Animal Planet

Keith Loh · December 22nd, 2004, 12:29 PM

Someone get this eagle into the union!

http://media.animal.discovery.com/co.../birdtech.html

Bryan Mitchell · December 22nd, 2004, 01:35 PM

One of the coolest things I've ever seen, I wish there was more video to watch!

Keith Loh · December 22nd, 2004, 01:57 PM

I guess you'd have to watch the actual show. I don't get that channel :(

Dylan Couper · December 22nd, 2004, 03:36 PM

PIMP with a capitol IMP.

Rhett Allen · December 22nd, 2004, 04:03 PM

In the clip with the dogfight they said that they could "for the first time" show this from the birds perspective and yet they never did! They cut away every single time the other bird (buzzard or whatever) was just about in clear view and went with a wide shot from the ground! Do you think maybe they didn't get a release from the other bird and therefore couldn't use their face on TV? They could have put a little blur or even better one of those black boxes over the eyes!

hahaha

great clips! Thanks for the link!

James Emory · December 22nd, 2004, 08:56 PM

That was a great program! I watched it twice on the night it premiered. How about the 1" antenna on the bees for tracking their path from the hive to the flower, a straight line each time, even with crosswinds. I suspect that the military will be looking into the bird cameras now for super duper stealth intel gathering. Are there any eagles in Iraq? I guess they would have to use native birds so it wouldn't be so unusual. I wonder if PETA will have something to say about this?

Rhett. Although very short, there was a shot of the other bird closing in but not nearly long enough to demonstrate what they were talking about. It was when they were describing how the eagle barrel rolls to show the other bird its talons as a warning.

I saw a dog's face blurred on COPS once, pretty funny.

Jett Evans · January 5th, 2005, 02:46 AM

WOW! this is, i think, truly amazing. Its great that they can get that type of footage, and how good the camera is for weighing about an onunce.

I agree about the aireal dogfight, and how there should have been more "perspective" views, but i think that the camera got shaken, and theres nothing more then snow.

I wonder what other animals they are going to do this to next, a dolphin? A lion or tiger catching its prey? It busts the doors wide open!

James Emory · January 5th, 2005, 02:57 AM

I remember seeing a special on great white sharks where the biologists harpooned one with a cable a few feet long with a hydrodynamic camera housing attached. The camera actually flew right behind and above the dorsal fin showing the hunting and cruising behaviors of the shark. After a few hours or days, a special link in the cable dissolved in the salt water allowing the camera housing to float to the surface which is how they were able to retrieve the footage with a radio beacon.

Keith Loh · January 5th, 2005, 10:44 AM

I also recall a seal cam which was pretty confusing.

Bryan Roberts · January 5th, 2005, 11:56 AM

Absolutely amazing, gorgeous footage..... wow.

James Emory · January 10th, 2005, 12:50 AM

Now if Wescam could just figure out how to make a miniature gyro stabilizer and harness it to the underside of these birds.

December 22nd, 2004, 12:29 PM	#1
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Animal Planet - camera on a bird Someone get this eagle into the union! http://media.animal.discovery.com/co.../birdtech.html __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

December 22nd, 2004, 01:57 PM	#3
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	I guess you'd have to watch the actual show. I don't get that channel :( __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

December 22nd, 2004, 03:36 PM	#4
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January 5th, 2005, 02:46 AM	#7
Jett Evans New Boot Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: LA -- Cali-for-ni-a Posts: 12	WOW! this is, i think, truly amazing. Its great that they can get that type of footage, and how good the camera is for weighing about an onunce. I agree about the aireal dogfight, and how there should have been more "perspective" views, but i think that the camera got shaken, and theres nothing more then snow. I wonder what other animals they are going to do this to next, a dolphin? A lion or tiger catching its prey? It busts the doors wide open! __________________ Lif3 is an adv3nture to b3 liv3d, not a prob3m to b3 solv3d. -Alb3rt 3inst3in

January 5th, 2005, 10:44 AM	#9
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	I also recall a seal cam which was pretty confusing. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

December 22nd, 2004, 01:35 PM	#2
Bryan Mitchell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 316	One of the coolest things I've ever seen, I wish there was more video to watch!

December 22nd, 2004, 04:03 PM	#5
Rhett Allen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 607	In the clip with the dogfight they said that they could "for the first time" show this from the birds perspective and yet they never did! They cut away every single time the other bird (buzzard or whatever) was just about in clear view and went with a wide shot from the ground! Do you think maybe they didn't get a release from the other bird and therefore couldn't use their face on TV? They could have put a little blur or even better one of those black boxes over the eyes! hahaha great clips! Thanks for the link!

December 22nd, 2004, 08:56 PM	#6
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	That was a great program! I watched it twice on the night it premiered. How about the 1" antenna on the bees for tracking their path from the hive to the flower, a straight line each time, even with crosswinds. I suspect that the military will be looking into the bird cameras now for super duper stealth intel gathering. Are there any eagles in Iraq? I guess they would have to use native birds so it wouldn't be so unusual. I wonder if PETA will have something to say about this? Rhett. Although very short, there was a shot of the other bird closing in but not nearly long enough to demonstrate what they were talking about. It was when they were describing how the eagle barrel rolls to show the other bird its talons as a warning. I saw a dog's face blurred on COPS once, pretty funny.

January 5th, 2005, 02:57 AM	#8
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	I remember seeing a special on great white sharks where the biologists harpooned one with a cable a few feet long with a hydrodynamic camera housing attached. The camera actually flew right behind and above the dorsal fin showing the hunting and cruising behaviors of the shark. After a few hours or days, a special link in the cable dissolved in the salt water allowing the camera housing to float to the surface which is how they were able to retrieve the footage with a radio beacon.

January 5th, 2005, 11:56 AM	#10
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	Absolutely amazing, gorgeous footage..... wow.

January 10th, 2005, 12:50 AM	#11
James Emory Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 1,892	Miniature Wescam gyro stabilizer Now if Wescam could just figure out how to make a miniature gyro stabilizer and harness it to the underside of these birds.