Brit Reacting to Let's Talk About America's Iconic Bald Eagle

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[@stewiegriffin88]

You dont realize how massive these eagles are until you see one close up. Definitely suggest going somewhere you can see one in person.

[@danielhoehne801]

Very true. Have seen them flying, and up in branches plenty in northern Wisconsin. But one day, while driving, saw one standing on the side of the road like 10 feet from me. Was shocked at how massive it was. I mean, just so much more robust, thicker than you'd expect. Best word I can think of is, it just seemed brawny.

[@stewiegriffin88]

@danielhoehne801 Exactly, I see why they weigh about 40 lbs, it's just that big of a damn bird lol That's awesome tho I know there's a ton of them up there too. I live about 2 miles or so from the Mississippi River and see them year round.

[@Emerica.]

In movies they use the vocalizations of the red tailed hawk

[@Escall]

Roosevelt had a mid Atlantic accent. Not many folks still have that accent but it was common among rich folks and early movie actors.

[@vex_mistaken]

its also a way people talked on recordings back then because speaking regularly was harder to hear clearly over radio so they put on a kind of stage accent to be more intelligible.

[@BTinSF]

I was born just 3 months after Franklin Roosevelt, who had the same accent, died and I grew up in Maryland (definitely "Mid-Atlantic") and I never heard anyone except film clips of FDR and his cousin/wife Eleanor with this accent so I don't think it can really be called "mid-Atlantic". The closest other than the Roosevelts may have been Katherine Hepburn who was from Connecticut. As I posted before reading this, I've always heard it referred to as a "Hudson Valley" accent and that makes more sense to me (Connecticut isn't that far). Though my family and most people I knew were comfortably middle class, I did know some "rich folks" from Maryland's "horse country" and also from the Eastern Shore (the spit of land encompassing Delaware and part of Maryland on the east side of Chesapeake Bay) and they didn't speak this way either.

[@LazerWolfProductions]

Hey Luka, big fan of your vids and have been for a long time. I work at an animal rehabilitation center. We usually get animals like horses, small eagles, small falcons, racoons, possums, skunks, anything that needs help pretty much. So, one day 13-14 years ago we got 2 small bald eagles. We help them grow and live with minimal human contact (in our giant bird aviary, its prob 5 miles long both ways so 25 miles total if your calculating its area) , released them a year and half later, the female is doing very very very well. So, I’m happy and I’m glad you did a vid on my fav bird

[@donnaoleske6804]

I used to watch a duo of eagles on a 24/7 web cam in Decorah Iowa. It was fascinating. The nest was damaged in a storm a few years ago, but they are back now. It's fun to watch the momma lay her eggs, then sit of them for weeks, even when she is covered with snow. The papa brings her food and sometimes sits on the eggs to give her a break. Once they hatch they stay in the nest for about 6 weeks and the cycle starts again to rebuild the nest.

[@gregrambo606]

The funny thing is, Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird symbol, not the bald eagle. Glad he lost that one.

[@billbrasky1288]

I have seen a bald eagle in the wild in Northern Minnesota and Southern Louisiana. They love the Louisiana swamps and Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes. The coolest thing about them is they mate for life. When they have eggs or juveniles one will sit on them while the other one hunts. Then they will trade off.

[@johanna0131]

I live in a city that’s near several lakes and mountains. We have a very large park in the north part of town, and on a couple of occasions, we’ve had bald eagles build their nests there. We also have a lot of red tailed hawks in the area.

[@jamesleyda365]

Bald Eagles are everywhere here in the Great Pacific northwest of America. They have been apart of my life for my whole life, an awesome addition to everyday life out here 🤘

[@laziojohnny79]

We've got a few in the Netherlands as well, always a highlight of the day when spotting one.

[@eddawg79]

One of the coolest things is kayaking down the river and having 3 or 4 eagles show up just around the bend.

[@HahnJames]

My sister and her husband used to have a house on a lake. It was cool sitting in the dining area off the kitchen watching one or two of them take fish from the lake. Fish are their primary food preference but, they will take smaller birds and ground animals like, rabbits too. Another really cool bird to watch fishing is the osprey. Eagles will only take fish near the surface of the water so they don;'t have to go into the water. Ospreys hover over fish until they spot one they want then, they dive, feet first, into the water to get it. They can go to a depth of nearly a meter. The really cool part is when they emerge from the water and take flight.

