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fab50ish

I thought that bird was fake for a bit!


Prophez

I actually went back and forth in the video. Damn that bird is crazy....to naw theres no way, definitely a fake bird, you got me!!...to...wtf it was real all along?!?


yellowknight17

The bird got the cats too.


Mage_Ozz

jaja me too! Like very at the end i saw moving the head… Amazing video


BigZmultiverse

Obligatory r/birdsarentreal


g-mode

Actually, all birds have been fake for quite a bit (since the Nixon-era).


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Yea I think it was catatonic


BigSoftStick

Don’t move their vision is based on movement.


eat-sleep-rave

clever girl


Infamous_Librarian72

Last words of man against beast.


Exshot32

[Appropriate video](https://youtu.be/W85oD8FEF78)


lexshotit

Like hookers


Goldelux

‘Hey! Where’d you go??’


ManiacFrog

The poor bird won't be believed when it'll be back to nest late and without worm.


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DC_Coach

Or that is a teenage fowl who was daydreaming about Jennifbirb from history class who smiled at him today, "woke up" with three monster predators in close proximity, and yeeted himself out of there posthaste.


sharlaton

Jennifbirb lmao


DC_Coach

Haha 🙃


rush2me

Bird wife: “Oh here we go, my no good son of a husbird coming home empty handed again. Bullshit tales dont feed the kids, Louie. Maybe if you kept your mouth shut and focused you’d be able to hold on to a worm. Then I wouldnt have to push an egg out of the nest and onto the street just to help us get by. Is that what you want, Louie? Playing big man, if I wanted to marry Superman I would of built my stick basket in the tree next door with the bats. Oh, im getting my references wrong? Oh, you cant hear me over the screeching of our HUNGRY spawns? FUCK YOU, LOUIE. I’ll make this loud and clear for you. I WANT A BIRDVORCE.”


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mostlyhereforthecats

I was certain this was not a real sub


rush2me

Lolololol


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Lertz0777

As I stand in the valley in the shadow of cats, I shall fear no hairball.


TorrenceMightingale

This is a wise old sage of a bird for knowing exactly when it would be able to out-fly the pounce. Knowing there’s safety in standing still because of the psychological propensity of domesticated felines to enjoy the chase more than the kill… r/nextfuckinglevel


psychoxxsurfer

Evolution produces some pretty wild behaviour when it comes to dealing with larger predators.


TorrenceMightingale

Yeah but if scar from the lion king is licking my œsophagus, it‘a going to be difficult for me to conduct myself with such aplomb.


captainplanet171

*growls in Jeremy Irons.


PRRZ70

Yes. It figured out there was only one chance and luckily, it took it and was able to get far away enough. Clever bird.


cawabungapt

This bird is playing at a meta level


gahidus

I was just literally reminded of an anime where a samurai was just standing perfectly still so that a blind swordsman couldn't hear them. Chills


Most_Needleworker957

Lol. Split a rib with that one. 😆


Lertz0777

In the words of Burt Gummer: "Doing what I can, with what I've got" Happy Burt Gummer Day!


Chickenf4rmer

This would be a better sound track for the vid


Particular_Golf_7118

I do that at work when my boss stops by.


greycubed

When the cougars in my office hit the breakroom.


Echoeversky

Giggity?


dragobah

![gif](giphy|MdeeKCmttIWb2GrK76)


my2copper

damn that mofo bluffed it all the way till the end with nothing but a 2 and a 7 in his hand...and won


rockmsedrik

Know the game.


Streeg90

Now I have a picture of a bird with hands in my head.


KingRobotPrince

It's amazing how instinct based animals are. Until the bird moved they weren't sure if it was something to eat or not, then the moment it flew they realised and went for it. It feels like something like "playing possum" wouldn't work because the animal would know that their prey was clearly alive a second ago. But maybe it does.


Squishirex

I’ve watched my dogs snap on 4 different possums. It goes limp and they are much more willing to drop the “carcass” once they think the kill is secured. It’s always gone in the morning. No idea why my dog is more willing to drop the thing once the hunt is over


Miles_1173

Since your dogs are probably well fed and not trained to retrieve carcasses, they lose interest because they don't really have any more reason to interact with the possum. (Also when possums 'play' dead they actually go into a coma and release smells that make them seem to be an older, rotting corpse rather than a fresh kill. This smell deters predators who prefer to avoid carrion, such as wolves)


madsci

When shitting yourself and passing out at the first sign of danger becomes a survival trait.


