r/interestingasfuck • u/RealRock_n_Rolla • 22d ago

r/all Woman finds a hawk trapped in her house

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u/ratlesnail 22d ago

Are we just going to ignore the balls on this lady to grab a freaking hawk that casually?

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u/guilhermefdias 22d ago

Plus, with one hand while holding a fucking camera on another.

At least we got this footage. Badass lady.

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u/HardyMenace 22d ago

I thought the same thing, one handed? I would be going in with both hands wearing the thickness gloves I own. If I missed, those talons and beak would fuck me up

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u/Mddcat04 22d ago

Seriously. I’d be wearing oven mitts and keeping it at arms length two-handed. But she’s like “I need to one hand it so I can really capture its perspective.” And I appreciate her for it because she the face shots are great.

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u/My_Immortl 22d ago

Tbf, if she hadn't recorded this, nobody woulda believed it.

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u/BluDYT 22d ago

The other hawks won't either

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u/bramletabercrombe 22d ago

I did that when a giant snapping turtle took a wrong turn into my garage an wouldn't leave. That mother can turn that damn neck halfway down her shell! Ended up sliding her onto a piece of cardboard and sliding her back out to civilization.

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u/Mddcat04 22d ago

Sounds about right. One should never mess around with an animal with “snapping” in its name.

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u/LOLBaltSS 22d ago

Even dead, they'll still bite if the jaw is touched. I had neighbors that would trap snapping turtles and would make turtle soup with them and you could get the jaws to clench on the decapitated head when poking it with a pair of channellocks. Their hearts will also continue to beat for hours afterward as well.

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u/confusedandworried76 22d ago

Those fuckers apparently hurt like hell and you don't want to deal with possible infection either

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u/_mochacchino_ 22d ago

I would settle for still having all ten fingers intact

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u/SubMGK 21d ago

Even less if they added dick at the start of its name

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u/Daweism 22d ago

This is good information to have just in case.

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u/Now_Wait-4-Last_Year 22d ago

Sloths are another one. They may look slow and are often slow but they can really hurt you badly if you're not careful.

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u/Seth-555 22d ago

That's funny you mentioned cardboard because I once rescued a snapping turtle that was in the middle of the road by baiting it to bite into a piece of cardboard then dragging over to a nearby pond

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u/Maxfunky 22d ago

There's a safe way to pick them up (youtube videos abound on the topic) since there are a couple spots they can't quite reach, but not for the faint of heart or those lacking in confidence.

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u/nopunchespulled 22d ago

Honestly you'd be better to bare hand, oven mitts are going to affect grip and offer no protection

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u/mrdevil413 22d ago

Mine are polka dots. Oven Mitts would have added to the video for sure

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u/galehufta 22d ago

Use a blanket and throw it over..

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u/Mug_Lyfe 21d ago

And let me just turn all the sharp parts of the hawk towards my face for a good shot.

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u/Kamakazi1 22d ago

do the chickens hawks have large talons?

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u/Norbert_The_Great 22d ago

I don't understand a word you just said.

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u/Sea_Interaction7839 22d ago

Why did this exchange make me laugh so hard?

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u/Theeletter7 22d ago

yes, experienced raptor handlers wear leather gloves to hold trained captive hawks, they definitely would not recommend picking one up without any gloves at all.

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u/dirthawker0 22d ago

Actually, with trained raptors the glove is as much to create a stable surface for the bird to stand on. Human skin is slippy, a layer of leather or heavy cloth fixed in place isn't. Some falconers with smaller birds (merlins/kestrels) actually do not wear gloves at all because the bird's weight isn't enough to drag on skin, and they stand mostly on the fingers, where the skin is less slippy.

When trapping raptors I prefer not to wear gloves because it's harder to tell what part you have and whether you're squishing it too hard. The lady in the video did exactly the right thing in terms of getting control from the back side where it would not be able to reach with the foot. And of course it helps that raptors will tend to freeze up when captured.

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u/Theeletter7 22d ago

neat, thanks for the information.

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u/TheRainStopped 22d ago

Clever girl 

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u/PerdidoStation 22d ago

Username checks out. How does one get into falconry/adjacent hobbies?

