A falcon once landed in my backyard with a starling still alive in its claws. We got to watch the whole showdown. It was gruesome. It was violent. It was fucking metal.
Basically Planet Earth in my backyard, 10/10
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starlings like to drop their shit in our pool but stop when the hawks/flacons start flying around.
I had a Cooper's hawk do the same with a pigeon. The kids and I stood at the backdoor in awe. It was such a raw display of violence with blood and feathers everywhere.
The only downside was the cleanup after.
There is a shockingly large number of feathers in even a small bird.
Nah, Walking with Dinosaurs is more accurate.
The modern version is Flying with Dinosaurs.
The eagle and seagull spinoff is Soaring with Dinosaurs.
Boom boom acka lacka lacka boom
Yeah people forget that nature isn't all smol fluffy and cute.
People forget that animals rely on feeders because said people have removed the fucking food from nature.