@@rconger384 IDK. If I ever meet one in person, and he can tell me the secret to understanding the female mind, then I'll come back here and let you know
It *really* does look like a person in a bird suit, impressive animal but quite fearsome too. Great name they gave them, it's well deserved of the creatures from mythology
Once the harpy appeared here in my neighborhood and terrorized the neighborhood. The birds went into a frenzy trying to lure the harpy away from their nests or something. But the craziest thing is that people went to the street to see it as if it really was a mystical creature, it was huge and it flew very elegantly. This is a very rare sight to see in a big city like São Paulo But I think my proximity to the Atlantic Forest gave me this gift in the form of a sighting.
@@SweetPea4EVER At the time I didn't know which bird it was. But years later I found out about the harpy eagle and recognized it by the iconic feathers. I was quite surprised to have seen this bird on that occasion. I keep this memory with great passion. It was quite a sight.
@@carljohnson5511 Wish we didn’t know who Biden was life would be wonderful, Gas prices would be low still, Shelves would be stocked, “Heroes” wouldn’t be forced out of work over a bs mandate!!
I'm from Acre, Brazil. My grandfather was once a riverside dweller and once collected rubber tree sap (latex), his father said that when he was a boy he heard about a case involving a harpy and a baby, the parents left and left the children, there were older children and babies. The harpy took the baby and took it away, when the parents returned, the father killed the harpy. My grandfather said that the child's father already suspected that this could happen because she was flying close to the place and this seemed strange for her habits. I thought it might just be a story from my grandfather, until I saw one in person and found out what kind of prey it hunts. (Forgive me if the story is not clear, my English is not good and I used Google Translate for most of the text)
They hit so hard in their attacks, they make an atibile thump that can be heard some distance away. I had the privilege of watching a nesting pair in Panama in 1981 while on TDY in the Army for jungle expert training at Ft Stewart.
I think you meant *AUDIBLE thump. Just trying to help. Before you flame me just realize your goal is that people understand you. Just trying to help in that regard. Happy new year!
I came across 2 Harpie's about 5 years ago , not knowing what they were. I just seen 2 large birds with a huge nest. At first I was scarred. To shake off the fear I just spoke to them saying ," you stay there I am going down that way and we leave each other alone." They watched me walk away.
Interesting that in Greek mythology Harpies lived in Crete. They are described as being human sized. Crete used to have a species of Giant Eagle in prehistoric times. Imagine what the first people to settle Crete thought when they first saw these birds. Or when they were first attacked by them!
We used to have an Eagle here in NZ known as the Haast Eagle. According to legend, it was larger than a 747, breathed fire, and was able to read the minds of its victims, which included mostly elephants and entire tribes of amazons. More reliable sources cite it as the largest known eagle, which ate 500lb Moa, and snacked on human children.
The word "harpy" comes from the same Greek word as "harp"-the musical instrument -that's because the strings are plucked and the mythological flying ugly women called harpies used to swoop down and pluck people up.
Harpy eagles have sort of become a "symbol" of our household. They are beautiful and unique, in that they have only one chick at a time, and the chicks will often return to their parents throughout their life just to see the parents. Since we were only able to have one child, it is kind of a cool story for our daughter and us. We tell her she has to be like a harpy eagle when she is older and never forget to visit us. :) We have a picture of a harpy eagle in our living room as well.
@@functionalml4507 depends on how one measures it. The common flatworm can be dozens of times the length of their host, us. And a green anaconda can be a tenth of our height, and yet be multiple times heavier than us. Or a clostrinum botulinum, a bacterium three dimensionally billions of times smaller than us, yet can still kill even the toughest of us. So stop your fucking pholippine propaganda, and accept the fact that we humans are statistically ahead of the harpy eagle, or the andean condor, when it comes to flying. Only then does the flying whatevernosaur you mentioned, even closely approach us.
I live in Brazil, in Amazon state, this is the most beautiful creature I've ever seen in my life, but even here, its hard to see them for they live in the deep of amazon rainforest and make their nest in the tallest trees of the jungle.
I was fascinated by the Harpy Eagle and the Philippine Eagle as child in the 70's, bird books back then where mostly illustrations, and very few real photo's, I could never grasp the size of these Eagles untill later on in life, truly magnificent Eagles.
I get to see live Philippine Eagles some 30 years ago, they were majestic and really huge. Their eyes were fearsome as if scanning the area and waiting for someone to make a wrong move.
I was fortunate enough to see a Harpy Eagle in Madidi National Park in Bolivia back in 2005. I've seen tons of Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, and other large raptors, including Andean Condors and King Vultures. While it's fantastic to see all of these, there's nothing like seeing a Harpy. Even though it's a bird, they're still intimidating as it flew not far from us. It was the experience of a lifetime.
