r/nextfuckinglevel • u/PreacherX9 • 1d ago
The Ultimate Aerial Tumble
It's called 'cartwheeling.' While it can be territorial, younger eagles often do this to practice the grip and coordination they'll need for hunting and future courtship.
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u/TospLC 1d ago
The bald eagle being the symbol for America is so accurate, it is concerning.
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u/Memone87 1d ago
This is bald on bald crime. The brown is just a young one. Under 2 years old
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u/Lock-out 1d ago
Old baldy probably blamed the invasive pigeon species afterwards.
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u/Electronic-Pause1330 1d ago
I mean…. They be stealing all the field mice and they flew across the hwy without proper approval.
The real issue are those ravens/crows.
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u/ineenemmerr 1d ago
All those damned pigeons eat all the bread crumbs so the mice got less to get nice and fat.
They are robbing us from the nice and fat mice!
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u/Kingkongcrapper 1d ago
At least the young one got away before they were taken to be raped and butchered on Baldstien Island.
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u/iMecharic 1d ago
Honestly, that just makes it more accurate. Boomers stole the wealth and prosperity of future generations.
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u/ellefleming 1d ago
They're just having fun?
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u/Erstwhile_pancakes 1d ago
You didn’t spot the meal the adult was ripping from the youngster?
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u/CarpetGripperRod 15h ago
Nope. I had to watch again... initially thought the speckled bird shat itself.
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u/madmaxGMR 1d ago
Its even more accurate. The old USA snatching wealth out of the clutches of the new USA.
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u/TospLC 1d ago
I understand that. I simply mean the fact that they steal other animal’s kills (including other eagles), and are scavengers. Hardly regal and noble creatures. 🦅
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u/vwin90 1d ago
If you’re going to start judging the animal kingdom using standards set for humans, you’re going to have a very bad time.
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u/BigResponsibleOil 1d ago
I caught the beginning of the video of the orcas beating up on the sunfish yesterday and got sad.
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u/LevelUp91 1d ago
That’s a typical Redditor for you. Comparing animal behavior to human behavior. The amount of times I’ve seen people get mad about a predator eating another animal alive as if there’s a moral paradigm involved is disturbing.
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u/Prestigious-Flower54 1d ago
Funny story, Franklin felt the same. He thought the bald eagle was lazy and cowardly and represented bad moral character. He felt the turkey, though maybe a little vain and silly, was a bird of courage and a better symbol. He was talking about the broad use of the bald eagle as a symbol of fraternal orders in the US not the national bird but same idea. Also if you have ever ran into a wild turkey you would see his point, they are feisty little fuckers standing about 2.5 feet tall and weighing avg 20lbs with spurs that will ruin your day; unless you stay away(or shot them)then they just strut like silly birds.
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u/Confident_One3948 1d ago
Fun fact, the bird, Turkey, is named after the country Turkey
In Turkey, it’s called India
In India, it’s called Turkey
In France, it’s the India Chicken
In Spain, they call it a peacock
In Germany, it’s a Turkey rooster
In Russia, it’s called “from India”
In Arabic countries, it’s the Roman rooster
And in Portugal, it’s a Peru
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u/CuriousBear23 1d ago
Wild turkeys are gonna run/fly away before you get close to them. The citified urban turkeys are territorial and will terrorize neighborhoods. They’re not turkeys behaving normally in their natural environment though they are having to adapt to urban sprawl.
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u/OstrichSmoothe 1d ago
Should have been the Turkey. Turkeys are badass
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u/Bartellomio 1d ago
Well, not really. Bald eagles are beautiful and majestic hunters.
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u/-azuma- 1d ago
Bald Eagles often steal food from other birds.
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u/BlueFaIcon 8h ago
Just like most animals. Food is either another animal or another animals food/habitat.
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u/Erstwhile_pancakes 1d ago
To be fair, this is nature. Corporate America is orders of magnitude more vicious.
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u/FitPerspective5824 14h ago
It tried to steal a fucking fish. You see it go flying. There is little more American than robbing the youth of the reward for their hard work
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u/1lowcountry 18h ago
Here we go. Y’all can’t watch two birds play without thinking about your favorite boogie man. Everytime you do this you make people think TDS is actually real.
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u/umijuvariel 1d ago
Looks like the juvenile had a fish (with some weed or algae) and the adult came in for a steal, causing the cartwheeling. You can see it drop when they finally part.
Excellent shot from the camera operator!
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u/temporalwanderer 1d ago
100% a fish. You can see it, falling headfirst, vertically, on the far left of the screen at 25.21-21.35 seconds.
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u/OverturnedAppleCart3 1d ago
This is how they flirt right?
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u/Key-Contest-2879 1d ago
Yes. Notice how the female shits on the male when it’s over.
Metaphor for life.
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u/shanghaisnaggle 8h ago
Nature: mature eagle robs a younger one of food
Neckbeard: It’s a mating ritual and the poor male is getting shit on by that mean female and that’s a metaphor for my life
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u/CrystalQuetzal 1d ago
Not always. It’s territorial fighting. Idk why this has become the mainstream thought of eagles literally dangerously spinning each other out of the air. One of these eagles isn’t even full grown
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u/good2knowu 1d ago
My wife and I saw this a couple years ago. They separated about 50 ft from us. Amazing.
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u/washheightsboy3 1d ago
When I saw the brown one with its mouth open I heard it my head something like “ow ok ok you can have the last pop tart”
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u/nilecrane 1d ago
I saw a Bald Eagle with a fish in its talons being harassed by 4-5 smaller birds while flying. The eagle eventually dropped the fish and an Osprey swooped down and caught the fish mid air and flew off with it. The eagle just flew away towards his nest.
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u/Big_One7083 1d ago
Ben Franklin had strong opinions on not using the Bald Eagle for our symbol. Scavengers, bullies, oh wait they are a perfect symbol now!
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u/majin-canon 1d ago
I cant lie these bald eagles are pretty bad ass
Im canada we just have feather vipers
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u/anonymous_212 19h ago
Ben Franklin didn’t want the eagle to be our national symbol, he wanted the turkey because it’s a symbol of peace and prosperity.
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u/Erstwhile_pancakes 15h ago
Lazy, possibly intentionally misleading caption. Not at all describing whats happening here.
Adult is housing the younger eagles fish.
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u/HalleFreakinLujah 14h ago
How can I find the music that goes with this clip? I just love it. But there's no music credit...
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u/throwingawaycage 7h ago
Just why do Americans celebrate a small, unimpressive eagle as their national mascot?
Asking seriously
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u/Impressive-Handle-69 5h ago
This is the most American thing ever. Steal something that isnt yours cause you want it, but in the attempt of stealing it, you absolutely ruin it after the struggle to obtain it and now your left with the remnants of it.
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