Whistling Wings Outfitter
January 25, 2012 at 6:33 pm
filed under Hunting
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Many birds flinch right before the impact. Why is this?
I present some evidence – you decide for yourself.
Does the bird see the pellet?
Does he hear the muzzle blast?
Does he hear the pellet whistling?
Can birds see 1/10 second into the future? ![icon smile Can Birds See Bullets? [Hunting]](http://www.whistlingwings.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif "Can Birds See Bullets? [Hunting]"){kind=icon}
All birds shot in this video are “pest species” as defined by the U.S. government. They can be shot at any time of the year.
The majority of the birds in this video were English House Sparrows. The name is a bit misleading – the bird is actually a finch. They are scrappy little farts, and their aggressive nature has made them the most abundant songbird in North America.
Read more about them at this website:
http://www.sialis.org/hosp.htm
Seriously, READ – BEFORE you go shooting your mouth off about things you do not understand. Or, do a Google search on the House Sparrow. It will take you less time than writing a nasty ‘ol comment, and you may just learn a thing or two. Bird enthusiasts and ornithologists are on my side. Put that in your pipe, and smoke it!
“Without question the most deplorable event in the history of American ornithology was the introduction of the English Sparrow.” -W.L. Dawson, The Birds of Ohio, 1903
Equipment used:
Edgun Matador .22 PCP Air Rifle
JSB 18.1gr Exact Diabolo .Pellets @ 910fps
Hawke Sidewinder 30 6.5-20x42mm Mil Dot Rifle Scope
Seben DKA2 (same as Orion Steadypix) Camera Mount
Casio EX FC150 Slow Motion Camera (240 fps)
Harris Bipods (long and short)
Duration : 0:6:3
45calibermedic
@Yourmum360 If you …
@Yourmum360 If you paid attention, the reason is that they compete with native species, as these are foreign birds.
DUD306NOTCH
this guy is really …
this guy is really good at judging the wind…..sniper?
BigWtb
@hardcorefishermen …
@hardcorefishermen At close range yes. But some of these ranges and with the wind blowing, there is no way these birds would flinch at sound.
regDanCap
most birds of prey …
most birds of prey would be comfortable watching video at 90 frames per second where as humans the standard for movies is 24 frames per second.
hardcorefishermen
its the sound, dry …
its the sound, dry fire and thay move just as fast.(thar isent mutch to see with a pellet coming at you, its just a spec that terns into a dot)
jokemasterslifer
Damn, did you blow …
Damn, did you blow the first and second birds’ heads off?
Hamstermanify
Dear Santa…….. …
Dear Santa……….
Yourmum360
This made me upset …
This made me upset because i thought to myself ”what if they have lots of kids” im not a vegetarianits just that watching them fall after being shot for no reason is really upsetting.
BigWtb
It’s simply amazing …
It’s simply amazing how stupid some of these bunny huggers can be. Of course you have to expect that on the net. It gives everybody a voice and a chance to voice their opinion even though they have no idea what they are talking about.
BigWtb
That is some …
That is some excellent shooting. Well done sir!
l0ptbuk
When you consider …
When you consider the speeds that birds fly thrgouh brush at times, it seems quite plausible that birds eyes and brains are capable of processing more immages per second, similar to a higher frame rate camera. This would allow them to pick up on the speeding pellet. Just a logical throught process, I have no evidence to support that theory
GlutenBoy123
you look so much …
you look so much better without glasses =)
VisitingBoss
you have got one …
you have got one sick shot
VisitingBoss
id be worried …
id be worried about a rifle that isnt suppresed
OversteerVideos
Wow, that’s amazing …
Wow, that’s amazing. I can’t believe they can react so fast!
xxMiltonpowerxx
oh my days these …
oh my days these birds got some eyes sight
TheManFromAlaska
Nice shooting. You …
Nice shooting. You definitely have some skills with those pellet guns. I never really got into pellet guns, but this has me interested.
happyhavingfun
It makes totally …
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It makes totally sense that birds can see bullets. They can see more pictures per second than humans. This allows them to move so fast, i like to think that the world is slower for them since compared to our vision they see everything in slow motion. I’d love to be a bird … well not if you are around
ichewtoast111
wow your a great …
wow your a great shot
zip0v
Really great video. …
Really great video. 4.20 - you gots a spider on the nail there
ViperGTS19801
You are either the …
You are either the luckiest shooter on the planet, or you’re an ACE.
Also, you make awesome videos, I’d love to see this video incredible production quality applied to other topics as well.
ViperGTS19801
1:50 BOOM HEADSHOT
1:50 BOOM HEADSHOT
Danielkwalsh111
I’ve done some …
I’ve done some calculations, and I’ve concluded that a bird can absolutely react to the bullet before they are hit!
I found online that a bird’s reaction time is 38 ms. I used the bird at 1:42. At a distance of 59 meters, using your pellet speed of 275 m/s, this gives 214.5 ms, which is plenty. Can they HEAR it in time? I get 41 ms, still enough. Anything shot closer than 54 meters is too close for the bird to react by sound alone. This would be a good way to test if the bird sees or hears it.
PeachesAndSkeet
“I like to watch …
“I like to watch things die
From a good safe distance.”
-Meeeenard Jeeemes Keeeeneen
TeekiesPlace
I was wondering if …
I was wondering if they hear the gun firing. I don’t know diddly about guns, but can you “fire” without a pellet being loaded? If not, maybe you could shoot into the air. That would tell you if they’re reacting to the sound of the gun.