Camera strapped on the back of an Eagle

[TheOldSchool]

I thought this was amazing!

Enjoy!

[YOUTUBE]G3QrhdfLCO8[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Hoffstra]

yeah, how is this poor eagle gonna get this damn thing off his back?????????????

 

[TheOldSchool]

yeah, how is this poor eagle gonna get this damn thing off his back?????????????

I'm assuming it's either trained or the person who put it on thought of that...

 

[skye]

Beautiful! Thanks for posting!

 

[Gracie]

If you watched the vid you would have seen the guys right there as it passed overhead..and when it began to land, it was right near him....so I am presuming it is a tame eagle and the camera was removed afterwards.
Beautiful. Thanks for posting it.

 

[Tank]

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[Noomi]

That was awesome!

 

[asaratis]

yeah, how is this poor eagle gonna get this damn thing off his back?????????????

1
Trained eagle

2
Biodegradable straps (or glue)

3
Fake Video

I vote for #1

There was a special on birds this evening on TV. Someone had attached similar cameras to several migrating geese and captured video from all the cameras. At least one camera either had pan/tilt capability because there were several segments of the video that were taken looking off the goose's right wing at other geese flying beside him. Most other scenes were straight over the head like the eagle video. I kept looking to see some footage of another goose with a camera, but the camerageese must have been widely separated or never happened to fly in front of one another.

I've heard that transponders glued to diving seals are often attached with time-release adhesives so they eventually fall off and float to the surface.

The eagle camera (and the goose cameras) had to have been retrieved in order to capture the video files. I'm relatively sure the signals were NOT being transmitted live to a receiver...the signals were just too good for that. High quality transmissions would have taken such heavy equipment and batteries that the birds could not have flown.

 

[Darkwind]

Great Video!

Thanks for sharing your find.

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

I thought this was amazing!

Enjoy!

[YOUTUBE]G3QrhdfLCO8[/YOUTUBE]

 

[TheOldSchool]

I thought this was amazing!

Enjoy!

[YOUTUBE]G3QrhdfLCO8[/YOUTUBE]

Thanks! The site worked differently back then.

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

I thought it was bizarre when eagles fight they lock their talons together in mid-flight and spiral for awhile.

Bald Eagles Locked in Epic Battle

 

[blastoff]

No wonder birds have no problem finding my windshield when they have to go.