I hope the handler had a thick leather gauntlet. Did you notice the waving fine feathers on the wing leading edges which allegedly contribute to the owl’s silent approach? Beat that, Stealth bomber!
Anthea Fleming
On 4/10/2011 1:10 PM, Clive Nealon wrote: > > > Greetings, > I found this on another list and shamelessly forward it to birding-aus. > An Eagle Owl coming in for the “kill” (to the handler) directly toward the camera. The last two or three seconds are amazing – the braking action of the wings, the feathers ruffling and the talons opening and spreading. Interesting to watch the corrections in the flight path as the bird comes in. Click on link below and use full screen for best viewing. > http://www.dogwork.com/owfo8/ > Regards, Clive. > > > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== ===============================
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