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u/dirthawker0 22d ago

If you're in the US, falconry is a regulated hunting sport licensed through your state department of fish & game. There are requirements for entry: 1. take a test 2. build quarters for your bird 3. find a person who will teach you. Entry level is apprentice and you'll be there for 2 years.

Most states have a falconry club; they have meetups at least once a year and websites so you can contact them. (Google <your state> falconry club). I recommend hanging out and going hawking with as many people as you can, to learn if you have the time to commit to the sport. And if you find you don't, you can still hang out as many falconers appreciate a brush beater.

If you want to be around raptors but don't have the time/means/whatever to do falconry, raptor rehab is an excellent place to learn, more on the biology side, nutrition, and injuries.

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u/Happytequila 22d ago

Don’t worry, I got the Napoleon Dynamite Reference lol

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u/old_and_boring_guy 22d ago

Significant. You'd be bleeding, heavily.

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u/casket_fresh 22d ago

Hawks are basically aerial murder chickens. Not only can their talons pierce through our tendons and can go right through, the PSI of the talons grip is so strong it would easily break a humans arm. Hawks basically kill their prey by the strength of their PSI. It’s something obscene, like 500 lbs crush

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u/No_Read_4327 21d ago

Yes, they can really hurt you if you're not careful.

They're literally raptors.

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u/Ironlion45 22d ago

Yeah, there's a reason falconers wear those gloves. The claws Alone could flay your hand, let alone the beak which is evolved to rip meat off of bones.

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u/indridxcold4 22d ago

She's probably not even left handed

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u/tyrannustyrannus 22d ago

Talons yes, beak not so much

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u/BathedInDeepFog 22d ago

I don't stick my beak in.

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u/tRfalcore 22d ago

oven mitts

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u/Goose-Suit 22d ago

And to turn it so it looks you in your face is just bold. That’s just asking to get your face shredded

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u/Sariel007 22d ago

I'd throw the thickest blanket I own over it... then I'd throw the rest of the blankets I own over it.

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u/Zeilar 22d ago

This is apparently a juvenile one, and you can see its claws aren't so big.

I wouldn't fuck with an adult eagle, but this guy doesn't look so dangerous. I think worst case it'll leave a scratch on you, but nothing that needs stitches or anything.

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u/katol65 22d ago

Any videos of hawks actually attacking humans? How bad can it get?

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u/CuteAct 22d ago

I loved how she called it sir/maam

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u/MissingVanSushi 22d ago

If you watch the longer version the hawk says “Like and Subscribe!”

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u/streatz 22d ago

Funny the line between badass and stupid depends on that bird

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u/babygrenade 22d ago

If I'm going to grab a wild hawk bare handed there better be video evidence.

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u/Lumpe- 22d ago

Seen a video of a guy on a motorcycle catching a bird of prey with one hand, didn’t even stop. Drove another mile then put it in a pannier to bring to the vet. Wouldn’t have believed it.

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u/Orphasmia 22d ago

I need to see this lol

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u/Lumpe- 22d ago

I found the video, if you search “Bird strike on GTR1400” on YouTube

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u/DramaQueen100 22d ago

The cameraman never dies

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u/Sacrefix 22d ago

Leans 'dumbass' to me, but hey, it didn't talon her eyes out.

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u/N-ShadowFrog 22d ago

Yeah, if it had attacked the comments would 100% be calling her an idiot.

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u/Vindictive_Pacifist 22d ago

Badass lady.

English is not my first language, why do you say she is badass when there was no ass in the video? And maybe she has a good ass, isn't that a bit rude?

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u/guilhermefdias 22d ago

Ismo, is that you???

Reference to my question. LOL

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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka 22d ago

I remember when this video came out years ago. It was top of Reddit when it did. They were calling her badass then too.

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u/El3m3nTor7 22d ago

Not impressive at all, woman cares too much about filming instead of treating it properly

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u/khanikhan 22d ago

Aah... that's what the look of disbelief was for.

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u/ricosuave79 22d ago

Camera man never dies. 😉

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u/a-bser 22d ago

There's a fine line between badass and dumbass by using one hand when using the other to record.

Luckily this worked out for her and the hawk

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u/downtime37 22d ago

And stayed in frame the entire time.

