Hawk vs. Turkey Round Two
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2016
- Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - A red-tailed hawk makes multiple attempts to take out a wild turkey hen at the New York Botanical Garden. The turkey lived to run another day.
I want to thank all the folks who have left comments regarding my video. Much appreciated. I wanted to address a few issues: I've been observing red-tails hunt at the NYBG since 2008. The hawk in this video was trying to KILL and EAT the turkey. Not chase, not injure, not drive away. He might not have been able to carry it away. No problem. He would have eaten the turkey where it lay. I've seen these hawks kill l prey larger than themselves then start munching away. This same red-tail tried to kill this turkey two other times only to be outsmarted by the turkey. Great stuff. Thanks for all the great comments. Keep them coming.
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I want to thank all the folks who have left comments regarding my video. Much appreciated. I wanted to address a few issues: I've been observing red-tails hunt at the NYBG since 2008. The hawk in this video was trying to KILL and EAT the turkey. Not chase, not injure, not drive away. He might not have been able to carry it away. No problem. He would have eaten the turkey where it lay. I've seen these hawks kill l prey larger than themselves then start munching away. This same red-tail tried to kill this turkey two other times only to be outsmarted by the turkey. Great stuff. Thanks for all the great comments. Keep them coming.
I bet they only try to attack females, that are much smaller than males. A male turkey can be much bigger than a female and very aggressive.
NATURECAMHD Very interesting!
@@vitaobatera 🔔🔔 Bravo 🔔 🔔 🎯 📣 📣
I had no idea the much smaller hawk could kill a turkey. Live and learn, thanks for the video...
Red tails can take large prey, make no mistake. The female turkey isn't much smaller than the male btw
I once witnessed a golden eagle trying to harvest a turkey. The flock of turkeys took shelter under a large ponderosa pine tree. The eagle made several dives at them in an attempt to scare the turkey into fleeing the shelter of the tree. The turkey however were wise enough to stay under the tree until the eagle grew tired of the attempts and left the area. Living in the mountains and living in nature is a wonderful life.
While watching, I came to a realization: Being a turkey is like being a mob boss - go out to eat and you might get whacked.
😂🤣👍
Turkey is a big bird they can handle themselves pretty well
There is something so cute and admirable about this turkey and her's sounds.
I agree lol and cool pfp
Amazing capture! Great job. Fascinating watching this "cat and mouse" game between these two birds.
That's a very smart turkey staying within the confines of tree branches where the hawk's flight is neutralized. Looks like a wild type of turkey with excellent survival skills.
Amazing footage bud, and the close-up of that gorgeous Red-tail was a nice highlight... thx.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks.
It looked like the turkey was using the trees as cover. Even though the hawk could go into the trees, it couldn't attack for fear of getting injured.
BTW, that was great camera work.
Ewie M yes I was thinking the same thing it like stayed near the branches that were close together it’s sort of a funny video
Wow... that was some of the BEST camera work I've ever seen on TH-cam. A steady hand and you always kept the subjects smakdab in the center of the frame. Good job and great subject!!
Thanks so much. I was at the right time and the right place that day. The turkey is still alive today. I saw him two days ago.
Harry C Agree on the camera work. But I have to question the tree trimming technique @NYBG. WTF?
Francis, I've seen that documentary, and it was amazing. Those turkeys have an unusual self-awareness of their place in the world and are in tune with the ebb and flow of life in their habitat...unbelievable how intelligent they are in some respects. Also, the man who raised those turkeys...how heartbreaking were the losses--both natural and later having to urge the last one onward after the act of dominance. It is a documentary I will never forget...surprisingly so because the subject initially seemed so benign.
Que espanten el águila nomas lo quedan viendo culeros
Henri C i was thinking tha same thing
Nice
Smart Turkey using the trees as a shield
I seen a hawk attack a turkey and the turkey did the Mexican hat dance on hawk and almost killed it !
"I wasn't going to be a meal so easily savored"
-memoirs of the Turkey Warrior
LMFAO! 😂😂😂
4:46 She's like 'Tis NOT the season my guy!"
