one bad a$$ bird
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Dangerous Dave
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Was that a falcon, or a type of eagle? He nailed either a big rabbit or some kind of deer (fawn?)... it ran like a whitetail. Was that clip shot in Indonesia? The guy talking sounded like he was from there.
Iv'e seen adult redtails nail big Western jackrabbits exactly the same way. After the grab, they jerk the prey into the air a bit and faceplant it into the ground. It hopefully breaks the neck or stuns Bugs enough so that it doesn't get the living daylights kicked out of itself by the rabbit's rear feet. The talons do the rest.
Iv'e seen adult redtails nail big Western jackrabbits exactly the same way. After the grab, they jerk the prey into the air a bit and faceplant it into the ground. It hopefully breaks the neck or stuns Bugs enough so that it doesn't get the living daylights kicked out of itself by the rabbit's rear feet. The talons do the rest.
noharleyyet
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Is it me or does something look out of whack with that video?
the nikster
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it looks like a deer.
and the guy at the beginning of the video is holding the bird on his arm! like a falconeer.
and the guy at the beginning of the video is holding the bird on his arm! like a falconeer.
noharleyyet
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Put em on the border...problem solved.
shoots-straight
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Dare I say, I'v commented to Dept. of F & G that eagles are a serious predator on our Mountain Goats. They of course scoffed at the notion. Not taught that in school is guess.
Curly
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I'd guess that it is in the Czech Republic (based on the .cz in the website name).
The deer might be a sika deer. http://www.infohub.com/outfitters/2168.html
The deer might be a sika deer. http://www.infohub.com/outfitters/2168.html
MarvB
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Duck Sneekem!!!
noharleyyet
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Duck Sneekem!!!
Marv, sneakems wouldn't make it as hors d'ovre.
Dangerous Dave
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Never saw the start of the clip (computer glitch?) where a guy is holding the bird, but it makes sense because it sounded like he was shouting commands to it -in whatever language he was using. Sitka deer might be a good call.
I also thought it was a Golden Eagle. We have them out here sometimes. They'er pretty big and when they're standing around they look as tall and as big as a 5 year-old child. Ranchers tell me they carry off lambs and fawns every now and then.
I also thought it was a Golden Eagle. We have them out here sometimes. They'er pretty big and when they're standing around they look as tall and as big as a 5 year-old child. Ranchers tell me they carry off lambs and fawns every now and then.
mdcrossbow
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It dose resmeble the Sika deer we hunt on Assiteaque Island. Most of the doe's will reach 40 pounds and a big stag will be 90-110 pounds. But the fawns they are the size of a jack rabbit. It wouldn't take much for a bird to carry one off.
Buckrub
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Might possibly be a roe deer. They tend to be small and the video might well be from overseas!?!?
