Fierce Battle between Kestrel and Jackdaw
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- April 4, 2009: A ferocious battle between a Kestrel and a Jackdaw! The Jackdaws previously destroyed the Stock Dove nest in the nest box. But claiming this space won't be so easy. The Kestrels, who have previously nested here, want to return to their home.
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Thanks for uploading. I find the behaviour of corvines so interesting. Very clever creatures.
Это галка, а не ворона.
Dunno how this ended up in my recommended list after 11 years but man, that Jackdaw knows some serious bird-jitsu!! The Jackdaw grabbed the Kestrel with perfect holds every time! 😂
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gotta love how smart the jackdaw is keeps the kestrel at the entrance preventing it from doing a full battle.
Shoot the jackdaw still got in but he got his butt whooped and had to flee.
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@@theactualtruth4951 Idiot!
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Wow such a brave jackdaw. Rescued one many years ago, a most intelligent creature & had the most sapphire blue eyes & a crown.
Always remember the lovely scent of its feathers. Once recovered it returned to freedom, yet would visit me to say good day time to time. Just got called to the garden by a blackbird in distress, asked him what was up, he screeched & turned his eyes to the ground, there was a sparrow hawk. As soon as our eyes met it flew away. Dear black bird was making such a racket.
3:25 "You're not helping, Steve!"
It honestly looked like Steve wanted to mate landing on her back like that , while she is fighting a jackdaw off , leave it to men
:-)
Baby Girl 😶
Mate while she' s at the Gate
"Get in there, Brenda!"
That jackdaw did not mess around! On the offensive while on the defense! She held on to the kestrel's foot and wing as to say 'bring it on!' Great footage. Love how you have correspondong interior and exterior footage. Amazing and beautiful birds!
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Lol, every time I see the Jackdraw pulling on the feet I can hear MK Scorpion's voice going "GET OVER HERE!"
Amazing that it was actually the jackdaw gripping onto the kestrels feet. I'd have expected it to be the other way around, and no doubt the kestrel has much stronger legs and feet but the jackdaw always managed to grip it in the perfect spot, above the claws and just on the "ankle". There was nothing the Kestrel, with its stronger feet, could do about it. It's like a martial arts special hold, haha.
EDIT once in the hold the Jackdaw also pecked and pecked the kestrels controlled foot and leg. This is a bird of prey's most valuable asset, he knew where to hurt it
It knows the strength of the Kestrel....therefore has been attacking the claws. Very smart
Jackdaws are whip-smart birds, quick thinkers and being Corvid they are in the most intelligent bird family. In a fight you would want to subdue the danger points of your attacker as efficiently as possible. This Jackdaw is doing exactly that. Good Observation, props!
@@Nakamichi_Jun Yes, very similar to grabbing a poisonous snake just behind its head.
My uncle once watched an American Kestrel (much smaller) battle with a Mourning Dove for over 30 minutes.
Kestrel: *GASP!* "The Wushi Finger Hold!"
Jackdaw: "Oh you know this hold..."
The Kestrel has killer talons, but the Jackdaw is smarter.
I have big respect for the Jackdaw he didn't take any shit from those Kestrels
Crows are one of the reasons why, soon, our Birds of Prey will be extinct.
@Mastema lol
pussy ass jackdaw got lucky 1 outa thousand times
And they gang up cowards of the bird world i interrupted an attack on a peregrine falcon that had just killed a pigeon and was trying eat or take food back to her chicks she was getting dive bombed by the crows and magpies seagulls as she was disecting her kill 1 against about 20 + more
@Mastema KestrelLivesMatter
amazing they both managed to escape without an obvious injury. That JackJaw was grabbing the Kestrels talon so hard and pecking at the wings. GREAT video inside and out....thanks!
I have studied Jackdaws just from my garden as there are lots of them.They are without doubt the most intelligent of all birds.I have seen them fight off Sparrow Hawks who don`t give in easily but are outwitted by the Jackdaws.They form a posse when they are threatened and hit the skies like Spitfires to ward off intruders.They nest in my chimney every year and are more than welcome.When the young finally pop out of the chimney they are almost fully grown.When I put food out the gulls swarm around fighting with each other while the Jackdaws just pick up three or more pieces and float off and leave the Gulls to it.Jim.
Respect to the Jackdaw for protecting his home, glad both birds were not hurt during the fighting.