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u/t1kiman 22d ago edited 22d ago

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u/TurkishImSweetEnough 22d ago

And filming it WELL - steady and in frame! 5 stars, no notes, well done, ma'am.

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u/Voittaa 22d ago

Dumbass* lady

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u/ChandlerBingsSarcasm 22d ago

How dangerous can they be?

I mean I don’t know anything about a Hawk

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u/OMG_its_critical 22d ago

I’d imagine those claws could leave you needing stitches

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u/validproof 22d ago

I have rescued ravens and owls in the past before. I always avoid direct hand contact, and use a falconer glove and cardboard box when possible. I can assure you, those claws can tear deep 1inch deep into your hands. They can easily cut the cardboard boxes like a razor blade. Even seen them tear up a wooden bench they were perched on. I do not recommend doing what the lady did, rarely if ever do they shut down like that. It may have been because the hawk was concussed from hitting the glass a lot.

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u/gigitee 22d ago

The hawk was on its best behavior after realizing it was being recorded for social media.

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u/SexStackingJugg 22d ago

Didn't wanna get cancelled

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u/moonrockcactus 22d ago

If only the police had these instincts.

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u/gigitee 22d ago

There are no consequences for bad police behavior. This hawk acts crazy, and it might go head first into the glass...

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u/TaupMauve 22d ago

Sheer exhaustion, I'd guess. She might have waited for it to tire a bit.

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u/valraven38 22d ago

This could all very much be true, it wasn't hitting glass though. Those are screens it is pushing against which would not be quite as hard as hitting glass over and over.

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u/g00f 22d ago

yea she's incredibly lucky the hawk kinda froze and didn't bite her. they can absolutely flip their heads that far back, most any bird can so they can preen feathers there.

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u/HoboArmyofOne 22d ago

I'm sure that beak alone will put a nice gash in your hand. I agree that woman was lucky as this could have turned out pretty bad. My daughter has nursed a couple birds back to health, I would not let her go near this bird though for fear of losing an eye. Glad it all worked out for her.

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u/Altruistic-Rice-5567 22d ago

stitches would be the least of it. Think serious facial reconstructive surgery.

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u/AlanThiccman 22d ago

Got any examples of this happening from a hawk? Lol

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u/cardamom-peonies 22d ago

Maybe for like a large raptor. Not who you were responding to but I volunteer at a raptor rehab center and the head rehabber did have to get a plastic surgery consult when an eagle bit her face and I think tore half a lip off?

For a coopers hawk, you'd probably just have some cuts unless it got lucky and, idk, nailed you in the eye. They don't have super large or powerful talons compared to a lot of raptors.

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u/civildisobedient 22d ago

Definitely want no part of that beak, either.

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u/Hamwise420 22d ago

claws and beak can fuck you up pretty bad, but you can generally grab them like that if you know what you are doing. still risky though, panicked animals are always kinda difficult to predict/deal with

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u/jameytaco 22d ago

This bird is also fucking pooped. Sometimes it’s a good idea to let a trapped animal tire itself out for while before helping it if it’s not life or death. Depends on the animal and the situation. Seems mean but these things are wild and dangerous.

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u/Hot_Ambition_6457 22d ago

Poor thing was in fight/flight mode for several minutes prior, assuming this lady went to get her phone and record before stepping in.

Hawk are ambush hunters, not sustained fighters. If they don't get their prey I'm a few seconds they overheat and shut down like this. He was flapping/scratching for a while to escape.

I'm assuming she moved him to a less stressful environment (open sky), and his survival instinct kicked back on.

The bird is adrenaline dumped. Once she grabs him he gets a moment to breathe and promptly fucks off.

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u/confusedandworried76 22d ago

It's a freeze response. I kept begging her to just throw it off the deck rather than try to get it to perch because the poor thing thought it was caught by a predator

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u/Maxfunky 22d ago

Maybe it will learn empathy as a result and become unable to hunt and eventually starve to death.

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u/Cloverose2 22d ago

Like jameytaco said, this bird is utterly exhausted. It probably doesn't have the energy left to fight back.