I've seen a few RUclips documentaries about the Harpy Eagle and they've always mentioned its amazing size but also neglected to show comparisons to humans, animals, or other such things. Thank you for 6:55 They are indeed massive!
Fantastic facts! Here's what I learned: - Can carry up to half their weight - 6kg for Males / 9kg for Females - Length up to slightly under 2m / Wingspan of up to 2.3m - Beaks up to 5.1 inches - Mature colors are black backs and white fronts - Largest talons of all the eagles - Resides in forests - conserves energy and does not fly high often - Can fast up to 2 weeks without food without health risk - Monogomous - one partner for whole life - Average 30 year lifespan - Fertile throughout it's lifespan - Kids visit parent's nests on occasion - Only 5000 in Amazon / 300 in Atlantic Forest as of 2020 - Named after Harpy the Greek mythical creature after the grandfather of Evolution Theory
I’m very intrigued by this Eagle because this is the first time I think I’ve ever heard about them. I also love Harry Potter, and Fawkes was always beautiful to me but I didn’t know his appearance was based off the Harpy Eagle. Very cool educational video. I have a fascination with mythology, it’s my favorite subject and I’ve read about the half bird half women birds before but I did not make the connection to the Harpy Eagle either. My favorite bird is fictional, it’s the Phoenix but I think they chose the right bird to get inspiration from. Good video.
When standing on the ground or a branch, it almost has a humanoid like form. Erie. You could see how legends like the mothman could have come about by someone seeing this eagle standing in a shadowy forrest and being confused by what they saw.
This Harpy eagle is found also in Venezuela it's habitab is located north of the Orinoco in the Cordillera de la Costa Central (Carabobo, Aragua, Miranda), Monagas (Gurapiche River), Sierra de Perijá and south of Lake Maracaibo (Zulia), and south of the Orinoco in Delta Amacuro, Amazonas and Bolívar (upper Caura River, Gran Sabana, Sierra de Lema, Imataca). When you see it in person is just unbelieveble beautifull and it seems as if you are watching a real queen o king of the nature
I have loved birds for over six decades and certainly learned how to identify an innumerable number of them especially when the Internet and browsing engines entered my life. The Harpy Eagle is the only one I remember how I learned about it. I cannot recall when I first watched it but the movie starred Hugh O'Brien as a falconer who owned the title bird, a Harpy. That bird was so large and impressive looking I can only wonder what it feels like to see one. It was terrific to find this video of the Harpy so I can see them in action.
The Harpy eagle is in the same family with the Philippine eagle and 2 others. Although the Harpy is my favorite, the Philippine and Stellar's Sea eagle are also my favorites. These 3 are the largest eagles on Earth, and are beautiful in their own way.
@@sayittomyfaceortapglassfar4392 lulz, don't be silly. Only a madman would sneak in other generic makeup! Looking at you Dr fauci and your gain of function research 😭 What I mean to say is that Jurassic world Dominion already happened in our reality but with a world wide pandemic instead of genetically modified Dinos
This Bird is something outta of a myth and legend and wow to know other birds fear this Eagle well word life. I'd have a grade 14 force field if this bird was in my neighborhood. They need to live for history of humanity
I love watching Eagles the way they hunt and the way they fly and the sky belongs to them they are absolutely beautiful no matter what they are doing hunting or just flying
In South Eastern Africa is the Crowned Eagle: they specialize in eating monkeys. As the monkeys easily adapted to urban life the Crowd Eagle did the same. This gained them access to domestic animals such as cats and small dogs. It's an endangered bird, but a hugely emotional topic in those cities
While Harpys have always been way up there on my favorite raptor list, IMO, no other bird in the world looks quite as astounding as the Stellers Sea eagle. Their beaks are absolutely amazing. Thanks for the video.
Here after being attacked by a Mississippi kite while on a run and been terrified of birds ever since. Prompting me to learn they were the smallest of birds of prey. That was followed by an admiration of all birds of prey and learning Eagles were part of that group and making the connection as to why the kite diving to attack me had such distinctly scary but beautiful eyes while I ducked and sprinted to get away. The Harpy Eagle is by far my favorite. Not hoping to ever encounter one in real life though lol.
We have a harpy at ft worth zoo. Such beautiful birds. When it looks at you it appears to be peering into you soul. I would love to see one in the wild doing what they do. The sounds they make is both savage and astounding at the same time.
I'm a bird person love to see these beautiful birds wild and free not behind cages or in captivity any predatory birds. This is theirs 🌎 they were here long before us.
Harpys are definitely gorgeous birds and seeing these for the first has definitely made them one of my top three favorite birds of which I only have three favorite birds🖤
Yeah, that's a big bird. But I see the confusion, he quoted a max 3 1/2 ' , then 197 cm. Which is more like 6 1/2'. Regardless if he meant height or body length he said it wrong.
"The birds measure from 2 feet 19 inches - 3 feet 6 inches." So the birds can measure from 3 feet 7 inches - 3 feet 6 inches? There are only 12 inches in a foot sooo?...