Believe it or not that may very well been the kestrels home just a couple of hours before, Jackdaws can fill up a nest woth sticks like that, very fast, ive seen it happen on a livestream to a Tawny Owl nest
Brilliant footage, and proves that corvids can pack a punch! If I was the size of the kestrel, I would certainly not like to be hit by that beak! I also like how this illustrates the animal behaviour principle that the one with something to lose fights the hardest.
I was surprised to see that most of the time, the jackdaw had a foothold on the kestrel, not the other way around.
There is a kestrel box on my local nature reserve. The worst offendors there are grey squirrels.
3:25 everyone has that freind.
I like it when the jackdaw grab the Kestrel and say like where you running at come and face me
Amazing footage, thanks for posting.
Pete.
Yes, this is magnificent footage. Thank you.
i laughed so hard when the male straight up pushes the kestrel back into the box trying to perform haha
Kinda enjoying seeing a hawk cry for mercy
after watching so many videos and seeing how they shred their prey,
as Shaft would say of this Jack "You one bad Muthuh!" taking on a hawk,
he was holding his leg and trapping him, smart tactic
Man I Thought The Jackdaw Was Finished When The Kestrel Got On Top
Haha I did too
Almost. Was losing at that point.
Not a chance, Covid family have solid legs unlike Raptors and bigger harder breaks. Only seabirds are more equipped for fighting
@@dantaylor7344 not true at all, well partly true, but you don't seem to understand that Raptors have evolved to not only kill other birds but eat them too.
@@TheHoggcast Never stood a chance, raptors are after easy prey they rarely rish this level of encounter, Kestrel fodder is mice, voles, rats, things on the floor. A Jackdaw is like taking on 4 weight divisions higher, it's a stupid desperate act. Covids send Buzzards packing so........
This is rarest or rare video
Liked it so much Thanks !
Omg I love the jackdaw attitude and reaction 😍😍😍 so much respect 🙏😌
1:49the jackdaw scream... He really really did not want to die, he put his all might to get that bird off of him. It was a life or death situation right there LMAO
i want to share two observations about Jackdaws: 1. once i walked in between houses in my neighborhood where pigeons usually hang out seeking food and one such birdy didn't notice me approaching him (unintentionally) from his blind side: 3 nearby Jackdaws started to "scream" at pigeon to warn him about my approach... 2. i saw a crow chasing a sparrow in a flight (it looked like he had bad intentions) and then suddenly Jackdaw flew by and hit that crow to distract his attention so sparrow got away from the crow... not many people would intercede for a weaker ones nowadays...
I love your stories!
When will you tree hugging morons get that animals dont have morals? They're basic creatures governed by instinct.
@@narukami597 do not blame your own personal "un-qualities" on beautiful wild nature beings!
@@shogun8379 lol you tried so hard to sound profoundly spiritual that you ended up just speaking gibberish. So very typical of hippies like you.
@@shogun8379 I can see that racist reply you made and then deleted you spiritual fuk.
I thought this would be a no brainer, but that jackdaw said, "No No NO. NOT TODAY!" LOL
I was glad to see this plucky Jackdaw survive .What a fight he put up ..Corvids know a thing or two .. *
3:06 I cheered when the jackdaw took the opportunity to grab the kestrel's wing
What about when it grabbed the Kestrals toe hahaha totally chewed it
He wanted another round to fight that kestrel and the kestrel didn't want no smoke and bounced.
It was actually the kestrels nest read the description, this probably explains why the male kestrel wanted to mate with the female kestrel.
A mans home is his castle and will defend it at all costs.
A man's home? I see 2 birds fighting...
"A mans home is his castle and will defend it at all costs." -- I'm confused. The home will defend the castle? Or, the castle will defend the home? Or, the castle the man!?
@@kokoriko999 There's always one that has to post a sarcastic comment.
@@Nonononono_Ohno Maybe you should reduce the meds..
@@STHFGDBY "A mans home is his castle and will defend it at all costs." -- Ambiguous. What is "it"? The castle, or the home?
"and will defend it at all costs" -- Again, ambiguous. What, or who, will defend "it"? The man, or the home?
The problem isn't that I need meds, but rather that sooner or later, I'm going to get into a condition where I *will* need meds, should I have to read more of such incomplete, ambiguous and completely unclear sentences.
