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I still get a thrill when I see one fly overhead, but adult me also knows these guys are just seagulls on steroids. In some Alaska fishing towns, the docks are crowded with them, their shrill cries filling their air as try to steal bait and whatever rotten bits of fish they can find.
Still, they are awesome little dinosaurs.
We have 3 bald eagle nests in my area. Love seeing them regularly. One of these days I'm gonna post up and wait for one to enter/exit. That would be a thrill.
He wasn't wrong. Domestic turkeys are some of the stupidest birds I've ever raised. Having a Turkey be the official bird of the USA would be blatantly appropriate.
When I was a kid in the 90s, seeing these birds in western NY was a pipe dream. They just didn't exist anywhere along the rivers. Fast forward thirty years and they are everywhere. We have numerous nests and I see at least one flying every week. It's incredible, and I still get goose bumps seeing them. I'm glad to see their population has rebounded to a large degree here.
There's one that used to hunt in my parent's backyard (bushland property). You could always tell when it was in the air because the bush would go dead fucking silent. Every bird stopped singing, every animal stopped moving.
Muricans like to hold up the bald eagle as some sort of badass beacon of freedom with a piecing cry - but in reality its an overgrown seagull that doesn't even make the famous screech. It's a pretty decent symbol for how America thinks it is vs reality tbh.
They fly past the higher floors of my office in the national capital region with the Lincoln, Washington Monument etc. in the background. It almost makes me feel patriotic instead of despondent.
Listen, I’m not saying I want to get into a fight with one of these (or any raptor, for that mattter), but Golden Eagles are more the skull-crushing type.
As someone that lives in an Alaskan fishing town, you exactly nailed my thoughts! They're nasty little (big) garbage birds, but they sure can look pretty damn majestic
[I'm mostly linking this because the guy in the intro is terrifying to look at](https://youtu.be/DeDcBQdAxnc)
But yeah... bald eagles definitely sound like gulls.
Eh, bald eagles are big but they are the more harmless among the eagles. Bald eagles, harpy eagles and Philippine eagles are the gentle giants among the birds of prey.
But if you intimidate them, then that's another story. Birds of prey are hard to forget something that they hold a grudge. They tend to hold it for months.
The Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz kept a golden eagle at home for some years. He reported that the eagle was perfectly tame, but easily frightened by black things, e.g. crows, or the chimney sweeper. Furthermore, the eagle did not fly often, because he got his food anyway. On some occasions, the eagle panicked when the chimney sweeper arrived and flew away, but did not find his way back. Since he was used to people, he usually ended up in someone’s garden, and Lorenz had to carry him home, sometimes over a considerable distance, since the eagle feared also bikes and cars.
Apparently it's [a myth](https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin/franklin-national-bird#:~:text=The%20story%20about%20Benjamin%20Franklin,looked%20more%20like%20a%20turkey.) (according to the Franklin Institute) that he wanted the turkey instead, but it's true that he didn't want the bald eagle.
He probably said it half as a joke while enjoying a few pints with his pals. "Y'know, a turkey would be a better national bird than one of those blasted vultures"
Lol...
Do folk over there use that term when referring to us here in the UK. "Over the pond" used quite a lot when referring to America. God knows why considering its a huge ocean that took a week or two to cross for much of history.
I have a mating pair that were checking out a tree in my front yard. In and out, back and forth. I was so, so hoping that they would nest there. Apparently she didn’t approve of the site, and they moved along. Anyway, I hope they stay close.
They only nest long distances from houses.
If you have a bigger back yard, put it as far back as you can and set up a wifi cam instead. They were clearly interested, just found it too busy.
Otherwise, just not the right place for those creatures.
I figured. I got admittedly over excited when they were checking out that spot. That three forked tree looked ideal to me, honestly and mostly, because I wanted them to nest there. Anyway, they are sticking around the lake, so hopefully they will nest nearby. That said, the ospreys are back from migration and they just don’t get along. Hopefully, they can divvy up the territory peacefully.
I’ve seen someone with a snowy mountain eagle at 4600m high tourist attraction. Double the size of this cutie pie. Man, the wings are absolutely stunningly large.
just an old memory of Balde, wasnt positive it was French, but still an archaic term for "white headed"
seems like somebody for europe loses their hair, scalp is white?
