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Soaring like an eagle
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:05 pm
by Trev Sawyer
Not butterfly related, but saw this video earlier on and thought I'd flag it up for others who have not seen it - Wow, both of the participants in the clip were extremely fortunate to get out of this relatively unscathed
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http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/313804
Trev
Re: Soaring like an eagle
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:18 pm
by David M
Amazing footage. I thought the bird did well to survive too!
Re: Soaring like an eagle
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:56 pm
by Padfield
Gripping footage.
I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. Lammergeiers have been seen perilously close to paragliders in the Alps (by a friend of mine) and they're a rare bird.
I teach a lot of Russians and I recognised a fair few swear words they didn't bleep out!!
Guy
Re: Soaring like an eagle
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:23 pm
by Gibster
That really is a pretty (unintendedly) impressive piece of footage. Pity the guy doesn't know his Himalayan Griffon Vultures from his "eagles" lol. Damn good to see the bird get away clean too.
Gibster.
Re: Soaring like an eagle
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:19 pm
by Philzoid
Gibster wrote:Damn good to see the bird get away clean too.
I have to agree, felt sorry for the vultures forced to share their air space with and being crashed into by great cumbersome 'aviators'