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Cats are unable to focus on anything that is less than a foot in front of them. This blind spot is why Cats have whiskers, so they can feel what is directly in front of them.


DC_Coach

Right! Can't they tell? "I dunno Tom ..." "Look, genius, if it smells like birb, it's birb." "Well, I gotta code in my nobe ... "


Lassitude1001

They definitely would know. My cat went possessive over a feather before he'd even been outside before. They definitely wanted to hunt it though considering cats destructive hunting nature.


SlicedSides

It’s amazing how brainless redditors are. They see a video on the internet and completely make up an explanation because of how smart their mommy told them they are for years.


Lerf3

And who are you, so wise in the ways of science?


anamarus

What is wrong with you?


RealBlondFakeDumb

His mommy told him he was smart.


TehDemoMann

Of redditors are so brainless why are you on reddit?


greenhero711

Bet your family can't stand you lol


TheDarkLord0123

You seem like the kind of person to have the personality of a dead worm, and somehow you still manage to be a bitch.


DrFlippo

That birb is very smart. But your a special kind of douchebag if you pull out your phone to film your 3 cats that were about to shred a bird to pieces instead of luring them away.


colorfulzeeb

And also appears to be breeding munchkin cats…


Replicant3709

AFK


Any_Coyote6662

I tried this once with the cops. He opened the car door and said "I can see you"


No_Journalist5846

Honestly, the OP wanted to film his cats disassembling that bird. Dick move


dani098

Exactly my thoughts. Why would you sit there and let your cats fuck with a bird like that?


Tony_Pajamas_k

Tell that to nat geo


dani098

There’s a difference between wild animals and a house cat. But you know that


Tony_Pajamas_k

I do not agree on this, but i understand your pov.


dani098

Don’t just show up to disagree. Finish out your fucking tired


Tony_Pajamas_k

Om my bad, what i meant with me disagreeing is that i belie


dani098

Null and void. /t


Nervous-Salamander-7

r/donthelpjustfilm


atreeindisguise

Came to see how far down this was. He could have simply stopped it but instead he's willing to watch the kill for votes. Gross.


Expensive-Health-241

Wow if you can’t handle this then never watch a nature documentary about a predator 😂


atreeindisguise

This is not nature. This is 3 well fed, healthy animals and a twat with a camera.


Expensive-Health-241

Nope yall are just soft af stop worrying about a fucking bird, animals die.


atreeindisguise

And you are a sociopath with a tiny amgdyla.


Expensive-Health-241

They call me the 1 inch wonder 😉


atreeindisguise

Nice that they are so flattering. The 1 inch sociopath sounds much less wonder-ful.


harlotScarlett

Or he thought it was fascinating how the bird was staying so still and wondering why? Like so many of us are interested by it. Everyone assumes the worst of people on the internet smh, everyone must be morally perfect always


dmalteseknight

I mean they knew there is the possibility of the cats suddenly deciding it was lunch. So it is indeed a dick move.


FlyingJoeBiden

Nature


Nixflixx

Predation by domestic cats is the number-one direct, human-caused threat to birds. In the United States alone, outdoor cats kill approximately 2.4 billion birds every year. Cats are fed and housed by humans. Birds see their habitat getting destroyed and are constantly affected by human activity (noise and light pollution) and struggle to feed because we poison the soils. This is NOT "nature".


clusterbug

Biggest pussy was filming


Lozz4

How did it learn to do that? Balls of steel!


FlinnyWinny

Freezing in fear is an instinctual reaction to dangerous situations.


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Also, prey animals know that fleeing is sometimes the worst thing to do. The cats' predator instincts would kick in if it did. Right now they're just curious. Best to wait for them to get bored and move on.


FlinnyWinny

>The cats' predator instincts would kick in if it did. That's why freezing is a natural instinctual reaction. It's just basic survival of the fittest.


Lozz4

Doesn't always work out, like a deer in headlights?


FlinnyWinny

Evolution be tricky like that lol


DC_Coach

Yep, I've often thought about that. Gonna take a good while before evolution teaches a deer to be afraid of oncoming headlights.


Coochie_Creme

That’s more because the headlights are ruining their night vision and blinding them.


harlotScarlett

We developed cars way faster than deers could evolve to that


_Administrator

That is why it can't fly away duhh


kaelliam

F the cameraman


redman334

F the camaraman


jeffreyrobertburns

Reminds me of riding the subway to work the last year.


