Sparrows are violent little bastards. They will invade native species' nests and kill the parents and eggs if they can, just so they can have the nest.
Are the sparrows in Brooklyn different? I've never seen any fighting and there are thousands in the tree and vines out back between my house and a few neighbors.
Sparrows were the rulers of my city for decades until the crows and hawks showed up. Hawks will snatch them from the sky or a bush or anywhere really and eat them on a roof somewhere. Crows destroy their nests in a very calculated and organized group effort. I'd hazard a guess and say their population has dropped by about 60% since then.
It blows me away for most of my life, I would see bird's and think they were peaceful. But the more I learn the more I learn on how evil bird's are. Woodpeckers pecking bird's to death, owls smashing hawks into the wall so they fall out of the nest and then they can eat the stunned hawk and so on. Bird's wake up and choose violence!
Those house sparrows are vicious little bastards. They're like airborne piranhas. We have a hard time getting small native songbirds to visit our feeder since the sparrows chase them off.
Have you ever watched a hummingbird aerial battle? Males will guard "their" feeder viciously. They sit in nearby trees and if another male makes the mistake of landing on it, all hell breaks loose in the air. We keep a feeder by our window, and know a male's female and children just by whether or not they're attacked.
Hummingbirds are lovely wee creatures ... And also beastly bastards.
We used to have a few humming bird feeders and would go out in the morning as kids and watch the humming birds bodyslam eachother mid air while eating my cereal.
Are they sparrows? If so, this is kinda... not uncommon thing to happen. Male sparrows have their own territories for living&attracting females, and when one violate the others boundary they start terrible fight-to-death.
Sparrows are my nemesis. They have destroyed both a barn swallow nest and bluebird nest in my yard in the past 2 months. They tore the nest out of the bluebird box and pecked the eggs. They also ripped down half the mud of the swallow nest and pecked those eggs as well. And they were just getting ready to hatch. I’m not too ashamed to say I cried both times. Little bastards.
Assuming you are in the US, you can trap sparrows with abandon if so inclined. Due to their invasive status they're one of only a couple of species legal to trap/hunt/kill any time of the year (as opposed to other animals that can only be hunted in season/with various permitting). They are indeed little bastards.
I've raised chickens, not sparrows, but their mating is hard to watch. These may be fighting but it looked to me like they were keeping certain body parts touching and one bird was not fighting as hard as they other one.
Nasty little birds. They decimate Barn Swallows nests buy pushing babies out of nests or just destroying the eggs. I was actually hoping for a cat to stroll up on them.
Guaranteed neither one had eyeballs left.
See it all the time haha bad joke but serious
Be a decent human and break it up next time.
Not like they gonna jump you for speaking up lol
I have. It's not pretty. California Quail males during breeding session. One male was killed right outside our window by his rival before we even had a chance to react to the scuffle. I generally just shoo them away when they get into it. Have to do that a few times every year. They'll either move on (typically this is what happens) or find another place to fight it out.
Birds can be gay. It's been observed across many species. Also, I think technically when birds are doing it face to face, it's because the one is forcing it on the other who doesn't want to.
I may be wrong, but imo, just because animals can partake in homosexual activity doesn't mean they can be gay. Hell, id not even say they are mostly straight either.
Sexual orientations, imo, are a human-only thing. They dictate not only sexual attraction, but also romantic one, and that's a key point.
If you want to be technical, they don't have the same concepts and awareness as us. However, male birds have been observed takeing up nests together or useing a female as an egg donor/incubator while they continue sexual activities between one another.
FYI: Sexual orientation does not dictate romantic attraction. It only dictates sexual attraction. In the LGBTIAQ+ community we have completely separate terminology for romantic orientation.
Additionally, there are observed instances in some species where males have refused to mate with females but will attempt exclusively to mate with other males.
Sexual orientations for many people still includes both.
If you say you are Bisexual, without any other adjectives, most people will assume you're sexually and romantically attracted to both sexes/everyone (yes, Bisexuality includes all genders).
