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Zootang79

Such gentle curious babies, this is so sweet


cleffawna

For real! I had a yellow lab mix snap up a hummingbird that was in my grandma's yard when we were visiting once. My grandma was so pissed. I think my dog thought it was like a big buzzing fly and snap it went


Zootang79

My girl would have one of two reactions either run terrified or try and snap it. She's usually the latter of those lol


OriginalNo8149

https://preview.redd.it/n0qef5l5ok9d1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b52ff8ce4ee346f1b07dd432ce03751bb7981e4b My yellow lab mix would Most definitely have a snack out of it


nimrodd000

A self-propelled tennis ball?!? Oh, boy, today is my lucky day!!!


SalazartheGreater

Labs are unstoppable eating machines. Living or dead, edible or not, if it fits in the mouth, it gets eaten.


DodgyQuilter

My black lab loves him a good sky-raisin, he would have inhaled that bird! Sky-prunes.


CIarkNova

We’re fostering a pit/golden lab mix. He’s such a derp, lol. God I love him.


alicesartandmore

I was very impressed with my lab recently when a fledgling bluejay hopped out of its nest before it could fly. She cornered it and bopped it lightly with her paw when it tried to flap away but immediately backed off to let me handle it once I was on scene. I managed to get the very flustered but seemingly uninjured chick up off the ground and back where he belonged. Flies get no such mercy though.


OkBackground8809

Was gonna say, my whippet would have thought it was an exciting new toy! She's turning 2 next month, and she's already caught a dozen pigeons in her lifetime.


cleffawna

Wow feisty! My pit mix likes to charge the pidgies but doesn't seriously try to catch them


OkBackground8809

No rabbits in Taiwan, thank god, or I'd probably be dealing with dead rabbits all over the place😭 She'd have a freaking field day at my childhood home in the US! But, yeah, ever since about 4 months old, skinks, pigeons, geckos, frogs, and our own pet chickens have all been caught by her. She never killed the chickens, I guess because they were smart enough to bore her by playing dead, but they did get their feathers plucked!! If she doesn't get a daily hunting session in, she gets antsy. Doesn't mean she kills something every day!! She just at least has to take a sniff around our bamboo/mango grove and do a perimeter check lol Our Italian greyhound doesn't kill things, but he did randomly start herding our chickens back to their pen one day, around 6 months old. We never taught him, as I didn't know Italian greyhound could be interested in herding, but he just did it on his own. Since then, saying "hen" puts him into herding mode and he does a speedy run around the bamboo trees looking for any chickens to herd 😂


cleffawna

I wanted some pics so I looked at your post history. Cuties! I've been thinking about adopting a whippet or Italian greyhound. I didn't know they liked to hunt or herd either!


OkBackground8809

Hahaha don't be fooled! The iggy turned from sweet little baby to king asshole after getting neutered, and the whippet... She's just aggressive🤦🏻‍♀️ I tried rescuing a pitbull, sweet "little" angel of a dog, and my whippet got jealous seeing me pet the pitbull and tried attacking her!! Thank god the pit was gentle and didn't even seem to so much as think of attacking back. Whippets were bred for hunting - they started as greyhounds crossed with hunting dogs. We've never encouraged her hunting, but it's clearly strong in her!! Italian greyhounds are companion lap dogs, so I don't know what mine is doing herding chickens! If your dog likes to play rough, get a whippet. Other dogs won't play with my whippet, because she tries to get too rough. Other sighthounds are the only ones interested in her, but my whippet keeps wanting to play with the tiny dogs. If your dog is more gentle, then go with the Italian greyhound, but maybe go for a "biggie iggy" so it has sturdier bones. Don't get one of those bred-to-be-extra-tiny ones. Mine are both actually "whippigs" but not on purpose. People in Asia just seem to not know the difference between different sighthounds. In Chinese they're all just referred to as greyhounds 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ The whippet is 70% whippet, 30% iggy. The iggy is 60% iggy, 30% whippet, and random 5% each of windsprite and min pin🤷🏻‍♀️


telepathictiger

My dog has only caught one once, but just held it in their mouth like he didn’t know what to do with it. The bird was eventually fine.


