Comments on: Parahawking

Parahawking

homunculus — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:47:23 -0800

Hawkman of the Himalayas. British falconer Scott Mason and friends have combined paragliding and falconry into the art of parahawking. [Via]

By: homunculus

homunculus — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:48:20 -0800

By: rageagainsttherobots

rageagainsttherobots — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:26:13 -0800

Parahawking, the Segway for Falcons.

By: Mblue

Mblue — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:39:49 -0800

Sparrow, the hawking of flight, segue the reverse.

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:05:50 -0800

madness. beautiful.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:50:44 -0800

wow. Incredible. Amazing how he manages to fly, whistle for the birds, film himself, paraglide, find the thermals. This guy is a multi-tasking superhero. Really enjoyed this video, thanks homunculus. I love black kites, had one briefly as a pet. Or should I say was privileged to care for one after taking him in after he'd been conked on the head in a storm. They're regal in their demeanor, beautiful. That ugly fledgling vulture is adorable. What a schnozz of a beak. One of the many cool things about living in the Himalayas is that houses are built on the sides of the mountains and when one looks out the window it's at eagle-soaring level. It's easy there to see how birds tilt those feathers with great subtlety, navigating the thermals with finesse. I like lammergeiers, the bearded vultures, blond and huge wingspan, marvelously dramatic tufted legs, usually quite shy and only findable in the quiet high mountains. A piece of hawking trivia: in London the very small streets are called mews because once they were the places hawks were kept by aristocrats and when hawks moult they make mewing sounds.

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:51:12 -0800

Masterful.

By: mightygodking

mightygodking — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:21:18 -0800

There seems to be a distinct lack of people being bashed in the face with a mace in the link. Please revise.