These super slow motion close-ups of birds are totally mesmerising

Getting close enough to watch a bird of prey blinking is not an easy thing to achieve. In fact, it's safe to say that, IRL, it would be pretty much impossible.

Luckily, we have The Slow Mo Guys on YouTube to make this gorgeous sight available to us, up close and in super slow motion.

Thanks to their super slow motion shooting, the clip above gives a pretty spectacular view of a golden eagle blinking sideways using its nictitating membrane -- a see-through blinking eyelid.

Fascinating.