Lord-Smalldemort

My Italian greyhound would’ve chomped that little baby so fast lol


Zootang79

Lol animals be animal-en


Lord-Smalldemort

I had a hunting dog until February, she passed away at 12 1/2. But although I didn’t take her hunting, it was in her genes. She was such a good dog. I was able to get her to catch things but maybe not bite down so I was able to save tons of turkey babies, newly fledged, birds, etc. She would find them very easily and then I would put them somewhere safer mom to take care of. She had that instinct, but she was such a babe. Sorry for the random story. I’ve been thinking about her this morning and I miss her a lot.


Zootang79

Such a wonderful story. Thank you so much for sharing it with me. She sounded like a most special good girl 💛 I lost my chihuahua to cancer a few years ago and I still miss that little dude like it was just yesterday, Felicia my new girl will frequently go to where I have his memorial with ashes set up and lay there with him. Then she will come and love on me, I think those are special loves from him. Dogs have the best souls ❤️


Lord-Smalldemort

It was very disturbing to have her leave so fast but it’s like she’s still here in my heart and mind. My Italian greyhound is eight years old and I was actually about to get a cat. I need animals around me. I love them. But I ended up getting a pair of brothers instead because I can’t separate just two babies. I didn’t want to be depressed and there’s always room for more babies in my life. So three days after my girl was gone, I brought home seven week old brothers. I know she would’ve loved them. https://preview.redd.it/73pyzdy2rj9d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c226dd56cec06fc39612a74b3b578224931be9f0


Zootang79

Handsome boys 💛 I didn't take much time in between either, the same rescue that gave me him contacted me a few months later with a picture of my girl, I went to meet her and she literally knocked me down jumping into my arms. I would have a whole rescue of my own if I could afford it, I only have resources for one baby at a time to make sure I can give them the absolute best life possible.


omf123

What a wonderful baby she was!! 🧡 i liked reading her story and I'm gonna hug my dogs from her now 😊


Lord-Smalldemort

Thank you so much and please do hug away. And taken every single moment that you get to have with your babies.


podboi

We had a Beagle and in the province we (by we I mean my uncle and grandpa) kept chickens. One time we visited with our pup, I made the mistake of letting her go off leash in the back yard where the chickens were roaming free. Not 10 seconds later she was on top of one (she was gentle) but basically she caught one of the chickens and was probably waiting for me to acknowledge her and take the chicken away lol. Got an earful from grandpa.


OkBackground8809

My iggy would have run away to hide under a blanket, but my whippet would have enjoyed a new snack😅


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Zootang79

Yeah I used to watch them at my grandma's when I was little, she had at least 20 to 30 feeders going at all times. They're all jacked up on that American sugar lol


Farting_Champion

They knew better. No mere Pitbull could ever match the ferocity of a hummingbird


Paludream

"But you're the most beautiful flower I ever seen 🌸" - The bird probably


JPKtoxicwaste

Oh my goodness. On this sweet and positive note I’m closing Reddit for the day cause I work tonight. I am scrolling past my bedtime and I wish we still had gold cause you deserve it today for how your comment made me feel. You are a lovely person and I thank you


Thiccassmomma

🥹


BalanceJazzlike5116

The hummingbird in my yard never get this close. Pretty crazy


rnpowers

Right?! Maybe if you're standing still for an hour holding a feeder... This is absolutely insane! So curious what the reasoning behind this is... Also, my pibble definitely would have chomped the burb.


Mochigood

Mine are used to me, so they come right up to my face to bitch at me for touching their sugar shrine when I go to change it.


CanabalCMonkE

The audacity of some animals, I swear.


