Kestrel Hovering and Hunting in Cornwall

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  • Kestrels Hovering and Hunting
    Filmed at Godrevy Cornwall
    Video Produced by Paul Dinning - Wildlife in Cornwall

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  • @bdhdh27mviewsd93
    @bdhdh27mviewsd93 5 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    I saw a bird hovering and i thought it was a glitch in the matrix lol

    • @BrovkinThePerdix
      @BrovkinThePerdix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's Kestrel.

    • @TheLionessOfCintra
      @TheLionessOfCintra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I just saw one for the first time today, it was crazy

    • @mrhinds90
      @mrhinds90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      if its not a bird of prey it will be a glitch in the matrix. ive seen pidgions frozen in flight not cought in any lines.

    • @user-ht4zv9es2h
      @user-ht4zv9es2h 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you the being is a gilitch itself. you are the anomoly. you are the one, my hero

  • @YsabetJustYsabet
    @YsabetJustYsabet 7 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    To see them hovering is just amazing; I live in the Sonoran Desert (in AZ) and we have kestrels here-- it's funny to look up and see something that *should* be a pigeon by its size-- and suddenly it drops into a raptor's dive and takes out a smaller bird. Beautiful, fierce things!

    • @tomwallen7271
      @tomwallen7271 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw Kestrals (or a cousin) outside Amsterdam in the fields. The second it stopped moving in the air, I thought I saw a glitch in the Matrix. It's truly uncanny.

    • @hipbubble7685
      @hipbubble7685 ปีที่แล้ว

      Might be another falcon species since kestels dont live in any part of america

    • @theant9821
      @theant9821 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@hipbubble7685although it's not technically a Kestrel there is a falcon called a Kestrel in North America. Miss named and hasn't been renamed since it was discovered to be unrelated to the actual Kestrels.

  • @ashn6346
    @ashn6346 9 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I love the ending where he is relaxed and watching out over the water!!

  • @keysontop
    @keysontop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    0:00 when you're in middle of a game but the wifi turns off.

    • @hh582
      @hh582 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Consoomer

  • @TheWizardYeof
    @TheWizardYeof 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Saw a kestrel hovering for the first time today. Truly an unmatched sight.

  • @jq5890
    @jq5890 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I've been privileged to have seen one of these Kestrels in the wild for the very first time and they are truly an amazing & magnificent bird. Majestic, wonderful & silent, and most of all a beautiful example of nature, thank you so much for this video :)

  • @belaiditaoufik
    @belaiditaoufik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    So cute. I’m from Morocco, Rabat, and always on the lookout for this bird.
    It leaves in cities, and has this typical way of changing direction as if it were a robot.

    • @BrovkinThePerdix
      @BrovkinThePerdix 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kestrel is not a Bird.

    • @MissMy5.0
      @MissMy5.0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@BrovkinThePerdix
      Huh….???

  • @lohikarhu734
    @lohikarhu734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The images with the kestrel hovering, shot from below, with sunlight through the wings, magical!
    And, pretty interesting, seeing how they actually spread the feather out to control lift...wonderful little 'air cats' ;-)

  • @soulzzplaysgames
    @soulzzplaysgames ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Coolest thing about this is that once they're fixed on a certain spot, their head will stay in the same spot to focus, while the rest of their body keeps adjusting to the wind.

  • @maxistraifms
    @maxistraifms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    its so great how their head is perfectly still while hovering, balancing it to have maximized vision advantage

  • @cynical_americano_redux
    @cynical_americano_redux 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Birds are incredible creatures. This proves it! Awesome footage.

  • @youandwhosearmy6339
    @youandwhosearmy6339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The males especially are just totally gorgeous creatures. If i'm out driving at work, I always take note of a hovering Kestrel. Beautiful.

  • @MaverickHunterDaniel
    @MaverickHunterDaniel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Saw one yesterday for the first time in Buckinghamshire. Such a cool thing to witness and impressive how they can use the wind like that.

  • @BrianAndersonTT
    @BrianAndersonTT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Definitely one of the most amazing spectacles to witness.

  • @simombreeds9501
    @simombreeds9501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Amazing how the head stays perfectly still the wings tail and body are moving realy fast

  • @temp24Lno5
    @temp24Lno5 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    What superb shots of the hovering. You must have a superb camera to get this close!