At the moment there is a giant eurasian owl not native to our country in the UK flying around norfolk where i live. It escaped from a Zoo. There are literally people travelling miles to the last known locations just to try and see it. So I can kinda see how large birds in general are quite majestic.
oh man it must be lonely. being used to people and now trying to find a mate. I hope it can bond with some people for some company, because what's the chance of another eurasian owl coming to your area
Thank you. As a birdwatcher I appreciate your indepth look at the harpy eagle. I am working with some environmentalists here to ban rodentcide which is killing raptors including eagles. There are idiots in the world who do not understand that raptors are better at controlling rodents than poison.
My dad took me to a lot of animal sanctuary when i was young,Ive seen our national bird the bald eagle, ive seena harpy eagle in person and ive seen the Philippine eagle, and the Philippine eagle was the most beautiful eagle and very threatening in its appearance. My dad said the Philippine eagle is his favourite eagle out of all eagles he saw, it is the biggest and the most majestic he said. Harpy wouldn’t stand a chance he said.
Imagine meeting him at night and seeing a giant shadow with 2 horns and wings. Good God. Glad I watched this video and at least know they existed before meeting one
Thank you for sharing these beautiful images and footage of this majestic bird 😊👍🏼! This is one of my favourite animals. Another favourite animal is the lynx. Both these animals have a touch of having jumped out of another world 😊. So beautiful 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.
San Diego Zoo 1991 With my wife and 4 yo Son... I left them admiring the Bald Eagles and walked to the next aviary ..My God what a magnificent Bird of Prey was my very first thought as it sat atop a pole..my wife joined me next about a minute later here come my Son who ran down and stopped in front of us at the rail with only chicken wire one foot from his face... as he was running the Harpy took note of my Son ...I was told my wife..that thing is sizing up Clay! Just then it lifted off it's post with one wing flap and slammed into the chicken wire at my Son's face with both Talon's! They were huge...it's wings were against the chicken wire blocking the view of the aviary...my first thought was how magnificent... THEN MY BLOOD STARTED TO BOIL! I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SLUG IT AND IT DISLODGED AND FLEW BACK TO THE POST! WHOA!
new subscriber. loved this video! never knew harpy eagles existed until now! my favorite big bird is the shoebill stork, could you do a video on them or perhaps the condor? thanks!
Hey, Great Video. I'm born in the Amazon. Brazil and Guyana border. You're right about 60%. A Harpy is much larger, they can grow to be 4 feet tall with a 9-12 foot wingspan and with up to 60lbs. The talons in the video are a Males, a Females engulfs the whole hand. A Harpy Will eat your family. They will tear you limb from limb and come back for your remains. You can easily find a Harpy in the Amazon. But you have to know the right spots. Way more than 5000 in the Amazon, more like 25,000+. Outsiders aren't welcome in many parts. Sorry.
@@TheNinjaAndrewShow No actually Will sensed correctly that your figures are exaggerations. Your own figures are in sharp contrast to the size of the Harpy eagle described in the video. Harpies are not over 38 inches in length and weight 20 pounds at most and those are the females. Female raptors are up to 50% bigger then males.
Funny how you 2 are quick to comment. Scientists don't even know what's in our Ocean, you think they know what's in the Amazon?. Please. Like I said. You have to be from there. I can go anytime, but not sure if the cannibal tribes would welcome outsiders like you. They would show you creatures from the Amazon that are much larger than documented. I would mention other foriegn creatures but you don't seem like you have the open mind to accept. Have a great one.
@@TheNinjaAndrewShow It's all good. We know some people are resistant to admitting when they are wrong. For example even the Haast's eagle was no where near 60 lbs though it was big it went extinct thousands of years ago. A 60 lbs bird would not even be able to get off the ground. Just try and cite any reliable online information for your claim. There is no such thing because no such eagle as you describe it exists. And since I have studied eagles for years I know that I am correct. Have a good day. 😁
@@TheNinjaAndrewShow that sounds Interesting man . I would never want to encounter Native tribes like that as an Outsider . They would prob want my Head on a Pike lol
That bird looks like it speaks some type of ancient wisdom..but to only those who are worthy
Only those on shrooms...
Yeah, like, don't fuck with me...
Words of Wisdom
Are YOU worthy?
@@rconger384 IDK. If I ever meet one in person, and he can tell me the secret to understanding the female mind, then I'll come back here and let you know
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Don't even try.
Females understand other females,
and they hate each other... 😳
It *really* does look like a person in a bird suit, impressive animal but quite fearsome too. Great name they gave them, it's well deserved of the creatures from mythology
I definitely agree!
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Bird of guilts or something
So harpy exist for real ???
Amazing
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That’s beautiful
A magnificent bird and a national treasure. The Harpy eagle is a protected species here in Guyana, South America(bordering Brazil).
