(Yikes. First they throw snowballs at Santa Claus, and now this.) Actually, I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. Weird flying objects in the air putting predators' beaks out of joint? I reckon it's unfortunate, but not unheard of.
Maybe this is urban legend, but I heard of a paraglider who tried to follow a gull in order to find the updrafts. All went well until, well out over the water, the gull began to flap his wings. There's more than one way for a bird to get even.
I live in northern NSW as well, although Manilla is some way inland. Wedgetails are quite common around the place, and have been known to attack stock such as lambs and calves. Some of the ones I've seen are huge. I know I wouldn't want to tangle with one, especially while in the air.
Eagles flying nearly 8,000 feet up?Crikey!!!Musta been altitude sickness!Somebody give those birds a pill!
Apparently the dude was unaware of the International Airspace restrictions. Hey, a bird's got to defend his airspace.
This isn't the first time I've heard of this.I don't have a link for it,but a couple of years ago I believe a similar incident happened in the skys out in Utah or Colorado.Birds have to protect their air space too I guess,but unfortunate for the paraglider.
Nicky Moss is one brave,audacious female.Kudos to her for her upbeat take on the incident and her sport.
"If God has meant for us to fly, he would have given up propellers." (i have a cute cartoon with that caption, just had to say it.) WOW! That had to be an adrenalin rush.
The pasture where I keep my horse with 37 others is bordered by a steep hill with a regional park on the other side of the fence. Occasinally a hang glider will launch from up there. As they glide back and forth catching thermals and the like over the pasture, their shadow swoops along the ground. The horses will stampede to escape it, sometimes repeatedly as a glider goes back and forth.
Forgot to add that the horses have never attacked the hang gliders when they do land, showing the difference between predators and grazing animals...
I've heard of curious condors accompanying ultralights for extended periods in the Andes. But I never heard of any air attacks, just vulturistic flying companions.
Stay out of their airspace!
Good to hear she survived. That is some scary shit!
"Don't fuck with eagles if you don't know how to fly." Hahahahahahaha!
