I love how the wing is over her neck like a person would put their arm around somebody. These two definitely have a special bond. And what an incredibly beautiful bird! So glad they’re finally protected.
stop humanizing animals. it was not hugging her, it simply could not fold in its wing because she was in the way. Also the fact this bird is able to understand it will get food when it behaves in certain ways is not "bonding"
@@WrDsliestIstDf Falconry is a culural heritage in several countries including mine, and I invite you to come interact with our smaller birds! 😂 While we do say birds will never be "tamed" and it's pretty much fully voluntary from their part I guarantee there are things this handling lady will do correct and thus it's possible to say there is a bond.
I did volunteer work with a raptor rehab when I was a teen and I mostly handled mid-size birds like redtails and barn owls but they get heavy after 10 minutes or so. That prop stick for her arm is smart as hell
Eagle are so majestic. I live in East Stroudsburg, Pa and we have so many birds along the Delaware River. We kayak and camp along the river and I had the privilege of seeing 2 eagles locking talons.
Ich hatte das Glück, ca. 5 Mäusebussarde bei uns in Deutschland bei der Jagd im Freien zu beobachten. Diese erreichen bei weitem lediglich die Hälfte seiner Körpergröße. Raubvögel sind so majestätisch und schützenswert.😊.
They are NOT majestic, man. They thrive in florida, and do you know their favorite place to "hunt"? The dump. They go eat dead things that turn up at the dump.
@@cdd4248It was very exciting to see that happen. The recovery of these bird is nothing short of spectacular and amazing here in the Pocono Mountains. They are so resilient and animals and I am so happy I get to see them. I just have to make sure my cat doesn't go outside lol. We had a barred owl that clear the area of cats we had and squirrels.
When I was stationed in Alaska I used to go sit by Eagle River and watch them fish. Seeing a bald eagle dive out of the sky and pluck a 20 pound salmon out of the water is probably the coolest thing ever.
@@shannoninalaska East Eagle River Loop rd to the Eagle River Greenbelt Trailhead. Take the Lower Eagle River Trail along the river and look for birds. I didn’t see them everytime I went out there, but I definitely saw them frequently.
@@trashpanda314thank you!! I will have to go next summer and see if I can catch them fishing ❤ that is literally down the road from me across Briggs Bridge.
The immediate head turn for the word salmon was perfect. Spirit is such a great name for her. There is such a beautiful connection between the birds and handlers at your center.
Why do people feel the need to point out they're not American if they like something from here. Like I would never say "As a non African I can admit that Lions look pretty cool". Like are you supposed to dislike things based on their country of origin just because you aren't from there?
I see Bald Eagles where I live on occasion and their size is incredible. You can see one clearly in a field from quite a distance. They are beautiful birds.
Yeah, my folks live near a lake where a pair nests and they are gorgeous, I was lucky enough to see on take off from near by walking out the door, spooking it. Startled me with how big the wing stands was.
The algorithm wanted to make me feels nostalgic today. I lived in Sitka growing up and my family brought a few injured eagles to the raptor center. People who haven't been to southeast Alaska couldn't imagine the number of eagles we have. You can find up to 20 sitting in a single tree in the summer.
I've never seen one next to a human- it really makes you appreciate how HUGE they are and their wingspan!!! What a gorgeous creature. I love you Spirit!
I live about 10 minutes south of Lake Michigan, and we've been seeing eagles here the last few years. I grew up sailing with my parents on the lake and never saw one there before. I spent a couple of years in Anchorage and miss how many I used to see there. So glad they've come back to the lake.
Been seeing an unusual amount in NW Missouri this winter. Almost 1 everyday for a couple months. Never gets old. Gives me such a cool feeling of gratitude when I saw one.
Videos like this make me feel that burning passion to love all animals and maybe become one of the people in a video about informing people about an animal. Like animals are so cool!
@austinnighteyes1900 ...your attempt at insults is kinda lame, can you atleast put forth some effort so it doesn't seem like responding to you is a waste of time please?
I hung out with a random hawk once. It let me get close enough to pet it. Opened its wings wide and just walked around me. We chilled for about 15 mins before it flew off. Still have no idea why it was so trusting but made for a great memory.
