Peregrine falcon hunts downhill rider (with Red Bull channel) | Earth Unplugged

[@MaiCohWolf]

Evidently red bull doesn't give you wings as fast as a falcons… but still pretty darn fast! This was an awesome vid!

[@InvisiblesilenceA]

So much fun watching the behind the scenes. Gotta give credit to the final production, seeing as all these shots are bits and pieces of nearly a dozen of these chases; looks great to watch and doesn't seem like split pieces. From the looks of it, the falcon kept catching the bait *within 15 seconds* of Lloyd removing its hood, which is why they had to do so many shots. This vid, although awesome, doesn't do the Falcon's hunting skills justice. I'd want to see this be done with a Goshawk (as RHCowboy mentioned) or a Swift (arguably the most aerially skilled bird on the planet).

[@MrSpychecker]

In Australia, Magpies do this automatically without training.

[@schlooonginator1227]

In Victoria Canada, we get crows doing it, even seagulls if grumpy and hungry enough! I bet magpies are related to crows. They behave and look similar. Saw a hilarious vid of some guy getting attacked by one, funny shit.

[@franzfanz]

Magpies are dicks.

[@defunckt6284]

@@schlooonginator1227 Your right! Aussie Magpies are actually Crows and not related to any other magpie around the world. Just plain named wrong.

[@dinlat32]

That happens in New Zealand too.

[@Mr.Tomess]

that falcon is like 0-86 mph in 1sec.

[@earthunplugged]

Downhill mountain bike legend, Gee Atherton, is hunted by the fastest bird in the world, a peregrine falcon in our special collaboration with Red Bull

[@gavdownes100]

That was surprisingly entertaining. Obviously the falcon is so much faster. The dodging, jumps and weaving made it tricky. I liked the side on views of both of them, seeing the bird change its course and attack. I liked it

[@trippplefive]

hate the cuts back and forth. show the falcon cam all the way through.

[@eiandrew]

Check description ;)

[@JuliusCesar2781]

unbelivible how fast and gracefully the falcon acting !!! The downhill rider has had not a bit of a chance !

[@OakwildeDesigns]

Seems like the Falcon may have enjoyed that challenge, not sure what the actually time was from start to catch but it looked like Gee got a great ride in before caught! Awesome!

[@bkjeong4302]

+FloridaMomCrochet Less than a minute.

[@earthunplugged]

With a complicated shoot like this, of course, it'd be quite a feat to film everything in a single run with Gee! We've put together a behind the scenes though so you can see how we worked it over the two days. Have a look in the channel...

[@686Boards]

Amazing video the slow-mop of the bird is unbelievably insane the changes in body movement are so rapid and precise to cool

[@RHCowboy]

Very cool video. What's even more amazing is that an agile catch like that isn't even the peregrine's strong suit. Peregrine's are known for their speed (a dive of around 200mph). When they dive at that speed, they are hunting other birds such as pigeons which are in flight and not prone the the back/forth of the cyclist. That amazing dive speed is more like a bullet hitting a target that is comparatively crawling. An African Goshawk (known for extreme mobility in wooded areas) would snatch that target without even trying.

[@wiznik88]

this is by far one of the coolest things ive ever seen

[@oddymanskewiff]

for a DH maniac and a bird lover like me, I have to say that was the best short film I've seen for a long time thx

[@Soulvex]

Put on a wing suit thing and try, you'd still have no chance ;)

[@havitywow8551]

with it will be even easyer for the falcon to catch it cuz he cant do that moves left right and the jumps

[@tenguage42101]

super talented crew, amazing technology, a superior athlete, beautiful production of a beautiful location but the star of the show.... one magnificent animal! Bravo!

[@FilmsRefined]

Incredible! Loving the detail seen in the slow-mo!

[@Dewoy1]

these birds are the jetfighter in the animal world

[@prettyjohnshill76]

really? I didn't see any machine guns or missiles on it....

[@DrXIII]

Who the freak NEEDS them when you got CLAWS?

[@TheRealSkeletor]

@@DrXIII *talons

[@DrXIII]

@Skeletor Jopko Talons = Claws.

[@nanaki-seto]

I know it is old but if a pilot tried to pull turns like a falcon they would probably pass out from the high gs

[@KamaroKarol]

Outstanding! Watching the falcon come close so many times was great. What an intense work out for both!

[@globnomulous]

Any possibility of getting a de-shaked, uncut version of the video feed from the falcon?

[@twiginthebox]

That was amazing! I have been waiting for this one for weeks. Worth the wait indeed!

[@woottonp]

you guys should just post the uncut bird cam, hell i know it will be super shaky but i would love to see it without so much editing,get a sense of the flight path the bird takes compared to gee, and the speed. great video none the less, just i came here from pinkbike and the video is too similar to what i just watched there

[@RicHancock]

Fantastic videos! Everything epic on both! Who is the music?? Love it!

[@GoodJobBadJob]

i like how the camera on his helmet reappears and disappears. I wonder how many times they made them do that.

[@Superstarfruit888]

This was absolutely beautiful. And I love the quality of the film - gorgeous colors, textures. Also, surprised people expect an entirely different video - it's the same scene, two different perspectives, is there something that's difficult to understand about that, lol?