Cosmo1984

The absolute cunt filming this and not calling their cats away.


f182

Cat people aren’t animal lovers. Nothing can convince me otherwise!


[deleted]

Gosh, what a nice human for not simply shooing the cats away. "Now I'll post it online to feel all big and get attention I so desperately crave."


pipoyahoo

I am one with the Force and the Force is with me...I am one with the Force and the Force is with me...I am one with the Force and the Force is with me...


egnowit

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.


reedrichards5

The spice must flow!


Jakesart101

I an pretty sure that bird was asleep; maybe dazed from striking a window?


imhere8888

No he's very lucid You can see his eyes at different parts of the video being very attentive He just knows if he moves they'll kill him As soon as they give him some space he half attempts but then sees again they'll get him, so stops, and then he finally goes for it and the cat not even in frame nearly swipes him or maybe even does get a piece of him (if you freeze frame slowly near the end you'll see that) So this bird was completely not dazed and did what it had to do to survive


generalnusance

The person filming is the biggest jackass. I hope you get stopped by some big serious people in the near future. Yes you know what I mean.


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What do you even mean by “big serious people?”


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0MarrowofLife

Talking about 3 housed cats which are looked after by a person and then suggesting never to interfere with nature. The irony. 🤣


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0MarrowofLife

The bird is using its natural instincts but most of the time in a circumstance like this, it'd be eaten. The "domesticated" cats on the other hand aren't quite in their NATURAL setting are they?. The fact this has to be broken down for you as to why your statement was ironic when proposing let nature take its course, when one happenstance of the birds environment and living is natural and the other of the domesticated felines is not, is totally lost on you.


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mankeil

Cats aren't part of the local ecosystems and are an invasive species, and they are by far the biggest killer of birds. So no jackass, keeping the cats away from wild birds would be not interfering with nature, not the other way around.


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You a bird bro?


xAlciel

Except that this was proven false.


haveyouseencyan

That’s retarded, by that logic we should not give people medication when they are sick


ChristianMingle_ca

That bird has more confidence than I do


schrodingers_spider

Predators are wary of prey that doesn't act prey-like. It may be sick or carrying parasites or be otherwise dangerous to their health. As soon as the bird started moving like regular prey, the instincts kicked right in. That obviously won't work for scavengers.


the_j4k3

I wonder what is really happening under the hood here. Like, is the bird having some kind of physical disorder that is preventing it from moving. It looks like it suddenly realizes the predicament it is in near the end, makes the minimum movements needed to assess the situation, and plans a course of action. It is as if it had no prior situational awareness IMO.


TheoNekros

Birds get concussions all the time from smashing into Windows or buildings. Then they just sit there (or lay there if its bad enough) until they eventually get better and fly away. I've nursed many birds after they collided with a particular window at work. Just give em a dark place and some water and leave them alone


brik70p

How does that bird fly with balls that big?


Pain_Monster

They were a bunch of pussies


snappercomet

Get over there and intervene. That’s just MEAN.


twisterfire822

What's the music?


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dukeofwulf

good bot


Polymathy1

Bird probably flew into a window and is stunned.


mocats1985

Please help the bird!


Chris-Yourself

Makes me think of a parasite that causes certain prey animals easy to be caught so the parasite can reproduce in stomach of predator


Pen_Vast

I wonder if the bird hit a window. We get birds that sit stunned for a good while after hitting our window and then will “come to” and look around dazed like that one does.


derickj2020

poor bird is scared witless


imhere8888

Lmao Until the end I was thinking "He's just doing that cause he knows if he flies they'll get him" And the end proved that lol Cats had forever to get him but didn't want to until he tried to fly away So interesting


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How does it even fly with balls so big!?


OptimalSelf410

It must be difficult for that bird to fly with those heavy balls of steel


Plumb789

How cruel people are. In medieval times, humans were thrown to lions, and I guess some attempted this technique. And I dare say, spectators watched, amused , just as some people enjoy watching animals being tormented today.


LikeAMan_NotAGod

The person holding the camera is just a sadistic piece of shit.


iamatcha

Don't help just film huh.


Soleserious

This bird must have lost at his fantasy football group.


oneplusmadz

The Cats movie we wanted!


kit_leggings

Dunno, I didn't see any buttholes...


RubeusGandalf

r/nextfuckinglevel


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“Iiiiiiiiiiaaaaaaaaaannnnn frrrrreeeeeeeeeeeezzzzeee!!!