[@toddwhite4278]

Love your reaction. I’ve had a few eagle interactions. On Vashon island…. A friend had a place on the west side, I was walking to my car, an eagle flew towards me… wing span… 7 ft., I became flat upon the path

[@EthanBSide]

No shit you go flat! I'm east side Sound . I'd go to ground with a lot on Vashon!

[@coolbreeze4066]

I’m a 56 years old grandfather, I’ve lived my whole life in Northern California and have never seen a bald eagle in person, until last year. I live in San Jose the capital of Silicon Valley, an area with millions of residents. I was shocked to see a bald eagle atop of a large redwood tree 🌲 in the middle of the city, it was even more beautiful than I imagined.

[@EthanBSide]

Beautiful!

[@Tarzan91303]

Bald eagles are legendary for their ability to pluck all of their feathers off so that new ones, stronger ones, can come out. It’s their Phoenix rising moment.

[@funnyusername8635]

I used to live in a place with lots and lots of bald eagles. Enough that I used to be able to sit in the upstairs bedroom with the windows open and hear them calling. I've seen them do the grabbing talons and spinning in the air move they do when they are courting too.

[@tylerjay_]

Had the pleasure of being part of a rescue team that saved one. Amazing bird (dinosaur). Holding it you realize just how massive and powerful they are

[@laziojohnny79]

We've got a few in the Netherlands as well, always a highlight of the day when spotting one.

[@EthanBSide]

Just remember that Benjamin Franklin wanted the Turkey as the National Bird as the wild ones are frisky and smart (but too trusting of humans). Also, a huge adult Bald Eagles can crush a skull with a talon. Luckily they like fish

[@you_can_call_me_T]

Roosevelt was from a wealthy family. They probably adopted the Mid-Atlantic accent, which was invented to distinguish the wealthy from the common folk. It was also adopted by Hollywood so that actors would have a universal accent that didn't reflect any particular region of the States. That's why all the old stars sounded half British/half American, i.e. Mid-Atlantic.

[@maxnlearn]

Was coming here to comment this too! I kind of wish the mid-Atlantic accent would come back. Lol

[@BTinSF]

A lot of the "old stars" were British: Bob Hope, Charlie Chaplin and Cary Grant being 3 prominent examples.

[@maxnlearn]

⁠@@BTinSFexactly! And it’s crazy how the accent was completely ridden of after WW2 to a more “American accent”.

[@manxkin]

I live just 40 miles north of Chicago. We have the occasional bald eagle here. They are truly majestic. In the winter you, well we, can drive over to the Mississippi River, about 3.5 hours away and observe lots of bald eagles. Really cool. But there are also bald eagles that hang out here as well along the Fox River and the many lakes here in Lake County, Illinois.

[@baraxor]

The bald eagle was adopted as the national symbol of the United States (in terms of heraldry, it's the supporter of the national arms) as the native version of the eagle of Republican Rome. Benjamin Franklin didn't think the bald eagle was good enough---he thought of them as little more than scavengers---and instead proposed the turkey, as being truly a native symbol of America. Mind, he was talking about the wild turkey, not the domestically-raised version.

[@Out-Of-Service]

First, I lived in Indianapolis for 45 years and have been to the Eagle's Nest restaurant many times. It's a high dollar rotating restaurant on top of one of the tallest buildings in the city. Very cool place to have dinner at night. Now I live in southwest Florida, and there are really tall poles all along the interstate. They were installed so that Bald Eagles could use them to build their nests at the top. Almost every pole has a huge nest on the top. I'm 6'1", and I could easily lay down in one of these nests. You can see eagles all the time around any of the barrier islands off the coast. They seem to eat a lot of iguanas down here. Probably just an easy meal for them, and the iguanas are invasive, so it's a win/win.

[@billyhndrsn4542]

Delicious iguana flying thru snack.