[@iliasasdf]

I like scenes to last more than 2 seconds. Changing between cameras so rapidly is at least annoying and removes any perspective of the scene.

[@zippycute]

a seamless display of showmanship

[@gcn]

We reckon that GCN's Daniel Lloyd on his road bike would be able to escape the falcon. What do you reckon @Earth Unplugged, up for trying it again?

[@finnmurtons8727]

that's a bet i'd like to partake in. 50 bucks on the bird

[@Ianxcala]

+1 for the uncut falcon cam version!

[@athelija]

This wasn't done in one take. If you pay attention, you will notice that in some scenes Gee's helmet cam is absent, while present in others.

[@NickyCakewalk]

the bird shots are awesome .. why didn't red bull use any of them in their edit?

[@kenny19879]

from 1:48 to 2:18 literally happen in just 2sec, and see how many moment that little falcon did....amazing.

[@bokeflo]

The Bird of Prey camera is awesome!

[@tywin1]

Watching the falcon from these angles is all kinds of bad ass. What an incredible animal!

[@rlebobinnec]

Is this still possible in 2014 that such a big channel doesn't tell the music used for the video ?

[@DarkComet360]

Cool stuff here! It appears that the Falcon won at the end. :) Nature will out!

[@DarkComet360]

Stick a fork in the man, he's done. Falcon won! LOL

[@tameremat]

love it ! such a great footage! do another one with a camera attached to the falcon, it would be awesome ! great job

[@Doordie4]

Agreed. This is all I need. When ever it went out of birdcam I was like noooo :(.

[@TheDemoVault]

Could you upload the uncut footage of the birdcam? :)

[@Ramstring]

one of the best videos on KZbin 2013

[@DisHammerhand]

That Falcon is so cute! I know, fastest Hunter and all, but so cute!

[@chadams123]

The other video was almost 5 minutes long. This video is 3 minutes long but with only like 10 or 15 seconds total of birdcam view. I expected to see the birds view a lot more, but the video was just a shortened version of the other one, with a little birdcam in there. It's a great video, but I came to watch the birds view of it. It would be great if they had the uncut version of the birdcam :]

[@love4all2night]

Nice video! I kept thinking it might get caught in the spokes. Wheres Fox McCloud?

[@earthunplugged]

Okay - we've uploaded it! Have a look in our channel or follow the link in the description above. Hope you enjoy!

[@djpetenice]

Holy this was one of best things ive ever watched in my life..

[@olemann77]

uncut falcon cam version would be mindblowing... but then again.. this was done in so many shots... so i doubt there is one

[@saltyp123]

I can't believe the Uploader actually responded to so many simple minded comments...this world is full of haters who have no critical thinking skills and see things at most 2 layers deep...,....This IS the coolest video I have ever watched-combined with the bike part as well.....This is what the falcon was built to do....you don't think this happens in the wild??? seriously-The falcon prob had more fun that all the humans involved creating this masterpiece

[@DevdattaAhirrao]

Yes, It is amazing!!!! Don't know what kind of ppl didn't liked this video. And as for changing cameras, it gave good perspective about the whole scene. I liked it. (what was some ppl's problem? :D)

[@earthunplugged]

Yep, that is a pretty epic way of putting it...

[@autofixation]

Why didn't you just have one streaming feed of the camera on the bird instead of continuously switching to other cameras?

[@vamtheanomaly]

What an awesome video!

[@BBQPeanut]

I expected this to actually be the birdcam and not the same video with tiny snippets of it... didnt expect to rewatch the video

[@Neiropa]

yesssss birdcam is awesome!

[@Fuktupratbag]

wow this was cool some different shots than the other vid. very very cool video. so many times the Falcon came so close.. looks like he tagged Gee a couple times dam that was cool

[@Aznava45]

I click three link just to see the full footage from the bird view...but what do i got here... SAME vidoes like previous link?!

[@CiachoLover]

The fact that there isn't more falcon cam footage is because it was probably too unstable to be watchable. If anything this proves that if a peregrine had "HD cam" eyes, it would starve. Thumbs up for falcon vision.

[@jaycox882]

Absolutely brilliant and inspiring for us ... Thank you :)

[@666DanMartin]

Disappointing that you don't actually get to see hardly any footage from the bird cam

[@ImJuanGrajales]

Amazing!?, you guys deserve more views!

[@earthunplugged]

Check out our new stunt film Falcon vs Bentley here kzbin.info?o=U&video_id=iq5DxzTTVgo

[@tamasimrei]

WOW! this is the most amazing thing I've seen for a long time!

[@MaskedMike004]

Coolest video I've seen in ages. Score one for Nature!

[@akkando]

I wish there was a bird cam video.

[@lokes2]

As a falconer I liked the vid. It was pretty obvious it was multiple takes as I've never known a peregrine to take so many missed passes without giving up. Still a great idea though. I'm thinking a Prairie falcon would of grabbed it faster. I'd love to see the same idea with a Gos Hawk. That would be epic.

[@Ianxcala]

You guys rock! Thanks!