Happy they are protect such a magnificent bird
I'm glad they are protected where you are.
Yea I'm from Guyana..I try geting one as a pet but was not allowed..I had to stick wit a owl
Once the harpy appeared here in my neighborhood and terrorized the neighborhood. The birds went into a frenzy trying to lure the harpy away from their nests or something. But the craziest thing is that people went to the street to see it as if it really was a mystical creature, it was huge and it flew very elegantly. This is a very rare sight to see in a big city like São Paulo But I think my proximity to the Atlantic Forest gave me this gift in the form of a sighting.
How cool. Thanks for sharing.
Yes amazing story, good that you can recognize a sighting when your presented as well! 😉
@@SweetPea4EVER At the time I didn't know which bird it was. But years later I found out about the harpy eagle and recognized it by the iconic feathers. I was quite surprised to have seen this bird on that occasion. I keep this memory with great passion. It was quite a sight.
@@bonekanj1920 se este pássaro aparecesse eu também ficava escondida em casa 😂 mas vendo da janela 😂😂😂😂
Como é? Uma harpia em São paulo ? Elas se limitam apenas a regiao norte do Brasil
I'll be honest, I had no Idea this bird existed. I am impressed and scared 😳
Ditto...
Likewise😰
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Don’t be scared they’re not after you!
@@carljohnson5511 Wish we didn’t know who Biden was life would be wonderful, Gas prices would be low still, Shelves would be stocked, “Heroes” wouldn’t be forced out of work over a bs mandate!!
I'm from Acre, Brazil. My grandfather was once a riverside dweller and once collected rubber tree sap (latex), his father said that when he was a boy he heard about a case involving a harpy and a baby, the parents left and left the children, there were older children and babies. The harpy took the baby and took it away, when the parents returned, the father killed the harpy. My grandfather said that the child's father already suspected that this could happen because she was flying close to the place and this seemed strange for her habits. I thought it might just be a story from my grandfather, until I saw one in person and found out what kind of prey it hunts. (Forgive me if the story is not clear, my English is not good and I used Google Translate for most of the text)
They hit so hard in their attacks, they make an atibile thump that can be heard some distance away. I had the privilege of watching a nesting pair in Panama in 1981 while on TDY in the Army for jungle expert training at Ft Stewart.
They are scary dude, they kill full sized monkeys, could take down a human child if they had the chance.
That had to be cool to see.
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I did jungle training at Ft Sherman as a Marine for 30 days in 1978. Got prickly heat in the last 2 weeks of training.
Semper Fi.
I think you meant *AUDIBLE thump.
Just trying to help. Before you flame me just realize your goal is that people understand you. Just trying to help in that regard. Happy new year!
Looks like my ex girlfriend in the morning
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and your mother too
🙋Wait, whaaaaat??😬🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
She woke up pretty pissed off huh? Lol.
Actually happy
I came across 2 Harpie's about 5 years ago , not knowing what they were. I just seen 2 large birds with a huge nest. At first I was scarred. To shake off the fear I just spoke to them saying ," you stay there I am going down that way and we leave each other alone." They watched me walk away.
I bet the Eagles were thinking, " You leave, we chill, don't FAFO" 🤣
@@dariynfleming5415😂😂😂
Interesting that in Greek mythology Harpies lived in Crete. They are described as being human sized.
Crete used to have a species of Giant Eagle in prehistoric times.
Imagine what the first people to settle Crete thought when they first saw these birds. Or when they were first attacked by them!
We used to have an Eagle here in NZ known as the Haast Eagle.
According to legend, it was larger than a 747, breathed fire, and was able to read the minds of its victims, which included mostly elephants and entire tribes of amazons.
More reliable sources cite it as the largest known eagle, which ate 500lb Moa, and snacked on human children.
Another interesting fact is that these greek-named birds (harpies) live in a greek-named forest (Amazon).
@@vitumalatesta that is very interesting.
The word "harpy" comes from the same Greek word as "harp"-the musical instrument -that's because the strings are plucked and the mythological flying ugly women called harpies used to swoop down and pluck people up.
You have it backwards. They didn't have these birds in Greece, the birds were named after the mythological harpies
Harpy eagles have sort of become a "symbol" of our household. They are beautiful and unique, in that they have only one chick at a time, and the chicks will often return to their parents throughout their life just to see the parents.
Since we were only able to have one child, it is kind of a cool story for our daughter and us. We tell her she has to be like a harpy eagle when she is older and never forget to visit us. :) We have a picture of a harpy eagle in our living room as well.
The Philippines eagle is the strongest and largest it’s not the harpy eagle.
That's beautiful
Beautiful story man! Hope the best for you and your family!