    • @FrontYardVideo
      @FrontYardVideo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Joan Ouellette I agree! Stunning shots!

    • @active_commenter5348
      @active_commenter5348 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FrontYardVideo Same Its Amazing.

    • @freddyjones1744
      @freddyjones1744 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're everywhere I keep seeing you on MyBackYardBirding and loads of other wildlife vids and stuff.

    • @active_commenter5348
      @active_commenter5348 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BirdBrains Who. Replied 1/07/2017 At (4:37pm).

    • @TheOnlyGimmeturben
      @TheOnlyGimmeturben 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Less about the camera more about the lens

  • @acat6821
    @acat6821 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I saw one of these hovering today for the first time, was amazing too see, almost looked fake, it is incredible how still they keep their heads

  • @switchthechannel6317
    @switchthechannel6317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing how they use their talons to stabilize themselves.

  • @ericvillegas5567
    @ericvillegas5567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Amazing skill and reflects. Technically he is not hovering. He is gliding at the exact same speed as the headwind he encounters. And he is getting lift from the wind as well, which must have encountered a tall obstacle below and is therefore not parallel with the ground but actually heading up. (That's why seagulls and hang gliders hang out over cliffs near the ocean.

  • @joannacarley7754
    @joannacarley7754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for such a beautifull glimpse of my favourite cliff top bird. thank you for not spoiling it with a sound track the waves and gulls are how it should be. A symbl of freedom in turbulent times.

  • @rmc4091
    @rmc4091 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I honestly think it's my favourite sight in nature and it's my favourite bird 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

    • @BrovkinThePerdix
      @BrovkinThePerdix 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kestrel is not a Bird but it's flies.

    • @rmc4091
      @rmc4091 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BrovkinThePerdix cause it's not a Bird 🤪

  • @AlisonBryen
    @AlisonBryen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My brother in law has some amazing photographs of a Kestrel that nests on The Island in St Ives.
    My husbsnd and I once saw one hunting over the cliffs near Godrevy too...just hovering in mid air ... it was truly amazing!

  • @PavleBalenovic
    @PavleBalenovic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing. I always loved watching it in the wild. I must admit that I tried to take such the shots through years but never had enough zoom nor stabilization. And as the other viewers asked these shots seem like incomplete without the original soundtrack. Thanks for sharing Paul.
    pb

  • @hamishhudson304
    @hamishhudson304 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah, the achieve of, the mastery of the thing. Many thanks for filming and posting.

  • @OSpartan1170
    @OSpartan1170 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everyone complimenting the guy who just recorded them... meanwhile these guys are hovering in rigorous winds without their heads moving so much as a millimeter.

  • @Iam4wine
    @Iam4wine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful bird, breath taking footage!

  • @1CameronBird
    @1CameronBird 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kestrels are probably my favourite animal

  • @user-jk3zv7gb6c
    @user-jk3zv7gb6c 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wonderful pattern of wings.

  • @mrcaboosevg6089
    @mrcaboosevg6089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's so many of these where i live, i still just stand and watch them in disbelief. Even with all our technology we couldn't make something the size of a bird fly perfectly still in empty space, they're amazing animals

    • @GerdLPluu
      @GerdLPluu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We certainly can. Although admittedly, it then tends to not look anything like a bird and is usually quite noisy compared to your average raptor. :D

    • @brianstraight9308
      @brianstraight9308 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never heard of a drone?

    • @mrcaboosevg6089
      @mrcaboosevg6089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brianstraight9308 Drones can't do this, not even close.

    • @hipbubble7685
      @hipbubble7685 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@mrcaboosevg6089 yeahhhh

  • @AttackPictures
    @AttackPictures 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great video. How did you get the shot that looked like you were just behind it? Was it a drone?

  • @JL-zg5bk
    @JL-zg5bk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kestrel at the end: "Ah yes my land is looking good today." *nom nom*

  • @wolfyhatter9192
    @wolfyhatter9192 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely fantastic captures well done.

  • @nelsonalexis3054
    @nelsonalexis3054 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I saw one in my local park, I've never seen anything like that before. Pretty impressive

  • @kimfaustino7919
    @kimfaustino7919 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Look majestic in the air

  • @violina48
    @violina48 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazingly beautiful shots dear Paul! Thank you.

