Crow Rides On The Back Of An Eagle In Once-In-A-Lifetime Photos
Phoo Chan, a talented California-based bird photographer whose photos have been featured by National Geographic, has captured an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime series of photos of a crow landing and riding on the back of a bald eagle mid-flight.
According to Chan, “Crows are known for aggressively harassing other raptors that are much bigger in size when spotted in their territories and usually these ‘intruders’ simply retreat without much fuss. However, in this frame the crow did not seem to harass the bald eagle at such close proximity and neither did the bald eagle seem to mind the crow’s presence invading its personal space. What made it even more bizarre was that the crow even made a brief stop on the back of the eagle as if it was taking a free scenic ride and the eagle simply obliged.”
As strange as this photo may be, it’s not the first time that such a rare and unexpected sight has been spotted by a photographer – check out the baby weasel that took a ride on this woodpecker!
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Share on FacebookNO lol it is not riding on the eagle. I see their interactions daily and the eagle was more than likely near the crows nest and the crow is attacking it. They bounce off them with their feet. You should see the eagle do a cool manuever where it flips upside down and and away from the crows. They go after the eagle for like 10 minutes and other crows join in. FACT
Ya but unfortunately... he’s not taking a ride he’s attacking the eagle, which they do all the time , SO definitely not a once in a lifetime photo cause you can get it again if you just start looking for this situation AND this whole story is bs lol 😂. But apparently people are falling for this
This is not fake folks!! He is a well known photographer. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
The title is fake... not the picture. The crow is trying to attack the eagle NOT ride it!
Load More Replies...Those pictures of the crow and the Bald Eagle are incredible. I'd frame my camera and lens after capturing such a scene. WOW!!!!
And the Eagle didn't even s**t when he landed! Or was that in another frame?
This crow is definitely NOT riding the eagle. WTF? If this guy really was a "talented California-based bird photographer" he would know that.
Crows are pretty much the smartest birds in the planet. The hold funerals for their own and cross the street with people so not to get hit by cars. The also remember things for years.
Crow's are smart AF I've always imagined having a well trained army of crow's just flying around looking for gifts to bring me like bags of weed & such.
the baby waesel was trying to attack the woodpecker if you read the article!!!! this could be similar in the sense that the Eagle wont break its stride for this guy ...whpo knows what happened after that...or they could air quotes be friends...lolol
FAKE AS HELL. these are not real photos get the f**k outa here with this nonsense.
Crow: Just call me Daenerys of the house targaryen, first of her name, the unburnt, queen of the andals, the rhoynar and the first men, queen of meereen, khaleesi of the great grass sea, protector of the realm, lady regnant of the seven kingdoms, breaker of chains, mother of dragons and rider of eagles.
There is a reason the photos stop where they do. It's not riding, it's attacking.
Explain why the air is without anything sky like. this is b******t. Ya gotme.
A crow is not a raptor. Therefore: "Crows are known for aggressively harassing other raptors that are much bigger in size" makes no sense.
The crow is not a raptor. Thus it is not harassing and "other raptor".
Then why did a crow snatch my beloved cockatiel in mid flight and take off with her? WHAT THE F**K WAS THE CROW GOING TO DO WITH HER THEN?
Load More Replies...Fact check: Crows are not "raptors." as this article states. They're corvids.
The weasel wasn't riding the woodpecker. The weasel was trying to attack the woodpecker.
A friend of mine said this was like landing on an aircraft carrier in a storm. I said no, this is the animal equivalent of landing an F-5 on the back of a MiG-31.
http://www.spirit-animals.com/raven/ It's strange how Crow and Raven are seen as negative images in most cultures. I was brought up with Haudenosaunee beliefs, where Crow and Raven are very sacred and respected beings. In fact we believe that Crow made People. She was up to no good at the time, as she always is. Most First Peoples tribes that I've known also hold Crow and Raven sacred because they bring change and they knock the things that we consider known and solid off balance. They are among our favourite story characters as children, because they are mischief makers and remind us that life is play. As totem animals they are messengers are change and magic. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-magic-of-crows-and-ravens-256…
Not a fake or even an unusual shot. I have many similar images, mostly of newly fledged eagles.