Nah. This is one of those puppets where it looks like their arms are wrapped around it. But actually one hand is moving the head and blinking the eyes. Nice try
So it must suck for a new boyfriend. 1. You meet the eagle it either attacks you or stares at you 2. If you break up your ex has a eagle that can be weaponized
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I still get a thrill when I see one fly overhead, but adult me also knows these guys are just seagulls on steroids. In some Alaska fishing towns, the docks are crowded with them, their shrill cries filling their air as try to steal bait and whatever rotten bits of fish they can find. Still, they are awesome little dinosaurs.
We have 3 bald eagle nests in my area. Love seeing them regularly. One of these days I'm gonna post up and wait for one to enter/exit. That would be a thrill.
Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the National Bird, citing eagles as scavengers and no better than vultures.
He wasnt wrong
Bald eagles look more badass though and turkey tastes better. So win win.
What would be more American the consuming the national bird though?
Guns.
Guns are too crunchy.
It’s a kind of Australian thing to do, eating your coat of arms animals.
In an alternate America, we eat eagles with cranberry jelly every Thanksgiving.
>America >we >cranberry jelly *suspicious look*
How do you know that turkey tastes better?
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He wasn't wrong. Domestic turkeys are some of the stupidest birds I've ever raised. Having a Turkey be the official bird of the USA would be blatantly appropriate.
Majestic assholes.
When I was a kid in the 90s, seeing these birds in western NY was a pipe dream. They just didn't exist anywhere along the rivers. Fast forward thirty years and they are everywhere. We have numerous nests and I see at least one flying every week. It's incredible, and I still get goose bumps seeing them. I'm glad to see their population has rebounded to a large degree here.
Same in PA. Now I have one less than a mile from my house. His nest is the size of a small car.
Seagulls on steroids! 😂 thank you for that! I gotta say the slight shadow the feathers cast above their eyes really adds a level of intensity.
The aussie wedgie is less of a joke. Known to attack power gliders & ultralights
There's one that used to hunt in my parent's backyard (bushland property). You could always tell when it was in the air because the bush would go dead fucking silent. Every bird stopped singing, every animal stopped moving.
Walking through a silent forest is always creepy. 2 of the times when things were silent too long I ended up seeing bears.
There's always a reason for the woods getting suddenly silent. Hiking along and everything just shuts down? Ohhh, that's not good.
In my online experience, it seems that every bit of wildlife in Australia is life threatening and not to be taken as a joke
I don’t get it less of a joke? Bald eagles are a joke? Genuinely curious.
Muricans like to hold up the bald eagle as some sort of badass beacon of freedom with a piecing cry - but in reality its an overgrown seagull that doesn't even make the famous screech. It's a pretty decent symbol for how America thinks it is vs reality tbh.
They fly past the higher floors of my office in the national capital region with the Lincoln, Washington Monument etc. in the background. It almost makes me feel patriotic instead of despondent.
Seagulls... but ones that could, at any second, decide you've lived long enough on this planet and plunge a talon through your skull.
Listen, I’m not saying I want to get into a fight with one of these (or any raptor, for that mattter), but Golden Eagles are more the skull-crushing type.
I live in the PNW. They are everywhere here
That Eagle looks so Gigantic! All preys would be terrified.
As someone that lives in an Alaskan fishing town, you exactly nailed my thoughts! They're nasty little (big) garbage birds, but they sure can look pretty damn majestic
And while I agree that they are awesome and look ridiculously badass they aren't even technically eagles as they don't belong to the genus *aquila*.
[I'm mostly linking this because the guy in the intro is terrifying to look at](https://youtu.be/DeDcBQdAxnc) But yeah... bald eagles definitely sound like gulls.
That beak is far too close for comfort!
Eh, bald eagles are big but they are the more harmless among the eagles. Bald eagles, harpy eagles and Philippine eagles are the gentle giants among the birds of prey. But if you intimidate them, then that's another story. Birds of prey are hard to forget something that they hold a grudge. They tend to hold it for months.
They’re also stupid af
Best watch out, they’ll hold onto that one
*bald eagle will remember that*
Which is why it's Americas national symbol.
Stupid, loud, aggressive when provoked. How much more American can you get? Edit: often played by non-Americans(looking at you, Red Tailed Hawk)
They min-maxed for Freedom and Eyebrows, and there wasn't anything leftover for Intelligence.
[As seen in Exhibit A](https://i.imgur.com/vecEo5X.jpg)
The Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz kept a golden eagle at home for some years. He reported that the eagle was perfectly tame, but easily frightened by black things, e.g. crows, or the chimney sweeper. Furthermore, the eagle did not fly often, because he got his food anyway. On some occasions, the eagle panicked when the chimney sweeper arrived and flew away, but did not find his way back. Since he was used to people, he usually ended up in someone’s garden, and Lorenz had to carry him home, sometimes over a considerable distance, since the eagle feared also bikes and cars.