This hawk sort of reminds me of....”I’m a chicken hawk...and I want chicken!”
LOL!
@@NATURECAMHD I’m thinking, you may be the only person who gets that😜
Very smart turkey. Staying under low branches destroys the hawk's ability to strike. Also not a smart target for the hawk, especially when the turkeys start gathering in flocks for breeding, I've seen more than 1 video where a bird of prey is trying to pluck a turkey that's way too heavy to lift when suddenly angry gobblers swarm it and beat the hell out of it! Wild turkeys are intelligent and very capable of causing harm to potential enemies including humans! Beware!
The eyesight of a turkey is remarkable. It is said they can see the eye movement of a hidden hunter. There sense of smell has to be remarkable also. I once spread some chicken scratch for some turkeys right before dark. During the night it snowed 8-10 inches. The turkey came and went right to the feed even though it was covered with the snow. The only way they could have known it was there is by smell.
Ur,correct. I cursing with my son .coming g back home through the mountains we came across a bear and flock of turkeys.we saw the bear he left peacefully. However when my son and I got out on the middle of rd.we got chase by the turkeys they surrounded my suv and did not moved till we blew the horn.yes look out they can be aggressive.
But they have small heads, beak.
I guess its like chickens, they have good legs and feet to kick.
Fascinating stuff. Great photography. Videos done well on this kind of stuff makes me appreciate nature even more. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.
It amazes me every single time how much confidence these birds have.
I saw recently a video sequence of an eagle attacking a bear thrice or quad its size... :/
@@justplainbrad7713 Shhhh! You're ruining a good story!
That turkey running is so funny he high tailed it out of there!!
Amber Bryeans. My thought is. Running like a turkey 😂😂😂😂😂
Great footage of the red tail (thanks for sharing),they are one of the most aggressive of hawks and don't give up on a kill easily,I wish we had these hawks in the UK,I suppose the nearest aggressive hawk we have is the Goshawk.
At 4:43, why did the turkey cross the road, to not get eaten and Live Another Day.
looks like our house on thanksgiving. everybody fighting for that turkey leg!
LOL
One day I was driving through town and I witnessed one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Right in the center of town, on the sidewalk of a busy street, I saw a red-tailed hawk swoop down and take out a full grown seagull. It was wild. After he/she killed it, it immediately started plucking all the feathers. There were literally feathers everywhere blowing down the street. The hawk didn't seem to care about the cars driving by as he continued to devour that gull. I have serious reservations about the ppl in these comments saying that turkey is simply too big for a hawk and if you saw what I saw I'm pretty sure you'd think differently too. Great video btw. Thanks.
Tough way to make a living. The turkey has to wander around and eat what’s laying there. The hawk has to chase and subdue creatures that don’t want to be eaten. No wonder they are all so much more aware and fit than we are.
So true!
I can just imagine how terrified the turkey must have been, yet it kept its cool and managed to escape. Great stuff.
Turkey: There is something in those trees. Yeah a predator
Damn! I didn't know hawks celebrated Thanksgiving Day too! Lol
turkeys are smarter then most ppl think. use to have some as pets..they would follow me anywhere I went in my yard .
Matt Nave Well wild turkeys are. The domestic ones raised for food are comparitively less intelligent.
@@suchomimustenerensis5302 No sir, they are NOT "less intelligent", they are in fact DUMBER THAN A BOX OF ROCKS.........ROFLMAO
@@bbigrocker1 at least intellegenter than you
I feel like every time a turkey runs it should have it's own theme music...
Yackety-Sax (Benny Hill's favorite song for chase scenes)
Makes sense to me
😂😂😂
Turkey: listen Hawk, if you want Thanksgiving dinner early this year you're going to have to work a lot harder than that!
We spoke today. This is Ray. I think I have to give up trying to photograph the hawk, after seeing your videos. :)
Amazing shots. Really well done
Thanks so much. Don't worry. If this new nest works out, you will have plenty of future photo ops.
