Comments on: Golden eagle snatches kid

By: Dlo Burns

Dlo Burns — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:07:00 +0000

Hmm, maybe I watched birdemic one too many times.

By: Bram Janssen

Bram Janssen — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:30:00 +0000

In ye olden days this actually happened. There is even a pre-human sapiens fossil found with clawmarks on them.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:24:00 +0000

I think quitting drinking has really done wonders for him. And he’s still as funny now as he was then, if not funnier. I also enjoy being able to say I was a fan of Craig Ferguson back when he was calling himself Bing Hitler.

By: Isaac Rinke

Isaac Rinke — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:50:00 +0000

I would laugh if I wasn’t from Kansas. I live in a densely populated area and we still get Red Tail Hawks and Coyotes carrying off our Dogs and Cats, not to mention the occasional Deer running about.

By: Ernest Valdemar

Ernest Valdemar — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:01:00 +0000

We’ve got a nesting pair of red-tailed hawks near the office park where I work. It’s like having a real-life movie star hanging out in the parking lot. “You may remember me from such classic scenes as ‘bald eagle with American flag,’ ‘medieval falconry scene,’ and ‘stock footage of Monument Valley.’”

By: William Quintin

William Quintin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:51:00 +0000

It’s a fake… http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/eaglegrab.asp

By: Sekino

Sekino — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:23:00 +0000

Since it’s in Montreal, it was more like “Excusez-moi, là!”

By: Stjohn

Stjohn — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:35:00 +0000

I’d say that’s more of a “big bastarding burd like a simurg or a lammergeier.”

By: skeptacally

skeptacally — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:49:00 +0000

Dear Eagle,

You are completely cramping my style.

Sincerely,
Dingo

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:03:00 +0000

I’ve been independently described by half a dozen doctors as a “freak of nature” and I love children. I’d just choose one with somebody else’s DNA.

By: Paul Renault

Paul Renault — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:42:00 +0000

Not to mention, the kid would be bleeding. Y’know, razor-sharp talons, and all that, eh.

By: Carolyn Fitzpatrick

Carolyn Fitzpatrick — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:39:00 +0000

These scientists say that it is fake, and are pretty annoyed at whoever has been besmirching this bird’s reputation like this.

Black Swamp Bird Observatory:
https://www.facebook.com/bsbobird/posts/10151115586040378

By: dollarama

dollarama — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:20:00 +0000

The cameraman says, en bon québécois, “votre enfant y’est-tu correct?” – Is _your_ kid okay? With the polite “votre” that one uses with strangers, typically.

By: Dan Mcenroe

Dan Mcenroe — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:18:00 +0000

So, the eagle is CG but they really made the kid cry, right?

By: Sheri L. Williamson

Sheri L. Williamson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:18:00 +0000

Not really, because it’s the wrong shape, color, and pattern for a Golden (or Bald) Eagle, and the wings are too floppy (a common problem with CGI birds in flight).

By: millie fink

millie fink — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Amazing how much better looking he is now!

By: MurasakiMadness

MurasakiMadness — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:39:00 +0000

They get their degree now, right?

By: franko

franko — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:22:00 +0000

if you follow @TweetsOfOld, they’ve been putting out links to “eagle snags baby” stories all morning from newspaper accounts going back to the late 1800s. fun stuff. [EDIT: here’s a link to the stream: https://twitter.com/TweetsofOld

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:21:00 +0000

I think I heard the eagle say “Sorey!” as it flew off.

By: Mason Gentry

Mason Gentry — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:21:00 +0000

you can see where they rotoscoped around the adults head: http://imgur.com/jEBCK

By: s2redux

s2redux — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:17:00 +0000

::sigh:: As usual, the red-tailed hawk gets no credit for the sound effect.

By: davide405

davide405 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:05:00 +0000

It had to be faked, because no Canadian eagle would be so impolite as to carry off a child without first getting permission from the parents, eh?

By: knoxblox

knoxblox — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:55:00 +0000

Exactly. The camera work is as smooth as a Fort Benning sniper, and then it’s all of a sudden, “Oops! The camera slipped!”

By: awjt

awjt — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:53:00 +0000

Yet another argument for having multiple loaded assault weapons with you at all times, even in Canada. Oh, and kevlar snuggies for the baby in case you miss.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:43:00 +0000

“I just thought I’d pop round to the shops. FUCK! AN EAGLE!”–Craig Ferguson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuFFBO0vnRs

By: johne2

johne2 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:33:00 +0000

I dunno…wild guess but have heard of good sized dogs being carried to their certain doom.

By: abstract_reg

abstract_reg — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:31:00 +0000

How many coconuts is that?

By: theophrastvs

theophrastvs — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:25:00 +0000

wow… so they have a payload that exceeds their own weight? (even the extinct Haast eagle only got up to 30 lbs) but maybe if the baby was on a conveyor belt was equipped with a large propeller and all the canaries were flying at the same time… hm.

By: sjalur

sjalur — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:22:00 +0000

Love that movie.

By: Hugh Jorgan

Hugh Jorgan — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:21:00 +0000

European? Or African?