NOT FAKE!!! This is not fake folks. He is a well known photographer for National Geographic. These pictures are also on the National Geographic site. Also, see snopes for verification that this is not fake. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
Also he’s just been published in nat geo as well as many other magazines which does not make him personally hired as a nat geo photographer as their employee. He submitted images and they got chosen.
Load More Replies...Cool the way the crow grew so fast. All tiny flying in the same spot above the eagle. Throw on the air brakes and he grows magically. Toss a hummingbird on the back of a goose next
NOT FAKE!!! He is a well known photographer for National Geographic. These pictures are also on the National Geographic site. Also, see snopes for verification that this is not fake. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
Load More Replies...NOT FAKE!!! He is a well known photographer for National Geographic. These pictures are also on the National Geographic site. Also, see snopes for verification that this is not fake. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
Load More Replies...When someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. The Eagle represents spiritual protection, carries prayers, and brings strength, courage, wisdom, illumination of spirit, healing, creation, and a knowledge of magic. The eagle has an ability to see hidden spiritual truths, rising above the material to see the spiritual. The eagle has an ability to see the overall pattern, and the connection to spirit guides and teachers. The eagle represents great power and balance, dignity with grace, a connection with higher truths, intuition and a creative spirit grace achieved through knowledge and hard work.
doesnt look real and there is something about the positioning of his head while they are in flight thats not right
NOT FAKE!!! He is a well known photographer for National Geographic. These pictures are also on the National Geographic site. Also, see snopes for verification that this is not fake. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
Load More Replies...Hardly once in a life time. I've captured this happening multiple times, and that's just this week.
So cute. This is a message from animals. They are saying, " we are not stupid beings because we can't do math. " We think ,make choices,feel pain, and all the basic needs to survive. Yes, animals don't judge, hate, and revenge. Like humans , but they don't like the negative energy humans put out . For example, my neighbors abandon their cat. For a month he stand on our porch. Never went when thy call for him to eat until they feed him and gave him attention. He continue to go other there , but they never again paid any attention to him. He has high hopes of getting back in the house with a family who don't care anymore. He comes to us for food when they give him dog food. We give him attention and shelter when he wants it. Sadly we can take on another cat. It was hard for us to get a place with two cats. Animals are smarter then humans give them credit, but we are so blind by religion . We don't see it. Science and animals all over the world see trying to prove it.
I had a neighbor leave 2 cats inside their house when they moved. They both were locked inside with no food and only a dripping sink until they finally escaped. One died and the other one is now living in my yard. She has a home if she wants to come in but she will not stay inside. She will come inside yup eat and get out of the heat and then go right back outside. It took us about 3 months just to be able to pet her, then another 4 months to get her to even walk to the doorway with the door open. She would come in in the winter months but we had too keep the door open for her or she would flip out thinking she wad going to get locked in again. Now she will come in and lay on the couch and sleep for a couple hours with the door closed but she will not stay inside.
Load More Replies...The eagle must've been raiding the crow's nest. The crow then attacked to drive the eagle off.
ALs deze foto's echt zijn...dus geen truc...dan vind ik ze geweldig genomen. Prachtige foto's!!!
Shows too how patient and tolerant is the eagle; he could kill the crow in an instant if he wanted to...
Is the photo of the eagle and the crow real or photo shopped? My brother says it's not real. Can any body help us know?
Happens everyday...with humans...chuckle Lots of crows riding on Eagles...
see? it doesn't matter if you're white or black, MJ was right all along
I've got that Edgar Winter song stuck in my head. ♫♫♫ free ride......take it easy ♫♫♫
Interesting behavior, but that "baby weasel that took a ride on this woodpecker" was in fact a predatory attempt - that woodpecker was nearly killed! "The least weasel's signature move is to sever the spinal cord of its prey with a bite to the neck, which is exactly what we're seeing in the photo" - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150303-weasels-woodpeckers-animals-science-weaselpecker-photos/
These pictures don't look authentic. They look like watercolor paintings.
