If this is a trick, it's a spectacular one.
A video that purports to have been taken by a GoPro or similarly small camera strapped to an eagle soaring above Chamonix, France, is quickly going viral.
As France's version of The Local newssite says, "for now, the author of the video remains unknown, but until then we can only watch and admire.
We hope this is more along the lines of the very real "Decorah Eagle Cam" and not the very fake "Eagle Snatches Kid." Experts' opinions are welcome in the comments thread.
Before we leave, we do need to mention Fly Like An Eagle — just to be sure it's running through everyone's brains.
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