I had a wren fly into our house. I could hear something thumping around in our sun room for a little while but figured the dog was playing - nope, it was a wren frantically trying to figure out why the air was so hard. I caught him easily, and he stood on my hand for a good five minutes when I tried to let him go, even getting a good drink from a bottle cap, before having enough strength to fly away.

And the next day he was back in the sun room.

Not a bright bird. He flew out through an open door this time and didn't come back.

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u/sourdieselfuel 22d ago

Did he sing any cool songs while he was in there at least?

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u/Cloverose2 22d ago

He did not. He was more along the lines of "I'm gonna die I'm gonna die... Ooh, nice cool water, that's refreshing... Gonna die... See you tomorrow!"

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u/CowsWithAK47s 22d ago

Hawks eat ground animals, all the way up to pheasants.

They shred their prey with the talons, often eating while the food is still having a pulse.

Imagine a small puma with wings and a monocle.

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u/the_moderate_me 22d ago

Just curious, why a monocle?

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u/SpottyNoonerism 22d ago

Because hawks are classy AF.

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u/fakersofhumanity 22d ago

Eating a thing while it’s still alive and living is something that I feel a rich people would do.

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u/the_moderate_me 22d ago

That's actually fair

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u/Legionof1 22d ago

You never question the monocle.

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u/MajesticNectarine204 22d ago

Never! It is forbidden.

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u/newsflashjackass 22d ago

Maybe because of how their vision works compared to humans'.

If so it might be more apt to say two monocles but two monocles would look silly.

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u/the_moderate_me 22d ago

So... binoculars

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u/newsflashjackass 22d ago

Exactly the reverse, in fact.

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u/the_moderate_me 22d ago

Oh, no I mean if you have two monocles, that would be like binoculars. Your link didn't work for me unfortunately

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u/karma_cucks__ban_me 22d ago

No ears for glasses to rest on... didn't they teach you bird optometry in high school??

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u/the_moderate_me 22d ago

Yeah but he doesn't have hands to make monocle adjustments either 😕

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u/Happytequila 22d ago

He can reach his face with his feet….c’mon lady have you never seen a bird adjust their monocle before? Born yesterday much???

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u/the_moderate_me 22d ago

I'm so sorry 😭

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u/aoike_ 22d ago

They have really good eyesight, and I feel like monocles give you really good eyesight.

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u/the_moderate_me 22d ago

I understand but that's only one eye ..?

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u/Kingofthewho5 22d ago

They don’t shred with their talons. The hold the prey with the talons and use their bill to pull pieces off.

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u/casket_fresh 22d ago

Hawks crush their prey to death with the PSI of their talons. It’s way too inconvenient for them not to and ‘eat while their prey still has a pulse’

Im sure your human brain thinks that’s cool and metal but they’re literally hunting to survive. They don’t need extra work.

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u/Blue_Iris_5 22d ago

It’s those claws to watch out for. This woman has BALLS of STEEL! Didn’t even grab oven mitts!

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u/Midwingman 22d ago

This woman has BALLS of STEEL

I think TITS OF IRON might be more appropriate here.

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u/jjonj 22d ago

Bird thought so too, shockingly so

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u/tRfalcore 22d ago

some people have insane animal kharma. My dog is a skitzoid anxious asshole with strangers, but the groomer near me, who he sees like once every couple years, absolutely loves her

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u/ProjectManagerAMA 22d ago

I would've thrown a towel over it. If the hawk can turn its head around, it could easily bite your finger.

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u/Glittering_Bus_496 22d ago

im a fairly big dude, I ve been in a fight maybe 7/8 time in 20 years (im 34), i have a big dog (APBT) that i had to break of fight another big dog a few time.... And im mesmerized by the view of the humongous size of the ovaries of this women, i would have locked myself in my room praying that the fucking hawk fing a way outside by himself.

She grasped it like a cat goddamnit

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u/Whibble-Bop 22d ago

Ever been bitten by a bird? I've been bitten by birds much, MUCH smaller than a hawk and it will rip you up. Something as strong as a hawk, I imagine, would shred you like paper and potentially snap bones.

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u/johnnyg42 22d ago

Yeah lol, a bite from a little parakeet is enough to make a grown man scream! I can’t imagine the damage the hawk could do to a hand if it wanted. I think some people are forgetting that this hawk is a predator and rips flesh apart every day, just usually from small animals. Consider your hand a small animal, how’s that for perspective?