TOTALLY ILLUSTRATED, NOT PHOTOGRAPHED...THAT EAGLE WOULD BE CRANING HIS HEAD BACKWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO lol it is not riding on the eagle. I see their interactions daily and the eagle was more than likely near the crows nest and the crow is attacking it. They bounce off them with their feet. You should see the eagle do a cool manuever where it flips upside down and and away from the crows. They go after the eagle for like 10 minutes and other crows join in. FACT
Ya but unfortunately... he’s not taking a ride he’s attacking the eagle, which they do all the time , SO definitely not a once in a lifetime photo cause you can get it again if you just start looking for this situation AND this whole story is bs lol 😂. But apparently people are falling for this
This is not fake folks!! He is a well known photographer. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
The title is fake... not the picture. The crow is trying to attack the eagle NOT ride it!
Load More Replies...Those pictures of the crow and the Bald Eagle are incredible. I'd frame my camera and lens after capturing such a scene. WOW!!!!
And the Eagle didn't even s**t when he landed! Or was that in another frame?
This crow is definitely NOT riding the eagle. WTF? If this guy really was a "talented California-based bird photographer" he would know that.
Crows are pretty much the smartest birds in the planet. The hold funerals for their own and cross the street with people so not to get hit by cars. The also remember things for years.
Crow's are smart AF I've always imagined having a well trained army of crow's just flying around looking for gifts to bring me like bags of weed & such.
the baby waesel was trying to attack the woodpecker if you read the article!!!! this could be similar in the sense that the Eagle wont break its stride for this guy ...whpo knows what happened after that...or they could air quotes be friends...lolol
FAKE AS HELL. these are not real photos get the f**k outa here with this nonsense.
Crow: Just call me Daenerys of the house targaryen, first of her name, the unburnt, queen of the andals, the rhoynar and the first men, queen of meereen, khaleesi of the great grass sea, protector of the realm, lady regnant of the seven kingdoms, breaker of chains, mother of dragons and rider of eagles.
There is a reason the photos stop where they do. It's not riding, it's attacking.
Explain why the air is without anything sky like. this is b******t. Ya gotme.
A crow is not a raptor. Therefore: "Crows are known for aggressively harassing other raptors that are much bigger in size" makes no sense.
The crow is not a raptor. Thus it is not harassing and "other raptor".
Then why did a crow snatch my beloved cockatiel in mid flight and take off with her? WHAT THE F**K WAS THE CROW GOING TO DO WITH HER THEN?
Load More Replies...Fact check: Crows are not "raptors." as this article states. They're corvids.
The weasel wasn't riding the woodpecker. The weasel was trying to attack the woodpecker.
A friend of mine said this was like landing on an aircraft carrier in a storm. I said no, this is the animal equivalent of landing an F-5 on the back of a MiG-31.
http://www.spirit-animals.com/raven/ It's strange how Crow and Raven are seen as negative images in most cultures. I was brought up with Haudenosaunee beliefs, where Crow and Raven are very sacred and respected beings. In fact we believe that Crow made People. She was up to no good at the time, as she always is. Most First Peoples tribes that I've known also hold Crow and Raven sacred because they bring change and they knock the things that we consider known and solid off balance. They are among our favourite story characters as children, because they are mischief makers and remind us that life is play. As totem animals they are messengers are change and magic. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-magic-of-crows-and-ravens-256…
Not a fake or even an unusual shot. I have many similar images, mostly of newly fledged eagles.
NOT FAKE!!! This is not fake folks. He is a well known photographer for National Geographic. These pictures are also on the National Geographic site. Also, see snopes for verification that this is not fake. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
Also he’s just been published in nat geo as well as many other magazines which does not make him personally hired as a nat geo photographer as their employee. He submitted images and they got chosen.