@@functionalml4507 depends on how one measures it. The common flatworm can be dozens of times the length of their host, us. And a green anaconda can be a tenth of our height, and yet be multiple times heavier than us. Or a clostrinum botulinum, a bacterium three dimensionally billions of times smaller than us, yet can still kill even the toughest of us. So stop your fucking pholippine propaganda, and accept the fact that we humans are statistically ahead of the harpy eagle, or the andean condor, when it comes to flying. Only then does the flying whatevernosaur you mentioned, even closely approach us.
@@functionalml4507 did anyone ask?
I live in Brazil, in Amazon state, this is the most beautiful creature I've ever seen in my life, but even here, its hard to see them for they live in the deep of amazon rainforest and make their nest in the tallest trees of the jungle.
I was fascinated by the Harpy Eagle and the Philippine Eagle as child in the 70's, bird books back then where mostly illustrations, and very few real photo's, I could never grasp the size of these Eagles untill later on in life, truly magnificent Eagles.
Yes I begin to draw from books illustration, today I become professional illustrator.
I get to see live Philippine Eagles some 30 years ago, they were majestic and really huge. Their eyes were fearsome as if scanning the area and waiting for someone to make a wrong move.
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Bird of guilts or something
So harpy exist for real ???
Amazing
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I was fortunate enough to see a Harpy Eagle in Madidi National Park in Bolivia back in 2005. I've seen tons of Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, and other large raptors, including Andean Condors and King Vultures. While it's fantastic to see all of these, there's nothing like seeing a Harpy. Even though it's a bird, they're still intimidating as it flew not far from us. It was the experience of a lifetime.
I would have love to have seen the Haast's Eagle when it was still around.
Fantastic. The birds looks about my height.😂😂😜
@@joshuasterling2144 till it seen you that thing was big enough to eat you
@@kekoaiverson8040 Worth it..lol
When I saw the word harpy I thought this had something to do with those hags from The View.
I've seen a few RUclips documentaries about the Harpy Eagle and they've always mentioned its amazing size but also neglected to show comparisons to humans, animals, or other such things. Thank you for 6:55 They are indeed massive!
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Bird of guilts or something
So harpy exist for real ???
Amazing
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“HARPY TO MEET YOU!” What a Beautiful Majestic Bird 🦅!!!
This is a cute lol
Meeting and eating!
That's some prehistoric bird, right there.
Harpy Eagles looks like a mix between Owl and Eagle! Perfect looking bird!
I came to the comments to see if anyone else thought so too. I can see myself confusing that for an owl. Both magnificent creatures. ❤
The most high God is amazing
And there are so many other species of plants and animals that went extinct. Can you imagine how creative the Creator is???!It’s mind blowing.
No god
@@benjamingracian277 for you…
@@FunTimeGhz Geee, I’m so offended. Love and light to you….
All praise
Fantastic facts! Here's what I learned:
- Can carry up to half their weight
- 6kg for Males / 9kg for Females
- Length up to slightly under 2m / Wingspan of up to 2.3m
- Beaks up to 5.1 inches
- Mature colors are black backs and white fronts
- Largest talons of all the eagles
- Resides in forests - conserves energy and does not fly high often
- Can fast up to 2 weeks without food without health risk
- Monogomous - one partner for whole life
- Average 30 year lifespan
- Fertile throughout it's lifespan
- Kids visit parent's nests on occasion
- Only 5000 in Amazon / 300 in Atlantic Forest as of 2020
- Named after Harpy the Greek mythical creature after the grandfather of Evolution Theory
You must be, or were, very good in school lol
Eagles have bigger females, and they tend to be monogamous.
Thanks for the list btw
@@zaraheart My thoughts exactly lol, great student 📝
@@Biociety Most birds of prey in general have larger females.
I like how you portray a fantasy world.
That is terrifying 😳 Could you imagine that flying at you in a dark forest in the middle of the night?? 😬
Ahhhhhh no thanx...
You're scared of something weaker than you?
I would be terrified!!
@@cristianestrada5381 yeah human is the most scray living things on earth
I would die from heart attack while he will watch me with scary eyes
This is the most legendary bird, it becomes mystical, its vain and surreal, its lethality is prehistoric, it is sovereign, its image imposes grandeur
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Bird of guilts or something
So harpy exist for real ???
Amazing
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"Its lethality is prehistoric" how far back are we talking when we say prehistoric? Because if you want anything older, cassowaries exist.
@@daybreak9641 And its a big birb
Ithe harppy igles very bietufol.
You sound like you describing Thanos LOL
I’m very intrigued by this Eagle because this is the first time I think I’ve ever heard about them. I also love Harry Potter, and Fawkes was always beautiful to me but I didn’t know his appearance was based off the Harpy Eagle. Very cool educational video. I have a fascination with mythology, it’s my favorite subject and I’ve read about the half bird half women birds before but I did not make the connection to the Harpy Eagle either. My favorite bird is fictional, it’s the Phoenix but I think they chose the right bird to get inspiration from. Good video.
