Latest Sightings - Birds

Buck Head-Butts Eagle to Save Baby

This mother gazelle went head-to-head with Africa’s biggest eagle in a desperate attempt to save her newborn baby.

Eagle Catches & Fights Baby Warthog in Road

Incredible sighting of a martial eagle catching a baby warthog in the middle of the road. Watch as the poor warthog puts up a fight for survival.

2 Secretary Birds Stomp Rabbit

The Secretarybirds generally prey on small rodents, amphibians and reptiles but these ambitious birds were seen hunting and catching a scrub hare!

Bird Makes Moustache out of Buck Hair

This oxpecker took advantage of a good friendship when it started stealing hair from a buck that could do nothing about it.

Hawk Tries to Kill Cuckoo Bird

This Sparrowhawk did not let his cuckoo counterpart get off lightly in this battle of the birds and at one stage the feathers were literally flying….

Saddle-Billed Stork Struggles to Swallow Fish, Perseverance is key!

Amazing video of a Saddle-Billed stork struggling for 2 minutes to grab hold of its kill to eat it, finally he grabs hold of the fish and swallows it.

Bird Throws Bug Around

Watch how this bird throws a bug around before finally swallowing it whole.

Snake Eagle Ripping Snake Apart As it Tries to Escape

This is the moment a Brown Snake Eagle was doing what it does best, catching a snake! But this Puff Adder, as injured as it was, was still trying hard to slither away.

Secretary Bird Shows Off to the World's Heaviest Flying Bird

Incredible sighting of a secretary bird showing off to the world's largest flying bird. Watch as it repeatedly jumps and twirls in the air in front of it.

Birds Pin Down Rival in Fierce Battle

This Starling finds itself on the wrong end of a fight as it gets pinned down and repeatedly attacked by two rivals.

Stork's Beak Gets Stuck in the Other's Throat

Black storks may seem pretty intimidating to other birds with those large beaks, and quite rightly so. These two storks had gotten themselves into a brawl and made full use of their weapons to jump down one another’s throats…

Bird Attacks Stranded Bat

Watch this incredibly unique sighting of a grey-headed bushshrike attacking a fruit bat that fell to the ground!

Eagle & 2 Jackals Hunt the Same Buck

Being hunted is bad enough, being hunted from both the ground and the air is even worse! While this poor steenbok ran for its life, he was hunted by two jackals from behind and an eagle from above!

Angry Birds Gang up & Attack Snake

This incredible sighting unfolds as a flock of angry birds gang up and attacks a snake! Will the snake manage to escape these birds?

Egyptian Goose Fights Water Birds to Defend Babies

This brave mother Egyptian goose tries to stand up and defend her turf against two red-knobbed coots in the middle of the lake!

Gulls Show Off Beautiful Courtship Dance

Incredible sighting of a group of gulls showing off their unique courtship dance.

Swainson's Spurfowl Calls to the Moon

A beautiful scene was a Swainson's spurfowl shows off its call as the moon rises behind it

Heron Washes Frog Before Eating it Whole

Watch how this heron washes the frog it caught before eating it in one whole piece.

Water Birds Show Off Fantastic Rare Courtship Dance

This is the moment two Greater Crested Grebes surprised a photographer with an extremely rare courtship dance!

Heron Rides Hippo Past Crocodiles

Watch how this brave heron catches a ride on a hippo past a bunch of crocodiles.

Cute Baby Elephant Chases Birds in the Road

We feel everyone needs a little cute distraction in their lives right now. Watch this adorable tiny elephant chase the birds around him. 😍😍

Stork Uses Crocodile to Catch Fish

Watch as this stork uses a crocodile to herd fish so it can easily catch them.

Lizard Fights Eagle as it is Eaten Alive

Incredible sighting of a martial eagle trying to eat a monitor lizard while still alive.

Birds show off acrobatic skills with weird courtship dance.

Secretary Bird Shows Off Amazing Football Skills

Watch how this secretary bird expertly shows off its amazing football skills.

Eagle Catches Second Eagle on the Ground

Incredible sighting of 2 eagles on the ground after one eagle had attacked and captured the second eagle.

Eagle Owl's Big Stretch

Watch as this eagle owl shows off a great wing stretch before staring right into the camera.

Crested Barbet Fights off 2 Birds

Watch this incredible sighting as a crested barbet fights off 2 rival birds for the prime feeding spot.

Does This Heron Bite off More Than it can Chew?

Did this striated heron bite off more than it can chew? Or does it manage to swallow this entire tilapia whole?

Owl's Mesmerizing Stare

Watch how this southern white-faced owl shows off it's mesmerizing stare to the camera.