[@AStandsForFrench]

I don't know why you did it, but I sure am glad you did!

[@samoanXninja]

can you post a link? And yeah I'd have to agree with @achaix. I was hoping for a RAW unedited footage.

[@PhantomHackerReborn]

Does the camera slow down the bird?

[@AdrianFarr]

This is nuts! Well done!

[@xxgo1ngw35txx]

So awesome, especially the pic of the biker staring at the falcon... Lol.

[@WePlayTheFox]

A race between a superintelligent primate and a freaking dinosaur in the sky... This is epic when you think about it. Well done, guys!

[@AaronBaglietto]

What camera you upswing on the falcon?

[@notoriouskgw]

Wow at ~2:00. Look at those moves by the Peregrine. Slow frame rate, quick moves. Incredible.

[@earthunplugged]

How fast then? Of course, peregrines are fastest in downward flight rather than level, so Moses might be at a disadvantage. Brb, off to research more fast things…

[@sdgjsj4ie5thi34krhjt]

Why do u use fighter jet sounds for the bird?

[@Gamingoodz]

I will say I know nothing about these birds but I wonder if this could actually be a good way to rehabilitate these birds to release back into the wild.. I mean they would get a good work out to get them better at hunting again after injuries or being in captivity.

[@Toffi88]

need the uncut...

[@BasDeRycke]

where is the GoPro Camera at 2:52? :/

[@joeljuhala6006]

this was not done in one take. In some scenes he has the gopro on top of his helmet and others he doesn't.

[@lupegonzales1510]

Wow that's really cool that bird is a hell of a hunter it wasn't giving up for anything

[@knowhowislam3431]

mountain biker: hopefully I will win falcon: u need to hold ur acceleration's beer his acceleration: im out

[@rexon31]

this is not a test of speed but the birds moveability and it was no challenge to a born flying ninja like the falcon.

[@samsmith7866]

He doesn't get hunted, he get's chased

[@Wasupidat001]

Love the spirit of that bird!!! This should be an olympic competition. :-)

[@BeyondTheMind007]

The falcon could have got the Bait in the 1st 30 seconds, but something is throwing it off. either a small electric shock to tell him not to get the bait yet, or some sort of signal that tells him not to snatch it yet for the sake of the video,otherwise it'd be a 30second video. You can see plenty of times where he couldve just swooped in and taken it, but he doesn't, you can see something makes him dart away.

[@lucasart328]

i know hesitation, like when you could easily cross the road in time before a car gets to that spot but you dont.

[@BeyondTheMind007]

correct lucas.

[@BenedictusFan]

No way it could be an electric shock, it would need to earth and the only way that would happen is through a charge strong enough to jump; a charge that would be so strong the bird would be dead and have its feathers fried

[@BeyondTheMind007]

BenedictusFan I meant trained to dart away from the target when they shock him a bit. It's a trained falcon obviously. What do you mean it would have to earth? how do you think dog shock collars work buddy?

[@LegendOfMoonDragons]

Perhaps the bird's playing? I know this isn't much of a comparison, but my own birds (obviously significantly smaller and with 0 hunting instinct) enjoy teasing and playing when given a challenge. Perhaps it was being deliberately deterred for the sake of the video, perhaps it was playing, or perhaps it is a little inexperienced and simply missed a few times. Either way, an interesting video to watch. :)

[@hybridhelix88]

What's the name of the song please !!!

[@Hyperbole77]

I thought the same thing. It cut away from the bird cam so often and for too long. Moar Falconbell.

[@Courage_n_Honour]

THAT HAS TO BE THE COOLEST TIHNG IVE EVER SEEN !!

[@gcn]

Coming down a mountain on some of the road stages riders will hit upwards of 80kph. But there are corners to even things out a little so Moses definitely has a chance.

[@SCOTTMCKAY1982]

GREAT VIDEO! :)

[@AllysonCowan]

Would love to see this tried with an imprint goshawk...as long as you're wearing body armor. :P I've seen lures put on RC cars and planes, but never on a person. Bet this was fun to make! Very cool!

[@SebsExotics]

nice river monsters music

[@Zman579]

The sales pitch for this must have been amusing. "So Gee, you know what a peregrine falcon is right, lightning fast predator that can rip off your face? How would you like to ride down a mountain while one is chasing you?" "Umm..."

[@lori5455]

Super hard track for the human, Peregrine seems to be coasting along for the most part.

[@Fotoih]

Very cool - the peregrine falcon is perhaps not the best adapted to such a type of hunt - it's fastest in an all out dive (stoop) which breaks a pigeon's neck... interesting to see how much quicker something like a sparrowhawk would take that bait - would suit their MO much better.

[@kozzizzle]

The SICKEST bike/bird movie ever.....

[@jribeye1818]

Great exercise for the bird. Nice work…

[@vivienlam9479]

watch the bird-view one in the description, the bird took less than a minute

[@smileywhales]

Would have liked more bird in the bird cam

[@LucasMilk]

The bird is so freaking fast that it is having a hard time to match the biker speed! lol!

[@cameracoke]

Great idea and good video, but way too much slow motion for my taste.