Green Heron - the art of catching and eating crayfish

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Green Heron is a master of catching and eating crayfish.
If Green Heron catches a big crayfish, it removes claws first.
After that it is able to swallow the claw-less crayfish.
Green Heron repositions crayfish to have tail first.
However, it swallows fish head-fist.
00:19 Green Heron got a crayfish
01:27 Green Heron remove first claw from the crayfish
02:20 Green Heron remove second claw from the crayfish
02:23 Green Heron lost and caught the crayfish
02:49 Green Heron swallowed the crayfish
02:57 Green Heron swallowed the crayfish
02:58 Green Heron made happy loud scream "tasty!"
03:01 Green Heron flew home
San-Franscisoo Bay area
#greenheron #GreenHeronFishing #GreenHeronEatsCrayfish

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@hankakah4180 3 жыл бұрын

The deftness of how the heron was able to move the crayfish around to grab each claw and eventually shaking it so they come off was impressive. It makes you wonder if that's how Asians began to use chopsticks as seeing how an bird can do so without hands and just two beaks. Watching nature can teach you a lot of things. Like how to handle something without getting pinched, burned, and being adept at it. Picking up a single grain of rice? If birds can do it, we can.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Great imagination! Looks like a plausible explanation!

@Dave-pt2qd 3 жыл бұрын

Working hard for a meal. Respect ✊

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. In many descriptions Green Heron is called "one of a few intelligent birds who uses some tools for hunt". It is a pleasure to watch it hunting.

@mr.nobody3661 3 жыл бұрын

These types of videos are what youtube was made for.

@nayanpune4971 3 жыл бұрын

It's fascinating to watch he is pressing that prawn from all the sides before gulping it.

@Bensketball 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the satisfying lip smack at the end.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

It is saying: "Life is gooooooood"

@MKrištínWildness 3 жыл бұрын

WOW, beautiful green heron.Fantastic video.

@duckshaker 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video!!! It's amazing those birds have learned to remove the claws!

@natbelhome 2 жыл бұрын

I guess we can see only green herons who did learned to remove the claws...

@touchedbynature5445 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Looking Heron, Brilliant video many thanks for sharing. 🇬🇧

@JAMAICABOYY. 3 жыл бұрын

I guess he had a bad experience eating the claws before 😂

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly. Everyone learns through pain...Otherwise, it will not survive for long.

@hanajinks1044 3 жыл бұрын

...it would appear so.

@hankakah4180 3 жыл бұрын

Actually a lot of their habits are natural instincts and ingrained into their species. A housecat can kill a cobra, when they've never seen one before.

@pargm9543 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks god for giving me two hand

@Cats2Fat 3 жыл бұрын

But no wings!

@Galaxy-ig8si 3 жыл бұрын

Hands*

@pargm9543 3 жыл бұрын

@@Galaxy-ig8si thanx god for giving me knowledge of 3 more language other than mother tongue

@Galaxy-ig8si 3 жыл бұрын

@@pargm9543 You are blessed indeed. May our God continue to bless you.

@99wc57 3 жыл бұрын

Evolution.

@chronic2001n 3 жыл бұрын

He ripped the claw off, dropped it, and then caught the flailing body in mid air in a split second. Wtf.

@koreanature 2 ай бұрын

That's a great video. I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.

@jakubprzyrodnik 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this wonderful footage. A unique moment. Breathtaking.

@FunnySurpriseToys 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Friend! Thank you and have a happy weekend! Like #14

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

tnq

@smirkinatu5512 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for recording and posting this valuable educational video.

@AnowarHossain-uy7eq 3 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful bird in the nature.

@tsutl84 3 жыл бұрын

That bird is lightning fast! Ripped the arm off the crayfish, dropped it, and caught the crayfish midair in less than a blink of the eye.

@notmyrealname2874 3 жыл бұрын

1:24 lightning fast !!

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

tnx

@monilparikh5171 3 жыл бұрын

every living creature has some talent just like you have the useless talent to describe what the video is as if others dont know that and likewise Heron has fast refelxes. Keyboard champ! Keep it up

@erkankaragoz2473 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why predator birds soak their preys into water

@nunpuiapachuau2894 3 жыл бұрын

Johny sins is a little bit faster

@garys8754 3 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal video.

@kolapyellow7631 3 жыл бұрын

Very smart bird. Respect.

@ceemfajtswm4465 3 жыл бұрын

What a smart bird.!