@@Nerotheraccoonmate crazily enough, not everyone on the internet is a liar. you’d be astounded at the crazy amount of things that happen in mundane regular parts of life, and not everyone whips out a camera to record every part of their life. if this is something so unbelievable to you, you’d be shocked if you studied some history.
I'm nervous for the handler having long hair around this bird! It just seems like it would be so easy for a bird to get their claw tangled in your long hair and freak out and scalp you by accident. That's what happened to this one lady at the beach a couple years ago. She was just chillin at the beach and the seagulls started swooping at her to try to get some food and its claws got tangled in her hair and it freaked out and ripped her scalp right off.
@@anniegreenwind971 idk but it did! It wasn't like her entire scalp but yeah it ripped out quite a bit of her scalp and hair right above her forehead. Her skin came with the hair I can't post a link but just Google it and it should come up
We used to have a houseboat on a lake in Tennessee and 2 Eagles would sit in a tree behind our houseboat, and I would watch them for hours!!!!!! One day I was laying out in the sun on a raft in the lake and an Eagle flew over our houseboat after some ducklings that were in front of us!!!!! We had a 16 ft wide houseboat and that Eagle’s wingspan was that wide or more!!!!!!!! If you have never seen a Eagle in person, you haven’t lived!!!!!!!
Notice the Eagle's eye is around as large as ours but so much more powerful. Personally, I like Golden Eagles more but this is a beautiful Bald Eagle. There are bald eagles where I live.
Just seen one of these eagles a few days ago, it was flying along side us as we were driving, it had a big nest up on a telephone pole and was headed towards it over by Linesville Pennsylvania and I live around Oil Creek state park and we have them here too, their beast in real life when you see a wild one up close, the look in their eyes alone 😶 gives ya chills, wild
You should see the Vancouver City dump. They are absolutely everywhere, ripping open garbage badges and eating trash and rats as well as the occasional seagull that gets too close. Such noble creatures. Three nests within eye sight of my house, (I can only see two except in the winter when the foliage is thinner).
Yea there big but you never realize how big there nest actually are until you see a person in them I saw a video of a 6 foot 5 inch tall man lay on his back fully stretched out and then get A FUCKING BONER ON A LIVE EAGLE CAM BROOO
When I was in Ramadi we often had trouble moving around because the kids would swarm around us and beg for candy. We used to talk about how cool it would be to have a trained bald eagle that we could have pick up one of the kids and fly away so they'd all leave us alone :-D
Yes it absolutely is a bird. You get a cookie. But no need to identity it as a unit. Are you planning on using it in a recipe or something? One unit of bird. Makes you sound dumb. Sorry but I need to take your cookie away now. Run along and play with the other spaz kids.
Native Alaskan here💖 Have lived in Sitka, Juneau, Homer all places where there's lots of these gorgeous mighty Eagles. Even though I'm loving living in Arizona now, this definitely makes me homesick 💯🤗💞
Everyone’s talking about Spirit but, can we talk about how nonchalant the handler was throughout the ENTIRE situation. 🤜🏾 perfect for the job beautiful!!
Cute birb! Love the little pole to assist you in holding her up haha, I don’t know how heavy eagles are but with how big that one is probably a few kgs at least
I'd say probably about 6kgs. Not very heavy, but will definitely get tiring after a few minutes. I love birds, man. Vultures and bald eagles are quite common where I'm from actually, they're both very beautiful and impressive birds. I personally favor vultures because of their massive wingspan.
@@ShyVelociraptor She's probably an ambassador animal trainer, which would mean she's responsible for caring for and training ambassador animals like this to make them comfortable for these types of shows. She's also obviously in charge of putting on said shows.
Eagles have generational nests, meaning their children often take up residence in the nest they were raised in, or makes a new nest in the same general area. We're lucky enough to have a pair that live on our property, that we assume are the children or grandchildren of the eagles that lived here when my grandparents did. Truly one of the most magnificent creatures in the world, one look at them and you can understand why our forefathers chose this bird as our national symbol, and why native americans revered them so much.
Or maybe you live on their property, when your great-great-grandparents were still living in Europe,and Russians still hadn't come to Alaska, but that nest was occupied by eagles
Our neighborhood has a mated pair of bald eagles. For last couple of weeks, only the male has been seen. That means the female is nesting. We are so excited 😊
I like how Spirit's right wing was over Sophia's back like, "ill protect you even though im the one nervous" and seem a little offended when she flicked her wing away 😅
It is amazing to me, how ridiculous people can get, placing words and thoughts with stunted imagination, into the the mouths of creatures like they were bloody cartoons.
