That bird looks like it speaks some type of ancient wisdom..but to only those who are worthy

It *really* does look like a person in a bird suit, impressive animal but quite fearsome too. Great name they gave them, it's well deserved of the creatures from mythology

A magnificent bird and a national treasure. The Harpy eagle is a protected species here in Guyana, South America(bordering Brazil).

Harpy eagles have sort of become a "symbol" of our household. They are beautiful and unique, in that they have only one chick at a time, and the chicks will often return to their parents throughout their life just to see the parents. Since we were only able to have one child, it is kind of a cool story for our daughter and us. We tell her she has to be like a harpy eagle when she is older and never forget to visit us. :) We have a picture of a harpy eagle in our living room as well.

Looks like my ex girlfriend in the morning

Once the harpy appeared here in my neighborhood and terrorized the neighborhood. The birds went into a frenzy trying to lure the harpy away from their nests or something. But the craziest thing is that people went to the street to see it as if it really was a mystical creature, it was huge and it flew very elegantly. This is a very rare sight to see in a big city like São Paulo But I think my proximity to the Atlantic Forest gave me this gift in the form of a sighting.

I came across 2 Harpie's about 5 years ago , not knowing what they were. I just seen 2 large birds with a huge nest. At first I was scarred. To shake off the fear I just spoke to them saying ," you stay there I am going down that way and we leave each other alone." They watched me walk away.

I'm from Acre, Brazil. My grandfather was once a riverside dweller and once collected rubber tree sap (latex), his father said that when he was a boy he heard about a case involving a harpy and a baby, the parents left and left the children, there were older children and babies. The harpy took the baby and took it away, when the parents returned, the father killed the harpy. My grandfather said that the child's father already suspected that this could happen because she was flying close to the place and this seemed strange for her habits. I thought it might just be a story from my grandfather, until I saw one in person and found out what kind of prey it hunts. (Forgive me if the story is not clear, my English is not good and I used Google Translate for most of the text)

I'll be honest, I had no Idea this bird existed. I am impressed and scared 😳

Interesting that in Greek mythology Harpies lived in Crete. They are described as being human sized. Crete used to have a species of Giant Eagle in prehistoric times. Imagine what the first people to settle Crete thought when they first saw these birds. Or when they were first attacked by them!

I've seen a few KZfaq documentaries about the Harpy Eagle and they've always mentioned its amazing size but also neglected to show comparisons to humans, animals, or other such things. Thank you for 6:55 They are indeed massive!

I live in Brazil, in Amazon state, this is the most beautiful creature I've ever seen in my life, but even here, its hard to see them for they live in the deep of amazon rainforest and make their nest in the tallest trees of the jungle.

They hit so hard in their attacks, they make an atibile thump that can be heard some distance away. I had the privilege of watching a nesting pair in Panama in 1981 while on TDY in the Army for jungle expert training at Ft Stewart.

I was fortunate enough to see a Harpy Eagle in Madidi National Park in Bolivia back in 2005. I've seen tons of Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, and other large raptors, including Andean Condors and King Vultures. While it's fantastic to see all of these, there's nothing like seeing a Harpy. Even though it's a bird, they're still intimidating as it flew not far from us. It was the experience of a lifetime.

harpy eagles are literally just Irish people reincarnated as a bird. That is all I have gotten from this video.

This species of eagle is beautiful I saw one up close at a zoo it’s talons were like huge curved daggers. It’s a majestic bird.

I was fascinated by the Harpy Eagle and the Philippine Eagle as child in the 70's, bird books back then where mostly illustrations, and very few real photo's, I could never grasp the size of these Eagles untill later on in life, truly magnificent Eagles.

That's some prehistoric bird, right there.

Have never heard of this bird before. Wonderful explanation of this very large bird and wonderful pictures. So enjoyable!! Thank you!!!!

Harpy Eagles looks like a mix between Owl and Eagle! Perfect looking bird!

“HARPY TO MEET YOU!” What a Beautiful Majestic Bird 🦅!!!

