An eagle's flight from the top of the world's tallest building to his handler below.
An eagle was fitted with a camera and released from
the top of the 2,715 foot Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
The eagle has no idea where the tiny speck of land was
that his handler is standing on or what it looked like
among all of the other islands and buildings and people.
Somehow from that altitude, the eagle actually picks out
and recognizes the trainer from all of the other objects,
people, etc. You can see him looking, looking, looking for the trainer,
completely invisible to a human eye and the camera,
then fold his/her wings and then drops like a bullet
straight to that trainer... very cool.
What surprised the experts is not only
how efficiently the eagle spots his trainer from that altitude,
but how smooth its flight is with no camera shake whatsoever,
even when it goes into a power dive.
Here is the film. Guaranteed enjoyment.
http://www.flixxy.com/world-record-eagle-flight-from-worlds-tallest-building.htm
Pretty damn cool!!
I have not seen an eagle for a long time, probably because I have not taken the time to enjoy their flight.
In the 70s and 80s it was not uncommon to visit a few local sites where on any given winter day to watch bald eagle soar all day long during any form of weather that nature presented.
Their power and list of capabilities are long and totally awesome.
...and they taste just like spotted owl.
Jim in AZ, post: 417672, member: 249 wrote: Pretty damn cool!!
Y E S !
That was awesome! Tons of Bald Eagles around here, Goldens in the north. I always get such a kick watching them. Thanks for posting!
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The moment the bird spies his handler is really evident.
That eagle has eyes almost as good as my first boss. He could see us screwin' off over a mile away.