@@fredjackson4498no??? No it’s not?? She literally just said it’s a bate, and it means the eagle is nervous. How the hell do you manage to anthropormorphize something that she JUST FRICKING EXPLAINED??? I can’t stand people 🤦🏼♀️
No it didn’t 😫😫😫 omfg, she just explained ittttttt 🤦🏼♀️ when the eagle spread its wings, which she explained is a bate, her shoulder was in the way and so it left the one wing out. It wasn’t wrapping its wing around her, it was being an eagle 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
What a gorgeous bird. 🥰 Fun fact: the eagle noise we all love is actually a red tail hawk. As majestic as the Eagle can be they sound a lot like a seagull.
Fun related fact: When you hear a lion roar in the movies, it’s usually a tiger roar dubbed in. A lion roar is more of a low “Oof!” than a ferocious “RAWR!”. A tiger roar is so loud (and subsonic in frequency) that it can temporarily paralyze its prey. 😲
"She's feeling a little bit nervous."
_"I am Freedom, mortal."_
"Here's some salmon."
_"Fuck, I love salmon."_
HAHAHA
Bro this got me 😂
This is so funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 everyone has a weakness !
Totally read this using Thor's voice.
F bomb?
What an absolute unit
Yea, the bird is really stunning too😅
Unit?
@@JusCJay😂
In the 80's, being called a unit was a real offense.
What a worthless undignified cobbled together avain shitshow
I love how the wing is over her neck like a person would put their arm around somebody. These two definitely have a special bond. And what an incredibly beautiful bird! So glad they’re finally protected.
What do you mean "finally" protected? They've been protected since 1940... That was more than 80 years ago.
@@ghostacola5113 i know it’s not terribly recently, but in the scheme of things it is
stop humanizing animals. it was not hugging her, it simply could not fold in its wing because she was in the way. Also the fact this bird is able to understand it will get food when it behaves in certain ways is not "bonding"
Thank you sir. Life isn't a damn disney movie. @@WrDsliestIstDf
@@WrDsliestIstDf Falconry is a culural heritage in several countries including mine, and I invite you to come interact with our smaller birds! 😂
While we do say birds will never be "tamed" and it's pretty much fully voluntary from their part I guarantee there are things this handling lady will do correct and thus it's possible to say there is a bond.
What a MAJESTIC looking beauty!!!!😵😵😵
And the bird is also cool😊
@@MlniMirayyy hell yeah hell yeah
One beauty and one fish thief.
You decide which is which.
@@MlniMirahahah
It's very majestic... I don't know what's going on here ,but I hope the beautiful bird will be free...
"Spirit's feeling a little bit nervous"
Spirit: 😤
spirit: 🇺🇸 🦅🦅🛢️🛢️🛢️
@@honeysoda don’t forget the ”💥🔫”
@@honeysoda You forgot the legendary 🏳️🌈
@@honeysodaDon’t forget the absolutely terrifying cryptids as well 😂🦍💀👻🛸
@@furiousbro4685what?? lgbtq exists everywhere my guy.
dont know what u were tryna do with that statement 💀.
Alsaka Raptor Center sounds badass as hell
Arc
Even got a cool-sounding acronym
right
As an Alaskan how did I not know this place existed-
Also the American bald eagle foundation is in Alaska
I did volunteer work with a raptor rehab when I was a teen and I mostly handled mid-size birds like redtails and barn owls but they get heavy after 10 minutes or so. That prop stick for her arm is smart as hell
Eagle are so majestic. I live in East Stroudsburg, Pa and we have so many birds along the Delaware River. We kayak and camp along the river and I had the privilege of seeing 2 eagles locking talons.
Ich hatte das Glück, ca. 5 Mäusebussarde bei uns in Deutschland bei der Jagd im Freien zu beobachten. Diese erreichen bei weitem lediglich die Hälfte seiner Körpergröße. Raubvögel sind so majestätisch und schützenswert.😊.
They are NOT majestic, man. They thrive in florida, and do you know their favorite place to "hunt"?
The dump. They go eat dead things that turn up at the dump.
