pokingjoker Posted February 21, 2015 #51 Share Posted February 21, 2015 It's kind of funny I read this today. Two days ago my mother and I were on our way back from the local dump, when about a mile from home we both happened to see an extremely large bird in the air to our left just above the treeline. Now I've seen cranes actually had on land within 3 feet of me once while I was fixing fence in the woods years ago. Turkey hunt, we have bald eagles here now too and while it may have been an eagle it was by far the biggest one I've ever seen. I'd dare say twice the size of any eagle I've seen. Not saying it was a thunder duck but it was defiantly the biggest bird I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted February 22, 2015 #52 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Was there a treeline of trees or power lines or anything in the area that you could compare the size of this bird too? Vultures do get big. So do some buzzards. Geese as well. But without something to put their size in perspective with, it's hard to judge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted February 22, 2015 #53 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'm unfamiliar with ornithology porn, but that's funny as hell anyway Yes, it's full of big strapping birds with great big ... wings *nudge* *nudge* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted February 22, 2015 #54 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Yes, it's full of big strapping birds with great big ... wings *nudge* *nudge* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokingjoker Posted February 23, 2015 #55 Share Posted February 23, 2015 If your asking me thorvir, the bird I saw was right above the treeline right next to the road. If I wasn't cresting a snow covered hill of decent size in upstate NY I would have stopped to get a better view. Sadly we only saw it for a few seconds. Like I said though biggest bird I've ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Jim Posted February 23, 2015 #56 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Was there a treeline of trees or power lines or anything in the area that you could compare the size of this bird too? Vultures do get big. So do some buzzards. Geese as well. But without something to put their size in perspective with, it's hard to judge. A treeline of trees you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted February 23, 2015 #57 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) A treeline of trees you say? Yes, I do say, so it is said. I do post silly sentences on occasion, to keep things light. Perhaps I used "of" when I meant "or". We'll never know now. Edited February 23, 2015 by Thorvir Hrothgaard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted February 23, 2015 #58 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Was there a treeline of trees or power lines or anything in the area that you could compare the size of this bird too? Vultures do get big. So do some buzzards. Geese as well. But without something to put their size in perspective with, it's hard to judge. Don't know about any tree line of trees, but there was probably a power line of power. Harte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorvir Posted February 23, 2015 #59 Share Posted February 23, 2015 If your asking me thorvir, the bird I saw was right above the treeline right next to the road. If I wasn't cresting a snow covered hill of decent size in upstate NY I would have stopped to get a better view. Sadly we only saw it for a few seconds. Well, a pic would have been nice. But I understand that probably wasn't possible. Like I said though biggest bird I've ever seen I don't doubt that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokingjoker Posted February 23, 2015 #60 Share Posted February 23, 2015 As i think on the sighting i just had, if i had to make a guess of wingspan id say at least 10 feet, As bald eagles have one of about 8 feet id say it is possible as I'm only estimating the size of the bird i saw for a few seconds. It was really close, maybe 35-45 feet in the air, and about the same off the side of the road. i truly wish i got a better look at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted February 25, 2015 #61 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Ornithology porn? I thought all decent porn had birds in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickOrTrick Posted March 18, 2015 #62 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) I hope so. Now I can worry about being carried off and my innards pecked out while I'm still alive. LOL On a serious note,I've read multiple stories on the Thunderbird,I've noticed that the most popular theory is that they only appear during thunderstorms because every time they flap their wings it sounds like thunder blah blah blah. The thing I don't get is where would they hide? Do they magically appear out of a cloud, tornado or something? Anyway, I just hope a thunderbird doesn't decide to take a crap on me. Can you imagine the size of it, coming from a bird said to be the size of an airplane? It could kill you! Edited March 18, 2015 by TrickOrTrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuMax Posted July 4, 2015 #63 Share Posted July 4, 2015 You should check out this map on the Crypto site. http://www.thecryptocrew.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varelse Posted July 4, 2015 #64 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) It existed. Just finding remains would have been enough to generate hundreds of tales, many exaggerated, told next to tribal fires. https://en.wikipedia...Teratornithidae The end. Edited July 4, 2015 by Varelse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podo Posted July 6, 2015 #65 Share Posted July 6, 2015 It existed. Just finding remains would have been enough to generate hundreds of tales, many exaggerated, told next to tribal fires. https://en.wikipedia...Teratornithidae The end. I'd never heard of this type of bird, thanks for posting. This could easily have been the origin of the thunderbird myth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 6, 2015 #66 Share Posted July 6, 2015 It existed. Just finding remains would have been enough to generate hundreds of tales, many exaggerated, told next to tribal fires. https://en.wikipedia...Teratornithidae The end. Pretty cool. I'm sure many stories originated from old remains. However, I think overly huge bird stories originate from shadows. I've had it happen to me a couple times. A hawk flies in front of the sun at the right time and a huge shadow travels across the ground. I always look up because I expect to see something bigger. It's always a hawk. Common red-tailed hawks are abundant throughout the USA. With wingspans at over 4 feet, they can cast a huge shadow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted July 6, 2015 #67 Share Posted July 6, 2015 It existed. Just finding remains would have been enough to generate hundreds of tales, many exaggerated, told next to tribal fires. https://en.wikipedia...Teratornithidae The end. Remains, yes, but given the dates from your link, I'm sure there were plenty of visual sightings of this bird by the peoples in both Americas. Harte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanslune Posted July 6, 2015 #68 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Remains, yes, but given the dates from your link, I'm sure there were plenty of visual sightings of this bird by the peoples in both Americas. Harte ...and they could have survived in isolated pockets for thousands of years like the pygmy mammoths. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly. Posted July 7, 2015 #69 Share Posted July 7, 2015 ...and they could have survived in isolated pockets for thousands of years like the pygmy mammoths. I'm sorry, pigmy mammoths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanslune Posted July 7, 2015 #70 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I'm sorry, pigmy mammoths? Yes! http://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/historyculture/pygmymammoth.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_mammoth http://archives.datapages.com/data/pacific/data/098/098001/169_ps0980169.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly. Posted July 7, 2015 #71 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Wow! Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertaStack Posted July 7, 2015 #72 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I'd still take my chances with the thunderbird over the cassowary any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted July 7, 2015 #73 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I'm sorry, pigmy mammoths? Yes. Known in scientific circles as Oximoronia Histericalae. Harte 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted July 7, 2015 #74 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Wow! Awesome. In addition to Hans' worthy references you may also be interested in further researching the Wrangel Island mammoths that were also the product of island dwarfism. Their survival until as recently as ~4000 BP (2000 BC) is of interest as is the notable difference in geographical location and late Pleistocene/latter Holocene environmental conditions. http://www.nature.co...s/362337a0.html http://dwb4.unl.edu/.../vartanyan.html . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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