@rosehernandez475 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful 🐦

@IreneDowningNature 4 жыл бұрын

So sweet . Lovely video .Beautiful capture. A joy to watch. Enjoyed Irene.🌸

@natbelhome 4 жыл бұрын

It is a very rare bird in this place (San-Francisco Bay Area, CA). In about 10 years I lived there I saw it the first time. Almost every day for about a month I was passing this narrow stream (~ 2-3 meters wide), I saw it, and in 10-15 min. Green Heron was catching 1-2-3 crayfishes. Now the grass is too high, and it is hard to make a video. It is a very skillful hunter. I liked to observe its very meticulous checking all potential spots for hunt.

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

tnq

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a very interesting video! And the interest in this video is not the eating of cancer (Pacifastacus fortis) by a wading bird (Butorides virescens), but the presence of this cancer (Pacifastacus fortis) in Santa Clara County!!! Your video expands the range of cancer (Pacifastacus fortis) from Shasta County to Santa Clara County!!! That's the most interesting thing in your video!!!

@natbelhome 2 жыл бұрын

Good to know. Until now, they all were just a "crawfish" to me. At least last two seasons, when I noticed a green heron hunting for fish and crayfish from march to june, I see a lot of herons and snow egrets hunting for crayfish. This spring I will pay attention to different crawfish species. At least, I recorded two differently colored species - one - reddish, and other - grey.

@natbelhome 2 жыл бұрын

I remembered differently looking crayfish I recorded: (Grey Heron and crayfish). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLinqpxpmratcX0.html Starting from ~ 00:34 you can see crayfihs closely and judge by yourself. At the time of recording I thought it was age/gender/season difference. I would not be so certain...

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

@@natbelhome This species is similar to Procambarus clarkii!?

@HT-fv7fj 2 ай бұрын

Birds don't go to schools, but they are so smart.

@natbelhome 2 ай бұрын

They "watch and learn" from parents very fast. If they do not succeed they will not live long.

@jimmeyer4530 3 жыл бұрын

Nice footage!

@bobbybrooks4826 3 жыл бұрын

Bird's I think Lost their stomachs along with most of their digestive system to become lighter for flight and replaced it with a blender.

@matthewspry4217 3 жыл бұрын

I was watching thinking how's he gonna eat dat. Oh whole damn

@bobbybrooks4826 3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewspry4217 there's a tube video of I think sea gull on a ocean side Rocky mountain eating a entire rabbit .... It was not small and it did it. ... And after it couldn't fly

@PamelaFarmer 3 жыл бұрын

I think I saw a green heron at Lake Temescal in Oakland on Christmas day. Too far to get a really good look, but it wasn't a black capped night heron. Lovely video!

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

It does not look so coloroful most of the time - it looks greenish only at specifilc angle under the sun. It is "changing" colors like a chameleon under the sun. Also, Green Heron is at least twice smaller than Night Heron. When I recorded it first time (in ~ 10 years I live here), I spent a lot of time to identify it. It was "definitely" Heron type, but "green" was not evident on my first video (recorded on cloudy day). in this particular video it is clearly "Green".

@SteveTheFazeman 3 жыл бұрын

Hearing the jets from SFO reminds me of Norfolk Botanical Gardens. It's situated next to the airport. Yet, it has aquatic birds like this Green Heron. Thanks for sharing this interesting video.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is a center of the town. Noise from everywhere: cars, airpalnes, people...

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

So this species of crayfish Pacifastacus fortis lives not only in Shasta County, but also in Santa Clara county!!! This is a very interesting moment, even a discovery!!!

@ramonedetroitguam6075 3 жыл бұрын

he grabbed that fool like chopsticks...😂

@clownworld3107 3 жыл бұрын

I think the bird cut the claws to avoid getting pinched in the throat or stomach during digestion process

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

I guess you are right. It is better to de-claw the crayfish.

@nelsonlobo3615 3 жыл бұрын

Not throat or stomach only... maybe the last part😀

@tjp353 3 жыл бұрын

Very clever birds. There's a video of a heron using bread to catch fish - instead of just eating the bread.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

I saw that video (one of many clones of the same movie, did not find the original). I got the idea that it was wishfull thinking - people were throwing the bread. However, Green Heron is described in many tutorials like "an intelligent bird using some tools during hunting".

@roenherkth2821 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite bird

@michaelwolfe8888 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Great camera work and editing.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Practically no editing - only added title and cut several pieces. This Green Heron is a very plesant actor - it moves slow, allows to come closer (~ 20ft). A pleasure to record it.

@YASIRALIVIRK 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely nature

@user-nm8rf3hg9b 3 жыл бұрын

ザリガニのハサミはちゃんともぎ取って食べるのか賢いなぁ

@kemvoeurn 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! So clever

@thomascorbett2936 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, birds are very clever .

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are skillful too.

