Chicken Hawk vs Chickens!

This little kestrel stole a mouse from our chickens, and an epic battle ensured. The kestrel did escape, unhappy but unharmed.

[StevenSvN]

It's so interesting how all birds, regardless of size, react the same way when they see a hawk.

[becca]

Im glad the little kestrel ended up okay 🥺 he probably got a little too tunnel visioned chasing a mouse and ended up realizing how junebugs must feel😭thank you for gifting him a mouse! He learned a valuable lesson to keep his distance, those galló’s aren’t neighborly at all!

[midnightblue]

The more i know about chickens, the more i admire them

[ufosrus]

That hawk is never coming back to that coop, that's for sure!

[gertrudewest]

Not a chicken hawk ( Cooper’s hawk). That’s a tiny American kestrel. I hope you did not let the chickens hurt her. She is no threat. She eats small rodents and grasshoppers.

[gblackburn]

Rodney King all over again..."Can't we all just get a'long"🤣

[golfandhike]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.

[kazejah]

I am always surprised at the speed and the timing of these chickens in this video, like these hawks will be flying in one direction, and the chicken will move quick enough and know the timing to catch them at a very specific spot to snuff them in 1-2 seconds. Sniper work!

[kingcurry]

The bird is a male American Kestrel - a falcon which is wrongly known in the US as a Sparrow Hawk because it is not a hawk.
They eat mainly small rodents and insects. They are no threat to the chickens at all. My guess is that he went into the run after a mouse and got attacked. Perhaps instead of filming on your mobile phone, you might have made sure he didn't get hurt.

[andygeorgiou]

Proper nature thank you for your great footage very nice,

[gregpeterson]

Kestrel..."sparrow hawk".... we call red tail hawks chicken hawks from where I'm from they wouldn't be doing that to a chicken hawk LOL

[shannyboi]

They were like "Your in the wrong hood"

[la]

What were they bashin it about💭 or for what reason 🐸

[texaskushkings]

You mean a Coopers Hawk VS a gang of Roosters 😂

[bobwallace]

A lot of folks underestimate how fast and tough roosters are.

[starhomesteadindia]

Now he is gonna think twice before eating chicken 😅😅😅

[heidannazakami]

From the kestrel's POV, that was a live action Jurassic Park.

[oldguysrock]

Chicken hawk has a death wish! My hens can kill a mouse or chipmunk with a couple of strong pecks. Roosters are a lot stronger than hens and will fight even when seriously injured.

[sealove]

Never get drunk and go to the wrong neighborhood

[csmats]

That's not a chicken hawk, it's a kestrel, otherwise known as a sparrow hawk (even though it's actually a falcon, not a hawk).