[fireman15]

This reminded me of an experience that I had when I was hang gliding. As I was soaring in ridge lift I noticed a bald eagle flying off my wing tip. This went on for quite a while. I was thinking how amazing that it was, and I felt like I was communing with the eagles.

When I eventually landed I was chastised by my cohorts. They said that I shouldn't have been flying by where the eagle's nest was at. The day before one of them had landed on top of someone's wing and started ripping holes in it.

[fireman15]

Here is the link:

https://generaldispatch.whatfinger.com/so-youre-thousands-of-feet-in-the-air-and-birds-fly-with-you-and-more-multiple-awesome-vids-lol/

[Gay State Conservative]

Amazing stuff!

[BobL]

NICE! Seeing the birds land on the runway reminds me of Pterodactyl Airlines.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Those birds look tired.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks for posting. This is a great story. I love the first two comments on the site:

• “The vulture is just checking out his food before they crash. (Only joking!)”
• “My favorite bird. They do the hard work of picking up all the dead liberals off the road.”

[HerrBlucher]

I was attacked, or rather my hang glider, by either a hawk or eagle. I heard something hitting the left leading edge and noticed the hawk attacking then circling back to attack again. This happened four or five times. I did not see any damage to the glider when I landed.

Thermalling with birds was one of the great joys of flying, they were also good markers for thermals.

[monkeyshine]

Vultures hitching a ride on a hang glider LOL. I guess they’re not so dumb, putting a claim their prey before the fact.

[Trillian]

That’s pretty amazing.