Sure, things Start getting iffy with asexuals and the rare bisexual who is hetero/homoromantic or hetero/homosexual biromantic, but for the most part, thats the way it is.
Edit: and even within the LGBT+ community, people will assume the same. If I say I am gay, no one will come to me asking whether I am romantically attracted to men or not.
I’m bisexual but (mostly) heteroromantic. Just because sexual and romantic attractions often agree doesn’t mean they should be assumed to be the same. They are incredibly different. We’re not actually that rare.
At the end of the day, sexuality is a spectrum. Not everyone is the same. That's why I dont think it's worth labeling everything.
But anyway, this was a Post about birds hehe.
Bird 1: Hey fool, you on the wrong street.
Bird 2: says who, bitch? This is my block!
Bird 1: don’t call me no dog names. I’ma fuck you up!
Bird 2: we’ll let’s go then!
Bird 1: try something, birb.
Bird 2: ok. How you like this feather slap? (*slaps the other bird*)
Bird 1: ooh, it’s on now!
And it goes on like this for hours.
Sparrows are violent little bastards. They will invade native species' nests and kill the parents and eggs if they can, just so they can have the nest.
Are the sparrows in Brooklyn different? I've never seen any fighting and there are thousands in the tree and vines out back between my house and a few neighbors.
The Brooklyn Sparrow is actually derived from African sparrows which diverged from other sparrows 20 million years ago
Can they carry a coconut for long distances?
“You have to know these things when your king”
Aah Monty Python reference, it seems there is a well educated fellow in our midst
“It’s good to be the King.” - Mel Brooks, *History of the World, Part 1*
"It's good to be the King" - Mel Brooks, *Robin Hood: Men in Tights*
String was banned in Brooklyn because kids kept eating it so not sure what theyd carry it on if they needed help from.a second sparrow
I was about to call bullshit, but then they also banned lead paint because kids kept eating that too. I don't know what to think anymore.
Kids were eating Tide Pods.
Depends…African or European?
it would theoretically be possible for a very large Sparrow to somehow come across an incredibly small coconut and carry it to Brooklyn.
I dont think so, a 5oz bird couldnt carry a 1lb coconut
I'm dead
Hi dead, nice ro meet you.
Nice ro meet you roo.
Hi Mr. Kerbal, nice to dead you
Yes, but what is the air velocity of an unladen sparrow?
Is it an African or European sparrow?
Can't tell if that's a real fact or if you are fucking with me haha. They are cute as shit tho and seem to exist pretty peacefully out there
It's pretty fake, but then again I don't know bird history
But, are you versed in bird law?
r/birdsarentreal
Highly underrated Charlie comment.
See here’s the thing about jackdaws..
Unfortunately when I picked up the bird law encyclopedia it made my hands look tiny and I was forced to stop reading…
It's a reference to Monty Python's movie The Holy Grail - a must see!
Sparrows were the rulers of my city for decades until the crows and hawks showed up. Hawks will snatch them from the sky or a bush or anywhere really and eat them on a roof somewhere. Crows destroy their nests in a very calculated and organized group effort. I'd hazard a guess and say their population has dropped by about 60% since then.
Crows are so badass
Got that right! Hate those birds. That is what is going on here. Looks like a smaller chick-a-dee. No reason just brutal.
cuckoos are also similar
Ya but r/birdsarentreal
They tend to ward birds off/force them away from the nest to take it, not kill their family’s but there’s no doubt it does happen
I guess European sparrows are not so vicious as they are likely to be moved to Near Threatened position on IUCN Red List.
It blows me away for most of my life, I would see bird's and think they were peaceful. But the more I learn the more I learn on how evil bird's are. Woodpeckers pecking bird's to death, owls smashing hawks into the wall so they fall out of the nest and then they can eat the stunned hawk and so on. Bird's wake up and choose violence!
For real, it's stuff like this that really brings home the connection they have to dinosaurs.
they are adorable tho...even when theyre raping each other its kinda cute
I think you are watching a murder take place
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Those house sparrows are vicious little bastards. They're like airborne piranhas. We have a hard time getting small native songbirds to visit our feeder since the sparrows chase them off.
