Vulture Joins Paragliders as They Soar Above Spanish Mountains

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  • Paragliding instructor Scott Mason recently demonstrated the astonishing activity he has pioneered called parahawking, wherein a trained bird of prey guides him on flights to thermal columns that make his aerial trips longer and more birdlike.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 137

  • @Parasolhyena
    @Parasolhyena 3 роки тому +186

    Gosh this is so cute. I just adore vultures, also the expressions on the faces of the people parahawking with them is a bonus, they look elated.

    • @stevemuzak8526
      @stevemuzak8526 2 роки тому +7

      No one remove rotten corpses like vultures. Amazing creatures.

    • @productrecall5183
      @productrecall5183 2 роки тому +5

      This is a trained bird. Not a random bird just landing on this guys selfi stick. If you read the description it says:
      "Paragliding instructor Scott Mason recently demonstrated the astonishing activity he has pioneered called parahawking, wherein a trained bird of prey guides him on flights to thermal columns that make his aerial trips longer and more birdlike."

  • @cl1cka
    @cl1cka 2 роки тому +305

    Vultures can actually recognize people, be very affectionate and form bonds and are intelligent. The only problem is....well they smell like you left food outside in the summer for 2 weeks....

    • @Bob-zd4tv
      @Bob-zd4tv Рік тому +4

      Fax

    • @ALtheelectrician
      @ALtheelectrician Рік тому +27

      They eat rotting dead things. So I could imagine they smell pretty rancid.

    • @mitchellneuhoff9946
      @mitchellneuhoff9946 Рік тому +8

      No that’s not true vultures give themselves baths after they eat

    • @dillis2188
      @dillis2188 Рік тому +8

      @@mitchellneuhoff9946 It's a _bird_ how good of a 'bath' do you honestly think they're getting?
      _they probably do smell bad often times_

    • @patrickbyrne9282
      @patrickbyrne9282 Рік тому +2

      Robins are also birds that recognize people and form bonds. Amazing little birds!

  • @gblikestosew
    @gblikestosew 2 роки тому +22

    The reason he probably hitched a ride is because vultures are super huge and don't actually even flap their wings like other birds to fly. Once they gain some altitude they prefer to soar on the air currents to conserve energy! Life is tough when you have to rely on things dying for dinner. They are wonderful birds.

  • @RaptureMusicOfficial
    @RaptureMusicOfficial 3 роки тому +77

    Birds are always so cute and curious! The wild geese I regularly visit, are equally curious!

    • @productrecall5183
      @productrecall5183 2 роки тому +4

      Well this is a trained bird. This bird helps the paraglider find the thermals to make his Paragliding trip much longer
      From the description:
      "Paragliding instructor Scott Mason recently demonstrated the astonishing activity he has pioneered called parahawking, wherein a trained bird of prey guides him on flights to thermal columns that make his aerial trips longer and more birdlike."

    • @glibbergloop
      @glibbergloop 2 роки тому

      Also check out Scott Mason's really cool UA-cam channel. Tons of footage like this. Including other types of trained birds. 😃

  • @pierreNi31
    @pierreNi31 4 роки тому +8

    Superbe !
    J’en croise régulièrement dans le thermique, C’est toujours une méga émotion !

  • @karlabritfeld7104
    @karlabritfeld7104 Рік тому +1

    Vultures are actually quite nice, friendly birds.

  • @Guest666RBLX_YT
    @Guest666RBLX_YT Рік тому +8

    Vulture: *You guys falling slowly to your death? Cuz I'm hungry*

  • @aisadal2521
    @aisadal2521 4 роки тому +17

    That's so cool and cute!

  • @voo3751
    @voo3751 3 роки тому +8

    Most tandem outfits don't allow carrion.

  • @israelsantillan9821
    @israelsantillan9821 2 місяці тому

    Absolutely incredible!

  • @Saraaa1007
    @Saraaa1007 Рік тому +2

    Wow what a beautiful, cool moment and scenery

  • @juliancammiade3042
    @juliancammiade3042 Рік тому +2

    Just beautiful experience watching

  • @flednanders7556
    @flednanders7556 4 роки тому +7

    Guys, how do I like a video 47 times?

  • @lat1502
    @lat1502 2 роки тому +1

    What I don't get is that you posted this in October of 2020 and only have 53,000 plus views. I would have thought this would have gone viral with well over a million?

  • @xr29fb32
    @xr29fb32 Рік тому

    This should have millions of views

  • @zoot9393
    @zoot9393 Рік тому

    How lucky! I wish I could connect with vultures, they are such lovely creatures. So often they are misunderstood and people believe a lot of negative, often untrue things about them. Heralds of woe or death, and it's so untrue.

  • @PuluCeeBagumba
    @PuluCeeBagumba 4 роки тому +3

    How cool is that?!

  • @OlivierStaiger
    @OlivierStaiger 2 роки тому

    j'adore les vautours et gypaètes ici en Suisse, magnifiques oiseaux.... quel rêve formidable , cette scène . Magnifique !