@@NATURECAMHD
I hope so. I love them so. I really do. Birds of prey are like spiritual avatars.
It was also hilarious to see how carefully the turkey would peek around the tree, to see if the hawk was still there. When it finally ran off, it was funny. He was like “F this. I’m out!!!”
I've seen husband and wife hummingbirds attack a hawk when it was getting too close to their nest of babies.
"husband and wife" haha
@@chriscatton705 , Mates for Life, so yeah.
Mr. & Mrs. Hummingbirds 😅
His wife totally sent him to go get the thanksgiving bird. Failure wasn’t an option
she is a female
Beautiful camera work, can't be easy keeping up when the action gets fast. And yeah, I was rooting for the turkey who exhibited some good moves in strategy.
Thanks. A lot of folks were rooting for the turkey. LOL!
Yes excellent camera work. Gotta wonder if the hawk would have been more aggressive if you weren't there! Thanks for posting.
More aggressive? I've never seen a bird get more aggressive than that. How many more swoops and runs could the hawk make?
Lol he had to come down and run around with that turkey 😂
turkey got the fxck outta dodge
That hawk was desperate to be attacking an adult turkey.
That 🦃 is smart as hell and the hawk start to run at him on the ground but that turkey too fast ..
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Great videography! You do have great videography/ camera skills.
Thank you so much 😀
Agreed
I have never seen a Red-tailed hawk go after a Turkey and I watch both species a lot from photography blinds. I always suspected they would if they were desperate but that's a pretty risky prey species for a hawk like that. The turkey is 20 pounds and has legs like Usain Bolt relatively speaking. Then again that looks like a wily adult hawk that's been around the block a few times so it probably know the vulnerable spot. Great footage. Thanks.
Thanks for your comments and thumb up. This hawk has attacked this turkey three times and all three times the turkey hides under the trees.
Great footage of a red-tailed hawk. Well done.
It's great footage because it really shows the array of strategies a Red-tailed uses. A very versatile bird of prey. Easy to see how they have spread so far and wide.
James Hawley I’ve seen so many birds of prey lately. Lots of beautiful hawks
Red tails don't play. They rule. I watched a recent video of a turkey like this going up against a great horned owl and the turkey handed the owl it's own ass. Love it
That was the best image of the red tail flying under the pine tree at 4:30 and a few seconds later the turkey waltzing out seemingly care free.
LOL!
Very good on getting the shots. You were recording from great positions every time.
That turkey got real lucky that Redtail even tryed chasing him on foot great job on the photography
Thanks. It was quite a challenge keeping up.
Turkey: It's too early for Thanksgiving!
Good job on the camera. Thx for sharing.
This Red-tailed Hawk weighs between 2 to 2 1/2 lbs. and the female Turkey between 9 to 9 1/2 lbs and turkeys are not dumb. They have an above average intelligence in the bird world.
David Seals yeah but look at those flimsy necks that they have....a hawk will snap those like a twig...
Isn't a lot of that weight feathers?
That was intense!! Was rooting for the Turkey.
The turkey was running for its life. 😮 I'am an avid Eagles (of many types) Falcons, Owls & Hawk watcher. The live cams are abundant and awesome these days in so many states. I really enjoyed your video and ty for sharing 😊 💗 😊 💗
Thanks for the thumbs-up. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, the turkey was running for its life which is why it survived that year. LOL! It was attacked three more times, twice by the same Hawk. Yet somehow, it managed to escape every time.
@@NATURECAMHD YW & I guess the turkey's time is not up yet. lol 😀😀
This was some national geographic videoing. I will need this camera guy to teach others how to do it.
She knows better,not open field,smart turkey 🦃
you know its a Mulher how loll!
Poor Hawk. Looks like it might have been Thanksgiving. Thanks for the video. Great footage.
Thanks for the kudos. lOL.
Although it probably does it instinctively, the Turkey would be better off not clucking when hiding.
LOL. Indeed.
True that but it's in their nature.
