Andy_Copland 0 #1 September 2, 2008 The bird flew so close that i was able to get this shot with a 3x optical zoom/7.2MP camera as it passed over my head 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #2 September 2, 2008 Looks like your typical red-tailed hawk to me. Lots of 'em here in Ohio. Very beautiful bird, but keep your small dogs inside.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #3 September 2, 2008 Im no bird expert, infact i can identify a crow at best. Heres another shot, it looks like a vulture in an odd way.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #4 September 2, 2008 Any idea how big its wingspan was? Looks like it could be a Turkey Vulture...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #5 September 2, 2008 It's a turkey vultureOwned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #6 September 2, 2008 turkey vulture by the looks of it...in the second pic... ugly on the ground or when on a perch but BEAUTIFUL when in flight... excellent gliders. the red tail hawk is a bit more "boxy" in shape and i think, has a lighter colored head.. It's head is also bigger in proportion to it's body, than the t vulture... WHERE was the pic taken A. Copland??? jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #7 September 2, 2008 Sweet, thanks. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #8 September 2, 2008 It was my first BASE jump since we lost a friend. So me and my buddy hit a local power tower for a memorial jump when it flew over me on the ground. I've never seen something fly with such ease and sense of calm, no rush, no crazy flapping. Just gliding along on the air Was pretty much northern Kentucky. 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #9 September 2, 2008 Quote Any idea how big its wingspan was? Looks like it could be a Turkey Vulture... That's exactly what it looks like, to me. We have them all over here in Florida. There's a building in downtown West Palm Beach that gets SCORES of them perched all around the upper floor windows. (About a ten-story building, a nice one, too!) And they're flying all around the thing, as well. It's pretty weird. Makes me think it's like the Rosemary's Baby building or some shit like that went on inside it. I mean, a building, being a hangout for vultures?! But yeah, they look just like that picture.Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 September 2, 2008 Quote So me and my buddy Speak proper English!! Quote I've never seen something fly with such ease and sense of calm, no rush, no crazy flapping. Just gliding along on the air Then you've not seen me fly (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #11 September 2, 2008 Quote I've never seen something fly with such ease and sense of calm, no rush, no crazy flapping. Just gliding along on the air Sorry about your loss of your friend. Yeah, they are magnificent to see in flight. Nowhere special to go, no job, no pressure, not even really any enemies... I like to sometimes lose myself in a fantasy while looking at them, like I could live a life like that, just gliding around with beautiful sights to see every day... Now, I'm waiting for the sucker punch, when you post a final pic that says, "Here's the closest picture I managed to get, are you sure this bird is a turkey vulture?" and it'll be a picture of you giving us the finger. Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #12 September 2, 2008 Manufactured wings don't count 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #13 September 2, 2008 I flown with a lot of soaring birds over the years and they are amazing. They show us where the thermals are and are so graceful they're a pleasure to share the air with and when they've had enough they simply change gear and naff off - it's a priveledge. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #14 September 2, 2008 Quote Im no bird expert, infact i can identify a crow at best. Heres another shot, it looks like a vulture in an odd way. looks like an An-2 bird to me scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #15 September 2, 2008 Quote I flown. SPEAK PROPER ENGLISH!! Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #16 September 2, 2008 ... psst don't shout, I'm feeling delicate (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birdlike 0 #17 September 2, 2008 Quote ... psst don't shout, I'm feeling delicate ...well, you know... you are BRITISH!!!!!!!! Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #18 September 2, 2008 I have to be honest........ I thought for sure that was going to be a pecker picture. Live and learn. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #19 September 2, 2008 Quote I have to be honest........ I thought for sure that was going to be a pecker picture. Live and learn. A bit starved for one? "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
Andy_Copland 0 #20 September 2, 2008 I said i have a 3x optical zoom, not a 6x 1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #21 September 2, 2008 Quote A bit starved for one? LOL - I'm good until I'm through with my A license. No distractions needed!Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #22 September 2, 2008 I stand corrected...I guess it is a Turkey vulturePlease don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #23 September 2, 2008 It's a Black Vulture. The head is a little small. It looks like the same thing we see on the Potomac around DC a lot, a little smaller than the TV, smaller black head, shorter neck. See difference here:Black Vulture (Coragyps atruatus) and Turkey Vulture"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #24 September 2, 2008 Whichever kind it is, I don't think it's a good sign when the vultures start hovering over the BASE jumpers. . . . TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #25 September 2, 2008 Quote Whichever kind it is, I don't think it's a good sign when the vultures start hovering over the BASE jumpers. . . . No shit. That's bad juju to me. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