You’re thinking Buckbeak the Hippogriff; Fawkes was a phoenix.
I swear, to look up and see this huge thing looking down at you from it’s perch would be terrifying!
When standing on the ground or a branch, it almost has a humanoid like form. Erie. You could see how legends like the mothman could have come about by someone seeing this eagle standing in a shadowy forrest and being confused by what they saw.
The 1950s Flatwoods Monster, looks the most similar to a Harpy eagle head
LoL as un one of the great lakes? Eerie 😉 yer welcome
The Lechuza
Amazing Video!!! Great job!!! Wonderful Bird of Prey!!!
This Harpy eagle is found also in Venezuela it's habitab is located north of the Orinoco in the Cordillera de la Costa Central (Carabobo, Aragua, Miranda), Monagas (Gurapiche River), Sierra de Perijá and south of Lake Maracaibo (Zulia), and south of the Orinoco in Delta Amacuro, Amazonas and Bolívar (upper Caura River, Gran Sabana, Sierra de Lema, Imataca). When you see it in person is just unbelieveble beautifull and it seems as if you are watching a real queen o king of the nature
Would love a special on the Philippine eagle
Up until his death, I though the strongest Eagle was Glenn Frey.
That eagle literally looks like a mascot for a sports team.
THEY LOOK MORE LIKE AN EVOLVED VERSION OF AN OWL
I have loved birds for over six decades and certainly learned how to identify an innumerable number of them especially when the Internet and browsing engines entered my life. The Harpy Eagle is the only one I remember how I learned about it. I cannot recall when I first watched it but the movie starred Hugh O'Brien as a falconer who owned the title bird, a Harpy. That bird was so large and impressive looking I can only wonder what it feels like to see one. It was terrific to find this video of the Harpy so I can see them in action.
I love the birds of the east coast like the Bluejays and Cardinals, they're so colorful and 🌞 bright
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Bird of guilts or something
So harpy exist for real ???
Amazing
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Imagine being outside in the middle of the night and you just see this thing on a tree not knowing what it is. Nothing but pure fear.
Incredible! Thank you for educating us about this magnificent bird !
The Harpy eagle is in the same family with the Philippine eagle and 2 others. Although the Harpy is my favorite, the Philippine and Stellar's Sea eagle are also my favorites. These 3 are the largest eagles on Earth, and are beautiful in their own way.
I will definitely agree with you. Just beautiful birds!
@ no the wing span may be larger but it's not the bigger bird in weight
You are so correct.
Awesome video! I'm also a huge fan of the shoebill! Next bird video?? They are so cool. Prehistoric looking and have cool, polite mannerisms.
Phillipine Eagle is the most magnificent bird on the Planet
Harpy eagle is a monster!
All eagles are defeated by Philippine eagle!!!
@@amando771 philippines eagle is way faster than harpy eagle in the air, so phil is to win,.
I will forever regret never getting to see the Haast's Eagle in person, that was a monster bird of prey.
I've been hearing promising things with regards to reviving dinosaurs. Maybe they find the generic code to the Haast and they cook it up
@@AlexsaurusRex jurassic park??? No!!!
@@sayittomyfaceortapglassfar4392 lulz, don't be silly. Only a madman would sneak in other generic makeup! Looking at you Dr fauci and your gain of function research 😭
What I mean to say is that Jurassic world Dominion already happened in our reality but with a world wide pandemic instead of genetically modified Dinos
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At 4:55 you say the birds measure from 2 feet 19inches - 3 feet 6inches or (86.5cm - 197cm). Is that a typo because 3 feet 6inches is not 197cm?
Have never heard of this bird before. Wonderful explanation of this very large bird and wonderful pictures. So enjoyable!! Thank you!!!!
I've always loved Eagles. The Harpy Eagle is my favorite. 💓🔥
Yeah I like them too and the golden eagle
Me too - and I love Philippine Eagles. I love vultures too - like the Lammergeier (Bearded vulture)
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This Bird is something outta of a myth and legend and wow to know other birds fear this Eagle well word life. I'd have a grade 14 force field if this bird was in my neighborhood. They need to live for history of humanity
I love watching Eagles the way they hunt and the way they fly and the sky belongs to them they are absolutely beautiful no matter what they are doing hunting or just flying
In South Eastern Africa is the Crowned Eagle: they specialize in eating monkeys. As the monkeys easily adapted to urban life the Crowd Eagle did the same. This gained them access to domestic animals such as cats and small dogs. It's an endangered bird, but a hugely emotional topic in those cities
@Max Powers And they didn't even know they were delicious. Criminal.
~ That reminds me, I must get my nails done.
Good, they should wipe out all the useless Cats!
