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[–] [email protected] 88 points 8 months ago (5 children)

there's some freaky perspective shit going on there. They're big. but they're not economy car big.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The wingsman can easily be 8 to 9 ft if it's female

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Look at the first picture, wings aren’t spread. The largest baldies are recorded as having 8 foot wingspans- in alaska. They tend to be smaller closer to the equator.

For comparison, if that’s a Hyundai Elantra behind it, it’s 15 feet long. (Close enough for 4 doors whatever it is.)

[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

From what I can see : The car is down slope and probably 35 ft away. The eagle is on the slope and probably 15 ft away. It has an 8 to 9-ft wingspan roughly.

I've had one of these land on my boat before so I'm familiar with raptor sizes from the Mid-Atlantic East Coast, USA.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago

yes. it's forced perspective. which is what I alluded to by saying "some freaky perspective shit going on"

not saying the bird is actually ginormous. just that it looks ginormous. they're big birds. Big, dumb birds. (I agree with with Franklin. turkeys > bald eagles. also there's something hilarious about them trying to get crab apples

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Can I subscribe to Mid-Atlantic Raptor Facts?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the bird is on a flat roof maybe a garage or something similar on the same height or slightly below the window

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Brother, the eagle is standing on grass

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Grass roofs are amazing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Yeah whatever surface it's on, it's slightly elevated. It's a big bird but there's some optical illusion going on.

[–] groknull 5 points 8 months ago

Need banana for scale

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Moped big at most, since we're measuring in vehicles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

E-bike is the best I can do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Sold!