Here it's still rather easy to understand what actually was meant, but people who are so awfully lazy with formulating their sentences tend to be even more lazy when it comes to explaining really complicated processes or circumstances. Then it becomes a real pain to try to read and understand, so it bugs me off, when I come across too much of that kind of stuff on a single day.
Well, to be fair, perhaps some people aren't doing it deliberately because of laziness, but because they're being under meds. 😈
Nice wrist control mr Jack!
I have never seen a battle like this. This is crazy! Absolutely fantastic shots! I thought the jackdaw is a prey and is eaten. Wonderful! 5***** for you :)
It's when you see stuff like this that you know these animals aren't just reacting to stimuli. They are actively weighing their options and deciding on a best course of action.
Birds are some of the smartest animals.
They are fighting for that nest duh
Why would either one of them want to raise kids in THAT neighborhood? It's hard enough keeping them fed, let alone keeping intruders out.
Plus the crime level is atrocious; violent home invasions are plaguing the residents.
AB yo the hood makes u stronger ( 4those it don't kill😋) 💪
+BELOVED KING in what way..in from south side of Chicago and it's supposed to be the hood / projects on the way anybody get stronger at hers get the hell out of this place and do something with myself
Michael Kemp for me personally, all the pain finally drove me to cry out to Christ for help cuz this life was really trying to kill me and almost succeed but thanks be to Jesus! Grace is a Amazing Person, Beloved...and Grace is here with us in Super Abundance.
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At 3:00 the Kestrel is standing there like "Damn, I don't think I can take this guy. He's f-----g crazy!"
This is the second video I've seen of a jackdaw fighting off a raptor. I've a newfound respect for these birds.
The Jackdaw has a whole cartoon sound board
That jackdaw...massive respect...
Dang, that WAS brutal. Who knew little birds could be so feisty. At first I was rooting for the kestrel, but after seeing that plucky little jackdaw hold on for dear life, i was rather hoping they would have won the nesting sight. Pity that they lost it in the end, but there's always next year. ;)
Bro i feel so bad but I loved when the Jackdaw wouldn’t stop pecking the Kestrel’s toes😂😂😂💀💀💀💀😂
samexD
Talons 🙏
he grabbed his enemys talon like a bad ass boss......then he delivered several blows
Corvids are smart like that 😊🐦
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Keep in mind that it was actually the Kestrels home and it was fighting to get it back! You are supporting the bad guy! I too was rooting for the Jackdaw till I read the description!
@@nightlightabcd In nature, there is no bad guy. Everything a wild animal does is for its own survival or the survival of its offspring.
nightlightabcd How dumb are you...? Are you the type of person to demonize carnivores because “ThEy KiLlEd a DeAr CaLf”
Jackdaws are great company. I have a dozen living out back here in Ireland. They love peanuts and seem to understand Engilsh.
If you raise them from chicks they can talk like parrots and starlings
We also have the same lack of properties in London to rent/buy... Everybody fighting with each other. There is even this thing called: gazumping and gazundering when buying properties...
Unique observation, just look at the way the Jackdaw grabs the Kestrel's Feet and even beaks it.
jai singh they got beef, good sir
even then the Kestrel's are adamant..
jai singh disabling its main weapons.. clever bird
jai singh 666
jai singh û
I love the birds in the Crow family!! They are SMART!! They used TOTALLY different Tactics with the Rock Doves! With the doves they just started Moving in. They took in some grass like "So we're moving in Now! We're just going to sit on this ledge and wait for you To Crack! Like your your eggs will as soon as you leave to go get a drink. >:) Thirsty yet?" But with the Kestrel ....Yeah NO! The Only way to win was an all out fight! So WoW! Talk about fearless! And going For the feet Because your getting close to those Talons! Gutsy! And the Wings! The Poor Kestrel it had a look of disbelief on it's face!! Birds can't Laugh but all the small birds in the area, potential prey for the kestrel where probably routing for the Jackdaw with this expression :D (in bird of course:)
+Tmarie2u but Myhnas are even fierce and they fight even crows badly..
Tmarie2u genuis comment homie
SO true Jackdaws ,Ravens, crows,they are very intelligent birds and can even recognize human faces
Very intelligent birds. Let's hope they never watch the film "birds" or it may give them ideas...