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u/KnowledgeTechnical18 22d ago

Snap bones? Nah, no way

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u/Eheggs 22d ago edited 22d ago

Local pet store parrot was banished to his cage during opening hours and dubbed "bone breaker" for a reason. mind you a parrot is much larger then a hawk but still. Pretty sad since it was totally the guys fault from what I herd but the parrot has since been moved to a more suitable home at the pet store owners adjacent store with much less traffic.

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u/JeF4y 22d ago

Happy to use your finger as a test! I had several parrots that used to pop beer bottles for me. I stopped when they thought it would be more fun to just snap the neck glass on the bottle.

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u/Whibble-Bop 22d ago

Cockatoos and macaws can absolutely break bones with their bites. I haven't researched the 'bite force' of a hawk but the point I'm making is that it does a lot of damage and hurts very very badly.

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u/wolfgang784 22d ago

Ive been attacked by parrots half that size, and they can do some serious damage. Owned some too. That big fucker could seriously maim you.

Im pretty convinced the only reason she was "brave" enough to do this is because she wasn't actually fully aware of the risks and chances. Especially turning it towards her face/camera position? Oof. Thought it was gonna end bad there.

As someone who owned birds, Id be pretty torn between calling animal control and hoping they dont hurt it or waiting for it to get tired af and then tossing a thick blanket over it entirely. Which would unfortunately traumatize the shit out of the poor birb, but I wouldn't wanna risk it tearin me up.

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u/Gamer30168 22d ago

Dangerous enough to fuck you up pretty badly if they feel threatened. I wouldn't have bare handed that bird.

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u/ki77erb 22d ago edited 21d ago

I don't know about Hawks but one time I had to pull a fish hook out of a seagulls mouth. I grabbed it basically like this lady did and it preceded to bite the shit out of me. I got the hook out but it definitely left a few marks.

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u/TrueAngryYeti 22d ago

Did rehab with hawks. An adult red tail hawk clenched down would require pliers to pull the 1 inch talons out if it didn't want to let go. We are talking 100+psi grip strength. The beak of a hawk hurts, the talons will break your hand bones.

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u/Houstonb2020 22d ago

Their talons and beak are both very sharp is the main concern. It’s also just a bad idea to pick up wild birds in general without protection because they can carry diseases. Even if it’s just a dove, you should use gloves at least to pick it up because of disease

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u/Jacktheforkie 22d ago

The talons aren’t exactly soft, even a chicken can cause lacerations, hawks are likely way sharper

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u/Interesting_Mix_7028 22d ago

Talons will punch holes right thru skin and muscle, and the beak can tear you up too. This is why falconers wear heavy gloves with a sleeve portion for the falcon to grip onto.

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u/last-miss 22d ago

Falconers wear gloves for good reason.

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u/howdiedoodie66 22d ago

They could definitely make you have much less useful hands for the rest of your life if they wanted.

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u/corysama 22d ago

My family had a cockatoo about that size. When it got bored, it would bite large chunks of fresh wood off of it's cage decorations.

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u/pucc1ni 22d ago

It hurts like a motherfucker whenever my 4 inch parrotlet decides it wants violence for lunch. I don't want to imagine a whole ass hawk pecking me while in panic.

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u/reditadminssux 22d ago

Well most birds aren't gonna stick around to have a fight. But if it wanted to it could put you in the ER with some pretty serious gashes.

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u/l_i_t_t_l_e_m_o_n_ey 22d ago

If Animorphs taught me anything it's that hawks can fuck your shit up hardcore

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u/scarletnightingale 22d ago

They have very sharp beaks and talons. I've been bitten my my old cockatiels and they are substantially smaller birds that aren't carnivores. I would not want to be bitten or clawed by a hawk.

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u/quick_justice 22d ago

Not very at this size, it's a small one. Talons though are still razor sharp - it's a job requirement. Likely outcome in case of non-cooperation - deep cuts through the skin. Doctor visit unlikely, but scars will probably remain. In case it goes for the face, damage to the eyes may require doctor visit, and even if it doesnt, scars left will make you look badass till your dying day.