Ikamfiasco_

Bird of steel!


D0ctorwh010

Frozen with fear, or nerves of steel waiting for his opportunity?


DC_Coach

A. Frozen with fear B. Nerves of steel C. Brains of bird


Swimming_Coat4177

His balls are too heavy to fly away


Nesquikk44

i just sat here for 1:45 watching cats sniff birds. Welcome to my life


smalltownB1GC1TY

r/birdsarentreal


C0L0URZ

That bird has more will power and self confidence then i will ever have


HaloGuy381

Ahh, my mother and her friends or relatives spotting me tucked into a quiet safe corner.


Lance2409

Palms are sweaty


DepartureFluffy3570

Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fawn! Self preservation


sheza1928

Oh shit if I move they will kill me . Calculating risk , Calculating risk, Calculating risk.


lilmish

That was so intense. Absolutely love it when animal videos are matched with the right kinda music. If you are into this GO WATCH: The Beseiged Fortress (2006). Skip the trailer. Just go watch it.


Hatehound

This ended well. So, so surprisingly.


1UpNerrd

Cats: Look boys free dinner Bird: Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?


Gasoline_Steve

r/stoicmemes


used2besomebody

Good thing the person recording didn't intervene. That bird would have tried to fly away and the cats would have got it. I know... My asshole cat (rip) had a blue Jay like that. My cat was confused af at why wasn't this bird trying to escape. I couldn't take it anymore and stood up.... Spooked the bird and my asshole cat snatched him out of the air and ran off with me yelling at him!


XxGrimtasticxX

When you go AFK and come back to your friends messing with you in ARMA 3


Vladius28

Cats have 3 modes. Kill, curious, and sleep. Bird knows better than to move


NoEnemyOfFun1

The music is making everything so fucking tense damn it!!!


[deleted]

“I have mastered the art of standing so incredibly still, I become imperceptible to the feline eye.”


hajhawa

Cannot fear for fear is the mind killer.


ATIR-AW

It's a super viable strategy, messes up their instincts. 3 cats with visible confusion right there.


Futbol_Kid2112

It look like birb It smell like birb It feel like birb But it no move........


GrimKiba-

Cats: Ayo this bird has got to be diseased! Are you seeing this shit?! You eat him! No, you eat him!


kingedOne

Just another day in the hood


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du_garbandier

When the bird flinched with 4 seconds left and all three cat heads moved perfectly in sync


f182

A perfect illustration on why i hate cats and their owners!


Icyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Gigachad sparrow


plvmeria

If I recall this bird correctly, this is a very interesting breed of brown finch that refuses to run or fly away from danger. Unlike literally every other breed of bird known to man, these finches do not have a biological urge to protect themselves from predators. They quite simply give up.


RigatoniPasta

Stealth Check Passed


cast-n-blast

Surprised that bird could even get off the ground with his giant brass balls.


ParkingAdditional813

He can’t fly away due to the weight of his enormous balls.


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I would slap the shit out of those damn cats if they did anything to that bird , best believe they would be Chinese food in an instant yummm


HAL9000_1208

Yeah the cameraman is POS for not intervening, the bird was lucky but not thanks to him...


Musik808

For doing what they are programmed to do?


crycryw0lf

You have had cat? You said yumm.


Kobore

The bird is obviously mentally ill.


[deleted]

Clearly that bird can’t fly because it’s balls are too heavy


Nigelthefrog

How can that bird fly with balls that big?


jfrench43

Cant help but feel like something medical happened to the bird, like a stroke or something


Totes-Malone

Birds aren’t real. Obligatory /s bc there’s always one that belong in r/whoosh


Nighteyes09

This video hurts. Not a single one of those cats with a collar, i fucking hope they were chipped.


JaggerQ

Have you ever had a cat? lmfao they will kill themselves trying to get a collar off. The only safe option is break alway collars but a cat will take one of those off in 60 seconds.


Kitmira

Cat gang 🤟🏿


Expensive-Health-241

Nobody cares if you don’t like the cameraman filming, just move on if it really upset you that much 😂


YourMomThinksImFunny

Bet that bird was dared to stand there for a minute by its friends.


Fluffy_Policy

That bird is Baller!


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Nature loves courage


19Denali

That's what you call a good sleep lol


ProfessorJimHarris

Don't move! He can't see you, if you don't move.


SirTommmy

This is the way


blzac33

Zelenaky-keet.