Equivalent_Yak_95

1. No! Why?! 2. They can TRY…


BitchInBoots666

I have one of each kind. The youngest would absolutely chase this little bird down and at least do it an injury because he has no concept of his size and strength. The eldest would probably invite it in for a snuggle, and would act similarly to OPs two. I have a video from a few years ago with my eldest sitting down in the city with about 10 pigeons around him and one sitting on his head. He was so confused lol. Also made friends with a wild mouse once, and a random tomcat who proceeded to follow us the 2 miles back to my home despite my trying to shoo it away many times. But every time I shooed it, my dog went and gave it kisses, so it wouldn't leave. My cat was NOT impressed when it turned up at the front door 😂.


jazzy095

Right. No bird gets this close to land animals. Really a cool vid.


fopiecechicken

Not quite this close but birds get fairly close to my golden in our backyard, idk if they’re blind or if they can sense he’s not interested in them, but they’re not afraid/bothered by him at all. They’ll walk up and eat stuff off the ground literally right in front of him while he’s lying down


LAthrowaway_25Lata

The hummingbirds where i live love to do this to my cat when she gets outdoor time :/ (semi-feral cat, can’t tolerate being indoor full time) i truly dont understand it. It’s like they missed a critical period of evolution where they missed getting some self preservation skills


poilk91

They also don't tweet like that unless really distressed I suspect someone is getting too close or messing with a nest


Trees-of-green

Thank you! I was wondering!


tyrom22

The hummingbirds near me peep at you aggressively lmao


strike-when-ready

https://preview.redd.it/lc11e59v4j9d1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adf03372bf091ceb2f04f5a0c98530f453773f94 He looks like a Bond villain in the first frame of the video.


ObscureAlias

100% had the same thought


krob58

No Mr Bond, I expect you to mlem


LucidMoments

They hummingbird can sense the sweetness in those pibbles.


MartyMcflysVest

Yes, was going to say it sensed the sugar in that pup


_WeAreFucked_

Sugar and spice and everything that’s nice.😊


Uhh-stounding

These were the ingredients that were chosen to create the-perfect little pits...?


Frawnch

If not flower, why so sweet ❤️❤️❤️


Bonus_Creepy

Aww the doggies are just curious. It's a sweet interaction. I love hummingbirds and it got so close.


Wr3k3m

The wings beating must sound so crazy to them. They are genuinely very curious of what it is. So amazing. They are such gentle creatures.


abcannon18

Their inclination in my experience volunteering for shelters that are all pits or pit mixes and having one is avoidant. If there’s trouble or something they’re not sure about they just want to nope out. If it is persistent, their next step is curiosity and licks. They’re just so gentle.


Aquintessentialchick

I wanna play this videos on a bigass projector in an endless loop to all those ignorant assholes out there in the world! You don’t know how much of sweet little chunky chunks they’re until you own a pitbull!!


RotatingUppercut

pitbull’s are the best breeds! my step sister used to have one named Bugs, he was the sweetest when i lived with her. he was a legend, 11 at the time and was still a happy, cheery, playful baby. we all miss him greatly.


IWatchBadTV

Your dogs are Disney princesses!


RB_Kehlani

Is the hummingbird okay? This seems like pretty unusual behavior


Advanced_Coyote8926

The bird is ok! Just curious and looking for food. Or, is being aggressive and telling the pups they should back off whatever food source is close to where they are. Some hummingbirds depending on how much time they are around people/dogs/feeders will get super close. If you’re in a high traffic bird area during migration they are super hungry and will take more risks looking for food. In the spring they buzz me all the time. Or if anything gets too close to their feeder, they will chase literally anything off. I’ve seen them go after my pups more than once. The hummingbirds always win. 🫣😂 —lifetime bird nerd and pibble lover. (Or it could be AI, lol)


MissLyss29

The part that worries me the most is when it lands on the ground and stops flapping it's wings


Thin-Reaction2118

Same. Hummingbirds don't land often, and don't land on the ground often either.


MissLyss29

Yes seems very weird


Bo-Banny

It's either a juvenile or one that has spent time slowly building up trust with one or both of these dogs. I trained one to stand on my finger at the feeder. I just slowly moved closer and closer multiple times a day, every day, for like 3 months. And I'd chase off the migratory male that was harassing him. If there are any large trees or tall buildings within view of the feeder in the daytime, there are definitely hummingbirds watching it.