I'm out of Willow Grove, PA! Hello neighbor!
I love that you used the word privilege- I feel such privilege when I see beautiful birds in the wild.
@@cdd4248It was very exciting to see that happen. The recovery of these bird is nothing short of spectacular and amazing here in the Pocono Mountains. They are so resilient and animals and I am so happy I get to see them. I just have to make sure my cat doesn't go outside lol. We had a barred owl that clear the area of cats we had and squirrels.
When I was stationed in Alaska I used to go sit by Eagle River and watch them fish. Seeing a bald eagle dive out of the sky and pluck a 20 pound salmon out of the water is probably the coolest thing ever.
I live in Eagle River, AK. Where did you go to sit and watch this? Was it Eagle River or another place nearby?
@@shannoninalaska East Eagle River Loop rd to the Eagle River Greenbelt Trailhead. Take the Lower Eagle River Trail along the river and look for birds. I didn’t see them everytime I went out there, but I definitely saw them frequently.
@@trashpanda314thank you!! I will have to go next summer and see if I can catch them fishing ❤ that is literally down the road from me across Briggs Bridge.
A great place to see it is down in kenai, thousands of eagles catching millions of fish is one of the most american sights
My dad owns a trout farm and we watch them pluck trout out of the pond all the time. Only thing allowed to take for free without consequences lol
The immediate head turn for the word salmon was perfect. Spirit is such a great name for her. There is such a beautiful connection between the birds and handlers at your center.
It’s adorable but me being a bird know it the bird could see the salmon with their eyes since they have nearly 360 vision I believe
@@jahames_gsuye1606yeah, literally 350°...ridiculous...
I had to rewatch. 😄she was like a huh? Hail yeah! Y’all KNOW I want that slammin salmon.
Named after the mighty Spirit airlines
I couldn't agree more. I wish she could fly free !❤❤❤
Bald eagles are so beautiful and majestic!
The wing around her shoulder was the best!! Best pals!!!
as a non-american, i must confess that these are truly the most majestic creatures
They absolutely love trash cans. Couldnt tell you why
Until they open their mouths. They sound like seagulls. A fairly accurate metaphor actually
@@fey_dragonNever thought of it like that before. 😂
Where do you live? Bet there are many beautiful birds wherever it is!
Why do people feel the need to point out they're not American if they like something from here. Like I would never say "As a non African I can admit that Lions look pretty cool". Like are you supposed to dislike things based on their country of origin just because you aren't from there?
I see Bald Eagles where I live on occasion and their size is incredible. You can see one clearly in a field from quite a distance. They are beautiful birds.
Yeah, my folks live near a lake where a pair nests and they are gorgeous, I was lucky enough to see on take off from near by walking out the door, spooking it. Startled me with how big the wing stands was.
And I thought wedge tailed eagles were huge. It was like half the size of me when I was a kid.
Golden eagles are better
i have white bellied sea eagles
@@tanith117 big bear :)
The algorithm wanted to make me feels nostalgic today. I lived in Sitka growing up and my family brought a few injured eagles to the raptor center. People who haven't been to southeast Alaska couldn't imagine the number of eagles we have. You can find up to 20 sitting in a single tree in the summer.
I watched 3 generation of bald eagles grow up. Too surreal, majestic animals.
I've never seen one next to a human- it really makes you appreciate how HUGE they are and their wingspan!!! What a gorgeous creature. I love you Spirit!
I thought it looked pretty small
If you see them in person they are Giant. I've seen a hawk and they are hugge now imagine if I would of seen a eagle
@@xavierjones9777I used to see them flying all around Tampa Bay but now it's rare to see em 😢
@@xavierjones9777 ... Fix your English.
They are all over where I live in winter. Freaking gigantic birds.
Wow, it never ceases to amaze me how far their wings extend. Beautiful animals!
The wild thing is eagles are actually on the smaller side of the raptor family.
@@Creampuffizationnot technically there still big just not the biggest
Ik i loveeee car rides somewhere far cus then i get to see big birds in the sky
@@Creampuffization8FT wingspan weigh up to 13 pounds is definitely not “small” by any means...
@@realtruth1448 they're smaller compared to other raptors. Bald eagles aren't even in the top 10 largest raptors.