  • @stuff2047
    @stuff2047 2 роки тому +1

    I have 24 vultures out in my backyard right now waiting for me to throw the old food out from the fridge lol

    • @kganeshkumar
      @kganeshkumar 2 роки тому +1

      Do you live in a bird sanctuary?

    • @stuff2047
      @stuff2047 2 роки тому +1

      @@kganeshkumar lol, I’m a bird lover so it does look like I do but I wish. Moved into my home on about 4 acres against the forest about 14 years ago and from the get go there were tons of vultures. I considered them a major annoyance initially bc they would trample on the roof at 5:30-6am every morning waking the whole house up but over the years I’ve learned to embrace them. I got them a huge bathing container that they use daily, they use my back yard or perch on the fence to sunbathe, hang out in my trees, and if I have leftovers or meat that’s expired I throw it out for them. They don’t wake me up anymore so I can’t think of any negative impact they have hanging around so now I just welcome them.

    • @LuLu-yo8ud
      @LuLu-yo8ud 2 роки тому +1

      Wonderful job! I envy you!

  • @mrmango5118
    @mrmango5118 Рік тому +1

    This one is king vulture...

  • @HDCairnsAviation
    @HDCairnsAviation 2 роки тому

    He is adorable

  • @sandralynnsparks3468
    @sandralynnsparks3468 Рік тому

    Magnificent.

  • @theinnerworkclub6060
    @theinnerworkclub6060 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @2ride_along
    @2ride_along 4 роки тому +2

    Put the fleet wood mac song inthe video

  • @elijahglasser1421
    @elijahglasser1421 6 місяців тому

    Cute dragon bird

  • @MigueA833
    @MigueA833 Рік тому

    Hermoso

  • @cavaliothorson7755
    @cavaliothorson7755 2 роки тому +1

    Talk about restricted air space. Kidding

  • @surewhynot6040
    @surewhynot6040 3 місяці тому

    Unbelievable

  • @JustinGarfield1
    @JustinGarfield1 2 роки тому

    It is like an anime! Howls moving castle.

  • @humphreygruntwhistle3946
    @humphreygruntwhistle3946 2 місяці тому

    Buzzard should be wearing a little helmet.

  • @thor6544
    @thor6544 Рік тому

    The moment the vulyure looked at them like wtf are you two idiots doing up here after landing on the selfie stick was 👌

  • @manicside5901
    @manicside5901 2 роки тому

    🔥🔥

  • @bigheadbig5910
    @bigheadbig5910 4 роки тому

    Круто!

  • @garfilcanarias8517
    @garfilcanarias8517 4 роки тому

    سبحان الله 😘

  • @rickgamingita8813
    @rickgamingita8813 Рік тому

    Hello mate , Just want to see what this thing Is , so how's the wife? The Kids?
    Well time to go , goodbye

  • @theGovernmentHatesYou
    @theGovernmentHatesYou Рік тому

    I like this.

  • @killeing
    @killeing 3 роки тому +2

    And then the vulture pulls out his knife and starts cutting the strings to the parachute!!!

  • @richardthomas1566
    @richardthomas1566 2 роки тому +69

    The way he puts his feet out the way he guilds just amazing.

  • @tmy4874
    @tmy4874 3 роки тому +40

    Practicing his touch and goes! Good job!

