Steller's Sea Eagle

The Steller's Sea Eagle is the heaviest eagle in the world, and one of the most visually striking. Japan's north island of Hokkaido is the best place to view this magnificent raptor up close. The video concludes with a slide show of Dory's photos.

[@gracealexandrea2150]

The narrator's voice is beautiful.

[@Am-ti3mc]

O Thanks for that friend

[@Am-ti3mc]

Thanks

[@franshans9078]

@@Am-ti3mc shut up dude

[@2Siders]

O Thanks for that friend

[@2Siders]

Thanks

[@kaymad143]

Love this! I saw a Stellars Sea Eagle in Maine last weekend (Jan. 15, 2022)! It was an amazing morning! Gorgeous Rock Star Stellar Sea Eagle!

[@BirdBath1]

Jerilyn Duefrene, look at bird bath

[@ElleTltrainismyname]

I'm from new England and watched this video while searching the internet for the current location of the same exact eagle you're talking about (July, 2022) It's on a world tour.

[@fisherbird1739]

it was seen in parts of Canada too

[@Luceforall]

I was wondering about that Steller's Eagle too (no chance for me, being in London UK!) and whether there have been any more sightings - it must have crossed the Straits of Bering or something :) I do hope it has found its way back home, mainly for procreation purposes! I wonder too about the reactions of Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles, at the sight of this unknown bird :)

[@Luceforall]

Oh wow - on a grand tour, then :) @@fisherbird1739

[@angelaprenosil6406]

Thank you SO much for this fantastic video. Love seeing the Stellars in their native area. We had a "loner" here in Massachusetts recently and now he's hanging out in Maine. Birders are coming from ALL over to see this magnificent eagle. Exciting news and fun for the long winter here in New England.

[@BirdBath1]

Angela Prenosil, look at bird bath

[@danmay9070]

Awesome video with some great shots of the majestic Steller’s Sea Eagle!! It’s become my new favourite bird of prey! They’re absolutely magnificent!! 😮😊❤

[@rayh1095]

Thanks! Much appreciated!

[@abelmantor7557]

I actually think what makes these birds recognizable is their bright yellow bills.

[@SamtheMan0508]

I enjoyed this very much. Your narrating was very concise and the video was excellent quality. How fortunate that you were able to see so many of these majestic birds in one area and get it on film.

[@FreyjaJ]

Fantastic footage! I'd never seen so many Steller's eagles gathered together in one location - they're incredible.

[@KhalidMehmood-yt1yw]

Very beautiful video and also beautiful photography so thanks

[@rayh1095]

And thank you!

[@Shadowboost]

That might be one of the most beautiful creatures I've ever seen

[@edohara2631]

Superb footage .

[@TankBeefy]

Ed Ohara superb critique

[@patiemcmurphy5254]

MAGNIFICENT!! First time I've ever seen Steller's Sea Eagle. What a Beauty. Great video. Love to see more of this beautiful bird. It's a wonderful day!!! 🦅💖😀🌻🍁🌲

[@trustingthejourney7539]

I really enjoyed this narrator. I appreciated the attention to added detail very much!

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@fredakarpf]

amazing; grateful for the footages otherwise I'd never get to see such magnificent creatures.

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@jameshaugen1722]

Amazing!!! Great footage of those magnificent birds. Makes me want to take a trip to Hokkaido to see them in the wild.

[@patrickcosgrove2623]

Great video guys ! love birds of prey Interesting enjoyable watch. Cheers !

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@lass-inangeles7564]

Superb photography, narration, and footage of a rare species. It was beautiful to watch. Many thanks!

[@victoryfirst2878]

What a magnificent bird of prey. Look forward to see this bird in person. Looks like Japan will be my next place to visit. Thank you for showing me this great bird. Just love its magnificent big beak.

[@rayh1095]

It only winters around Japan's Hokkaido. Check when the local tours are.

[@victoryfirst2878]

@@rayh1095 Thank you Ray for letting me know. Just love the pronounced beak of this big bird. Peace VF

[@ghievlain08villaver68]

After you visit japan and see Stellar you must visit next the Phil. And visit na place of Philippine Eagle the size is comparable to Stellar also ...

