
      @arcadeius7817 5 лет назад +12

      No such thing as Evolution the world is only about 7,000 years old

  • @channelsunnamed1202
    @channelsunnamed1202 4 года назад +295

    3:30
    That pigeon got PTSD.

  • @murutuzanalwala
    @murutuzanalwala 2 года назад +9

    Great observation and documentation of the predatory cycle of the wild even in a commonplace like a park.

  • @lastpokemon
    @lastpokemon 11 месяцев назад

    5 years later I came back after watching this, I kept watching the neighbourhood gulls, and yes some the lesser blackbacks always try to attack younger newely flidged pigeon

  • @DonSanchez
    @DonSanchez 3 года назад +401

    "He shares his kills with his mate."
    Awww look, they're having a romantic dinner together, how cute. :P

    • @JT-km6th
      @JT-km6th 3 года назад +8

      Some nice pigeon meat, they sell that at every local East London chicken shop

    • @rugvedkulkarni1593
      @rugvedkulkarni1593 3 года назад +16

      Hope he passes his skill to his chicks

    • @pyritecicada4790
      @pyritecicada4790 3 года назад +8

      i mean... atleast he isnt selfish with this snack :)

    • @jibonjyotichetia1214
      @jibonjyotichetia1214 3 года назад +1

      Gamers: but why, why would you do that

    • @FRTUN-et3mk
      @FRTUN-et3mk 3 года назад

      A little peace of heaven

  • @eljacko
    @eljacko 5 лет назад +139

    I saw this gull a few years ago dunking a pigeon in the lake whilst on lunch and anyone I told didn't believe me! Thank you for helping me not look nuts anymore!

    • @ak4jin740
      @ak4jin740 5 лет назад +7

      The Seagull lives in the Hyde Park in London

  • @luketulavu-mont9079
    @luketulavu-mont9079 3 года назад +2

    This is an EXCELLENT video, for MANY reasons.
    viewers should be taking lessons from it :
    This is raw nature, and it comes as it is. There is no feelings, no sadness, no laughs, no remorse, no apologies, no nothing. EVERYTHING is unconscious, and based on these 2 instincts : SURVIVAL and REPRODUCTION.
    And so is human.
    There is no other, and nothing can be explained by the human mind. It s impossible.
    That is nature as it REALLY is, and i congratulate the video taker for staying exclusively as an OBSERVER (=without any feeling or judgement towards what he sees).
    CONGRATULATIONS.
    This is a GREAT video.
    Congratulations again.

    • @RalphHancock
      @RalphHancock  3 года назад +1

      Thank you. That is what we tried to do.

  • @jeffreygroen9191
    @jeffreygroen9191 2 года назад +2

    In the Netherlands we call a seagull a 'patatrat', meaning 'french fries rat'.
    It's refreshing to see a gull work for its food...

  • @tylerdow190
    @tylerdow190 5 лет назад +745

    LOOKS LIKE MEATS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS

    • @Chrisafisn
      @Chrisafisn 5 лет назад +21

      SnakeBeater321 super under appreciated comment. Lol

    • @Ktonrider
      @Ktonrider 4 года назад +1

      Dyyying!!!!!! 😂

    • @stephenjohn2131
      @stephenjohn2131 4 года назад +3

      LOTR reference, a master piece

    • @jesusmiranda2236
      @jesusmiranda2236 4 года назад

      @@stephenjohn2131 lotr reference?

    • @stephenjohn2131
      @stephenjohn2131 4 года назад

      @@jesusmiranda2236That is a line from Lord of the rings movie.

  • @catsadilla324
    @catsadilla324 5 лет назад +435

    This happens when you don't have decent fish n chip shops nearby.

    • @phillip_iv_planetking6354
      @phillip_iv_planetking6354 5 лет назад +1

      Fish and chips is nasty.
      Fish is not really good for you anymore.