Brains vs brawn
At one point in the battle when the Kestrel was on top of the Jackdaw I could tell by his screams that the Kestrels claws dug home and deep into the Jackdaws body. Kestrels have a very strong grip in their feet. So it wasn't all Jackdaw winning. If the Kestrels mate had joined her together they could have prevailed. It looked like he just wanted to mate with her when he flew in briefly.
Making a couple of more bird boxes would provide extra homes for all the birds that want to use them. Make the diameter of the entrance hole no more than 3" across then larger birds such as the barn owl will not be able to enter.
I have made several bird boxes for Kestrels and they seemed to love the homes I provided, using them year after year.
that Kestrel is such a sucker for punishment like it had a death wish!
@nickys34 They make nests inside the box. And, it's an instnict that parents have. They won't lose that.
The nest box is to help protect from predators and it's a nice way to see more of your native birds.
jackdaws... I see that it is a very intelligent species of bird, it knows how to hold the kestrel, I have not seen this even in kestrel fights against owls.
It took 11 years to came on my recommended page
same bro
3:26 male kestrel: been waitin' for this opportunity for months.
Lmao
Time to clap them feathered cheeks
Cruel, and beautiful! I never thought of that Jackdaw Kestrel win.
Please more videos of Hawks vs Jackdaws. So interesting! Winner is not clear.
When you're playing hide and seek and someone's tryna share your spot.
I kept imagining the Jackdaw telling the Kestrel "Oh! It's different, isn't it?! When the bird your attacking isn't smaller than you! When we're about the same size and you can't just muscle your way in here and eat me! You're not used to that are YOU!? I can do a lot of damage to you too you know!!"
They should have settled this in court.
lmao xD
They would need a lawyer well versed in bird law.
Anyone know Charlie Kelly's number?
Turd Ferguson não gostei um bicho devorar o outro! Na verdade todos tinha que comer frutas.
Yeah? I ship them tho.
*Intense Courtship*
OK all right ..I will be the judge 😆😀
One brave Jackdaw female fighting and winning against two Kestrel! Respect!
I didn’t even know how fierce competition birds have 😦
3:25
"OOGA BOOGA"
"For fuck sake Kevin, not now mate!!"
Whenever the JackDaw was pulling on the kestrel he was like "YOU GET THE F*CK BACK IN HERE SO I WE CAN SETTLE THIS!!!!"
1:23 just chillin in his house. "Did I hear something?"
fascinating.but on the intelligence scale, the jackdaw is far more intelligent than the kestrel. But the perils of nature. The harshness but beauty of nature. wonderful video
Great defense by jackdaw
Very nice footage, these birds are intelligent fighters. SHOUTOUT to the Jackdaw for superior tactics
Dinosaur blood wont change! Damn good footage!
I've been an avid birder, for over 15+yrs now. I can honestly say, this is some INCREDIBLE footage, between these two predators. I commend the Jackdaw, for trying to fight off this persistant Falcon. And for a bit there, it seemed to have the upperhand, most of the "Corvid species" beaks are lethal weapons, as you could see from what it was doing to this little Falcon. However, the Falcon has talons, and thats the stronger upperhand by far. Excellent battle of two top apex predatory birds.......
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wow.... never seen this before... i have j'daws nesting in my chimney here...love them....had baby tame one summer 07 too....that was some fight... not unlike people when in neighbour conflict....at first i thought the 2nd kestrel went in and didnt come out...lol but i replayed and saw it fly off... well i guess if you dont have a front door anyone can come in...lol it was funny in a way...and very very interesting ...
3:25 kestrel's mate epic troll)))
The jackdaw is like "DON'T YOU DARE!!! YOU GET BACK IN HERE!!!"
Omg that was really useless...😂
He was like either you kick his ass, or I'll kick your ass.
He sees his wife stuck in a hole and he knows what's next. ;)
@uncletiggeri think it was more - becky, et me smaaash
Dang that kestrel gotta look at who she’s attacking not the jackdaw bragging her wings hope she’s okay
those birds are already dead because this video is 14 years ago
So fascinating. Thank you, thank you : )
Fantastic footage.
That Crow was like, "Come in! I have such sights to show you!"
+Mr. Atlantis ,,,,it wasn't a Crow.....its a Jackdaw....much smaller than a Crow
Instrumental brilliance and tactics of the JD
enjoyed that!.. proper film.
