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Title: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: roo_ster on May 04, 2013, 01:52:03 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1XNL9F2Urqs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1XNL9F2Urqs)

Duck!  (Somewhere after 2:30.)

I enjoy building flying machines, but I am not in the same class as this bird

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: Perd Hapley on May 04, 2013, 05:05:11 PM

Incredible. Thanks for passing that along.

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: Jamisjockey on May 04, 2013, 05:23:09 PM

Hands down my favorite bird.  There was a nesting pair on the ATC tower in Salt lake when I worked in the radar room there.  It wasn't uncommon for them to nail pigeons in our parking lot.

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: K Frame on May 04, 2013, 06:28:03 PM

About 4 seconds of that and I was ready to hurl.

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: RocketMan on May 04, 2013, 07:16:05 PM

Dang, that bird moves!  Listen to the sound of the slipstream.

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: Jamisjockey on May 04, 2013, 07:50:03 PM

Quote from: RocketMan on May 04, 2013, 07:16:05 PM

Dang, that bird moves!  Listen to the sound of the slipstream.

Over 200mph in a dive.  They intercept their food mid-flight and kill it by hitting it so hard. 

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: makattak on May 04, 2013, 09:13:24 PM

Quote from: jamisjockey on May 04, 2013, 07:50:03 PM

Over 200mph in a dive.  They intercept their food mid-flight and kill it by hitting it so hard. 

Recalling from my childhood interest, it's 230 mph as a top speed.

230 mph. Fastest living thing until about 80 or so years ago.

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: Doggy Daddy on May 06, 2013, 01:07:16 AM

Aaaaannnd... now the video is private.   =|

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: French G. on May 06, 2013, 02:02:13 AM

Comments were already banned on it, I'm sure the bunny humpers flame anyone who posts falconry vids.

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: 230RN on May 07, 2013, 03:43:00 PM

Any other options to see that vid?  I got here too late.

Title: Re: Duck!: Aerial Photography of a Different Sort
Post by: roo_ster on May 07, 2013, 03:48:26 PM

Quote from: 230RN on May 07, 2013, 03:43:00 PM

Any other options to see that vid?  I got here too late.

These are the guys.  Might be a direct video link somewhere.

http://www.faltechbirdcontrol.com/services.html