Fantastic facts! Here's what I learned: - Can carry up to half their weight - 6kg for Males / 9kg for Females - Length up to slightly under 2m / Wingspan of up to 2.3m - Beaks up to 5.1 inches - Mature colors are black backs and white fronts - Largest talons of all the eagles - Resides in forests - conserves energy and does not fly high often - Can fast up to 2 weeks without food without health risk - Monogomous - one partner for whole life - Average 30 year lifespan - Fertile throughout it's lifespan - Kids visit parent's nests on occasion - Only 5000 in Amazon / 300 in Atlantic Forest as of 2020 - Named after Harpy the Greek mythical creature after the grandfather of Evolution Theory

I’m very intrigued by this Eagle because this is the first time I think I’ve ever heard about them. I also love Harry Potter, and Fawkes was always beautiful to me but I didn’t know his appearance was based off the Harpy Eagle. Very cool educational video. I have a fascination with mythology, it’s my favorite subject and I’ve read about the half bird half women birds before but I did not make the connection to the Harpy Eagle either. My favorite bird is fictional, it’s the Phoenix but I think they chose the right bird to get inspiration from. Good video.

This Bird is something outta of a myth and legend and wow to know other birds fear this Eagle well word life. I'd have a grade 14 force field if this bird was in my neighborhood. They need to live for history of humanity

The most high God is amazing

That is terrifying 😳 Could you imagine that flying at you in a dark forest in the middle of the night?? 😬

new subscriber. loved this video! never knew harpy eagles existed until now! my favorite big bird is the shoebill stork, could you do a video on them or perhaps the condor? thanks!

My dad took me to a lot of animal sanctuary when i was young,Ive seen our national bird the bald eagle, ive seena harpy eagle in person and ive seen the Philippine eagle, and the Philippine eagle was the most beautiful eagle and very threatening in its appearance. My dad said the Philippine eagle is his favourite eagle out of all eagles he saw, it is the biggest and the most majestic he said. Harpy wouldn’t stand a chance he said.

This is the most legendary bird, it becomes mystical, its vain and surreal, its lethality is prehistoric, it is sovereign, its image imposes grandeur

When standing on the ground or a branch, it almost has a humanoid like form. Erie. You could see how legends like the mothman could have come about by someone seeing this eagle standing in a shadowy forrest and being confused by what they saw.

Imagine being outside in the middle of the night and you just see this thing on a tree not knowing what it is. Nothing but pure fear.

I have seen it today in the Parque das Aves (Foz de Iguaçu, BR). Just felt in love with it! What a wonderful and magnificent animal!

This Harpy eagle is found also in Venezuela it's habitab is located north of the Orinoco in the Cordillera de la Costa Central (Carabobo, Aragua, Miranda), Monagas (Gurapiche River), Sierra de Perijá and south of Lake Maracaibo (Zulia), and south of the Orinoco in Delta Amacuro, Amazonas and Bolívar (upper Caura River, Gran Sabana, Sierra de Lema, Imataca). When you see it in person is just unbelieveble beautifull and it seems as if you are watching a real queen o king of the nature

I swear, to look up and see this huge thing looking down at you from it’s perch would be terrifying!

Such a beautiful bird, I didn't even know anything about them, great video 🦅🦅

Philippine Eagle is the most Beautiful, Big Eagle in the world👑👑👑. But i love all the kinds of eagles❤❤❤

That eagle literally looks like a mascot for a sports team.

Incredible! Thank you for educating us about this magnificent bird !

Imagine meeting him at night and seeing a giant shadow with 2 horns and wings. Good God. Glad I watched this video and at least know they existed before meeting one

I just witnessed a regular white eagle rising by up from a lake with a snake in it's mouth and with lots of little hanger on birds and that was amazing. I can't imagine seeing this.

I have loved birds for over six decades and certainly learned how to identify an innumerable number of them especially when the Internet and browsing engines entered my life. The Harpy Eagle is the only one I remember how I learned about it. I cannot recall when I first watched it but the movie starred Hugh O'Brien as a falconer who owned the title bird, a Harpy. That bird was so large and impressive looking I can only wonder what it feels like to see one. It was terrific to find this video of the Harpy so I can see them in action.