  • @aproditi1216
    @aproditi1216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Brute beauty and valour and act" ~ The Windhover, Hopkins

  • @nameofthepen
    @nameofthepen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This was amazing; enchanting; fascinating. One of the best I've ever seen. :)

  • @levyredmoon
    @levyredmoon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it's like the head is anchored mid-air and it's body is in ragdoll

  • @americanfresh17
    @americanfresh17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's Just Freakin Amazing!‼💯

  • @alwaysalittlered6434
    @alwaysalittlered6434 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s a kestrel hovering!

  • @Nihil1069
    @Nihil1069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm wondering how many people came here after reading Hopkins' "The Windhover" lol

  • @signal_rr
    @signal_rr ปีที่แล้ว

    Birb doing Running Man dance moves

  • @2012Beckster
    @2012Beckster 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely amazing little falcons. I appreciate this vid very much Paul!

  • @stephencook7337
    @stephencook7337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice.....I love how surreal it looks.....
    Still for me the raptor hovering award goes to the white tailed kite....

  • @margaretturner1728
    @margaretturner1728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing footage!!!

  • @cynthiasammons2252
    @cynthiasammons2252 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I saw a bird hovering today and was in such ahhh 😲!
    That it never accrued to me to take a video. The phone was in my pocket too.
    I was totally mesmerized
    by it!
    Came home and started researching it!
    My husband said that’s the same thing that happens to people who are BigFoot too!
    This bird was amazing and the most beautiful thing hovering in one spot looking down at the earth!
    For a moment I thought it was an Angel! ❤️

  • @moradrabia6819
    @moradrabia6819 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible bird

  • @sparkyb2345
    @sparkyb2345 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I live in Hamilton Ontario Canada and my apartment has winter nest of peregrine falcon cause it's been week that I've seen her everyday I live 16 floors up and seen her go for pigeon... wow

  • @kinshuk24
    @kinshuk24 ปีที่แล้ว

    YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT AINT MOVE IT MY FIRST TIME SEEING THIS

  • @catiamorais337
    @catiamorais337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Waw! Amazing video!

  • @sameenmomin432
    @sameenmomin432 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Have they not seen the birds above them, spreading and folding their wings? None holds them up except the Most Compassionate. Indeed, He is All-Seeing of everything. " Al Quran chapter 67 verse 19
    Glory Be to Allah!

  • @SnowChickenFlake
    @SnowChickenFlake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    POV: You're playing a Ubisoft videogame

  • @johnephraimhimala7718
    @johnephraimhimala7718 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think I understood now where the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel got it's name.

  • @AndrewFulton
    @AndrewFulton 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wonderful to see Paul

  • @jayneadams4695
    @jayneadams4695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing …thank you.

  • @nhjo
    @nhjo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How's he doing that? That bird has some awesome moves.

  • @warrencotterill4864
    @warrencotterill4864 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could watch this for hours

  • @obitdula
    @obitdula ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How? How does it float without flapping it's wings?

  • @alma1909
    @alma1909 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Magnifique vidéo!

  • @jaydadon777
    @jaydadon777 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I ever seen some shhhiiit like this in person I'm standing still cause where I come from birds move so it gotta be me moving to fast lmaooooo

  • @sifouniospottery
    @sifouniospottery 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello! a very great video !!! :) Thumbs up!!!!

  • @anoopronald7351
    @anoopronald7351 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Paul, Great video here.
    Wanted to ask you if i could use the about 5seconds of hovering and gliding in a student film that i am currently making.

  • @alexbrackxnature2862
    @alexbrackxnature2862 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video. Nicely filmed. Lots of greets

  • @Me-gp7ud
    @Me-gp7ud 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really beautiful work here.

  • @LeonTrotsky6782
    @LeonTrotsky6782 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw loads in Newquay recently, wonderful birds.

  • @VeluweNatuurFotografie
    @VeluweNatuurFotografie 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, very good video!