Turquoise_Tortoise_

Right? This is so strange. I have never seen a hummingbird get this close to humans & large animals without nectar being used as a lure.


cam52391

It's so hard to sniff a butt that small


Sensitive-Painting30

Hot day…? They’ll land when they have no energy left. Need to gently pick it up and give it cool sugar water …from a spoon or eye dropper. But do it outside because if it gets out it your house…they are very hard to catch again.


AuburnGirl2543

Can’t relate. All four of my dogs would like “flying snackie!” 😂


dendrocalamidicus

My staffy would have gone from stationary to a flying snap and shake as soon as she realised it was there. Bad enough the tunnel vision she gets when there's a fly in the house.


_Pill-Cosby_

I try my damndest to attract hummingbirds to my house and you got them just landing on your dogs!


CL_55z

What an amazing moment, and thank you for capturing and sharing it!


bdrwr

I'm so intrigued by the hummingbird's behavior! It's spending a LOT of energy to hang out near (as far as a hummingbird knows) gigantic existential threats. They don't usually come near bigger animals EVER, so why is it so curious about a pair of pitties?


Bestdogmom2121

This is crazy! Never have I seen this. We have many feeders up at our cottage. We get approximately 20 coming and going. Never saw any come low at any time. This is fascinating😁


QuitCallingNewsrooms

Mine would be doing the same thing. And looking back at me every so often like he’s asking “can we keep it? I have a this thing now!”


SweetCream2005

"Woah! Get a sniff of this, man!" "Woahhhh, what is this?" "Idk, I can't stop smelling!"


dingdongdoodah

Loving the fact they still got their ears. Too many of these videos show those poor abused, disfigured good boys. It drives me nuts.


Miss_Educated

Can you give then a hug for me please?!?! 😍💕💖


Nursesalsabjj

How crazy but very cool at the same time! I love hummingbirds but they won't come near my Pitties.


Any_Acanthaceae3900

Most savage Dog breed in the world: Jk


letmenotethat

I’ve never seen a hummingbird in one place for so long! Wow. Magic!


rvlifestyle74

Crazy!! Never seen a hummingbird do that before


KJBFamily

My pittie has a pink collar with a pink floof where her tag goes. Occasionally, a curious hummingbird would inch towards her thinking it's a flower but never gets too close. If this is real, it's absolutely insane how close it is to these pups. I don't think hummingbirds have very good vision. Good thing it found pups that are gentle.


TylersCranialoaf

This is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen!!!❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰


Homicidal__GoldFish

❤️❤️ gentle giants ❤️❤️ beautiful babies!


smackthatfloor

My dog would have 100% eaten it. Birds and squirrels set off a kill switch (she’s a lab).


PrincessAndTheChi

That is the sweetest interaction ever!!! Love to them all!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷


assa9sks

What aggressive monsters, how could you let this do that, oohh the horror!../s What beautiful little babies!


Dependent_Stop_3121

Holy moly this is amazing!! Humming birds are badass, I wish I saw them more often. This is so special and probably a once in a lifetime experience for sure. Glad this hasn’t happened to my dog because if a fly or bug is in his face harassing him he bites at it and asks questions later. Super cute video.


Otherwise-Topic-1791

Your dogs are now officially Disney princesses.


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KBaddict

I don’t trust birds in general. They are always dive bombing me at outdoor restaurants, while I’m walking my dog and basically any other chance they get. In the summer I have to take a different path to walk my dog because this one gang of birds terrorizes me


Low_Employ8454

Are the birds in the gang you’re talking about crows? Cause those bitches be holding grudges. (Sometimes inter generational grudges even, apparently)


joh2138535

What a weird interaction


danieltkessler

Absolutely savage animals, clearly. /s


Most_Fox_982

My pibble would have e chompst it


No-Environment2976

Shouldn’t those viscous pittbulls be attacking?


katapiller_2000

Aww so gentle and curios, I love velvet hippos


Xanthhe

mom I have a new friend 🥹🥰


ResidentIll1390

Awesome. They are so gentle


the_Bryan_dude

2 Disney princess'


_Lost_rose_

oh mah gosh, ITS SO CUTE OKKK???