Philippine Eagle is the most Beautiful, Big Eagle in the world👑👑👑. But i love all the kinds of eagles❤❤❤
This species of eagle is beautiful I saw one up close at a zoo it’s talons were like huge curved daggers. It’s a majestic bird.
so true :)
Harpy eagle: "if I get out of this zoo... you're a dead man "
To bad he is in captivity
While Harpys have always been way up there on my favorite raptor list, IMO, no other bird in the world looks quite as astounding as the Stellers Sea eagle. Their beaks are absolutely amazing. Thanks for the video.
Beg to disagree, Philippine Eagle for me sports the best looks.
any of these eagles that you are talking about have claws as bigs as bear's claws that are strong enough to break bones? i dont think so
Animals don't have 'partners', they have mates.
Here after being attacked by a Mississippi kite while on a run and been terrified of birds ever since. Prompting me to learn they were the smallest of birds of prey. That was followed by an admiration of all birds of prey and learning Eagles were part of that group and making the connection as to why the kite diving to attack me had such distinctly scary but beautiful eyes while I ducked and sprinted to get away. The Harpy Eagle is by far my favorite. Not hoping to ever encounter one in real life though lol.
Eagles differ but each uses their own unique hunting technique to the fullest.
What a magnificent bird. Beautiful.
We have a harpy at ft worth zoo. Such beautiful birds. When it looks at you it appears to be peering into you soul. I would love to see one in the wild doing what they do. The sounds they make is both savage and astounding at the same time.
kinda sad when its monogamous it doesnt have a partner
I'm a bird person love to see these beautiful birds wild and free not behind cages or in captivity any predatory birds. This is theirs 🌎 they were here long before us.
Maybe and maybe not. LOL
That's easy to say when they actually endangered in their natural habitat.
Bro looking magnificent and has all knowledge
2 feet 19 inches... somehow no one caught that.
Thank you. At least 1 person noticed it.
Harpy is my favorite. Just a stunningly beautiful bird of prey.
Hey that chicken looks really big.
Harpys are definitely gorgeous birds and seeing these for the first has definitely made them one of my top three favorite birds of which I only have three favorite birds🖤
4:54: 197cm? Either something is very wrong or this bird is the size of a door
Their wingspans can measure up to 2.2 m (7.5 ft), while a Harpy Eagle's is roughly 1.8 m (6 feet)
@@laurensvanderveer8367 obviously they are not 1.8m height. They can get up to 1.05 meter height and 2.2 wing span
Length my dude
Yeah, that's a big bird. But I see the confusion, he quoted a max 3 1/2 ' , then 197 cm. Which is more like 6 1/2'. Regardless if he meant height or body length he said it wrong.
What a dumb narrator, not to catch this typo while reading.
That is the most beautiful bar may God protect that and blessed for the future. Thank you for showing it off.
Such a beautiful bird, I didn't even know anything about them, great video 🦅🦅
"The birds measure from 2 feet 19 inches - 3 feet 6 inches." So the birds can measure from 3 feet 7 inches - 3 feet 6 inches? There are only 12 inches in a foot sooo?...
We just love your big parakeet...They are so beautiful.
At the moment there is a giant eurasian owl not native to our country in the UK flying around norfolk where i live. It escaped from a Zoo. There are literally people travelling miles to the last known locations just to try and see it. So I can kinda see how large birds in general are quite majestic.
oh man it must be lonely. being used to people and now trying to find a mate. I hope it can bond with some people for some company, because what's the chance of another eurasian owl coming to your area
@@christinamasberg Well maybe It will find a nice little barn owl to make friends with lol.
Seen one for the first time at the zoo. Couldnt believe how tall they stand.
Thank you. As a birdwatcher I appreciate your indepth look at the harpy eagle. I am working with some environmentalists here to ban rodentcide which is killing raptors including eagles. There are idiots in the world who do not understand that raptors are better at controlling rodents than poison.
We should do everything possible to save these Beautiful Birds of prey and teach our children to respect all creatures great and small.
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2:49 that’s the coldest lookin bird I’ve ever seen
Looks Japanese lol. Like a samurai or a feudal lord.
@@raz2083 lol hell yea
Look like it say slat when he fly
Looks warm to me. 😂
You never mentioned that their head feathers are there so they can not only see well but hear well.
Their talons are thick and massive as hell. Definitely a big upscale on any other raptor.
A harpy eagles are my favorite birds
Same size as a grizzly s
Super awesome
@@SoloSaga Uh, no.
@@classicgalactica5879 read something... Sometime.
My dad took me to a lot of animal sanctuary when i was young,Ive seen our national bird the bald eagle, ive seena harpy eagle in person and ive seen the Philippine eagle, and the Philippine eagle was the most beautiful eagle and very threatening in its appearance. My dad said the Philippine eagle is his favourite eagle out of all eagles he saw, it is the biggest and the most majestic he said. Harpy wouldn’t stand a chance he said.
That Eagle looks so mysteries, it also looks like a person in an Eagle costume! Ready to speak to ya!