I’m actually happy that the turkey got away ✌🏾
Hawk: "I'll be back"
Not me, there are some places down south where those damn turkeys are overrunning the place and pulling up front yards. Hope the hawk did his job in killing and eating the turkey.
That's a hen turkey, they don't gobble anyway. Hawks can and will kill a full grown turkey, this one just happened to have a good day and avoid being on the hawk's dinner plate.
Amazing capture! Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I watched a Red Tailed Hawk do a full dive and take a turkey out in the middle of a big field, it was pretty awesome
I have seen other critters play cat and mouse in the wild. But never under an urban environment. Great footage. One bird knows it is prey, and the other knows it is a Predator.
Mr Darwin at work here.
Thanks and yes, Darwin at work.
It's a Zoo World,
Hawk and Turkey
playing
Cat and Mouse.
I am a Falconer and hunt with trained RedTailed hawks of my own. That is an immature male redtail about one year old. You can tell by the red tail (from his first molt which replaces the brown tails of young ones with the red tails of adults) combined with yellowish eyes that have not reached the dark brown color of a full 2 year adult. That turkey is lucky that wasn't a full grown adult female. Females are much bigger than the males and they get better and better at killing as they mature. My big adult female would have killed it on the first stoop.
Thank you for your insight. I’m confused - hawks can go after something like this so much bigger than themselves? Seems like most animals prey on smaller animals.
Maybe a smaller female turkey as this one but a big male vs a hawk, no. Hawks are tough birds but easily driven out by a cackle of crows.
@@MLatkinson they usually don't as far as I know.
This hawk is asking for trouble by hunting something so large. He'll learn as he gets older and wiser. Turkeys are tougher than you would think for being a game bird. Anyways it was cool to see their interaction.
Have a great day
@@MLatkinson Well the hawk can fly see. The Turkey will absolutely never get a fair fight with the hawk. If a pass goes poorly, the hawk can simply flee. If the hawk were somehow trapped in a confined space with the turkey, well then he'd be screwed.
sharks eat orcas, lions eat buffalo, snakes eat chickens, hawks eat turks. birds of prey are crazy though!
Why all the thumbs down? This was great!
Saw a Red-tailed Hawk grab a gosling out from under its parents. They are fearless when they have chicks to feed.
Turkey is delicious any time of the year when cooked properly
For you WB cartoon lovers, another name for a Red-Tailed Hawk is (drum roll) a Chicken Hawk!
True, I grew up with the angry little WB chicken hawk. LOL.
Well, sort of, depends on where you are. Around here chicken hawk usually refers to Cooper’s hawk.
At the end the turkey is like “Bye Felicia “
Now I see why they keep that head bobbing back and fourth if that Hawk gets a hold of that scrawny neck it's curtains!
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird
Lol.
You tell its a hen turkey. She can’t quit talking!
This Turkey is environmentally aware
Where is the 3rd round????
Wild turkeys are tough.
If you're dumb ya gotta be tough
That one looks like a broad breasted. Looks like it might have been someones pet
Definitly thats why if you hunt them with shotgun you have to aim for the head they can and will survive body shots
Hunting turkey one day when red tail attacked my decoy. Knocked it off the peg. He was surprised, so was I.
Don't leave the pyramid - one of Horus' gliders is on the prowl!
Lol! Well said!
You have fantastic camera skills!
Thank you very much! It's always a challenge filming when you subject matter doesn't stop moving. LOL!
Great Great Footage. I wonder if this Hawk was realy after a kill/ a meal or perhaps more of a territorial/ dominance goal in mind when going after this Large Turkey. Maybe the Turkey eats all the same stuff the rats/mice/voles eat and the more Turkeys around the less of Hawks go-to prey around. Hawk didnt seem to attempt an Talon pounce rather some shots across the Bow or Wattle as it were.
Agreed. Those were definitely not hunting moves by the hawk. Great comment.
could be
LMAO that's a pretty desperate hawk to think it can take down a full grown turkey! I laughed so hard at this, poor turkey looked annoyed more than anything.