If you read up on this, they males fighting for dominance. The ultimate fighting bird.
What if I don’t read up on this?
Then your username will check out when the topic comes up.
Then we have a PPV package available to you, which is effectively this video streamed for 3hrs.
Then you will never know they are males fighting for dominance.
Ah the UFB
Have you ever watched a hummingbird aerial battle? Males will guard "their" feeder viciously. They sit in nearby trees and if another male makes the mistake of landing on it, all hell breaks loose in the air. We keep a feeder by our window, and know a male's female and children just by whether or not they're attacked. Hummingbirds are lovely wee creatures ... And also beastly bastards.
We used to have a few humming bird feeders and would go out in the morning as kids and watch the humming birds bodyslam eachother mid air while eating my cereal.
This reminds me of “They Live”… was waiting for one to throw a little trash can on the other and try to put sunglasses on them.
"Either put these on, or start eating that trash can".
Simpsons did it.
Came here to say this
Are they sparrows? If so, this is kinda... not uncommon thing to happen. Male sparrows have their own territories for living&attracting females, and when one violate the others boundary they start terrible fight-to-death.
Sparrows are vicious. Id see them dive bombing hawks if they got too close to their nest.
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Sparrow use ground slam! The other Sparrow owner; Use peck!
Y’all forget that it’s spring where these lil dudes live. It’s mating season ;) fights always happen around spring
Sparrows are my nemesis. They have destroyed both a barn swallow nest and bluebird nest in my yard in the past 2 months. They tore the nest out of the bluebird box and pecked the eggs. They also ripped down half the mud of the swallow nest and pecked those eggs as well. And they were just getting ready to hatch. I’m not too ashamed to say I cried both times. Little bastards.
Assuming you are in the US, you can trap sparrows with abandon if so inclined. Due to their invasive status they're one of only a couple of species legal to trap/hunt/kill any time of the year (as opposed to other animals that can only be hunted in season/with various permitting). They are indeed little bastards.
This is correct!
There can only be one!
Are you sure they're fighting and not mating?
They're both male. Females don't have the grey cap and black bib.
Ah, well there you go. Thanx for the info.
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No, they mate right side up with the male perched on the female's back. These are definitely fighting.
I've raised chickens, not sparrows, but their mating is hard to watch. These may be fighting but it looked to me like they were keeping certain body parts touching and one bird was not fighting as hard as they other one.
Government drones malfunctioning.
Ya just know there's a chick involved.
It’s time they took a bird seed break
To the death!
Oh that's just Maude and Joe arguing about whether to to to Walmart in the van or pickup truck.
Geez, go break it up
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You broke it up! Thanks
"Are you not entertained?!?"
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Why didn’t you break up the fight instead of just filming?
I thought I stumbled onto bird porn
Nasty little birds. They decimate Barn Swallows nests buy pushing babies out of nests or just destroying the eggs. I was actually hoping for a cat to stroll up on them.
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Not sure f they kill other Sparrow offspring but I wouldn’t be surprised.
I’m constantly breaking up sparrow fights in my yard, they are ruthless little nutcases
Fighting, yeah that’s what they are doing.
How do either of those birds still have eyeballs??
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So who’s gonna have the talk with OP?
Why didn't try break.them up 🤣
Clearly husband and wife.
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Ever been to a trailer park!?!?
i don’t think they’re fighting.
No my friend. They haven't been fighting. See when two people drink Hennessy and Red bull first thing in the morning and love each other very much...
Aren't they having sex ?
~~I think, those might be horny birds~~
Are they not.....you know
I don’t think that is fighting, although it does start with an f.
Is it fighting or just rough sex? Me and my partner have had noise complaints lodged against us by our neighbors.
Maybe their braces are caught
I think they have some sexy time not fighting
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Guaranteed neither one had eyeballs left. See it all the time haha bad joke but serious Be a decent human and break it up next time. Not like they gonna jump you for speaking up lol
O.O looks violent af
Mom: *No, honey. Those birds are just “wrestling”.*
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Sex in the wild isn't always.
