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FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
No way. That HAS to be fake.
I came across this today.
It reminded me that the US seems to only really show how great it is, when it gets kicked in the balls, and everybody works together to overcome it.
We have a saying in Danish: " Et flag er smukkest i modvind", meaning more or less, A flag is most beautiful in a head wind.
So is the US of A.
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It reminded me that the US seems to only really show how great it is, when it gets kicked in the balls, and everybody works together to overcome it.
We have a saying in Danish: " Et flag er smukkest i modvind", meaning more or less, A flag is most beautiful in a head wind.
So is the US of A.
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and lightening it up a bit...
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MasterBlaster
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Hahahahahahaaa!!!
I want that drum kit!
I want that drum kit!
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
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squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Wow. Nice fell.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Wow....and I thought dropping a big spar was fun to watch. Good video.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
I gotta warn ya, this may be upsetting to some.
I find it amazing. These men must be tough as hell to pack that bird around.
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I find it amazing. These men must be tough as hell to pack that bird around.
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Well that was quite a vid, thx for posting.
From my armchair here, it is hard to believe a golden eagle can take out a full grown wolf. Some of them in the vid indeed looked not full grown. Plus, perhaps, they were partially exhausted from being run by horsemen. That one wolf had the upperhand but then he got double teamed.
Maybe the wolves in that region are smaller thus making them more reasonably matched to a large eagle. Show me a 15 lb eagle that can take out a 150lb wolf roaming in Jim's back pasture, I'd have to see that.
From my armchair here, it is hard to believe a golden eagle can take out a full grown wolf. Some of them in the vid indeed looked not full grown. Plus, perhaps, they were partially exhausted from being run by horsemen. That one wolf had the upperhand but then he got double teamed.
Maybe the wolves in that region are smaller thus making them more reasonably matched to a large eagle. Show me a 15 lb eagle that can take out a 150lb wolf roaming in Jim's back pasture, I'd have to see that.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Majestic birds! Those claws look nearly impossible to escape from. I'm wondering how the eagle actually kills the wolf? Mongolia is an interesting place. Great horsemen and tough people in vast open spaces. Cold as hell in the winter and I guess the traditional nomadic lifestyle is much disappearing due to environmental changes, like warming and rivers drying up. Their young wrestlers have been coming over here, training, then kicking the butts of the Japanese sumos for quite a number of years now. Great money in the sumo upper ranks. They are all big fat guys, but the Mongols have got something else as well.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Yes, Cory. I wondered that myself. Some of the wolves seemed kinda small. I am sure that they loose some birds in the process though.
There have been recorded instances of golden eagles killing full grown deer up here. Not using the talons so much but using themselves as a blunt instrument. Getting hit repeatedly by a 15 or 20 pound bird at high speeds is quite a lot of energy transfer. Some of the Goldens I have picked up seemed heavier than 15 pounds.
Seeing those men on horseback packing around an eagle stirs the imagination Jay. I can see how they would be tougher than hell.
There have been recorded instances of golden eagles killing full grown deer up here. Not using the talons so much but using themselves as a blunt instrument. Getting hit repeatedly by a 15 or 20 pound bird at high speeds is quite a lot of energy transfer. Some of the Goldens I have picked up seemed heavier than 15 pounds.
Seeing those men on horseback packing around an eagle stirs the imagination Jay. I can see how they would be tougher than hell.
Good posts
Jim, how did you find a Golden to pick up?
You ever see the vids of Goldens grabbing young mountain goats that are too heavy to fly off with but not too heavy to airlift a few feet over the edge of a cliff....? Crazyyy
Jim, how did you find a Golden to pick up?
You ever see the vids of Goldens grabbing young mountain goats that are too heavy to fly off with but not too heavy to airlift a few feet over the edge of a cliff....? Crazyyy
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Once in a while you will find one under a power pole. We used to pull a tail feather or two and stick them in our hat bands.
You are not supposed to have parts of an eagle in your possession unless you are an Indian. Even then it is kinda contraband unless the fish and game give you the eagle to use. They build headdresses and other crafts out of the parts.
Even then it is kind of a grey area. The State does not want a huge amount of eagle parts floating around. It might encourage poaching, even though we are lousy with eagles up here. Although some fish and game guys would like to see fewer eagles up here.
I used to get a feather any way. I figured being a quarter Eskimo gave me some rights! Weren't a lot of walrus tusks lying around for me to use!
Never seen those vids Cory. I can imagine though, Goldens are BIG.
You are not supposed to have parts of an eagle in your possession unless you are an Indian. Even then it is kinda contraband unless the fish and game give you the eagle to use. They build headdresses and other crafts out of the parts.
Even then it is kind of a grey area. The State does not want a huge amount of eagle parts floating around. It might encourage poaching, even though we are lousy with eagles up here. Although some fish and game guys would like to see fewer eagles up here.
I used to get a feather any way. I figured being a quarter Eskimo gave me some rights! Weren't a lot of walrus tusks lying around for me to use!
Never seen those vids Cory. I can imagine though, Goldens are BIG.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Holy cow. Hard not to root for the goat on that one!
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
A friend of mine who was into falconry had a bald eagle captive. It was the craziest and saddest thing you ever seen. It was tethered as youre not likely to have a cage for it. It's wings were clipped so it couldn't fly. He had other smaller Falcons that were trained to hunt birds like pigeons and had a decent contract going with the airport to eliminate nuisance birds, than it seemed to all fall apart for him.
Elvis was the Eagles name, we used to feed him thawed frozen mice and he was a nasty mofo who'd have taken a piece of you in an instant if you got to close. I always felt sorry for Elvis and wondered what happened to him.
Elvis was the Eagles name, we used to feed him thawed frozen mice and he was a nasty mofo who'd have taken a piece of you in an instant if you got to close. I always felt sorry for Elvis and wondered what happened to him.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Poor Elvis...
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
No shit. Never sat well with me. He claimed it was all legal but I always wondered about Elvis.
His smaller Falcons All got to fly free and hunt. That was cool to see. Always amazed me that they'd come back.
His smaller Falcons All got to fly free and hunt. That was cool to see. Always amazed me that they'd come back.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
That amazes me, too.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Probably because they have to eat a lot to sustain a high metabolic rate. Food given to them all the time might make captivity seem desirable.
Translation error, I bet.
Foxes, not wolves. look at the size.
Those are, judging from the coloration, immature goldens.
Forget about one of those taking on a wolf.
Jim, the only thing about people who choose to hunt with birds of prey that bothers me is how they obtain their birds.
We've had guards posted on Gyrfalcon and Peregrine nests all over Europe, because they are worth so much money in Arab countries.
Foxes, not wolves. look at the size.
Those are, judging from the coloration, immature goldens.
Forget about one of those taking on a wolf.
Jim, the only thing about people who choose to hunt with birds of prey that bothers me is how they obtain their birds.
We've had guards posted on Gyrfalcon and Peregrine nests all over Europe, because they are worth so much money in Arab countries.
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