It's not the size that matters, even giant ostrich is brought down in secs when you know where exactly to bite.... Hawks, Eagles...they not only puncture their victim's neck...but start tearing it apart too!
J Rly u underestimate the power of a large hawk
Zachary Brown his point is turkeys are actually tough animals believe it or not. I own several and they are not afraid of anything and they have sharp spurs on the insides on their legs that can cut you to pieces when they kick.
Hawks have to eat too.
Indeed.
@@NATURECAMHD We have a most beautiful pair in our neighborhood, Not sure if this pair is the same as we watched mate in the top of nearby tree some 30 years ago or descendants who like the area.
They sometimes come to our bird feeders and when we had Lab pups on the ground we always watched. LOL
From our yard all along the adjacent major thruway for 2 miles or so, there is a dense line of trees and shrubs. Squirrels and rabbits abound and when we hear the crows raising a ruckus, we are sure they are around. I was even "buzzed" once by one when I walked into the flight path as it took off from a low scrub tree. Couldnt have been more than 4or 5 feet away when it passed in front of me. I felt bad as I probably unknowingly cost it a rabbit lunch
Seems like the turkey would have a much better chance if it could keep its beak shut! It's making the same sound my turkey hunting call devices make, giving it's position away to the hawk!
The hawk will spot it regardless, unless the turkey freezes and can’t move cause they will spot the smaller move
Nice video, keep up the good content
Thanks, will do!
Well shot footage!
Probably the most underrated video on the TH-cam.....
Thanks!
It wasn't for lack of trying! The ending..."Run Forrest, Run!!"
where in the garden was this? like specific area, thanks
It was in the Ross conifer arboretum.
Thank you. I'm going to try and see this in the flesh
Hahaha! That's hilarious to watch that turkey run from that Hawk the way it did at the end.
An alert turkey is just not going to be an easy meal. I had the feeling he was taunting the hawk a little bit.
Turkey said "Not today"!
I used to hunt rabbits with red tail, but right now all I can think of is stuffing, dark meat, mashed potatoes and gravy. I’m gonna go heat up some leftover pepperoni/onion pizza. Oh yea, good video- thanks!
LOL!
Turkey Taekwondo 😄 Well that turkey has some serious moves to avoid getting hit by that Hawk! This is a great capture! That must have been one hungry hawk to expend that amount of calories going after the turkey for so long. It didn't appear to be injured; she must have had a nest or poults hiding nearby; either that or her purrs & yelps were saying some serious trash to the hawk.
This is what a Momma does best.....protects her young. That's what the hawk was eyeing up, NOT her.
I wonder if the hawk caught it in time for christmas?
That is one optimistic Hawk. His mother gave him too much confidence! :)
That turkey was a runner,not a fighter.
Lolol! True. 😁
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tim Adams Well I think that turkey knew that a hawk could kick his butt he probably have seen hawks destroy his family members
Great footage and interesting to see a hawk chase a turkey.
Hawks do kill turkeys occasionally It's usually the younger birds that are easier prey I believe in this case it was more of a territorial incident and the hawk was just showing off
No,matter what bird is out there the HAWK ,is the cousin of bold eagle and golden eagles. The those birds you do not F#%k with.chances of winning a fight is like hitting the lottery.
Amen!
another birds are also fast and smart. Its not easy to catch them... There is a reason why eagles are rare birds and ordinary birds are everywhere...
@@NATURECAMHD i have seen so many videos where rooster beating the hawk and even mother hen protecting chicken against them.
Had a game rooster make short work of a hawk, who thought nothing could f*ck with it. FAFO.
The Turkeys like I'm not sure what that hawk wants and I don't want to find out. He don't look too friendly with that angry bird scowl.😲😲
Lol! True.
What time of year is this filmed? Is it possible the hawk was on a nest of eggs or chicks? I have been dive bombed before for getting too close to a nest. Maybe the hawk was protecting her young.
Got outsmarted by a turkey hilarious
Turkey is fast and smart.
"I'm a chicken hawk, and your a chicken see"
The turkeys got some moves