[@Cirruscloudz]

Bald Eagles are opportunists, so they’ll both hunt and also scavenge. It’s one of the reasons why their numbers were able to recover so well, compared to other eagles like the Golden Eagle, whom will only eat prey they have hunted. I see Bald Eagles a lot near lakes around breeding season (live in the SW). Though when it comes to soaring majestically, I think very few can beat the California Condor. Absolutely ugly birds, but their flight is so smooth and beautiful.

[@SonOfMuta]

5:14 Yes, birds eat fish. HOW are shocked by that revelation?

[@SGlitz]

Seen them in a Zoo. That is one BIG bird. A powerful symbol.

[@BTinSF]

Theodore Roosevelt and the entire Roosevelt family (including cousin Franklin) had an aristocratic Hudson Valley accent because, well, they were a wealthy, aristocratic family who lived in the Hudson Valley north of New York City (Hyde Park, NY in fact). I've often wondered if this accent still exists. Franklin Roosevelt is really the last full-blown example of this I've heard.

[@JPMadden]

Theodore Roosevelt came from a very wealthy family. That probably accounts in part for his manner of speech.

[@Kim-427]

Many American actors were taught to speak back in the 30’s/40’s with a British Accent. It was mainly the upperclass. It was called a mid-Atlantic accent.I guess they thought it sounded more dignified. It was somewhat a British and American accent.I don’t know why or how they did it. If you ever watch an old black and white movie from that time you will hear the actors speak with a that accent.

[@JPMadden]

@@Kim-427I've watched countless movies from the 1930s and '40s. Many of the better actors in early talkies started their careers in theater. I think they hired diction coaches for actors making the transition from silent films. The UK did have a film industry back then, but many British actors chose to work in Hollywood (more money?)

[@jtcash2005]

St. Pierre and Miquelon are French islands a few miles from Newfoundland, so France is also North American. This is not even counting nations and territories in the Carribean, Central America, or Greenland (Denmark), which some might say are North America.

[@PatrickM-dm6sf]

Someone should let Luka know there are 23 countries in North America not just the 3 large ones

[@cherylflam3250]

@@bmorg5190🤪😂🤪😂

[@burnout_2017]

Bald eagles will hunt anything its eye catches, they are strong enough and big enough to carry away animals that equal their own body size, like rabbits and such. They eat mostly fish but also water fowl and small mammals. We have many here in southwest florida and when you see one standing on the ground you will be surprised by how big they really are. I had one take a nice bass i was trying to catch one day, the fish would hit the lure but wouldnt take it. It did that for a couple casts until finally out of no where the flash of the huge wings came and boom, just like that the fish was gone. I was so mad i quit fishing for the day, i had been after that fish for quite sometime from my dock and thought that was gonna be the day.

[@Tbone1492]

I saw one visiting the middle of Manhattan eating a pigeon. On a light pole. Strangest thing!

[@jefffitzgerald8410]

There are way more bald eagles in Canada. I've seen them plenty of times here in Windsor. But way more when I visit my dad in Newfoundland. I've never seen a beaver in the wild. lol

[@laziojohnny79]

We've got a few in the Netherlands as well, always a highlight of the day when spotting one.

[@you_can_call_me_T]

Fyi, there are more than 3 countries in North America. 23, i believe.

[@aniE1869]

If you want to see hundreds of eagles in one place, go to Homer Alaska in the summer. I hope you don't mind the smell of rotting fish.

[@MikeOfKorea]

The Mid-Atlantic Accent is often confused with a Britannic accent. It's pretty much died out nowadays, though.

[@tracyfrazier7440]

There are two popular eagle nest cams in Florida. The growth of the birds from hatchlings to fledglings is astonishing. There is a baby in the nest at SW Florida Eagle Cam, and I believe there are eggs at NE Florida eagle cam. There is always a lot of drama, and last year was hard on the parents. It can be upsetting at times. There are Eagle cams in Minnesota and California and Washington, D.C., to name a few.

[@MsCabdala]

In West Coast central they are demolishing wetlands, so we will definitely be running out of Bald Eagles..

[@donaldstewart8342]

There are two in Iowa ,one right over a fish hatchery and the RAPTOR RESOURCE PROJECT has live cameras on both

[@Muddywatersist]

They predominately hunt fish but they will eat other birds and smaller animals. I once watched one try to snatch up my neighbors small dog. The eagles call is actually loud and the sound travels far.