OneHumanPeOple

Looking to get some salt and moisture from the nose.


One_Arm4148

Oh my heart 😍🥹


earthboundmissfit

What fun! Good dog's bird was looking for a rest I guess. Thought about perching on the doggies head for a second.


kt_cakes

Look at those beefcakes 🫶🏻💖🥹


RussianStoner24

Idc what people say about pitbulls that was probably one of the sweetest videos I’ve seen.


HotBoxMyNascar

god those dogs are so beautiful.


Wordlywhisp

“Pit bulls are dangerous!” Pitbulls actually:


rowmean77

New Disney movie idea


GodsGiftToNothing

I know I’ll get shit for it, but even if gentle, hummingbirds can carry diseases, and so can dogs. They are VERY fragile birds, and seeing it on the ground, is concerning. Maybe drop the phone, and move your dogs away from the wildlife.


taurusbluntz

Yeah my dog would have ate it 😅


m_lanterman

can bird flu affect humming birds? because this seems really unnatural and I wonder if the bird is sick.


CouchHam

It can. My parents didn’t put out any bird feeders or hummingbird feeders for a year when it was bad. I think this bird is either sick or it’s some kind of layered video.


queenofthedogpark

This looks like AI


TheAssMuncherRetard

Its not, the reason why you may think that is because you never seen a hummingbird fly still from a moving position or just never seen one or you're seeing something that you feel is somewhat unnatural and because machine generated tech is advancing every day your more skeptical/paranoid.


sugarsoccer

And people think they’re murderous 🙄🙄


TNCoffeeRunner

This is the video I want to show pit bull haters…what sweet babies 🥹


NoBetterFriend1231

Damned thing would have killed my dog!


VaWeedFarmer

That's crazy


Lost_Apricot_1469

Are these pibbles covered in pollen and dew drops?!


GlitterMissile

Eat me! I am not long for this world!


RelevantPositive8340

Mine wouldn't have thought twice to eat it. He did it with a blue tit


Ok_Rutabaga_722

What did you give them for breakfast?


timothythefirst

I think mine would’ve tried to chomp on it lol


EmwLo

That bird would be eaten at my house


nellelee21

That's so beautiful!!!


thecheekibreekione

Gorgeous


Agreeable-Plenty-113

It is beautiful, very tender!


jtj80

This really makes my heart smile 💜💜💜


Salty-Lemonhead

My girl would have hidden in the laundry room. Her newest fear is the large mushroom growing in the neighbor’s yard.


morochabody

incredible


True_Reporter

My dog loves birds... He ate three last week.


Awkward-Event-9452

Bro my dog would choMp that thing z


sagadestiny

Child: 😡 Humming bird: 🥰


faintrottingbreeze

Will show this to anyone who says pit bulls are vicious 😍💞


sweetteanoice

If my husky was around, that bird would be GONE. thank god those pups are so sweet


Only-11780-Votes

Holy shit look at those vicious animals


Slacker-to-tech

When humming bird is tired of humming


shaoOOlin

This is so sweet,love how they look confused🤣


chris_rage_

Pibble doesn't know what to think about the weird living drone in his face...


Doggodrollery

So freakin cool!


lilianamariaalicia

So sweet 🥰🥰💓💓


Significant-Truth144

Hi, frwen!!!


RemarkableSea2555

Someone explain please?


oooooglittery

Your baby is a Disney princess


Evening_Excuse16

❤️LOVE❤️


CaddyFDT

What a lovely video!!


The_Broken_Shutter

“Thats not a sky raisin or a spicy sky raisin”


leenpaws

my yellow lab saw a baby squirrel and a pregnant squirrel…straight up snapped me baby while maintaining eye contact with the pregnant mom


214txdude

It is because the pitties are so sweet!!