Spirit: "Human is well trained. Brings me food and treats me like a king"
I remember back in 1990-1991 when eagles were once endangered. Glad to see the population grow! Beautiful bird.
The trainer is so composed and kind to this majestic animal 🥹
I know it makes me so glad :):)
Why wouldn't she be
She has to. Otherwise she wouldn't be having her eyes in the first place.
I think she likes me. I think we could be good friends.
@@DrummerJacobbecause lots of people aren't kind to animals, even if they're experts..?
That stick support is definitely needed. That bird looks heavy!
Def. more for Sophie❤ She is so connected.
and that kung fu grip it has on her arm.
Birds are actually incredibly light they have hollow bones
@@electrovplat1474 it still has meat
@@alexiakawa5040 look it up eagles weigh less than 15 lbs typically
I live about 10 minutes south of Lake Michigan, and we've been seeing eagles here the last few years. I grew up sailing with my parents on the lake and never saw one there before. I spent a couple of years in Anchorage and miss how many I used to see there. So glad they've come back to the lake.
Been seeing an unusual amount in NW Missouri this winter. Almost 1 everyday for a couple months. Never gets old. Gives me such a cool feeling of gratitude when I saw one.
This lady is gangster af. I actually didn’t want this short to end
Videos like this make me feel that burning passion to love all animals and maybe become one of the people in a video about informing people about an animal. Like animals are so cool!
Same! I want to see the entire thing!
You and your overly incorrect definitions , she's a hippie not a gangster you dolt 🤣🥴
@@TheKatarinaGiselle🎉😂❤👅💕💘🌹💔👅🖕💕😂💅🏀💽🖲️📟📞🪙📱;)8-)
Definition of “gangster”, “a member of a gang of violent criminals”. Unlearn the hop-hip “music” and silly cultural use of this derogatory term.
The way she holds her wing over the handler as if to say “No worries I got us!” 😂❤😮
Lol...couldn't just let them be happy with what they thought.
@austinnighteyes1900... I didn't take offended.. if I was offended i wouldn't have started out Lol... so I guess I paid more attention than you did.
@austinnighteyes1900 ...your attempt at insults is kinda lame, can you atleast put forth some effort so it doesn't seem like responding to you is a waste of time please?
@austinnighteyes1900 stop being mad and find peace brother. Fighting online will not bring you any joy
@austinnighteyes1900 who shit in your cheerios?
We were here a few years back. Alaska is just incredible. Beautiful beyond words. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Bald eagles look so bad ass and majestic at the same time
I hung out with a random hawk once. It let me get close enough to pet it. Opened its wings wide and just walked around me. We chilled for about 15 mins before it flew off. Still have no idea why it was so trusting but made for a great memory.
Untrue
Pics or it didn't happen
@jamescook7094 lol, what would be gained by lying? To fool those 28 people 😂 ok.
@@Nerotheraccoonmate crazily enough, not everyone on the internet is a liar. you’d be astounded at the crazy amount of things that happen in mundane regular parts of life, and not everyone whips out a camera to record every part of their life. if this is something so unbelievable to you, you’d be shocked if you studied some history.
@@dannywalker8002james has trust issues
The eagle throwing her wing over her like she my b...h😂
I'm nervous for the handler having long hair around this bird! It just seems like it would be so easy for a bird to get their claw tangled in your long hair and freak out and scalp you by accident. That's what happened to this one lady at the beach a couple years ago. She was just chillin at the beach and the seagulls started swooping at her to try to get some food and its claws got tangled in her hair and it freaked out and ripped her scalp right off.
Fr tho 😂 You do not own the bird the bird owns you
😂😂😂
@@WhitneyDahlin how was it strong enough to rip her scalp off? Maybe ripped a piece of her hair out but not her entire scalp.
@@anniegreenwind971 idk but it did! It wasn't like her entire scalp but yeah it ripped out quite a bit of her scalp and hair right above her forehead. Her skin came with the hair I can't post a link but just Google it and it should come up
You never appreachiate the scale of eagles and raptors until u see them like this and realize its like toddler size
"She's feeling a little nervous"
*"MY PRONOUNS ARE U/S/-"*
i always forget how large these eagles are, just huge and majestic
We used to have a houseboat on a lake in Tennessee and 2 Eagles would sit in a tree behind our houseboat, and I would watch them for hours!!!!!! One day I was laying out in the sun on a raft in the lake and an Eagle flew over our houseboat after some ducklings that were in front of us!!!!! We had a 16 ft wide houseboat and that Eagle’s wingspan was that wide or more!!!!!!!! If you have never seen a Eagle in person, you haven’t lived!!!!!!!