@bruced625 Ай бұрын

That’s what it feels like when I eat crabs!👍

@FollowThomas 3 жыл бұрын

Great shot! I see them here in Florida often.

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

tnq

@sourendramondal4496 3 жыл бұрын

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@carlospontini 3 жыл бұрын

Classe !

@LynsHomeGardenDesign 4 жыл бұрын

That is so clever, but I sort of feel sorry for the crayfish ... great moment captured!

@addy9318 3 жыл бұрын

Aww Baby ! Thats so sweet of yours

@donnk 3 жыл бұрын

crayfish cant feel pain

@7gpanda744 3 жыл бұрын

saw some piece of a white string that maybe used to roll a batch of crayfish together.. :) It was dropped later near the claws :)

@YaoEspirito 3 жыл бұрын

Very nicely filmed.

@subhastheboss 3 жыл бұрын

Hence, Chopsticks were invented.

@BirdsIndia 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@dlighted8861 3 жыл бұрын

I saw a seagull that was whipping around with something on its chest. I thought "Oh lord its a fishing lure hooked in."😶 As I got closer it was apparent it was not a lure but a crayfish whirling about.😮 The seagull tried to eat it but the crayfish said no way.😄 The seagull took off over the water with the crayfish still swinging around. Then it must have let go and fell into the water. Good for you mister crayfish.😁

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, seagulls are very aggressive. I guess, they can handle small crayfish too.

@marcelo_rcosta 3 жыл бұрын

Habilidoso!

@nelsonlobo3615 3 жыл бұрын

At least the 2 wicked hands were left for me.

@huylengentertainment8794 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@Hamdan1970 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@skillsshows 3 жыл бұрын

great video 👍

@huahuahua6587 3 жыл бұрын

Expert 👍👍👍

@NE_Pigeons 3 жыл бұрын

Super focused!

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Green Heron is very focused to catch and properly eat its dinner.

@sajjadg2737 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@StillAliveAndKicking_ 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice video.

@heathenthatheretic5960 3 жыл бұрын

This maybe a dumb question but why is the word "Green" in its name when nothing on is green

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Dont' worry. I had the same question too. When I first recorded this bird, I did not know the name of the bird and searched different bird identification sites. I was very hesitent to assign it to "green heron" when I did not see any green color. On the sun, dark back and crown are really look dark greenish. After a while I started "to see" this subtle greenish color on bird.

@FirstLast-sw1gx 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy how they know to eat a fish by the head first but a crayfish tail first.

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I would call it 'bird's intelligense'. They reposition the prey the way to swallow easier

@theshiv5288 3 жыл бұрын

As for the crayfish ......longest 3 minutes of his life.

@Jin88866 3 жыл бұрын

Still better than being boiled alive with Old Bay

@antoniodossantos5960 3 жыл бұрын

Nice...🌎

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

nice video

@sharifsalama 3 жыл бұрын

Bellissimo video

@rddotmedia2155 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@gregbrown9792 3 жыл бұрын

Man, what a lot work for a meal

@rridderbusch518 3 жыл бұрын

@Greg Brown It's free, so that's cool. But 3 minutes is "a lot of work" ???

@gregbrown9792 3 жыл бұрын

@@rridderbusch518 depends on what you do for 3 minutes

@hangmai1296 3 жыл бұрын

Xinh đẹp dễ thương ! 😊💖

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

tnq

@dadaniskandar6754 3 жыл бұрын

2:22. Oh no...Oh no....Oh No No No No Nooooo

@asmrbeast 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video👌👌

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

tnq

@vincentvega5686 8 күн бұрын

that explains all the left over arms from bear attacks

@natbelhome 8 күн бұрын

Absolutely!

@Eric_W 4 жыл бұрын

@ 2:56 YUM!

@nissanodisho9886 3 жыл бұрын

👌👍👍

@saylor150 3 жыл бұрын

Bird likes sushi. We have so much in common.

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

tnq

@user-hj5rk5wy3l 3 жыл бұрын

Красивая птица -- а рак один в один как у меня рядом с домом обитают 😀✌

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Crayfish (english) речной рак (русский).

@DarkVoidIII 3 жыл бұрын

Do they ignore the legs or swallow them after they stop moving? I would hazard a guess and say the leg might be edible if the pincers no longer post a threat. They didn't appear to move much afterwards.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they swallow small crayfish without any preparation. Look at other video (second part) where Green Heron catches several different in size items. For one (~ 6:17 ) Green Heron uses a rock as a tool to handle a crayfish. This Green Heron is the best actor any photographer can dream of. It is moving slowly, allowing to follow him closely. Also, he is a great performer - in 10-15 minutes he catches 1-2-3 items. I saw him often in the spring when grass was not tall. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJhodtCCzL3Ipps.html

@tomquimby6432 3 жыл бұрын

One day you're just swimming around in the creek the next you're somebodies lunch.

