# A Camera On the Back Of A Peregrine Falcon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 17, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471 "2010-10-17T19:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/1 "2010-10-17T19:32:41Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p-_RHRAzUHM/hqdefault.jpg "Flying with the fastest birds on the planet: Peregrine Falcon & Goshawk - Animal Camera - BBC") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-_RHRAzUHM) ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/2 "2010-10-17T20:39:34Z")
That is pretty damn cool. I love those birds. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/3 "2010-10-18T12:22:41Z")
[Seen it.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=579065) ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/4 "2010-10-19T05:34:54Z")
That is frakking awesome. Very nice find. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/5 "2010-10-19T07:23:42Z")
I just ordered one of the tiny cameras like on the back of the bird. [Here’s a link to the review.](http://www.chucklohr.com/808/C6/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/6 "2010-10-19T07:34:07Z")
Cool! I particularly liked the gos hawk through the woods, very Return of the Jedi. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/7 "2010-10-19T09:40:20Z")
I thought you were referring to the [Raptor Force](http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/raptor-force/introduction/1109/) episode of Nature, but this is new to me. Cool! (And if you can find it, the Nature episode is also cool. They cover a variety of hunting birds, including owls, falcons, hawks, eagles, and I think vultures.) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/8 "2010-10-19T09:49:22Z")
I wish the editors didn’t feel compelled to chop and change all the time. I’d love just to see 1 or 2 minutes, or even more, of uninterrupted footage from the bird’s PoV. I have similar complaints about:[ul][_]Close-ups during ensemble dance performances[_]Zooming in on firework displays[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/9 "2010-10-19T11:04:04Z")
Someone needs to get imax cameras down to that size, that’d make for a neat movie experience. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-camera-on-the-back-of-a-peregrine-falcon/557471/10 "2010-10-19T13:22:25Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > Someone needs to get imax cameras down to that size, that’d make for a neat movie experience. That’s for damned sure. It really is amazing what nature is capable of, to be able to get that kind of speed and agility in tight areas like in the woods is astounding.