Spirit is the perfect name for such a majestic and astonishing winged creature ❤
Also a small movie reference
Soooo original
@@thedarkgreenvanmanwhat are you named after, your vehicle that you snatch kids from? 😂
She’s named after the airline.
I’m sure it actually means nothing but the wing on the shoulder is so cute ❤
I just saw one fly over the water behind my house carrying a fish about 20 mins ago. I love seeing them
I can't say it enough... just a beautiful eagle....
Agreed ❤
Whole lot of freedom on that perch
No you can’t say it enough, keep saying it 2000 times😂😂
You only said it once, and that seems like enough.
666 likes bad number, gotta change it
I can’t even imagine being this close to majesty!! Unbelievable beauty, power and instinct!!
it's a bird....
@@AggressiveSpaghetti a cool bird...
@@AggressiveSpaghettiA National and Protected Bird...
@@AggressiveSpaghettia sick ass bird thats fs
Yeah and the bird is cool too
Notice the Eagle's eye is around as large as ours but so much more powerful. Personally, I like Golden Eagles more but this is a beautiful Bald Eagle. There are bald eagles where I live.
Just seen one of these eagles a few days ago, it was flying along side us as we were driving, it had a big nest up on a telephone pole and was headed towards it over by Linesville Pennsylvania and I live around Oil Creek state park and we have them here too, their beast in real life when you see a wild one up close, the look in their eyes alone 😶 gives ya chills, wild
Growing up in Maine I saw only 1. Now they’re hanging out like every day. Amazing comeback.
lovely to hear this in contrast to nature always disappearing
Here in central Mass it seems like there's a nest for every couple of ponds this year.
A lot of things are coming back recently.
You should see the Vancouver City dump. They are absolutely everywhere, ripping open garbage badges and eating trash and rats as well as the occasional seagull that gets too close. Such noble creatures. Three nests within eye sight of my house, (I can only see two except in the winter when the foliage is thinner).
Good
I always forget just how big they are. Absolutely gorgeous bird!
Absolutely beautiful 🕊️
I have not forgotten how big eagles are since I was little and got ahold of the guide to birds we had. Yeah, not thrilled.
Yea there big but you never realize how big there nest actually are until you see a person in them I saw a video of a 6 foot 5 inch tall man lay on his back fully stretched out and then get A FUCKING BONER ON A LIVE EAGLE CAM BROOO
I really don't know why, but this is THE Eagle. Bald Eagles are gorgeous.
OMG is that Kassandra the eagle bearer!!! She even has the iconic braide!! 😂😂😃
She wanted a little reassuring hug at first😊
I cant even imagine what it must be like to be that close to something so absolutely beautiful and majestic. ❤
When I was in Ramadi we often had trouble moving around because the kids would swarm around us and beg for candy. We used to talk about how cool it would be to have a trained bald eagle that we could have pick up one of the kids and fly away so they'd all leave us alone :-D
Wraps her wing around your shoulder. So cute 🩷
I love how Spirit has one wing gently resting around her caretaker's shoulder.🥰😍❤️ she must be a really sweet bird!
Well trained. She explained why the wings were up in the beginning. Because the bird is upset. I think that one kinda just got stuck.
Like she's given her a hug
@@Rattlsnkegoes to show how people love making their own narrative even when given straight facts 😅
@@gloobery it is kinda incredible how consistently people project onto animals.
@@RattlsnkeYeah, my chickens do that all the time, if one of their wings presses against my arm/chest they have trouble retracting it back
I love how she talks sweetly to Spirit and praises her and then transitions seamlessly to her public speaking voice
My name is Sophie too! 😁 i got so much second hand pride watching this. I love birds 😍😍😍
Look at that absolute unit of a bird
Se è grossa non c'è la farei io mi fa paura 😢😢😢
Yes it absolutely is a bird. You get a cookie. But no need to identity it as a unit. Are you planning on using it in a recipe or something? One unit of bird. Makes you sound dumb. Sorry but I need to take your cookie away now. Run along and play with the other spaz kids.