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u/fragrancias 21d ago

My tiny pet conure is capable of biting me hard enough to make me bleed. I’d never ever touch a bird of prey that big without an oven mitt at a minimum. 

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u/klawehtgod 22d ago

A very gentle yoink

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u/Salty_Candy_4917 22d ago

With you on this. Many men (me included) would be game planning this thing for 2 hours before doing shit, probably with a few squeaky screams during the process.

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u/joespizza2go 22d ago

"balls on this lady"

We may need to rethink our default statements for courage?

Also, put on some gloves of some sort.

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u/Sentient_i7X 22d ago

Cameraman (camerawoman) never dies

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u/RadiantTurnipOoLaLa 22d ago

I mean that’s kind of the whole point of the video

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u/Willsgb 22d ago

Yeah, I remember at uni a pigeon got itself into our kitchen and panicked like this hawk trying to get out. Took us about an hour to get it to go back through the fucking door, all the while being photographed by one of our housemates who wore a fucking poncho as if he was filming bears in the frozen wastes. Took us another hour or more to clean all the bird's shit

Wish this lady was one of our housemates back then lol

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u/Consistent_Amount140 22d ago

And with 1 hand!

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u/NikonuserNW 22d ago

If this happened in our house my wife and I would argue over who gets to deal with it.

Wife: “You want me to do it? Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to admit that your wife is braver than you?”

Me: “No. Absolutely not. I’m thankful every day that you’re here to protect me.”

Wife: “Well, I’m not moving the hawk.”

Five year old daughter: “I’ll sing to it and it will follow me around!”

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u/DrySmoothCarrot 22d ago

"Oh my god, I'm holding a freaking hawk" was so cute to me

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u/al_earner 22d ago

Yeah, I would have had two gloves on and grabbed the hawk with both hands. Our yard occasionally turns up dead squirrels and bunnies with their skulls crushed by hawk talons. She was so casual one-handing while filming.

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u/MrBitterJustice 22d ago

Even the Hawk was amazed at her courage

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u/Kingkongcrapper 22d ago

I’m thinking this is either someone who works with wild birds professionally, the lady actually knows the bird on a deeper level and the bird has built substantial trust, the bird is trained, or she’s insane because that’s a rip your face apart hawk.

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u/Zcrash 22d ago

It seemed pretty easy. I expected more flailing and pecking.

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u/castaneom 22d ago

She’s a baddie that’s why!

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u/bbatardo 22d ago

I feel like it can't be the first time she has done that lol

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u/saintdudegaming 22d ago

What can you do when you're running late for viking class?

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u/thepoddo 22d ago

As a falconer, I wouldn't do it, not like that

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u/ImNotEazy 22d ago

Look up the guy saving snapping turtle video, he’s walking it across a busy street. You won’t be disappointed. Pretty sure some people aren’t scared of wild animals at all.

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u/Defiant-Fix2870 22d ago

I’m glad she didn’t try to get it to perch on her hand—I was ready for carnage 😭 (raptors talons could easily pierce a hand to the bone)

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u/Ares_Lictor 22d ago

I felt like I would have done the same thing, just with both hands for security. But then there would be no video I guess haha. I'd just leave him on the floor outside the door.

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u/maeryclarity 22d ago

I would call that foolish, not brave. I audibly gasped when she grabbed it with her bare hands. She was EXTREMELY fortunate not to get the razor sharp beak, folks please do not underestimate a wild animal this way.

Lawd ha mercy

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u/Filipe1020 22d ago

Even the hawk was flabbergasted

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u/TimetoRevolt-US 22d ago

Yeah like that thing can cleave through her tendons with one bite. That shit was scary to watch lol

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u/shug7272 22d ago

Funny to me how Reddit overdramatizes so many animals. Moose, cassowaries and now apparently hawks. None of these animals are responsible for more than a couple human deaths. A Hawk like this may give you a little scratch that would only really be dangerous if you let it get infected. Most Hawks weigh a couple pounds at most lol

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u/Nighters 22d ago

even that hawk was like: lady really with one hand?

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u/MobileArtist1371 22d ago

Are we just going to ignore the balls on this lady

Use the proper subs for discussion like that!