Beautiful looking bird/raptor
Makes you wonder if Harpy Eagle is really the Moth Man lol
NGL, something about the Eagle makes me feel uncomfortable..
Probably because of how tall and big it was, or because of the face.
Imagine meeting him at night and seeing a giant shadow with 2 horns and wings. Good God. Glad I watched this video and at least know they existed before meeting one
Thank you for sharing these beautiful images and footage of this majestic bird 😊👍🏼! This is one of my favourite animals. Another favourite animal is the lynx. Both these animals have a touch of having jumped out of another world 😊. So beautiful 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.
They are magnificent! New sub! All birds are wonderful!
If only human women tried as hard to keep their families together.
Sadly they would rather just leave and take half of your shit 😢😢😢
@@ActionJackson669 then maybe it's time we stop allowing that to happen.
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Right
Perhaps, but these Eagles don't watch Disney or CNN, or The View...
I love this eagle, my favorite bird.
U are wrong bro
San Diego Zoo 1991 With my wife and 4 yo Son... I left them admiring the Bald Eagles and walked to the next aviary ..My God what a magnificent Bird of Prey was my very first thought as it sat atop a pole..my wife joined me next about a minute later here come my Son who ran down and stopped in front of us at the rail with only chicken wire one foot from his face... as
he was running the Harpy took note of my Son ...I was told my wife..that thing is sizing up Clay! Just then it lifted off it's post with one wing flap and slammed into the chicken wire at my Son's face with both Talon's! They were huge...it's wings were against the chicken wire blocking the view of the aviary...my first thought was how magnificent...
THEN MY BLOOD STARTED TO BOIL! I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SLUG IT AND IT DISLODGED AND FLEW BACK TO THE POST! WHOA!
The harpy is such a beautiful bird
Beautiful … Never even know this creature existed…
Same
This ain't no bird, that's a grown ass human right there
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loved this video! never knew harpy eagles existed until now!
my favorite big bird is the shoebill stork, could you do a video on them or perhaps the condor?
thanks!
2 ft. 19in....? Maths is hard. He basically said 3'7"to 3'6"...lol.
They’re gorgeous. Super impressive in person
Man…at 2 feet 19 inches that’s a huge bird 🤯🤯🤯
Hey, Great Video.
I'm born in the Amazon. Brazil and Guyana border.
You're right about 60%.
A Harpy is much larger, they can grow to be 4 feet tall with a 9-12 foot wingspan and with up to 60lbs. The talons in the video are a Males, a Females engulfs the whole hand. A Harpy Will eat your family. They will tear you limb from limb and come back for your remains. You can easily find a Harpy in the Amazon. But you have to know the right spots. Way more than 5000 in the Amazon, more like 25,000+. Outsiders aren't welcome in many parts. Sorry.
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Just going to ignore your Ignorance.
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@@TheNinjaAndrewShow No actually Will sensed correctly that your figures are exaggerations. Your own figures are in sharp contrast to the size of the Harpy eagle described in the video. Harpies are not over 38 inches in length and weight 20 pounds at most and those are the females. Female raptors are up to 50% bigger then males.
Funny how you 2 are quick to comment.
Scientists don't even know what's in our Ocean, you think they know what's in the Amazon?. Please. Like I said. You have to be from there. I can go anytime, but not sure if the cannibal tribes would welcome outsiders like you. They would show you creatures from the Amazon that are much larger than documented. I would mention other foriegn creatures but you don't seem like you have the open mind to accept. Have a great one.
@@TheNinjaAndrewShow It's all good. We know some people are resistant to admitting when they are wrong. For example even the Haast's eagle was no where near 60 lbs though it was big it went extinct thousands of years ago. A 60 lbs bird would not even be able to get off the ground. Just try and cite any reliable online information for your claim. There is no such thing because no such eagle as you describe it exists.
And since I have studied eagles for years I know that I am correct. Have a good day. 😁
@@TheNinjaAndrewShow that sounds Interesting man . I would never want to encounter Native tribes like that as an Outsider . They would prob want my Head on a Pike lol
The Almighty Eagle keep it coming, awesome birds.....
how much can it benchpress?
Lol
It can bench 2 monkeys and 10 rabbits
“The continent of America” Uhhhh no
Thank you for including centimeters. Much appreciated for us European subscribers =)
The second you look at a Harpy you know it's a badass predator, damn what an animal!!
Check out the Philippine eagle too. Not many knows about that it exists.
Those are extinct bro. 👍🏻
@@omarwilliams6729 nope!! Check it out again bro. We still have them.
Harpy Eagles are my favorite big bird. I think they are beautiful and would love to see them in person. ❤
Queen of Skies 🦅👑
What a magnificent animal.
That’s not an eagle, that’s a whole person.
Right🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
''The Mothman''
"LEGEND MIGHTY EAGLE" is the best one 😂