I will forever regret never getting to see the Haast's Eagle in person, that was a monster bird of prey.

In this species you can tell that eagles and owls share the same common family.

That is the most beautiful bar may God protect that and blessed for the future. Thank you for showing it off.

I've always loved Eagles. The Harpy Eagle is my favorite. 💓🔥

I love watching Eagles the way they hunt and the way they fly and the sky belongs to them they are absolutely beautiful no matter what they are doing hunting or just flying

My absolute favorite bird is the Shoebill Stork. They are so cool looking.

Harpys are my favorite mythological creatures and this is now my favorite bird

Would love a special on the Philippine eagle

In South Eastern Africa is the Crowned Eagle: they specialize in eating monkeys. As the monkeys easily adapted to urban life the Crowd Eagle did the same. This gained them access to domestic animals such as cats and small dogs. It's an endangered bird, but a hugely emotional topic in those cities

Thank you. As a birdwatcher I appreciate your indepth look at the harpy eagle. I am working with some environmentalists here to ban rodentcide which is killing raptors including eagles. There are idiots in the world who do not understand that raptors are better at controlling rodents than poison.

How wide does the Harpy Eagle covers in terms of forest land?

Harpys are definitely gorgeous birds and seeing these for the first has definitely made them one of my top three favorite birds of which I only have three favorite birds🖤

Harpy is my favorite. Just a stunningly beautiful bird of prey.

Awesome video! I'm also a huge fan of the shoebill! Next bird video?? They are so cool. Prehistoric looking and have cool, polite mannerisms.

Filo Eagle is like meeting a glorious King yet seeing Harpy Eagle is like a persuading majestic Angel

Here after being attacked by a Mississippi kite while on a run and been terrified of birds ever since. Prompting me to learn they were the smallest of birds of prey. That was followed by an admiration of all birds of prey and learning Eagles were part of that group and making the connection as to why the kite diving to attack me had such distinctly scary but beautiful eyes while I ducked and sprinted to get away. The Harpy Eagle is by far my favorite. Not hoping to ever encounter one in real life though lol.

The Harpy eagle is in the same family with the Philippine eagle and 2 others. Although the Harpy is my favorite, the Philippine and Stellar's Sea eagle are also my favorites. These 3 are the largest eagles on Earth, and are beautiful in their own way.

This ain't no bird, that's a grown ass human right there

Eagles differ but each uses their own unique hunting technique to the fullest.

Phillipine Eagle is the most magnificent bird on the Planet

Cool documentary. What a beautiful and majestic bird. Unbelievable that i 've heard of this specific one. Thanks for posting this 😉

They’re gorgeous. Super impressive in person

I'm a bird person love to see these beautiful birds wild and free not behind cages or in captivity any predatory birds. This is theirs 🌎 they were here long before us.

While Harpys have always been way up there on my favorite raptor list, IMO, no other bird in the world looks quite as astounding as the Stellers Sea eagle. Their beaks are absolutely amazing. Thanks for the video.

I loved this Video, definatly gonna subscribe, and so I have a suggestion for the next animal. The German name is Lämmergeier and is otherwise known as the Bearded vulture. I would love to see you do a informative video like this one on these majestic birds keep up the good work my man ^^

We have a harpy at ft worth zoo. Such beautiful birds. When it looks at you it appears to be peering into you soul. I would love to see one in the wild doing what they do. The sounds they make is both savage and astounding at the same time.

At the moment there is a giant eurasian owl not native to our country in the UK flying around norfolk where i live. It escaped from a Zoo. There are literally people travelling miles to the last known locations just to try and see it. So I can kinda see how large birds in general are quite majestic.

I would love to see a documentary on the Lammergeier, the Himalaya Condor, said to be the largest flying bird on Gaia. Thanks.

