Words of Advice:

"Never Feel Sorry For Anyone Who Owns an Airplane."-- Tina Marie

"
If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

"
Flying the Airplane is More Important than Radioing Your Plight to a Person on the Ground
Who is Incapable of Understanding or Doing Anything About It.
" -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

Saturday, January 23, 2010

So, You Thought That the "Blue Angels" Were Hot Shit?

Compared to birds, they're rank amateurs. You can see for yourself; they've miniaturized cameras enough so that birds can carry them.

How it is done, a camera on a golden eagle:



And a peregrine falcon and a goshawk, which is a pro at flying low:

4 Brickbats Thrown:

  1. I was watching a couple of Peregrines this morning, really cool to see it from their perspective. Thank you.

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  2. I worked in a building with a nesting pair of falcons. Beautiful birds. The first time I watched one head right for the window I was looking through and at the seemingly last second catch the updraft with a flick of the tail was a trip.

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