[@billyhndrsn4542]

Seen video of them hunting mountain goats on the cliffs, swooping down to make them panic on the rocks running furiously, grabbing onto the necks till they lose balance and fall hundreds of feet mangling themselves. Eagles land and eat till hearts desire till a predator comes for their share.

[@jonathonfrazier6622]

Yes, this is why Americans see some kind of prestige for lack of a better word for some of the upper class British accents, its because it is very similar to our own old American Arictocracy. Essentially its just non rhotic, meaning they dont use their "R"s.

[@skuzzbunny]

Crazy HUGE!!!!! I'd always heard it was illegal to even own their feathers, unless you're native american.....!!

[@toomanyopinions8353]

No, because they are a native species, their population isn’t a problem. Remember, he said that before Europeans arrived, there were around 500k in the USA. They are a key part of the ecosystem, and having their numbers be where they are now is actually beneficial to other species.

[@moe92870]

13:24 wait... How did you do that? I can't do that. Damn lol

[@EricLovesthe80s]

that is so funny i said the same thing when i saw their nest . it looks like a pen house lol

[@tricitymorte1]

Alaska was the Bald Eagle's last holdout for survival. At one point, they were considered a nuisance and were hunted almost to extinction. Alaska still hosts more Bald Eagles than people, but since it's now protected, their numbers are slowly growing again. Different states' Department of Natural Resources often tracks down their nests and set up live webcams so the public can watch a breeding pair raise their young. I live in rural Minnesota, and especially in winter, we can sometimes see them on the roadside feasting on a deer that's been hit by a truck. And I say truck, because most of the people here drive pickups or SUVs. Roosevelt was from New York, but his accent was oddly more prevalent in the Mid-Atlantic (Maryland down to parts of North Carolina), and in the early 1900s, a lot of people purposely adopted a similar accent - if you watch any movies from that era, a lot of the actors sound similar, but they were trained to speak like that because it sounded more "posh."

[@Fralab26]

"The United States will eventually always do the right thing" Bruh

[@frankisfunny2007]

The iconic bald eagle cry/screech that you in the movies, is a lie. That's from a bird of prey, but it's from a red-tail hawk. I've heard the red-tailed hawk cry in person, it's kinda intimidating to hear!

[@d2ndborn]

We had a nest near by. They put a camera in it. They were there for about 6 years. To bad one of them searching for food for the chicks got sucked up in an airplane engine. The nest was near the airport.

[@Blondie42]

Bald eagles are fans of "sushi" 🍣 tho minus the rice and such.

[@jonunya1163]

Roosevelt had a trans atlantic accent. It was a made up accent that combined British and American accents. People who spoke publicly were trained to use it

[@uwbadger79]

North America actually has 34 countries, not 3.

[@license2kilttheplaidlad640]

There was a nest of them in my neighborhood but they were killed in a tornado one was found with a baby rabbit in its clutches still i used to watch them fly around with mama not sure if she lived haven't seen her since.

[@MsCabdala]

More than I knew as a citizen...I thought it represent freedom? :)

[@SonOfMuta]

2:40 Three countries? 😂🤣 You ijit. There are 23 countries in North America

[@stevepalmberg5905]

Eating fish opportunistic prey

[@boxxy6760]

Let’s goooo!! Love the channel bro. I recommend reacting to a video called “The most PATHETIC rivalry in baseball” by a channel called “Bronx Tales YT”. It’s super funny and easy to follow , even if you don’t follow or understand baseball.

[@akarminius]

Just massive dumpsters chickens... Alaska folks know.

[@theresedavis2526]

Please do a reaction to the May 4th 1970 Kent State University massacre.

[@edwardbrady1698]

❤😂🇺🇸🗽🦅

[@MsCabdala]

Homie on video needs new grill 🥸/ I've seen Eagle nest on top of light posts

[@HaroldSenna]

Lav luka anyone told you that you were majestic i would die to be like you your videos are amazing bro and british thats so sexy

[@xRakanishu]

O,O

[@seandonnelly9278]

You don’t know anything! Hay! Try listening and learning 😊

[@quasicrystal5166]

Well their wingspan can be up to 8 feet just to put things into perspective.