Native Alaskan here💖 Have lived in Sitka, Juneau, Homer all places where there's lots of these gorgeous mighty Eagles. Even though I'm loving living in Arizona now, this definitely makes me homesick 💯🤗💞
How are you even alive? I’m from California and drove through Arizona for barely a second and was sweating bullets.
Wow from one extreme to the other
@@DPonce-he9eeair conditioning
Hi I lived in s.alaska Hyder area mid 80's .
@@robertinverarity8956you live in the northern part of arizona
To be able to be that close to something so absolutely glorious...... what a privilege!! Thank you for your wonderful work.
Everyone’s talking about Spirit but, can we talk about how nonchalant the handler was throughout the ENTIRE situation. 🤜🏾 perfect for the job beautiful!!
What a gorgeous and noble bird!!!
Yeah Sophie’s beautiful 🤩
I live in Beaverton Oregon and I’ve been seeing them more and more these days. What a treat it is to see them in the wild!!!
See a lot in Illinois
Beaverton Oregon is the wild?
@@tig50 What are you asking?
There are over 300,000 Bald Eagles now. They bounced back. You can see them more often now.
I saw a pair when I was in Beaverton this past June. It was a gorgeous sight! Can’t wait to go back and take in some more sights.
Bald eagles are really cool and they are so majestic
Cute birb! Love the little pole to assist you in holding her up haha, I don’t know how heavy eagles are but with how big that one is probably a few kgs at least
I'd say probably about 6kgs. Not very heavy, but will definitely get tiring after a few minutes.
I love birds, man.
Vultures and bald eagles are quite common where I'm from actually, they're both very beautiful and impressive birds. I personally favor vultures because of their massive wingspan.
@@magentawool2556 Vultures are awesome! It is very unfortunate that they have such a bad rep
The perfect job doesn’t exi…..
I know..I cud do this.Major bird person.Had many parrots,love the big birds.Crows are my fav.I want this girl's job.haha
speaking of which what is this job? ornithologist? falconier? something else?
@@ShyVelociraptorAnd how do I get there? Where do I start? 😂
@@ShyVelociraptor
She's probably an ambassador animal trainer, which would mean she's responsible for caring for and training ambassador animals like this to make them comfortable for these types of shows. She's also obviously in charge of putting on said shows.
@@ShyVelociraptor ... Animal preservationist and good will ambassador.
Eagles have generational nests, meaning their children often take up residence in the nest they were raised in, or makes a new nest in the same general area. We're lucky enough to have a pair that live on our property, that we assume are the children or grandchildren of the eagles that lived here when my grandparents did. Truly one of the most magnificent creatures in the world, one look at them and you can understand why our forefathers chose this bird as our national symbol, and why native americans revered them so much.
Or maybe you live on their property, when your great-great-grandparents were still living in Europe,and Russians still hadn't come to Alaska, but that nest was occupied by eagles
Beautiful. I want your job.
@@SponsorShortThat's fair. Wildlife are the actual native Americans.
I just loved your story. ❤
And Jefferson wanted the turkey.
Omg I met her with my choir before you guys opened in April. She is so fierce
Our neighborhood has a mated pair of bald eagles. For last couple of weeks, only the male has been seen. That means the female is nesting. We are so excited 😊
I like how Spirit's right wing was over Sophia's back like, "ill protect you even though im the one nervous" and seem a little offended when she flicked her wing away 😅
I noticed that as well. Very protective
It is amazing to me, how ridiculous people can get, placing words and thoughts with stunted imagination, into the the mouths of creatures like they were bloody cartoons.
How do you people come up with this stuff. It’s not a dog, it has no instinct to protect anything but itself
@@humblehombre9904 Grown adults stuck in their childhood. They walk amongst us.
@@anonymousperson9735 among us! 😳
Honestly im most impressed with her public speaking skills shes so chill and clear i could never 😭👍
thats why your not doing her job jayden thats the same reason your not laying bricks. these are skills jayden, skills, things you will never have
@@optination6969😂😂💀
@@optination6969what a negative and nihilistic comment
Me too
@@optination6969wrong. It's because she is used to do it. Probably doing speeches day in day out.
went there on an Alaskan cruise last week :) didn’t get to take the excursion to the raptor center this time though, Spirit is INCREDIBLE!!!