[@victoryfirst2878]

@@ghievlain08villaver68 Yes Sir, have to do just that and maybe more too.

[@SamtheMan0508]

Amazing footage and great narration!

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@AnnSwanson-xu6wd]

This is but one, of my favorite species, of a Bird of Prey. Thanks so much for sharing this w/us Ray H.

[@rayh1095]

Thanks Ann!

[@orlando1a1]

Marvellous video - the eagles are such majestic birds - both species.

[@lindahall2120]

Absolutely awesome video! I especially loved the single images at the end. We were lucky to have the Steller's Sea eagle visit Nova Scotia, Canada the fall of 2021 when I and my husband plus a good number of others got to see it with some wonderful views.

[@rayh1095]

Thanks! Glad you got to see that rare visitor!

[@rajgill7576]

What a huge beak and distinct looking bird!!

[@elijahglasser1421]

Beautiful eagle

[@Chavezoid]

Wow...this is amazing footage. Long life to animal preservationists.

[@sunside79334]

video quality is actually one of the best i've ever seen period. what in the ever loving fuck is the camera you're using there, it's so crisp and vivid you'd think you've been there in person...

[@Leifinthenewworld]

Love this eagle!! thank you

[@edwinalexandergarciagarcia587]

What a great creature! Good job. Thanks for sharing.

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@craks594]

beautiful scenes! thanks for sharing

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@Nordicrelaxationn]

A bird that hunts those annoying gulls that wake you up every morning????!!!! how do we attract these wonders to europe

[@vegardpig8634]

You are not cool just because you hate gulls

[@midnightsummer1462]

@@vegardpig8634 Well no, He doesn't think so. Because anyone with common sense hates them by their sound and by their extrem hearding which grants you nothing more than shit and a ruined building.

[@vegardpig8634]

MR Daddy Anyone with common sense knows that seagulls have one of the most complex sounds for communicating and are pretty smart. And they should also know that birds need to communicate, just like humans. They don’t exist to annoy you, but they will if they feel threatened or if you get too close to their kids.

[@thep.f.s.o.c.d.4823]

I agree I live near the coast of Germany and I am so annoyed by the gulls and I wish we had some more eagles. JUST TO SHUT THEM UP!!!!!!

[@midnightsummer1462]

@@vegardpig8634 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJOrh2p5i7Wdbrc just watch that link

[@enorytl]

They are so beautiful.

[@hadassah2998]

Adorable birds!! They are too cute!!! All these wing creatures

[@BirdBath1]

Hadassah, look at bird bath

[@mmassehs3251]

Good documentary and commentary direct and informative

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@pedrocampos691]

Yeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.

[@hamdanhammad8607]

such an amazing video

[@samwright285]

Love this video

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@samwright285]

@@rayh1095 Thank you sir🙏👍

[@karenotte5420]

Sir day before yesterday I saw the most beautiful bird I have ever seen in my life it's wing span was as big as me it looked just like the stellar it looked dead at me and almost tried to land on my car it's wing span was as big as me and the way it held its winga was the most beautiful real free in motion u will never forget how beautiful that bird was the car behind me motioned me over and said did you see that I had a tear in my eye I was taken by its beauty seeing it free in motion and knowing that God created it I will never forget it never. That what I saw was once in a lifetime in motion truly beautiful !!

[@Sealed_Chamber]

Great video.

[@belinhafernandes]

Wonderful footage! Thank you!

[@hamster22222]

i saw one before and it flew over my head 🥳

[@carrie5032]

Amazing!!! Thank you for sharing!

[@Phardy332]

We had one as far south as Worcester Mass ,3 months ago I caught pics and videos of one rummaging through trash bags

[@rayh1095]

Thanks for the report. I have been following the stories on this bird as it travels the eastern US!

[@fn8772]

gorgeous animals

[@banjocricketusa]

Excellent video.