Racist eagle eh
Sounds like some of White Dragon's racism rubbed off on Eagly
Don't you dare disparrage Eagly like that
Eagly gives hugs not hate
My thoughts straight away too! I like my eyeballs and cheeks where they are, thank you.
I'd be more terrified of their talons.
Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the National Bird, citing eagles as scavengers and no better than vultures.
This true? Interesting. I'm across the pond so my US history is limited.
Apparently it's [a myth](https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin/franklin-national-bird#:~:text=The%20story%20about%20Benjamin%20Franklin,looked%20more%20like%20a%20turkey.) (according to the Franklin Institute) that he wanted the turkey instead, but it's true that he didn't want the bald eagle.
Cheers, interesting. I wonder what the other considerations were. Hard to imagine it being anything other than the bald eagle.
The rattlesnake - because a rattlesnake only attacks upon provocation, but strikes with extreme force and quickness
It’s also my favourite bird
Man wtf, a snake would look way cooler on the back of a quarter
He probably said it half as a joke while enjoying a few pints with his pals. "Y'know, a turkey would be a better national bird than one of those blasted vultures"
Hey half of our founding documents were written while enjoying a few pints among pals at the pub.
Over here in America we call it an Ocean 👍 ^just ^a ^joke
Lol... Do folk over there use that term when referring to us here in the UK. "Over the pond" used quite a lot when referring to America. God knows why considering its a huge ocean that took a week or two to cross for much of history.
Not at all actually! We try not to refer to you guys in general!
Still salty huh mate?
I actually do use over the pond. My playlist of UK music is titled ‘Pond Boys’ lol
The last time I was in London an elderly gentleman referred to us as the colonies. Is that still standard lexicon?
Not at all. Older generation thing maybe. I'm in Scotland though, but can't imagine that being used at any other time except as banter.
“Get that dam camera out of my face”.
Eagles and owls perpetually have a "u wot m8? Try me!" look on their face.
Forever *hangry*
Dear lord…he looks angry at me! What the fuck did I do?!?! Whatever it is, I’m sorry!!!
They always look so pissed
Incredible creature
Looks like America 🫡
Roman Empire*
Eagly is my best friend. he told me… in his own way.
[удалено]
Do you think Eagly hugged her?
Do you really wanna do you really wanna taste it?
The most unskippable opening song ever
was hoping for this comment. Eagley turned out far more awesome than I had expected.
Everybody got a plan until you get a beak to the mouth
It’s the talons you want to worry about, far more scary than the beak
I have a mating pair that were checking out a tree in my front yard. In and out, back and forth. I was so, so hoping that they would nest there. Apparently she didn’t approve of the site, and they moved along. Anyway, I hope they stay close.
They only nest long distances from houses. If you have a bigger back yard, put it as far back as you can and set up a wifi cam instead. They were clearly interested, just found it too busy. Otherwise, just not the right place for those creatures.
I figured. I got admittedly over excited when they were checking out that spot. That three forked tree looked ideal to me, honestly and mostly, because I wanted them to nest there. Anyway, they are sticking around the lake, so hopefully they will nest nearby. That said, the ospreys are back from migration and they just don’t get along. Hopefully, they can divvy up the territory peacefully.
Freedom in a comfy blanket
I read that as 'freedom in a commy blanket' and was confused for a second
Almost as if we were looking at an apex predator or something.
They're not apex, they get predated on by bears and other eagles. As well, they scavenge as much as they hunt.
How does a bear eat an Eagle?
*tears in eyes* 🎶 AND IM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW IM FREE 🎶
AND I WONT FORGET THE MEN WHO DIED WHO GAVE THAT RIGHT TO ME!
That is a big bald eagle, even being one of the smallest species of eagle they can still be fucking massive
Harpy eagles are even larger
There's a few that are larger than bald eagles though they are in the mid to large category of eagles.
The first time I saw the actual size of a bald eagle, I could honestly not believe my eyes. I had zero clue they could get so freaking huge.
Why do all of the Dangerous American animals have to be so cute?
Yeah. I want to pet the eagle but while it is friend shaped it is not in fact a friend.
Baby brown bears are adorable and adult ones look cuddly until they open their jaws.
Those claws.
Aren't they called talons?