Such a magnificent creature! Eagles are not only beautiful, but also majestic! Need to always respect them!
So beautiful. What an amazing bird!
Agreed, that's why they are the symbol of America?
Holy crap! Bald eagles are impressive!
Just want to say that handler is awesome. Very professional and cares more about the animal than audience. Respect.
This place is unforgettable. Definitely recommend it if you’re on an Alaskan cruise.
I second that! And the bear one was fun for me.
She's spectacular! Sophie, you're a blessed young woman to be working with these amazing raptors!
I love how similar birds are to dinosaurs❤️
@@mayganphynix8267NOT EVEN CLOSE !!!
@@John-pk3oh lol I said similar. Not exactly like them obviously.
@@John-pk3ohdid you know that birds are descended from dinosaurs? Im pretty sure that’s what she meant.
The way the eagle holds its wing around Sophie its like hes protecting his human bestie 😂🥰
Nice to see G was able to save Sophie from all those zombies.
I love how the eagle puts its wing around her. It made it feel safer. 💜.
So very envious to have a job working with such beautiful birds. Spirit is magnificent.
*enviable
*That wingspan though.*
Aw it’s a cute lil baby birb! I have three Smol budgies, so now all birds look cute to me 😂
I so love that they are our official mascot. I just wish we could live up to their beauty and majesty.
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I wish, we as a people, could live up to their beauty, majesty and honor as well. Wouldn’t our country be so incredible?!!♥️🇺🇸🦅
Aww the eagle wrapped its wing around her!
That is love thank you
@@fredjackson4498no??? No it’s not?? She literally just said it’s a bate, and it means the eagle is nervous. How the hell do you manage to anthropormorphize something that she JUST FRICKING EXPLAINED??? I can’t stand people 🤦🏼♀️
No it didn’t 😫😫😫 omfg, she just explained ittttttt 🤦🏼♀️ when the eagle spread its wings, which she explained is a bate, her shoulder was in the way and so it left the one wing out. It wasn’t wrapping its wing around her, it was being an eagle 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
@@rlynn8249💀💀💀
Jesus bless star spangled freedom
She's like gimme a hug and a fish, ill be alright lol
I visited the raptor center when I was in Sitka years ago. Really cool place!
The way Spirit sheltered her with her wing. So protective of her human friend.🪽
yeah not so much
Bald Eagles are spectacularly beautiful and regal creatures. I feel honored that they serve as our national symbol.
They were seenas scavengers and in a similar light to vultures before they became the national bird.
@austin33785 you know your national symbol was about to be Turkey
@@darthkage2163
Have you ever tried to sneak up on a turkey?
The Bald Eagle is still a noble and special animal, despite what almost was. If that bird doesn't stir you on the inside, even a little bit, well....
I think they represent Americans well. Pradatory, scavengers.
Spirit was like "She's mine!"
I love me a birb. Favorite is how it went from
*Angry feathers*
**feeds salmon**
*Happy raptor face*
What a gorgeous bird. 🥰
Fun fact: the eagle noise we all love is actually a red tail hawk. As majestic as the Eagle can be they sound a lot like a seagull.
Fun related fact: When you hear a lion roar in the movies, it’s usually a tiger roar dubbed in. A lion roar is more of a low “Oof!” than a ferocious “RAWR!”.
A tiger roar is so loud (and subsonic in frequency) that it can temporarily paralyze its prey. 😲
It’s just nuts on how easy she makes it seem handling such a massive bird ❤
I just like the way she was hugging the caretaker.
the little side hug with his wing over her shoulder 🥹 they're just pals
Both handler/caregiver and Eagle are beautiful.
When I was in Alaska we did a tour of this place and it was really cool being able to see the birds up close and doing some of their exercises
Bald Eagles have been my absolute favourite animal, I was obsessed.
In love with Spirit❤
i went here in 2011 and it changed my life. avians are such beautiful creatures
I'll take that unintentional Eagle hug.
I saw that bird. We went to Alaska last June and Sitka. They do a great job with the birds. Beautiful place.
When Spirit spread her wings it was like Airazor landing at the museum in Rise of the beasts.
Thats great, not just the bird skill but the presentation and people skills are so amazing
Just the presence of that magnificent raptor takes full charge of your senses. She's beautiful 😍
That bird is gorgeous