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

tnq

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

It is sad life reality. Just imagine how our ancestors feel in prehistoric era...

@sonju2k71 3 жыл бұрын

What a pretty bird, reminded me of a girl.

@Hey-gg5bc 3 жыл бұрын

1:26 He's just like a magician!

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, at 02:20 it removed the second claw and dropped it where the first claw was.

@Hey-gg5bc 3 жыл бұрын

@@natbelhome I'm sure he is a great magician!

@liljons6753 3 жыл бұрын

Was enjoying the nature sound until the jet

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, too many airplanes. I would prefer to hear only nature too.

@amritsharma5373 3 жыл бұрын

Now the fish becomes the bird.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Why?

@vassa1972 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't believe it ate the whole crawfish shell and all

@5phutsangtao-iQ 3 жыл бұрын

And what is the stork catching?

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Crayfish ...And It is not a stork, it is a Green Heron (as is in the title)

@cuentaclientes6723 3 жыл бұрын

2:24 "Dónde va gonorrea!!!"

@chiya2006 3 жыл бұрын

He had to do some trimming of a back strap 😄.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

It would hep too

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me, please, what is the name of this stream? And which locality is the closest to the shooting location?

@AbduqodirTv 3 жыл бұрын

Masha Alloh

@jamieyz123 3 жыл бұрын

< Being Green Heron < Red and Gray

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Red Heron name is already taken, Gray Heron - is taken too. Only Green Heron name is left ...

@aviciouswalrus1303 3 жыл бұрын

He got that 'stendo neck 😳

@muhammadnazerinsaripin1925 3 жыл бұрын

I used to have same bird like this and it always shit or vomit stuff if people get close to her nest except for me.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting behavior... I did not observe it. I usually do not approach closely for not disturbing the bird. Otherwise, it will fly away.

@Hallands. 3 жыл бұрын

the claws need to come off first

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

Please tell me the date of the shooting, if you remember (the date and month, better not in numbers)?

@natbelhome 2 жыл бұрын

Each recording has a timestamp, no need to remember... This one was recorded on March 29, 2020 (It was a rare occasion when I downloaded movie the same day I recorded it).

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

I think this kind of crayfish is called Pacifastacus fortis - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacifastacus_fortis This type of cancer is just found in California. It was pushed by another species of crayfish - Pacifastacus leniusculus, which was launched into the San Lorenzo River in 1912, and from there it quickly spread throughout the state of California.

@natbelhome 2 жыл бұрын

This one is an endangered crayfish species endemic to Shasta County. From your link, it has a very narrow habitat. I recorded this video in San-Francisco Bay Area, Santa Clara county. Crayfish is not an endangered specie here. However, I may be wrong.

@sutats 3 жыл бұрын

Shake it off -T. Swift

@orangenotviolet 3 жыл бұрын

One fascinating thing about the green Heron is that he is not green at all....

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

At certain angle under the sun, their back looks dull greenish. At first, I did not see green color at all.

@premg516 3 жыл бұрын

Legs are stiff to eat , so she avoid

@nguyentrangeakar1274 3 жыл бұрын

Chao bạn

@7gpanda744 3 жыл бұрын

Why is there a white string under the crayfish? saw it dropped... Hopefully that is not a string to batch up crayfishes.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Do you mean at 0:39? It is hard to say. Maybe, the green heron already damaged crayfish. Or it could be grass. I could not see.

@osb0urne 3 жыл бұрын

That looks like a parasitic worm that infest the crawfish

@xThanatos1025 3 жыл бұрын

Going to be even more fun on the way out

@NewsBangla7100 3 жыл бұрын

tnq

@xThanatos1025 3 жыл бұрын

@@NewsBangla7100 What did you just call me?

@franchilstervil3587 3 жыл бұрын

Agree with the title of catching not so sure about the eating.

@emilinebelle7811 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like someone is near an airport.

@natbelhome 3 жыл бұрын

Not close, but many airplanes are passing (it is San-Francisco Bay area, so several airports are very busy).

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

Please tell me if this video was shot in Shasta County, or not!? I'm asking this because Pacifastacus fortis cancer is endemic to Shasta County located in California.

@natbelhome 2 жыл бұрын

Exact location: Santa Clara County, Lower penitencia Creek , near Curtner elementary school, Milpitas. This creek is only 3-4 meters wide, so it is convinient to follow and record the green heron who is walkning on opposite side of the creek.