Owl in full flap descending on camera

[Marie Marie]

OWL

LANDING RIGHT AT CAMERA

-- FANTASTIC!!

Owl coming

right at Raytheon security camera. A hypnotic

piece of film slowed for your pleasure. The last

two or three seconds are

phenomenal!
Click on:


http://www.dogwork.com/owfo8/

(Hope this comes link comes through - I always have trouble posting links because I am an idiot.

[jtuck004]

2. k/r

[Iwillnevergiveup]

3. GOTCHA!

K&R

[rhett o rick]

4. very cool, thanks. nm

[cherokeeprogressive]

5. The best part is the subtle correction before the second to last flap of the wings. n/t

[SGMRTDARMY]

6. That was freakin awesome

thanks for the link. What a beautiful bird. I have a special spot in my heart for all birds. Just love them.

[lob1]

7. Thats great! The wings are so flexible, they sometimes look like rubber.

[MinneapolisMatt]

8. Breathtaking!

Thank you so much for sharing!

[Skittles]

9. the top feathers that come up as he lands

are those the "flaps" ?

[liam_laddie]

45. They look like vortexes at the leading edge.

Pilots can better answer this, but I think it's a combination of full flap to maintain lift while "on the brakes" plus a
leading-edge slat effect. The upper surface of the wing is a negative pressure zone (meaning the lift increases
due to kind of a "suction" effect on the top surface.) That's an arm-pit description; aerodynamicists can correct me.

[Skittles]

46. AWESOME!

[A HERETIC I AM]

55. When those feathers fall or flap forward...

it is the wing basically 'spilling' lift. Since the bird can not control those individual feathers (that I am aware of, with Owls, anyway) they are free to lay as the airflow demands. When they flopped forward, that was a rush of higher pressure air flowing forward, helping to stall the wing.

The other thing I found fascinating is he appeared to be "side slipping" or perhaps just creating a slip, with his right wing higher and rearward to his left wing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_%28aerodynamic%29

[Skittles]

57. again, AWESOME!

I knew those feathers served a purpose!

[alittlelark]

10. That was amazing!!!

[OnyxCollie]

11. That was AWESOME!!!

K&R

[99th_Monkey]

12. Wonder if the camera survived? ~nt

[Marie Marie]

13. Wondered that myself.

Those talons are wicked.

[99th_Monkey]

59. Now I have some sense what the last few seconds a mouse experiences

before being eaten alive.

[PoliticAverse]

14. Does it do red-light cameras too ? n/t

[SunSeeker]

15. K&R

[freshwest]

16. Marie Marie, here is the youtube version for those who have trouble getting other formats to work:

Very beautiful, K & R

[Marie Marie]

18. Thanks Freshwest.

That might work better than mine.

[freshwest]

19. You're welcome. I'm the one has trouble getting links at other sites to work, so I search YT.

[sabrina 1]

21. That's beautiful. I wonder why he was flying towards the camera? And I love the way his claws flexed

as he got closer. Thank you for the video.

[freshwest]

22. Weren't the details on the feathers gorgeous? They are living works of art.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

17. AWESOME!! Thanks for sharing.

[man4allcats]

20. Great video!

Thanks for posting!

[nashville_brook]

23. holy shit. that's the best internet video...ever.

made my morning!

hootie hoo!

[Beringia]

24. great video

the owl is magnificent

[Chorophyll]

25. That is super-cool!

Thanks for posting!

[hunter]

26. I'm glad I'm not a small mammal.

If I was, that would be terrifying.

[Nostradammit]

27. A Raytheon security camera? Where did you learn that?

A security camera that shoots 1000 frames per second?

Cool video, just wondering where the Raytheon mention comes from.

[Marie Marie]

28. Hey Nostradammit (love the name)

I copied this the way it was sent to me. That struck me odd too since most security cameras are not high speed or the quality you see here. But then I just decided to enjoy the amazing shot that whatever it was captured. So maybe you are right to question that.

[Nostradammit]

30. Thanks for posting the video!

Hope I didn't come across as cranky - I had seen this before and never heard the Raytheon part so I got curious.

Cheers!


Edit: Just a little more of the landing for those who want to see it:

&feature=fvwrel

[Marie Marie]

32. No, you didn't come across as cranky.

I had the same thought so, it's all good.

I am also a firm believer in: "Question Everything". In fact, when I first saw his close up landing, it seemed to me that he was almost being "handled" by a trainer. So maybe this whole thing was staged to be filmed but even if so, it is an amazing shot of that owl.

And, thanks for the additional piece you just posted. If we have been hoaxed on the backstory, it won't take away from the beauty of that bird.

[AtheistCrusader]

49. Ah-ha! They close their eyes while striking, just like a shark.

[Liberal_in_LA]

29. I wish it had included a second or two more of the owl landing

[Diclotican]

31. Marie Marie

Marie Marie

Impressive

Diclotican

[Hissyspit]

33. Ha. "Angry Birds" ad at the top of the page.

[malaise]

34. Magnificent

Thanks

[LeftishBrit]

35. Amazing!

[Paper Roses]

36. Fantastic. Wish I was there to see it. n/t

[cate94]

37. Wow!

That was incredible!

[nadinbrzezinski]

38. Yes, this is magnificent, thanks for sharing

[Noodleboy13]

39. Raptors are amazing to see in action.

I used to do crowd control at the local Renaissance Fest for the 'royal falconer'; he worked with rehabbed raptors, and had trained some of the birds to fly to a lure. My job was to get people to remove ribbons from their hair, and to advise people against attending with small pets. I got to see various hawks, vultures and eagles skimming across the ground only to pull up and hit the glove, exactly like this owl. They're magnificent creatures.
Unfortunately, I also witnessed an accident during a show. A woman ignored my and my supervisors warnings about her toy poodle, (the poor animal was even done up in ribbons) stating she had paid her $20 and was going to take her pet wherever she damn well pleased. Well, a harrier hawk was flying normally to the lure when he must have spotted the dog; he took a sharp turn up to the right, flipped and hit the poodle. Thankfully he probably snapped the spine and the poor dog died instantly, but the falconer had to hood the bird and it took 2 assistant to pry the talons out of the dog's back. That was 25 years ago and I still remember it.

Sorry bout the macabre detour, amazing footage of an amazing creature.

peace,
Noodleboy

[rubberducky]

40. You can`t beat mother nature for beauty!

[Poll_Blind]

41. Holy damn- when those tightly-closed talons open up it's a terminal sight. nt

PB

[tru]

42. Also

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[Marie Marie]

48. Wow - so graceful with the most awesome face.

Thanks!

[SGMRTDARMY]

54. Beautiful

that black cat had to be one brave or stupid cat to think it could take on that owl.

[Dont call me Shirley]

43. Thanks that was stunning.

P.S. Link came through so you are not an idiot. Don't verbally abuse yourself.

[sufrommich]

44. Very,very cool. I would hate to see those

talons aiming for me.

[patrice]

47. Stunning!

[Brigid]

50. Wow!

Beautiful video!

[Ashley96]

51. Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)

[pokerfan]

52. as an animated gif

[steve2470]

53. awesome video, thanks ! nt

[blondie58]

56. omg that was awesome!!!

Seeing those talons, I half expected a small animal to be snatched up. Thank you for sharing.

[Martin Eden]

58. Bookmarked!