[@adamarens3520]

Fantastic footage, interesting to see the pecking order of all these birds.

[@rickszabo4312]

Thanks Ray for sharing this.

[@jacktonzola4115]

Great video

[@nevermore4971]

They are gorgeous! The one at the National aviary in Pittsburgh escaped today. I hope they can find it.

[@actionheroes2860]

i wonder if this is the one in maine right now!?!

[@cathie9614]

They found our Pittsburgh Steller Eagle not long after it escaped. It was in someone's back yard. When he got back to the aviary he was very hungry. The one in Maine nobody knows where it came from.

[@nevermore4971]

@@cathie9614 yep I know. So glad he was found. Don’t ya just love that aviary? I’ve been going there I was a kid.😊

[@BirdBath1]

Look at bird bath 🦚😅

[@Artemis_simetrA]

Beautiful creatures, keep up the goodwork

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@cathie9614]

Would love to see more videos of the Steller Eagle. It's my favorite Eagle now and I can't find many video's on the Steller. I think it's the most beautiful and charismatic of all Eagles.

[@BirdBath1]

Cathie, look at bird bath

[@Luceforall]

I guess that, unfortunately, the lack of videos is due to the fact that you have to visit in person and take pot luck in finding them - it would be wonderful if a live stream could be set up, but probably these creatures' nests would be a problem to reach, not to mention internet connection/weather problems.

[@Teabone3]

Wonderful footage. This is great. I never heard of a Stellar's Sea Eagle before.

[@Heavy_Distortion]

Excellent job Ray H.

[@khalifahmuhammad1574]

Beautiful photography.

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@rajnbull]

I saw a Steller Eagle wintering out temps of -30 below...That's nuts..not in person was watching a russia doc clip..great video..Two of my fav eagles is Steller and Harpy..

[@scatman8963]

Mine too:)

[@trollking8275]

rajnbull ◑͜͡◐ same, harpy is my fave animal, steller is up there to.

[@blahblah40694]

rajnbull ◑͜͡◐ pigeons wintering -45 in Chicago 2012 .

[@Buttikoferiii]

rajnbull ◑͜͡◐ two of my favorites are golden and martial eagles. Harpies are close behind

[@louiebaruela98]

Well the Philippine Eagle is the top of them all😏😏🤣

[@markmark2080]

What a beautiful flying machine...

[@BirdBath1]

mark mark, look at bird bath

[@scatman8963]

This is actually a fantastic video, surprised you don't have more subscribers.

[@smokimon]

Amazing video

[@jackfrost6902]

Such beautiful creatures, magnificent!

[@villLe]

Fantastic video!

[@undergroundblu]

Excellent. Thanks for sharing!

[@silnin]

Very beautiful

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@MichaelRafferty-xb7iy]

The white tailed eagle looks like "we have a bald eagle at home."

[@thegray0]

Amazing video. Thank you

[@liznm-natur-channel]

great video! thank you.

[@sidensvans67]

Lovely footage .

[@sanjodaily3074]

I hope they could also get footage of the Philippine Eagle as clear as this!

[@td5760]

Fejocusa King there are already.

[@pixelTRE]

Great footage and commentary

[@tonyha5368]

There is a Steller In Terranova National Park Newfoundland Canada. lovety bird

[@jerrymirabito9055]

Great content bud

[@rosaviana7996]

A natureza é extraordinaria ; simplesmente

[@davemyers524]

Stellar performance

[@21753117]

Great quality video!

[@jonbeck5546]

One was recently seen along on Taunton River in Massachusetts, a article reported 22 December 2021.

[@billpardy4094]

I am here because I just read that!

[@rayh1095]

Interesting! Thanks!

[@mauicountygis5450]

Excellent camerawork; and your narration, which is usually the downfall of amateur video, is great too.

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@Nasuto1702]

I work with these eagles in the netherlands and they are really impressive. Some of our females are incredibly large and to see then uo close is an awsome expirience

[@TwickenStep]

nice DnB at the end

[@gamerswarfare1786]

3:02, the way they zoomed the crow, i thought they will play the sad meme song

[@JProfit]

This was really cool just found out today about these amazing 🦅

[@BirdBath1]

J Profit, look at bird bath

[@joehuggard]

Great educational video. Good work.

