BillyVance 35 #1 October 24, 2008 This is an awesome music video... featuring a special free-flying Bald Eagle named 'Challenger' (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew) cared for by the non-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF). He's an accidentally 'human socialized' bird, raised by the people who rescued him - after being blown from a wild Louisiana nest in a storm as a baby in the late 1980s. Declared 'non-releasable' by federal and state wildlife authorities, he was trained by the AEF to perform educational free-flight demonstrations at high profile public events. He's the first Bald Eagle in U.S. History that learned to free-fly into stadiums, arenas and ballrooms during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. The celebrity eagle has appeared at numerous major sporting events... like the World Series, Pro-Bowl, All-Star game, BCS National Championship, Fiesta Bowl and Men's Final Four, etc. Challenger has also flown before 4 U.S. Presidents! His life story is told in a children's storybook titled 'Challenger, America's Favorite Eagle.' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfevfJNDuIg&eurl=http://www.eagles.org/aef"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamajumps 0 #2 October 24, 2008 Thanks Billy! call me a sap, but now Im sitting here at work crying like a baby....That was beautiful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wayneflorida 0 #3 October 24, 2008 Great video and cool eagle. Another great bird-- Cher Ami- lost battalion google, you won't be disappointed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #4 October 24, 2008 Wow! That was wonderful. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #5 October 24, 2008 That's our tough paramedic. Geeze Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #6 October 24, 2008 Quote Wow! That was wonderful. I agree... I liked it a lot better than watching videos of War Eagle (a golden eagle) soaring through Auburn's football stadium before their games. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #7 October 24, 2008 Quote Quote Wow! That was wonderful. I agree... I liked it a lot better than watching videos of War Eagle (a golden eagle) soaring through Auburn's football stadium before their games. ?? Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #8 October 24, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Wow! That was wonderful. I agree... I liked it a lot better than watching videos of War Eagle (a golden eagle) soaring through Auburn's football stadium before their games. ?? I'm an Alabama Crimson Tide fan, and Auburn is our arch-rival in all sports, especially football. Don't get me wrong, their eagle is awesome, I just don't like it flying around their stadium representing Auburn, or as an old college coach used to say, "that ol' cow college down there". "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #9 October 24, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote Wow! That was wonderful. I agree... I liked it a lot better than watching videos of War Eagle (a golden eagle) soaring through Auburn's football stadium before their games. ?? I'm an Alabama Crimson Tide fan, and Auburn is our arch-rival in all sports, especially football. Don't get me wrong, their eagle is awesome, I just don't like it flying around their stadium representing Auburn, or as an old college coach used to say, "that ol' cow college down there". I don't know what in the heck you are talking about. Hope it doesn't poop on your head. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
