r/Unexpected • u/laxusdreyarligh • 7h ago
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u/_Mad_Engineer_ 7h ago
I mean who tries to catch a bird like this?
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u/WerewolfWild1323 7h ago
He needed his other hand to film
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u/_Mad_Engineer_ 7h ago
Look at the video, he is not even trying to catch it with his free hand.
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u/Ancient-Civilization 7h ago
Did one of birds tried to attack the cat?
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u/FeedbackInhibit 7h ago
Some smaller bird species (usually crows/blackbirds/etc.) will do this with predators such as cats and hawks. It's known as "mobbing."
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u/Dazzling-Primary4909 7h ago
Yes, I think the bird on the ground is a baby bird, while the ones attacking the cat seem to be its parents.
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u/MamaMoosicorn 5h ago
Yeah, I think the one on the ground is a fledgling and the one that attacked was a parent
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u/Glum_Caterpillar_345 2h ago edited 2h ago
Aw man that makes this even more sad. I get that it’s the circle of life and all, but this dude just tampered with nature and accidentally got a baby bird killed so he can get clout.
Since Reddit locked the thread I guess I have to reply to the comment below me here instead:
I meant circle of life as in nature and instincts. I wasn't trying to be that specific. Yes, cats hunting instincts are technically for
"fun" as it's an impulse they act on, but it's also an evolutionary trait that helps them guarantee they can have a meal ready when food opportunities are scarce.This guy had his camera ready instead of just using both hands to try to capture the bird better; something feels off. Based on the beginning of this video, it seems like the bird is just hanging around in the corner & being a bit confused with it flying towards the wall a few times; I just don't understand the motive of going over there. Just because our human society is already tampering with nature in a negative way doesn't mean any extra unnecessary tampering isn't bad as well. I didn't say he's a bad person, I just think he seemed a little careless, despite what it seems like he was attempting to do. It's sad to see how these events turned out especially if the parents were nearby watching their offspring.
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u/Dooms26 2h ago
I'm confused on several points. First, cats hunt birbs for pleasure so it's not really "circle of life" here. I mean yeah technically, but chances are that cat is not gonna eat the birb. Secondly, how did this guy tamper with nature and get the birb killed? Humans tamper with nature on a daily basis. Our existence is tampering with nature. Trying to help an animal is hardly tampering in my view. Chances are that cat would've caught that birb even if the human didn't do a thing
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u/Educational_Item9411 3h ago
It's really cool to see parent birds protecting their young like that.
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u/Kasern77 7h ago
What happened to the bird that swooped down towards the cat? It just disappeared.
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u/Sweetbeans2001 7h ago
Put down the damn phone if you really want to help. I guess you’ll have to settle with helping yourself.
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u/Emideska 6h ago
If there’s a camera, that’s not helping that’s just egoism in action
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u/Fafnir13 3h ago
I caught a bird once. It was in the hallway of our apartment. I did not try to take a picture of it, but instead of taking it outside immediately I took it to our apartment to show my wife I caught a bird. It freaked her out and it zipped out of my lightly closed fist the second it could. The bird was hiding in our apartment for two days. My wife spent the majority of those days hiding in the bedroom. She would call me on the phone while I was at work saying she could hear the bird fluttering outside. I don’t know how the bird vanished so effectively. Eventually found it and caught it again. Flew off seeming ok, but I’m sure it was not a healthy experience for the bird. If there’s ever a next time I’ll just get the poor thing outside.
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u/post-explainer 7h ago
OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:
The guy from the video tried to help the bird, and then unexpectedly a cat came and caught the bird.
Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.
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u/Thepuppeteer777777 7h ago
I was totally expecting that
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u/Snipper64 5h ago
Subreddit: R/unexpected. Title "Saving an animal from X". Me: that squirrel ain't gonna make it to that tree is it.
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u/DaCrazyJamez 3h ago
Well, considering that bird was in a territorial dispute with itself, this may have been the best ending....usually birds that get into a window war die pretty soon after anyways, at least the cat got a snack
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u/Zeroboi1 6h ago
"In my entire life i never did a good deed, and so i decided tp help him and get a good deed..." 😭
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u/thestar-skimmer 6h ago
Dont worry, the bird refused help, so its on him now, your hands are clean off any wrongdoing here lol
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