    • @Keepskatin
      @Keepskatin 5 лет назад +3

      This happens when humans deplete, pollute, and corrupt the natural habitats.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 5 лет назад +1

      Fish and Chips built an entire empire. How dare you.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 5 лет назад +1

      This happens because they're natural omnivores, humans had nothing to do with it.

    • @catsadilla324
      @catsadilla324 5 лет назад +1

      "too ethnic!" - Seagull

  • @shaunpierce4174
    @shaunpierce4174 3 года назад +6

    At least they're not stealing my chips for once

  • @bobbyjoeyoung2becausesteph194
    @bobbyjoeyoung2becausesteph194 Год назад +1

    Thought it was some sort of typo or clickbait yet low and behold it's a gull attacking a pigeon

  • @supremedeity9003
    @supremedeity9003 3 года назад +271

    "Over the years he has refined his technique"
    .... His descendants kill the humans next.

    • @notisac3149
      @notisac3149 3 года назад

      He had a son, quite beautiful. ruclips.net/video/7r_KHMTS-pk/видео.html

    • @obi-wankenobi5926
      @obi-wankenobi5926 3 года назад +3

      Give it a few hundred years and boom dinosaurs

    • @obi-wankenobi5926
      @obi-wankenobi5926 3 года назад

      @Amadeus Eisenberg The humans?

  • @ayoubelk1973
    @ayoubelk1973 5 лет назад +343

    Legends say that the government hired this gull to reduce the amount of pigeons

    • @bunbumdog672
      @bunbumdog672 4 года назад +1

      Regan is back

    • @Shopbsmaquinasbh
      @Shopbsmaquinasbh 4 года назад +11

      Pigeons are surveillance government drones

    • @20PINKluvr
      @20PINKluvr 4 года назад

      I believe it

    • @overfoxed
      @overfoxed 4 года назад

      its just a drone guys. r/birdsarentreal

  • @thepigegamer7736
    @thepigegamer7736 Год назад +1

    This sounds like a good campfire story when you are camping with pigeons

  • @anayarturo
    @anayarturo 4 месяца назад +1

    I saw this behavior on Gothenburg, Sweden. A seagull caught a pigeon and was trying to drown it at a small lake. The pigeon struggled and managed to break free and the seagull followed it almost catching it again. At that same moment of small flock of magpies flew by perpendicularly to the pursuit path and distracted the seagull enough that the pigeon succeeded in getting away.

  • @norXmal
    @norXmal 6 лет назад +148

    Never seen a gull share a meal, usually it's "mine mine mine mine"

  • @JayDonagh
    @JayDonagh 5 лет назад +187

    When I clicked on this video I definitely wasn't expecting to watch the entire thing for 9 minutes, but I'm glad I did. Interesting video, glad it appeared in my recommended.

  • @nuckie_miamii
    @nuckie_miamii Год назад +3

    Good footage one thing about nature you can't judge it animals got to do wat they got to do out there..

  • @yell50
    @yell50 Год назад +2

    They say you learn something everyday seagulls eating pigeons, now that's new to me.

  • @infinitsky3297
    @infinitsky3297 3 года назад +1547

    A seagull that is evolving into a swimming eagle. Evolution in progress. Its name would be eagull.

    • @BrassOrchids
      @BrassOrchids 3 года назад +141

      An eagull that is evolving to wear alternative makeup and do tik tok dances. Evolution in progress. Its name would be e-gull.

    • @paulinadeluca9117
      @paulinadeluca9117 3 года назад +23

      Bald headed seagle

    • @Noob-fp7jn
      @Noob-fp7jn 3 года назад +17

      Smeagull came to my mind.. 😂

    • @bacardi9164
      @bacardi9164 3 года назад +21

      How about one that grows a pony tail shoots guns and fights. A Steven seagull

    • @boilingpot3285
      @boilingpot3285 3 года назад +12

      and a de-gull that evolves into a girl probably isn’t gonna be le-gull

  • @FrederikEngelmand
    @FrederikEngelmand 5 лет назад +468

    good shots, good editing, good voice over. this is actaually a really good short documentaries. you dont always need flashy intros and whatnot. great job!