Load More Replies...Cool the way the crow grew so fast. All tiny flying in the same spot above the eagle. Throw on the air brakes and he grows magically. Toss a hummingbird on the back of a goose next
NOT FAKE!!! He is a well known photographer for National Geographic. These pictures are also on the National Geographic site. Also, see snopes for verification that this is not fake. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
Load More Replies...NOT FAKE!!! He is a well known photographer for National Geographic. These pictures are also on the National Geographic site. Also, see snopes for verification that this is not fake. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
Load More Replies...When someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. The Eagle represents spiritual protection, carries prayers, and brings strength, courage, wisdom, illumination of spirit, healing, creation, and a knowledge of magic. The eagle has an ability to see hidden spiritual truths, rising above the material to see the spiritual. The eagle has an ability to see the overall pattern, and the connection to spirit guides and teachers. The eagle represents great power and balance, dignity with grace, a connection with higher truths, intuition and a creative spirit grace achieved through knowledge and hard work.
doesnt look real and there is something about the positioning of his head while they are in flight thats not right
NOT FAKE!!! He is a well known photographer for National Geographic. These pictures are also on the National Geographic site. Also, see snopes for verification that this is not fake. http://www.snopes.com/crow-rides-eagle/
Load More Replies...Hardly once in a life time. I've captured this happening multiple times, and that's just this week.
So cute. This is a message from animals. They are saying, " we are not stupid beings because we can't do math. " We think ,make choices,feel pain, and all the basic needs to survive. Yes, animals don't judge, hate, and revenge. Like humans , but they don't like the negative energy humans put out . For example, my neighbors abandon their cat. For a month he stand on our porch. Never went when thy call for him to eat until they feed him and gave him attention. He continue to go other there , but they never again paid any attention to him. He has high hopes of getting back in the house with a family who don't care anymore. He comes to us for food when they give him dog food. We give him attention and shelter when he wants it. Sadly we can take on another cat. It was hard for us to get a place with two cats. Animals are smarter then humans give them credit, but we are so blind by religion . We don't see it. Science and animals all over the world see trying to prove it.
I had a neighbor leave 2 cats inside their house when they moved. They both were locked inside with no food and only a dripping sink until they finally escaped. One died and the other one is now living in my yard. She has a home if she wants to come in but she will not stay inside. She will come inside yup eat and get out of the heat and then go right back outside. It took us about 3 months just to be able to pet her, then another 4 months to get her to even walk to the doorway with the door open. She would come in in the winter months but we had too keep the door open for her or she would flip out thinking she wad going to get locked in again. Now she will come in and lay on the couch and sleep for a couple hours with the door closed but she will not stay inside.
Load More Replies...The eagle must've been raiding the crow's nest. The crow then attacked to drive the eagle off.
ALs deze foto's echt zijn...dus geen truc...dan vind ik ze geweldig genomen. Prachtige foto's!!!
Shows too how patient and tolerant is the eagle; he could kill the crow in an instant if he wanted to...
Is the photo of the eagle and the crow real or photo shopped? My brother says it's not real. Can any body help us know?
Happens everyday...with humans...chuckle Lots of crows riding on Eagles...
see? it doesn't matter if you're white or black, MJ was right all along
I've got that Edgar Winter song stuck in my head. ♫♫♫ free ride......take it easy ♫♫♫
Interesting behavior, but that "baby weasel that took a ride on this woodpecker" was in fact a predatory attempt - that woodpecker was nearly killed! "The least weasel's signature move is to sever the spinal cord of its prey with a bite to the neck, which is exactly what we're seeing in the photo" - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150303-weasels-woodpeckers-animals-science-weaselpecker-photos/
These pictures don't look authentic. They look like watercolor paintings.
TOTALLY ILLUSTRATED, NOT PHOTOGRAPHED...THAT EAGLE WOULD BE CRANING HIS HEAD BACKWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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