[@rayh1095]

Thanks!

[@linconnubreton]

Great work. Thanks.

[@kathiwhitehouse6929]

He is in Maine. Saw him today

[@amgq5523]

nice video...very informative

[@glitchherobrine3773]

I was looking up stellar so i could listen to the song ashes and this showed up as I was searching for the song

[@maritescadiz8141]

Different color eagle they look so nice

[@samwright285]

Awesome

[@rayh1095]

Thank You!

[@fight2flyphoto]

This was really cool! Thanks for posting!

[@WhoTheHellIsHarvy]

Great video!

[@eeros4192]

Wonderful

[@MT-bc1we]

This was a very informative video with an excellent production quality! The Steller's Sea Eagle is so amazing. Too bad they don't live in the Galapagos Islands or somewhere that seagulls run amuck. Where I live the seagulls eat the chicks and eggs of endangered shorebirds. "Seagulls are classed as migratory and therefore are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. This makes it illegal to pursue, hunt, kill or sell gulls as well as being against the law to disturb, destroy or move any active seagull nest."

[@andrejmucic5003]

F'n Awesome!

[@theeJambro]

sick birds!

[@yeisonx]

What an amazing video, thanks for sharing. What is the best time of the year to go to this place and see this magnificent animal?

[@rayh1095]

Thanks! The best and only time to see these birds in this area is in the winter. They are not there during breeding and nesting season. We were there the last week in Feb. Plan on spending a few days, as the weather is variable, some days so bad the boats don't leave the harbor.

[@yeisonx]

​@rayh1095 thanks so much for the tip. I was thinking the first week of March. Would you be able to recommend a tour operator? Also, please let me know if you have Instagram. I would like to follow your nature videos

[@beatricepaillard6508]

Ils sont magnifiques

[@missharry5727]

If you want to see one in the UK you may strike lucky if you visit the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Hampshire, UK. They have a female who is currently flying in their bird of prey flying demonstrations and she's HUGE - with birds of prey females are bigger than males. If you go to their website they have a photographic competition and you can find at least two pictures of her there.

[@samwright285]

Who is bigger, Filipino eagle or Stellar, or even the Harpy?

[@SuperMegaDeathRocket]

Pithecophaga jefferyi is bigger than both of em but stellar's got the wingspan while the harpy's got the biggest claw

[@KittySYT]

I hate seagulls!!! They steal my French fries and then laugh at me 😔

[@rickszabo4312]

Give the gulls nacho chips ,its kinda cruel and funny at the same time. They swallow them whole.

[@KittySYT]

rick szabo : No thanks. I don't want them to drop orangy shit 💩on someone. 🌚

[@ztuzar163]

you should learn how to share !

[@KittySYT]

@@ztuzar163 Somethings are better not shared.

[@efrainsueldo]

Outstanding video, may I ask which tour was hired? thank you

[@bethmcevoy465]

Ray H. I am a reporter for NEWS CENTER Maine... I would love to include some of your footage on my report about the Steller's Sea Eagle if you would allow me to with attribution of course.

[@rayh1095]

Yes. Feel free to use the footage. Anything to promote understanding and interest in birds and nature. Checkout (Google) "BirdNote Ray Dory" for our background.

[@k-wild]

amazing!

[@markpatterson2507]

Better than any nature vid on here.I know that's not too high praise..lol..Great job,folks

[@rayh1095]

Thanks! Much Appreciated!

[@davidvignola7060]

They have been found in canada a lot lately mainly in New brunswick

[@rayh1095]

Interesting! Thanks!

[@jessejay9485]

One of these spotted in New Brunswick Canada Recently.

[@rayh1095]

Thanks! I just looked up the story from CBC News: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/stellers-eagle-new-brunswick-bird-1.6086439

[@kalel311superman9]

is it possible this is the thunderbird people claim they see that they say picks up large animals?