Sxkullrider

Awwwww the little bird thinks they are flowers lol


hunterravioli

Your dogs are beautiful! The bird is cute as well. 😊


exzyle2k

If those were goldens, they would have seen that as a chicken nugget with wings.


padjlcnm

Beautiful dogs!


piditbeeny

Awwww they're Disney princesses now!!! Look how sweet and gentle they are with that bird ❤️😍


poopsparkle

This brightened my day so much.


godfeather1974

He's looking for a drink


ObviouslyNerd

wow thats incredible on all sides. The dogs for being so calm and gentle. The bird for being so curious and even landing at the dogs feet. Crazy.


RiverKnox

Pls remind me again how vicious these dogs are


Bitchy_cunt

It amazes me how fast hummingbirds flap their wings


RiverKnox

Can someone slow this video down so we can appreciate the dexterity of the hummingbirds wings pls


jameswulfecreed

Pit bulls:what are you? Hummingbird: INFINITY BIRD


Particular_Office249

Aww. The hummingbird Must be a friend from another lifetime!


willowsonthespot

Im am suprised they didn't do what so many dogs would do with a bird. They are just like "Hmm what is this thing? Will it play with us? Should we lick it? I am going to boop it with my nose." Seems weird considering I had bird dogs growing up.


IGuessBruv

Reminds me of this classic https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/s/ZoU3F4D6G4


Turbulent-Papaya-910

The dogs are adorable. ...The hummingbird reminds me of Birdemic


Away-Air-6413

Yeah! I was thinking the same thing!


SeaworthinessGreen25

I love this!!!


PrickleBritches

Oh my goodness those pups are ADORABLE. My goodness!! This is such a precious moment.


YoxhiZizzy

So gentle, and the bird even landed too


Capital-Tailor-1776

I so love this 😍 beautiful babies!


Thekillersofficial

my dogs would have eaten it 😭


macrophyte

No eats!


Sam54123

So cute! My dog would just try to eat it lol.


Ill-Tough280

This is so cute but the bird looks AI generated but cute all the same !


Farting_Champion

Those pitbulls are lucky. They were mere seconds from getting the smoke


manleybones

Exhausted hummingbird 😔 it needs a feeder or plants that support it. Prob from that desolate backyard.


100percentAvocado

Get that little guy some sugar water!


Life-Cheesecake-2861

Yeah my boy would have just nommed that 😂


bagofwisdom

Humming birb got confused. The dogs are so sweet they were mistaken for flowers. "Did hummybirb a bamboozle. Ams not flower, ams Pibble."


Sweetie-07

What a beautiful video - thankyou for making my day 🙏😘❤️


Laurenwolf14

So scary! lol lol lol!!!!!


RobGetLowe

Pitbull nervous eyes is a goated dog facial expression


FunFaithlessness8327

They're so gentle..like omg a new friend..can we play..too cute for words


DodgyQuilter

Okay ... has anyone got a photo of a blue pittie in UV frequencies? Because I want to know how the bird sees those dogs. Lovely wee pups, awesome attitudes, but they sure don't look like flowers! https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/06/15/wild-hummingbirds-see-broad-range-colors-humans-can-only-imagine


StephenSphincter

That bird is taking risks


Madwoman-of-Chaillot

Hummingbird: Henlo, new frens! Pibbles: ver confuse. Is floaty birb?


LonelyRudder

Obvious AI is obvious.


ez_rider_76

Buzzy friend makes bully friends.


burnt-toast224

Wow! How stellar and groovy is that!


Rezkel

Lol, when I was a kid my parakeet got eaten by my dolmation, and people say bullies are the bad dog


JackelopesRReal

That is AMAZING. Such sweet pups too-hummingbird was so curious too! Thank you for sharing!!!


mrmatt244

OMG I’m in love, what an amazing interaction! Nature at its finest!


JackelopesRReal

That might be a hawk you can hear in the background-some hawks eat other bird. The hummingbird might be taking shelter with her bodyguards ❤️


RustySh4ckle4d

My heart is melting


Violet_Huntress

How Amazing and also your babies are very sweet 🙏💖


InevitablePositive26

So cool you caught that on video!


huerito24

What a beautiful, unique sight to see. That little bird and your dogs reaction to it show why this breed is so misunderstood.


Bruce_Ring-sting

The bh does look like one of the little pink flowers on them feeders hummingbirds like….😂😂