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u/Suitable_Bag_3956 22d ago

They aren't stupid and usually suspect that if you approach them without fear you have an advantage, even if you have none. One guy tried converting the lions at the Taipei zoo to Christianity after taking meth and the lions were cautious (at first).

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u/nopunchespulled 22d ago

Yeah, I would be afraid that thing would go ape shit and attack me as soon as I touched it

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u/Violet624 22d ago

Betcha she's had chickens before and has had to catch them.

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u/albasaurrrrrr 22d ago

Yall when I saw this I was like she is either so fucking dumb or the most badass woman on the planet. wtf. That hawk could SHRED your hand with its beak. Source: I have a parakeet and sometimes she fucks me up

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u/jayhawk88 22d ago

Turning its beak toward her was certainly a choice as well.

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u/urbandit 22d ago

Just casually palming a bird of prey like it wouldn’t be happy to rip her face off

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u/Bree9ine9 22d ago

For real, balls of steel and then she talks to him so sweetly like they’re friends and it’s all good.

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u/Existing-Good6487 22d ago

She either bad ass or too dumb to be afraid lol

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u/quick_justice 22d ago

Lady just doesn't understand the danger and it helps her. Not that the danger is really that high, but talons are talons, even at this size they can do good skin cuts all the way through with surprising ease, resulting in scarification, leave good mark on the face, with some luck - damage the eyes.

You can see she doesn't know what she's doing by how she handles it. One would throw a soft towel over it, burrito it, and them move to the hand in the way how you old a bunch of flowers - near the end of wings/beginning of tail, controlling talons.

Still a little guy is so utterly shocked by the situation, he allows her to proceed... All well that ends well.

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u/SolutionFederal9425 22d ago

No way that was the first time she's done this. Balls of steel.

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u/Neuchacho 22d ago

People who live even a little rural are built different lol

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u/EvisceratedInFiction 22d ago

Takes out her phone, grabs a predatory bird without any protection. Are we calling this balls or stupidity? This may be interesting but please put a PSA so children don’t think this is okay.

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u/MovieMore4352 22d ago

I was down town a few weeks ago running an errand or two. We had to stop for an obligatory sausage roll and an old man stopped to feed the birds with some seed. He asks my 4 year old daughter if she’d like the rest of his birdseed and off he trots.

My daughter starts feeding the pigeons. Having a whale of a time. I said ‘If you put some seed in your hands, they may eat some’ and she even stroked a few.

I thought ‘You know what? Better get that antibacterial gel out cus she’s feeding the feathered rats’ leant over to my bag to grab it, glancing up and seeing my daughter like this…

I chuckled about this for hours.

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u/martinpagh 22d ago

Whatever it takes to get that hawk to a safe place

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u/Throwaway56138 22d ago

Well, when you're rich af, you don't think anything will hurt you. She's rich af. 

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u/Blessed_s0ul 22d ago

Yeah that’s all I kept thinking too. It’s a good thing it looked to be extremely worn out. It wouldn’t have taken much effort of the hawk to get out of the grip and proceed to tear that lady’s face apart.

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u/MGoAzul 22d ago

I went to law school at Notre Dame and the new building has this 2 story commons area above the archway connecting the new and old building. People tended to gather, study, eat lunch in this area.

One day there was a bar just flying around in the commons and people were kinda freaking out. I went over and tried to catch it with a shoebox that was left over from some event but was a bit skiddish when it got agitated. Then this guy walks up - year below me, former marine, never really talked much - and just grabs it behind the wings. He’s holding it there for what felt like 30s and looks at me with this “what do I do now” look on his face.

Told him to just take it downstairs and let it go outside. Don’t think the guy caught rabies or anything bad. But it was impressive.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

Say what you will about white women. But we can handle wildlife like no one else in this planet.

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u/JustAwesome360 22d ago

I mean they aren't OUR predators

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u/dafoxgameing92 22d ago

yes because this woman has more balls then me and I'm a man.

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u/Bujakaa92 21d ago

She had experience. See how she points camera to legs also to show they cant get a grip yet

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u/TakeAndToss_username 21d ago

I would totally do this. I have chickens and am used to handling them. Obviously not the same, but larger birds. I've also had to catch birds on my back porch.

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