Trail Cam Captures Pigeon Entering Falcon Nest in Strasbourg
A trail camera at the Church of Illerich-Graffenstaden near Strasbourg, France, captured a wood pigeon casually walking into a falcon's nest in 2023. The falcon initially stunned, attacked the pigeon, which escaped alive but lost feathers. The footage, uploaded to YouTube by Peregrine Falcons Illkirch (Faucons Pèlerins Illkirch), went viral on Reddit. The channel's live feed has documented similar incidents. The article also notes trail cameras can exonerate animals, as in Honduras where Baird's tapir was wrongly blamed for crop damage by the Miskitu community.
Key facts
- Footage captured in 2023 at Church of Illerich-Graffenstaden near Strasbourg, France.
- Wood pigeon walked into falcon's nest, was attacked but escaped alive.
- Video uploaded to YouTube by Peregrine Falcons Illkirch (Faucons Pèlerins Illkirch).
- Footage went viral on Reddit.
- Trail cameras can exonerate animals, e.g., Baird's tapir in Honduras.
- Indigenous Miskitu community blamed Baird's tapir for crop damage incorrectly.
- Baird's tapir is endangered and largest land mammal in Central America.
- Latest video shows another pigeon on the predator's platform.
Entities
Institutions
- Peregrine Falcons Illkirch
- Faucons Pèlerins Illkirch
- YouTube
- PetaPixel
Locations
- Church of Illerich-Graffenstaden
- Strasbourg
- France
- Honduras
- Central America