    • @PaulDinningVideosforCats
      @PaulDinningVideosforCats  9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      VeluweNatuurFotografie.nl Thank you very much my friend. Have a great week ~ Paul

  • @robpodevin5972
    @robpodevin5972 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow I bet kestrel are very common there the habitat is perfect for them

  • @animaldude54
    @animaldude54 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Truly incredible and amazing

  • @youandwhosearmy6339
    @youandwhosearmy6339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:25- Wheatear cameo lol

  • @ruebencristobal7790
    @ruebencristobal7790 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I see these at Powell Butte Park in Portland OR all the time hovering and hunting

  • @fr.johnpulickaloic4386
    @fr.johnpulickaloic4386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Confidently Hovering over the ocean....!!!

  • @TheGrmany69
    @TheGrmany69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've seen them killing blue-grey tanagers here in Venezuela, and yes, they are little eagles, cold and sharp.

  • @forgmail5855
    @forgmail5855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it's in creative mode.

  • @bidajuice6717
    @bidajuice6717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How is that even possible

  • @mandingorex4468
    @mandingorex4468 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This giving me some HTTYD 2 vibes

  • @sparkyb2345
    @sparkyb2345 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    at the 12 to 13 second mark how did you get that particular angle? that was beautiful

  • @zooted6421
    @zooted6421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my dogs found one of these guys injured so I put them home and went and rescued the poor lil guy

  • @ButterflySpirit
    @ButterflySpirit 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful close-up and wonderful to watch.

  • @donnaml8776
    @donnaml8776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I’d hate to be his prey. You ain’t getting away.

  • @javicelacanto791
    @javicelacanto791 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Qué bien has grabado a esos cernícalos suspendidos en el aire, como si estuviesen sujetos por un hilo invisible, Paul. Me ha gustado mucho tu vídeo.

    • @PaulDinningVideosforCats
      @PaulDinningVideosforCats  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      javi celacanto Muchas gracias. Estoy muy feliz de que haya disfrutado el video .

  • @stephen_mcateer
    @stephen_mcateer 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work.

  • @Jwalk_noticket
    @Jwalk_noticket ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How is this possible

  • @kidrocketbmx
    @kidrocketbmx 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool vids! I love birdwatching too!

  • @gogreen7501
    @gogreen7501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How he wait in the air ???

  • @gregorybetteridge8943
    @gregorybetteridge8943 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The original drone

  • @mortlachstudio
    @mortlachstudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In 2012 I shifted with my family to our new house that was in an isolated area.once a day i was on terris and i saw this bird i was surprised to see how its hovering coz i didnt see this bird before.firstly i thought its an eagle.then after few days my uncle visited to our home for lunch after lunch we went to terris,then i saw again this bird.and i asked my uncle about this bird.then he told me.but for 2,3 years i havent seen this bird.dont know what happend.

  • @lv4230
    @lv4230 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How ?

  • @valdas415
    @valdas415 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @dewbow134
    @dewbow134 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow

  • @AndrewAce.
    @AndrewAce. 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it possible to learn this power?

  • @valentin5403
    @valentin5403 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is camera mounted on a drone?

  • @arnavsadhu
    @arnavsadhu 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    @CaptainJoe would love to see this

  • @austin1839
    @austin1839 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Leonardo DaVinci would have loved your video.

  • @NatureInspiredSnipsnSnaps
    @NatureInspiredSnipsnSnaps 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow, super awesome capture:)

    • @PaulDinningVideosforCats
      @PaulDinningVideosforCats  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Nature Inspired Snips n Snaps Thank you very much. Have a lovely day ~ Paul

  • @kearonmaher9595
    @kearonmaher9595 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant creature's

  • @sherryhandley582
    @sherryhandley582 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I caught this morning morning's minion, kingdom of daylight's dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn falcon, in his riding Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding High there! How he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing In his ecstacy! Then off, off forth on swing As a skate's heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend; the hurl and gliding Rebuffed the big wind.

    • @dougcherry5992
      @dougcherry5992 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hopkins brought me to this video.

  • @1BlueStarRising
    @1BlueStarRising 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing !

  • @badlaamaurukehu
    @badlaamaurukehu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Smart birds.

  • @wyattguilliams2621
    @wyattguilliams2621 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How fast is the wind to keep them up like that?

  • @Powershotknecht
    @Powershotknecht 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice Shot!