Wild Bald Eagle Eats Live Crab: Close Up

[bambaking1]

that crab is feeling sick



[vikas1vikas2]

i want to kill all the eagles right now itself. it will try to eat a baby if it gets a chance.

[KetaVancouver]

@vikas1vikas2 Hey vikas that is a dreadful thing to say and you are welcome to never come to my YouTube page again. This is a wild being of nature acting as it was created to. Every wild animal on this planet would "try to eat a baby if it gets a chance", that's why we have to be smart when encountering predators in their environment. The intersection between people and wild animals is the whole point of my work.

[viewer332]

calcium for stronger talons!!!

[ThePerewinkle]

Our White-tailed eagles are bigger and meaner

[nyblusaiyan]

nom nom nom nom nom nom

[nyblusaiyan]

eagles are awesome...good vid

[lukeymoe1315]

DAMN NATURE, YOU SCARY

[megaman616]

the eagle to the seagull: hey man are you gonna eat that?

[kozmon0t]

You were so busy filming this you didn't notice the enemy navy parked off your shore and the jet fighters flying overhead.

[Devilsean]

Eagles are so awsome.

[XxThatOneKidxX]

Did the fact that the video title saying "Wild bald Eagle" annoy anyone else?

No shit it's wild...  -.-

[KetaVancouver]

@XxThatOneKidxX yeah OK guy. There are so many videos of captive and rescue birds, so I put "Wild" in the name of my videos so when people are searching they can see that my eagles are not in a sanctuary. Once they see the video of course they know its a wild bird, the point is to get them to click on my videos in the first place.

Just another of the batrillion annoyance factors when dealing with Google analytics.

[JebSamscatch]

@XxThatOneKidxX You have some serious issues if the title of youtube video annoys you. Dont you have anything more important to worry about? And before you ask...why am I commenting on your lame comment, don't I have anything better to do???.....not right now, Im sitting in the Airport waitng for my flight...so nope, nothing better to do right now.

[Jadandlud]

Wow. ripping it apart like nothing. No wonder they're called 'Lions of the Sky'.

[rzimass]

Nature is so cruel sometimes

[SikhTank]

its looks like a normal bird!!!!.....but Went to the gym and built his fookin muscles up loll!!

[zyclonb6]

So beautiful , I miss BC ty for sharing.

[scryer887]

Four people wished that this eagle at their crabs =O!

[DeathSkwid]

1:38

Oh sweet my first crab!

*seagull lands beside*

You--you want it?

*seagull walks away*

Um, okay, I guess not...oh boy.

Should--uh...should I step on it? Yeah...wait no. But...er..no....

Ah, dammit! *looks up and around*

I should bite it...yeah...ah wait I should probably squish it first. Here goes nothing! *jumps back from mid step with wings fluttering* Aw, crap, NO! You know what? I'm just gonna pick your legs off with my mouth and make you bleed to death. I can't do the squish thing. :D

[KetaVancouver]

@DeathSkwid hahahHAAHAHAHhhaaaa!!

hee hee.

[DeathSkwid]

@KetaVancouver Mmhmm. BTW I have a new playthrough series with hilarious commentary. Visit my channel for part 1 and 2! Part 3 and 4 are coming tomorrow!

[SuckkerFree215]

RIP Mr Krabs.

[ocachisu]

i'v never seen a wild bald eagle, or any bald eagle, in my life (i'm 19.) well, a few days ago, something swooped past my car while i was driving and i hit the brakes, almost hitting it. i then realized it was an adult bald eagle, and it even flew next to my car for a few seconds, didn't attempt to attack even though the windows were down. it then flew up high and away. IT WAS AWESOME!!

[Justins1877]

Where was this video taken? White Rock, Kits beach?

[KetaVancouver]

@Justins1877 its at Spanish Banks West, way west. Almost out from the point at UBC, as far out as you can walk to the channel in English Bay actually.

[Justins1877]

@KetaVancouver Thank you, will have to check this out sometime. Great video btw.

[spencertron88]

NYUM NYUM NYUM NYUM NYUM

[BloodxSeeker]

I WANT EAGLES ON MY BEACH!!!!!!!!!