Fascinating, and yes, I’d like to see the Shoebill Stork coverage. Well, you asked, thank you !

2 feet 19 inches... somehow no one caught that.

Thank you for sharing these beautiful images and footage of this majestic bird 😊👍🏼! This is one of my favourite animals. Another favourite animal is the lynx. Both these animals have a touch of having jumped out of another world 😊. So beautiful 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.

In 2007 I saw 2 adult Harpy Eagles while riding my horse on San Juan Island, Wa. It was at the north end of the Island on DNR land (dept of natural resources). I was dumbfounded as to what I was looking at because I didn't know this existed at that time. Yes they were absolutely huge & after a few full minutes of us looking at each other I decided to get going because I felt creepy & oddly intimated. Now I know why.

That Eagle looks so mysteries, it also looks like a person in an Eagle costume! Ready to speak to ya!

How majestic bird….. it deserves all respect👍

Makes you wonder if Harpy Eagle is really the Moth Man lol

Nice quality I subscribed!

Yes, Love the story, very educational !! Enjoyed 😉 Thank you so much !!

Absolutely love this bird over anything else that flies.....

We should do everything possible to save these Beautiful Birds of prey and teach our children to respect all creatures great and small.

One of the most majestic birds on the planet!

Those eagles are beautiful and majestic looking

Seen one for the first time at the zoo. Couldnt believe how tall they stand.

2:49 that’s the coldest lookin bird I’ve ever seen

Queen of Skies 🦅👑

If only human women tried as hard to keep their families together.

The harpy is such a beautiful bird

Those eagles are beautiful to say the least. Scary as well. Does anyone believe that these eagles may have been mistaken for the Jersey devil in some cases? The climate is not to much of a change in the woodlands of of Nee Jersey. The hoofs in the snow the massive size that no human should mess with one: the fact that we don’t see them cry often and the horned head in some photo. Perhaps the eagle mace have been started trying to find food in the vast wilderness and people spooked the bird as the bird spooked

The most powerful flying predatory bird anyway.

Theoretically the Harpy eagle should be the strongest coz it's heavier and bulkier but we all know eagle's do not roam on foot and weight is a disadvantage when flying and lifting heavy preys. Based of bone samples taken from an eagle's nest the Philippine eagle has the heaviest preys like pigs, dogs, pythons, macaques, monitor lizards, goats, deers etc. and it's all documented. These preys are not just heavy but are also dangerous unlike the usual prey of the Harpy which is the slothwhich is average size and doesn't even fight back. The reason why the Philippine eagle is capable of lifting heavy preys is because it's dimensionally bigger than the Harpy meaning it is taller than the Harpy due to its longer legs, it has a wider wing span and broader wing surface area than the Harpy, and most of all it is lighter than the Harpy. Even the Golden eagle which is slightly smaller than the Harpy eagle has far more impressive prey sizes.

Beautiful looking bird/raptor

We just love your big parakeet...They are so beautiful.

That bold, intimidating, predatory AND impervious stare...deserves and demands respect!!!

4:54: 197cm? Either something is very wrong or this bird is the size of a door

Their talons are thick and massive as hell. Definitely a big upscale on any other raptor.

Let's not forget about Harpy Eagles, Cassowaries, Emus and Ostriches, all of which will gracefully slice you open like a hot knife through butter😮

The harpy looks like it came from another planet.

I love this eagle, my favorite bird.

Hey, Great Video. I'm born in the Amazon. Brazil and Guyana border. You're right about 60%. A Harpy is much larger, they can grow to be 4 feet tall with a 9-12 foot wingspan and with up to 60lbs. The talons in the video are a Males, a Females engulfs the whole hand. A Harpy Will eat your family. They will tear you limb from limb and come back for your remains. You can easily find a Harpy in the Amazon. But you have to know the right spots. Way more than 5000 in the Amazon, more like 25,000+. Outsiders aren't welcome in many parts. Sorry.

Jeff Corwin did an episode with one of these eagles. It pecked his head mercilessly. It's still on the web. Might even be here.