Amazing facts about swifts | Birds that sleep in the air
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Swifts might be the most amazing bird in the bird kingdom. These birds have some amazing abilities. In this flight at Blossom Valley to El Cap and the Rock Pile, I talk about an article that I read about swifts. Amazing! Paragliding is incredible!
Here is a link for more amazing facts: www.rspb.org.u...
Google Frigate Birds.. another really cool avian species. They've been known to fly for 4 months continuously.. go on glide for up to 40 miles at a time without flapping a wing. Also, they'll feed in the open ocean by harassing other seabirds in the air until they regurgitate their food, and the Frigate will catch the food mid-air.. I've been fortunate to thermal with them in Mexico before.. Not afraid to surf the air on the leading edge of your wing either. Nice video Robert.
Swifts...... the originators of the Mile High Club. !!! Great vid Mr. Michiels.
Nice interesting video. Enjoyed your altitude ride. Good job bro. Take care.
Thanks for watching.
Swift on the left barn swallow on the rt. Making paragliding look too easy. Nice vid Robert.
Sweet. Thanks Robert!
Is it pronounced a-thee-on or a-thon? I’ve always thought it was a-thon but maybe I had it wrong
@@MikeSparamotor It's A-thon Mike, but don't blame Robert. He smells a bit, but he's got a heart of gold.
Haha. Glad we got that straightened out 😄
Great video, I salute you
Didn’t know about Swift’s or the 3 position speed bar. Now I feel smarter 😀. Very educational and fun vid
Really enjoyed this one Robert.
Good video Robert, enjoy watching these, thanks..
I just learned about shifts from Helen Macdonalds 7.29 article in NYT, now knowing that they sleep while flying, with half their brain asleep and half awake...which is also done by orca s swimming in the ocean. Thanks for this post, the view of the swifts.
Swifts, I hate autocorrect
Great shots! Found this searching for Slowmo footage of Common Swifts. (Trying to determine their wing geometry/sweep/AR). Not exactly disappointed. Lol.
I googled the swift and it lead me to your video. What a great, fascinating ride. I wanted to glide with a guide in Interlaken, Switzerland, but was too late. You have inspired me to put this at the top of my bucket list. Keep up the great videos.
That is super cool! Thanks for watching and thanks for the nice comment.
Enjoyed! I have watched you fly Blossom so much, I believe I don't need a site briefing when I come out.
Ohh wow! I had no idea!
Why wouldn't you fly Blossom,haha!!!
Thumbs up bro!!!!
I really enjoyed the look inside the harness. As an upright harness guy, I haven't looked inside one before. I'd like hear about your electronics panel too. Maybe a quick review of your stuff.
I got you. Thank for watching.
Blossom haters? Can't imagine that. The last time I flew Blissom sure enough, the best lift at El Cap was filled with Swifts! Twerping with happiness, flying between me and my wing. Loved it! Hey patch those holes in your pod, don't be looking homeless.
Look for this article for the definitive word on Swifts flying for months.
Annual 10-Month Aerial Life Phase in the Common Swift Apus apus
That hole is actually a place for a phone or something. It’s a pocket. But I never use it.
I enjoy your videos and your way of speaking. One question: what App are you using on your mobile while flying? Keep on! Cheers
The app is called Flyskyhy
Nice video! Good to see the gear and tell what system you are using. Now if we can get you to switch over to skywalk you will really start flying 😆... the Qlite is a dope wing from x7, you should try to demo one!! Heard u were in the market..
Are you on Colorado? I would love to get into this. I am in Loveland.
This is in San Diego CA
There were, like 6 paragliders and powered-parachutes out on the front range the other day.
Between the fields south of the Larimer landfill, all the way up to Bobcat Ridge area on the west side of that ridge from the Buckhorn Rd.
You can probably look up the place that sells them for instructions/lessons. I don't fly these things, I stick to airplanes with engines, and sometimes sailplanes. Haha.
Sounds like a great idea for your next video - "napping while on glide" ( at blossom . . . of course) Ha. And if that goes well, maybe you could try the other.
Bahahah! I don’t think my wife would try it. 😂🙈
Hi Robert!
Can you please elaborate what you learned on how to antecipate a thermal on a logical thermal trigger like you mentioned at the end of the video?
Thanks!
For sure Tom. 🤙🏼
Dang...you're just about as bad ass as swifts are. Just super nonchalantly calmly filming a video while drifting through the sky. nbd.
Thanks for watching my friend. 🤙🏼
How many coconuts can a Swallow carry ?
Not sure they can carry one...
@@paraglidingtalk How about an empty shell of one coconut ?
Basket Case that should be easy. 😂
I refuse to believe this. I would have to see very good proof! I mean like very good proof! Probably 10 months worth of video of every minute on this one!
This bird is a nightmare then sleeping and flying around
Can someone PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO HIM IF HE WAS TO ((ACCIDENTALLY)) LET GO OF THAT PULL CHORD???PEOPLE ARE REALLY CRAZY SOMETIMES SMDH!!!!!!
10K meter too high man....LOL. Everest is almost 9K meter
I'm not going to be a hater about blossom.. I need to be a hater about something else.. let me think, I'll get back to hating you later. You really shouldn't have all these altitude problems, just restart your engine and throttle down ;).
Bahahah! I need a paramotor! Lol
Birds... 😆
We need Swift’s to come and eat all of our spiders! 🤨
What are you doing awake. LOL
Noooooooooo!!! Spiders are good guys 🕸🕸🕸🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷👍👍👍👍
David Crooks spiders are swift gasoline. Lol
@steelmesh Best comment. LOL
Cool video. Swifts are cool. Thanks for the info.
Girl wake up and lay all your on me a snake
Fake