[wolfpax22]

Anyone who's ever eaten crab legs knows how hard it is to get through the shell. Restaurants typically give you these crushing tools or hammers. This eagle downs it like eating a cracker. Shows you how powerful that beak is.

[theproducerspart2]

@wolfpax22 Can you imagine it nawing through bone ><

[allnamesaretakenfuck]

i liked how the eagle kept putting his foot over the crab then it backed up then it must have thought maybe..... no again and just kept putting its foot over it then backing it up lol

[mariojragucci2]

This eagle is allowed to scavange in plain sight of the dominant seagulls as a form of parlay, I feel. The eagle is very vulnerable to being swarmed by seagulls because it is grounded. The wind acts as admission for these great eagles, but it is only a parlay gesture by the seagulls which allow these eagles to scavange in their area. Thank you for posting.

[tico4889]

if i can be an animal i would be an eagal

[tiano]

mine?

[KetaVancouver]

@tiano mine!

[LuNaTeCh66]

@KetaVancouver MINE mine MINE!

[KetaVancouver]

@LuNaTeCh66 Mine?

[CandianSuplex]

the bald eagle is sexy

[ToxicOdiousOne]

Why doesn't the eagle eat the seagull?

[KetaVancouver]

@ToxicOdiousOne because it's too much work! eagles are lazy. They do eat seagulls, I have that in a couple of other videos, but the defenseless crab is an easier meal in this case.

[CatGameDaiyE]

@ToxicOdiousOne I just found that question funny for some reason :)

[notanugget14]

nom nom nom!... lol

[BeautifulEagles]

Beautiful capture, Keta :)

[ikbenbohdi]

that crab mus've felt fucking awfull xD

[HansKloss009]

cool video. thx for thr great pictures...

[TheTrainman43]

eagles r so cool.

[josemania81]

smart little fella

[dynomanGT]

he is so careful when he grabs the crab

[TurboSpaghettiRobot]

Looks like the crab had a bad twist of luck and got caught while he was vulnerable and flipped over.

That or another bird tried to eat it but gave up when it couldnt figure out how to pry off its flailing legs without getting cut.

[LOLmakerz]

ohhhhhhhh seaguls your soooo funny....

[96COBRAGT]

that is a awesome bird

[bikerbuoy21]

The eating part was good but you should edit out all the back and forth stuff.

[KetaVancouver]

yeah I was trying to show that both mates were there. I had only had the camera for about a month at this point! haha

[wagdog1]

I was hoping it'd eat the gull for dessert! haha

[llWPGll]

those eagles look awesome

[MikeyCreation]

Ripped the legs like it's nothing.

[billyhay]

did you know that bald eagles also prey on skyscrapers? amazing

[2skittles4u]

I love the fancy foot work s/he does to get the crab, lol. I guess crabs legs aren't something to eat?

Great Video!

[sharinganx12]

that is one KOOL EAGLE!

[hamiljohn]

Wow, great video, thanks for posting!

[TomChair]

Very nice video! Well, shot - you got so close!

[DarknessNightCrow]

AWSOME!

[Pwn3dN33b]

Wow! That's so cool!!!!!!!!

[wildorcaimages]

That's pretty cool :) I have seen them bring in ducks and eat them, but never a crab :)

[VA7KSP]

that's pretty cool footage -- I know how hard it is to hold the camera steady while zoomed in! thanks for sharing it.

[KetaVancouver]

yeah totally . . but once s/he has it firmly held down just starts ruthlessly ripping those legs off!

[MyWildlifeVideos]

Wonderful video! The eagle seemed a little hesitant at first: probably didn't want a crab claw grabbing his foot. Can't blame him. :)

[KetaVancouver]

Hey Brian, this is at the furthest point of Spanish Banks beach. The sand bar is usually under 20m of water (if you see the posts in any of my videos, they mark the channel of English Bay for shipping, and are usually completely under water!) In summer the tide gets low and the tidal flats get exposed.

Thanks hulabird! more to come, I can promise you that.

[hulabird]

Keta, you're the best! Thanks for landing over in our nest at Santa Cruz. As you know, we starve for footage like this!

[Brianj1234]

Cool, what beach was this on?