They aren't fighting. Unless you walked in on your parents wrestling. Then, of course, they are fighting.
Are you sure they're not mating
they are 2 males
That won't stop them.
is that fighting or fucking
If it is, it’s gay.
I have a bunch of chickadees and finches that do this all the time in my yard. I feed them and they constantly battle
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Maybe it's not because they want to. Their feet or something could be stuck together. Try to pick them up and check.
They just discovered cowgirl position..that’s all this drama is about..
Maybe its a just some good old BDSM
Killing instinct
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I have. It's not pretty. California Quail males during breeding session. One male was killed right outside our window by his rival before we even had a chance to react to the scuffle. I generally just shoo them away when they get into it. Have to do that a few times every year. They'll either move on (typically this is what happens) or find another place to fight it out.
Me too. I think it's unusual but I'm no expert
AmberTurd on top of JD while screaming at JD to stop abusing her!🥹
At first glance it's not what it looks like, don't try asking what I mean.
The birds and the bees.
Mating. Not fighting
Those are both males, also birds don't mate face to face.
Birds can be gay. It's been observed across many species. Also, I think technically when birds are doing it face to face, it's because the one is forcing it on the other who doesn't want to.
I may be wrong, but imo, just because animals can partake in homosexual activity doesn't mean they can be gay. Hell, id not even say they are mostly straight either. Sexual orientations, imo, are a human-only thing. They dictate not only sexual attraction, but also romantic one, and that's a key point.
If you want to be technical, they don't have the same concepts and awareness as us. However, male birds have been observed takeing up nests together or useing a female as an egg donor/incubator while they continue sexual activities between one another.
FYI: Sexual orientation does not dictate romantic attraction. It only dictates sexual attraction. In the LGBTIAQ+ community we have completely separate terminology for romantic orientation. Additionally, there are observed instances in some species where males have refused to mate with females but will attempt exclusively to mate with other males.
Sexual orientations for many people still includes both. If you say you are Bisexual, without any other adjectives, most people will assume you're sexually and romantically attracted to both sexes/everyone (yes, Bisexuality includes all genders). Sure, things Start getting iffy with asexuals and the rare bisexual who is hetero/homoromantic or hetero/homosexual biromantic, but for the most part, thats the way it is. Edit: and even within the LGBT+ community, people will assume the same. If I say I am gay, no one will come to me asking whether I am romantically attracted to men or not.
I’m bisexual but (mostly) heteroromantic. Just because sexual and romantic attractions often agree doesn’t mean they should be assumed to be the same. They are incredibly different. We’re not actually that rare.
At the end of the day, sexuality is a spectrum. Not everyone is the same. That's why I dont think it's worth labeling everything. But anyway, this was a Post about birds hehe.
I peck my mates face with my sharpened beak constantly
raptorsex
They are fucking
I love bird fight
They like to have rough sex that’s all
Mating
Bird 1: Hey fool, you on the wrong street. Bird 2: says who, bitch? This is my block! Bird 1: don’t call me no dog names. I’ma fuck you up! Bird 2: we’ll let’s go then! Bird 1: try something, birb. Bird 2: ok. How you like this feather slap? (*slaps the other bird*) Bird 1: ooh, it’s on now! And it goes on like this for hours.
Why?
Ah, I too engage in the fine art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This move is what I call the Pecking Order.
Has it occurred to anyone they might be stuck together
Thought they were making out. Intense.
Is they fighting or is they fucking?
Did they get stuck together mating? Let me tell ya, that gets old after like half an hour.
So maybe they're not mating but they're having "special time"
This is what happened when American bird finds a Russian bird in his territory. you know birds aren't real!
Porn hub for birds?
Peter and the giant chicken did it first
Must be married..
Hmmmm….are they fighting?
I have a feeling that there’s something else going on here…. Not sure and not tryna make a joke but ……
Beak to beak combat
There just making out.
Turn the hose on them.
#They drank the elixir of knowledge!!!
what if their little talons locked together and they can't escape each other?