XNXXX
My second time watching this. It’s actually the Jackdaw that was holding the Kestrel foot in the 1st clip
Western (aka European or Eurasian) Jackdaw: Corvus monedula; European Kestrel (aka Eurasian or Common): Falco tinnunculus; American Kestrel (not in this video): Falco sparverius
Plzzz i want a rematch between these two superstar birds immediately..i've been waiting for this for more than 7 months and i wish that my big bird wld defeat the small bird inside the small bird's own den!
glad you enjoyed the video
Thank you for these kind of videos, i like birds.
he got so pissed that he forgot he was a bird and started barking 2:03
WOW!!! This is amazing to watch. How often does a human get to witness such a thing?
The fighting is truly vicious, and yet neither seems to be able to claim a vidtory. But I have the feeling it's NOT over yet. The Kestrels want that nest...
Fascinating the way they went in talons first...
The Jackdaw is like punishing the kestrel for attacking it
If you look carefully near the beginning, unless I'm seeing things,the Jackdaw actually severs one of the Kestrels toe's.I cannot believe the Kestrel,(a female,)came back after that,and more than once.The mistake the Jackdaw make's is leaving the box shortly afterwards,l wonder who actually claimed the box for their own thereafter.
It has to be the jackdaw's greater intelligence won this battle.
When that jackdaw turned into a literal madman when the kestrel finally got inside that kestral literally booked it out of there XDDD AND THEN THE JACKDAW GRABBED HIM BY THE LEG LIKE "NAH COME BACK N FIGHT" AND THE WING TOOO LMAO
3:25 "Bitch! I was trying to negotiate and you go pushing me into a fight?"
lol
Like how the jackdaw lay in wait top ambush the kestrel on its way in. Also found it amusing, that the jackdaw pulled the kestrel back in by it's feet when it tried to escape. Its like the other bird was done, and the jackdaw was warming up.
3:26 worst time to get raped by the male kestrel or what ever it was
hahahahha I though that
feels like watching episode of cheaters
kingusia omg 😂😂😂😂😂
this is what I needed before going to to sleep
1:40 thought jackdaw was done when kestrel grabbed him with both legs
Nice footage!! interesting how the Jackdaw uses hi legs, and beak. Strong bird I'd say. And I just realized how videos you have out. I will be subbing you, material looks very nice.
Очень интересный материал . Спасибо .
Amazing video
Jackdaws are small but strong! I've seen jacks fighting away a crow or magpie.
Yes and even a female Sparrowhawk check it out on youtube
Impressive video! Thanks for sharing.
Лучшая защита, это нападение. Врановые не так просты, как кажутся. Пустельга отгребла по полной 😁
@the false pandemic я вообще не орнитолог, но подумал, что пустельга хотела убить ворона и съесть
@@theo98980 На видео в гнезде - галка. Птица, один из наиболее мелких представителей семейства врановых.
Там не совсем понятно , кто именно из семейства соколиных, пытается напасть. Ведь питаются они крупными насекомыми, полевыми мышами, мелкими певчими птицами. Соколиным не по зубам такая крупная птичка, а вот ястребиным же наоборот.
Видимо тут борьба за дом, сокол пытается отжать у галки дом. Ведь соколиные очень любят занимать гнёзда других птиц. Или наоборот))) галка отжала дом у пустельги )))
Написно что это Пустельга пыталась вернуть свою хату, короче галка отжала ее дом.
@@MariSaBel-r Наоборот - галка отжала дом у пустельги, пустельга пыталась вернуть.
@@dancef2 На превью написано - ожесточенная битва между пустельгой и Галкой. А из-за чего борьба идёт, не написано. (я всё же угадала, это пустельга))))))
Jackdaws beak is crazy strong, and the kestrels talons are crazy sharp!
That was a very, very brave jackdaw indeed.
I like that two camera, one inside showing jackdaw holding on (it enemy foot & pecking it) & defending his nest, while #2 camera (outside) showing kestrel being helpless & begging for "mercy," almost got its foot peck off. 😐
Smart person for having two camera. Both actions. Inside & outside of the nest.
So they battled and in the end neither bird took possession of the nest-box!
Actually that's not true. The JackDaw took control in the end
Great footage.
When your cornered like that and your only priority was your kid's safety, like Ntwadumela, greet the intruder with fire.
Excellent video -
2:40 3:08 pure ownage ^^ that jackdaw knows how to fight