  • @Abcde-dr4uy
    @Abcde-dr4uy 29 дней назад +1

    I'm concerned about myself. I never thought I'd be watching gull eats....

  • @comicblueswithjonygitar36
    @comicblueswithjonygitar36 3 года назад +3

    I had pigeon carcasses here on my boat and dock, was mystery, i thought it was otters, but clearly the gulls eat pigeons here too in San Francisco. Thanks for clearing it up.

  • @_strayfer_
    @_strayfer_ 3 года назад +294

    As usual the media isn’t covering this bird on bird violence

    • @aturkeymain
      @aturkeymain 3 года назад +24

      Despite seagulls make up 13% of the bird population, they killed 50% of all birds.

    • @theoilandgasresourceportal2132
      @theoilandgasresourceportal2132 3 года назад +9

      And they'll be a majority by 2066

    • @Red4350
      @Red4350 3 года назад +3

      @@aturkeymain "they killed 50% of all birds." 50% of all birds lol?

    • @AbelSorin
      @AbelSorin 3 года назад +1

      @@Red4350 I think he meant as of species, but it still can't be true.

    • @dharmawarrior111
      @dharmawarrior111 3 года назад +5

      Bird lives matter.

  • @falconer5830
    @falconer5830 6 лет назад +198

    As a falconer it really reminds me of birds of prey as well, once a bird knows they can kill or do something, they'll do it over and over. Spectacular footage and narration.

    • @noamorwell
      @noamorwell 6 лет назад

      Radrobin25 what on earth is a "falconer"? A falcon-hunter? A falcon follower? An enthusiast?

    • @leonidas0242
      @leonidas0242 6 лет назад +5

      someone who uses falcons to hunt

    • @ToBeSchooled
      @ToBeSchooled 5 лет назад +5

      a very ancient and traditional art of training falcons/hawks/ large bird of prey.

    • @tadhghayden8440
      @tadhghayden8440 5 лет назад +1

      ...hmmmm... and how would describe your self.

    • @hellotheregeneralkenobi365
      @hellotheregeneralkenobi365 5 лет назад +9

      He dresses up in a giant bird costume and goes outside in the evening to flap around in the garden.

  • @nemonemo6285
    @nemonemo6285 Год назад +3

    What a wonderful mini-film, beautifully shot and edited. The narrator has a lazy magnetic and highly engaging tone. Like all wildlife documentaries he has put in years of effort to bring us 9 minutes and 16 seconds of film. Most of all I love the audio, all this is happening whilst we live our busy lives. Natural ability. More films please and Widen!! How about ...... Rodents!!

    • @RalphHancock
      @RalphHancock  Год назад +1

      Thank you for your kind words.

    • @hamanncorporation1993
      @hamanncorporation1993 Год назад

      What is wonderful there? Maybe to see how Birds kills other Birds?

    • @nemonemo6285
      @nemonemo6285 Год назад

      @@hamanncorporation1993 Bjoern, watch the film again like it's your last day on earth. The sights and sounds of nature, children playing in the park. And yes, your right birds predate on other birds, insects, mammals, fish etc. This bird has adapted to live, it is not malicious. I can't give you the appreciation of the above, that can only come from you. But I can tell you it's there to be found. All the best.

    • @hamanncorporation1993
      @hamanncorporation1993 11 месяцев назад

      @@nemonemo6285 I understand what you mean!

  • @javierlav
    @javierlav 2 года назад +5

    I am from a port town in the North of Spain, Santander, and I live in Barcelona; I have seen this phenomenon in both places. Perhaps it is because there are less fish and a lot more pigeons. I had never seen gulls hunting birds when I was younger.

    • @RalphHancock
      @RalphHancock  2 года назад +1

      In both places these are likely to have been Yellow-Legged Gulls. There have been many reports of their ferocity in the comments here.

  • @dracomalfloy7884
    @dracomalfloy7884 5 лет назад +255

    Pigeon: we’re all safe here in the ocean
    Seagull: hold my fish...