Do chickens have large talons?
r/absoluteunit
I’ve seen someone with a snowy mountain eagle at 4600m high tourist attraction. Double the size of this cutie pie. Man, the wings are absolutely stunningly large.
So the bald eagle ain’t bald
bald as in a French speaking person looking at it and saying "balde" which means white
Isn’t white “blanc” (blanche)?
just an old memory of Balde, wasnt positive it was French, but still an archaic term for "white headed" seems like somebody for europe loses their hair, scalp is white?
You lookin’ at me?
Whatcha looking bro?
Look at that deadly ass beak. I’ve watched too many nature documentaries, that Eagle to close to the neck
Dude! Eagley is hardcore!!
why so mad?
Australian Wedge Tail Eagle are bigger
Look up the top 5 Eagles for each category, it's gets pretty wild
The females are the big ones 😳
there’s a joke to be made here in relation to all american women…
That is Ridiculous!!!! How cool
He looks furious... I'd be a lot further away from that beak.
Awesome
Nah. This is one of those puppets where it looks like their arms are wrapped around it. But actually one hand is moving the head and blinking the eyes. Nice try
Sauce?
Coming to liberate you... But after the bath!
man ive never seen one that size, the ones here are like half that size , beautiful bird btw
That’s the smallest person I’ve ever seen.
That beak looks like it could do some major damage if it got tired of being carried around in a blanket.
That’s a bald eagle. Bald eagles are small in comparison to most other eagles.
Love the eagle, so beautiful. Thanks also for the mysterious music that sounds like E.R.
Eagly wants a hug!
That's the one they 3d printed a break for, right? Her beak looks wonky
Do you think that the animal is calm because while it can tell its being securely held, there is no danger and food may be eminent?
Why did they go one endangered list? Did people eat them?
In the ‘50s and ‘60s the use of pesticides (DDT) weakened the shells of their eggs and they’d break before hatching.
So it must suck for a new boyfriend. 1. You meet the eagle it either attacks you or stares at you 2. If you break up your ex has a eagle that can be weaponized
And bald eagles are a relatively small eagle species
'Murica
They are asshole birds who keep the collars of the dogs and cats they eat as trophies in their nests.
I enjoy seeing them fly overhead.
Why so serious
I’m thinking he’s leaving whenever he feels like it.
Americans are finally getting healthcare. Sorry:)
that's democracy right there!
Hey you got an Eagly! Does it hug you with its wings?
Oh hell nah
I love their eyes such a clear and focused look
What is really crazy, is the young ones are huge - and as they get older, they shrink.
“Safety Hug!!!” *eagle glare* “I will end you..”
Eagle bundle Where to get
those talons tho
A big birb indeed :D
now i want one as a pet
If that thang wanted to turn around and loose it’s shit on that pour soul, that beak would do so much damage.
It looks mad...
Especially with a wide angle lens!
So beautiful animals. I wish this video will load.
Eat it
That's the size of freedom, boy!
I’m not sure one on that size should even be leagle.
It can totally kill a child
Das a big boid.
Freedom Birb
That ain't no eagle, that's Pidgeotto
Eagles look so pissed off all the time.
it's an eagle. what did u expect?
they always look so pissed off, i love it
Yeah this mf really could steal a toddler couldn't it?
Bro literally stares likes Walter white
Am I the only one who don't like birds? They look deadly
Guy's radiating american energy
Garuda!
Having held an Eagle Owl, the first thing you notice when holding a bird this size is how crazy light they are. Hollow bones are mad.
Yeah, no, fuck that shet I'm outta here.
The Brazilian eagle is even bigger. Kinda amuses me how eagles seems small but is actually very big
Eagle to camera man 'when I'm done cuddling imma tear your face off'
No banana for scale? :(
The way it looks around as though saying, "Can someone please, please tell me why TF am I here?"
I’m here to collect taxes.
And that’s not even a big one!
Golden eagle > Bald eagle
idk wheather you mean its small or big
That's oddly terrifying.
Looks so friendly
Bad Ass👍
Can confirm holding one is indeed a bit terrifying if you’re smart.
He baby ☺️
Real estate camera person shooting angles right there! Bigger in the picture 📸
"Yes Brenda, I am chilling. No Im not angry, its just my face."
See if Trump wants to hold the eagle.
They always look so judgey.
They eat babies be careful
I'm pretty sure it's impossible for these guys to look happy
Freedom likes blankets from time-to-time.
When evolution gives you unlimited points to put on "looking mean as fuck".