  • @astridvvv9662
    @astridvvv9662 2 роки тому +45

    Black Vultures are incredible. They are so unlike any other bird in that they are insanely curious and intrigued about the world around them, even the parts of the world that are well-outside their day to day lives. Highly intelligent, especially outgoing for birds. I believe humans and black vultures to be kindred spirits. There needs to be more comprehensive behavioral research into them ,especially relating to their intelligence and social relationships. Sadly there is next to nothing.
    I'm fortunate to have unexpectedly developed a personal relationship with a mated pair of balck vultures, both 100% wild. I knew nothing much about them prior, though i do love wildlife and animals in general. The pair use an abandoned barn on the property next to mine each year as their nesting site. So they were commonly on and around our large property at certain points through the day. It's their natural inquisitiveness that brought us closer together. We first noticed after realizing they were very fascinated by our yard work, vehicle maintenance, us being outside in general. In turn, I became increasingly fascinated with them. After observing them struggle to drink from a bird bath I keep that is designed for songbirds-too small to hold the weight of the much larger black vulture no matter how they tried balancing-I decided to turn on the water hose to fill a hole in the yard my dog consistently maintains. The male, who we've named Odin, understood my intentions and what I was doing and came right over right away. In the days that followed this became routine. He would even play in these puddles, happily dunking his head beneath the water to grab and then toss little stones. That was the real beginning of our friendship
    Fast forward two years to present day and it's a common sight to see them on the front porch and looking into the living room at us. They even hang out with our cats when the cats go outside in the mornings, all together on the porch relaxing like it's totally normal. We have a window AC unit in a mud room with a full view of the kitchen. They often sit on it so they can watch us cook, wash dishes, and clean. Sometimes we may forget to open the curtains in the morning, when that happens Odin will gentlly knock on the window with his beak as a request for us to open them so he can see in. It sounds unbelievable but I'm fortunate to have caught it on video several times. Odin is especially confident and outgoing, far more than his mate, so our mutual trust has grown enough that I can do little anecdotal "experiments" for the purpose of indulging his inquisitive nature. I brought a few random items from around the house to the front porch one afternoon when he came by. I set them down and one by one engaged each item in a fashion that demonstrates its purpose/usefulness. A picture book with sound buttons, a wooden basket with hinged lid, a box of kleenex, a vending machine bottle of soda, and a small handful of yellow dandilions. I arranged them on the porch in a row and one by one I engaged each item. I opened the book, turned the pages, pressed the sound buttons, and closed a single dandilion in the middle. Next, I opened the basket and put the rest of the dandilions in it, closed it back, flipped it upside down and mimed trying to open the lid again which wouldn't work with the lid being underneath, so I flipped it again and opened the lid before closing it and flipping it back upside down. I then took a tissue from the kleenex box, paused, and took two more. Next I opened the soda, and did one very quick pour onto the porch and used the tissues to cover the small puddle. Odin, who was at first off the side of the porch, galloped over and hopped up the stairs onto the porch and gave my demonstration his full attention almost immediately. He observed me doing each step I described, IIRC I repeated the pattern 4 times in an intentional and methodical way. Then I stopped and sat still. After a few seconds he approached and began engaging the items just as I had. And in the exact order. It was as if he felt compelled to ascertain the overall point to my demonstration, like he hoped it would all make sense once he did it. There was no point other than to show how industrious, bright, and exceptional this species is, and how grateful I am to have earned their friendship. Both me and my SO.

    • @glibbergloop
      @glibbergloop 2 роки тому

      That is an awesome story. I think you should also know that in the video description it said the bird was trained.
      Check out Scott Mason's really cool UA-cam channel. Tons of footage like this. Including other types of trained birds. 😃

    • @goblinbollocks2838
      @goblinbollocks2838 Рік тому

      That is very cool. Please tell me you filmed that last interaction

    • @wetwork6553
      @wetwork6553 Рік тому

      I love this

    • @sandralynnsparks3468
      @sandralynnsparks3468 Рік тому

      I started calling vultures Cathars after learning the family name of the ones that lived on my home's land is Cathartidae. It suited their dignity better.

    • @h.e.l.p.3655
      @h.e.l.p.3655 10 місяців тому +1

      Super cool!!! Thanks for sharing 😊

  • @yayo6207
    @yayo6207 2 роки тому +30

    I can't stress enough how much i love this video in terms beyond admiration

  • @dallasjones8185
    @dallasjones8185 2 роки тому +29

    Amazing how birds can fly so high...beautiful !

  • @sandradibiaso7316
    @sandradibiaso7316 2 роки тому +10

    Insane how high these vultures can fly.

  • @TorianArmrag
    @TorianArmrag 3 роки тому +5

    That's great! Love these pieces of peaceful Life :)

  • @guaicaipurotamanaco659
    @guaicaipurotamanaco659 4 роки тому +5

    Hey!, this is kind "weird"... this is a Black vulture : Coragyps atratus
    This vulture is only located in the Americas: from south USA to North Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, is not an european vulture...
    Have you trained this vulture to europe?
    Very nice, but Im still thinking about this "Coragyps atratus"

    • @conorsirishnature998
      @conorsirishnature998 4 роки тому +2

      Yes probably a hand raised bird as black vultures are not found in europe.

    • @rubovivas
      @rubovivas 4 роки тому +4

      Read the description xD

    • @guaicaipurotamanaco659
      @guaicaipurotamanaco659 4 роки тому +2

      @@rubovivas Excuse me, but in the description it doesn says if it is a Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) or not.
      Is it normal to bring american bird species in europe?
      Is just my question

    • @rubovivas
      @rubovivas 4 роки тому +2

      @@guaicaipurotamanaco659 That species shouldn't be seen in the wild in europe. But is pretty comon to see people bringing birds from other countries to train them. Even that specific spices are maybe easier to train than the europe ones.

    • @themechanictangerine4337
      @themechanictangerine4337 2 роки тому

      Yes, the cinereous vulture is way bigger, lighter in color and doesn't have the turkey face.

  • @youtubeblockscomments
    @youtubeblockscomments Рік тому +3

    It’s amazing how much the open air can be like water

  • @belphemoth6639
    @belphemoth6639 4 роки тому +4

    Here before this video is swarmed with people randomly finding this in their recommended

  • @alsouza8284
    @alsouza8284 4 місяці тому +1

    Is in Brazil, there are no such vultures outside the Americas

  • @louier3846
    @louier3846 8 місяців тому +1

    The guy in the white helmet didn't enjoy this visitor at all 😅

  • @hucks1000
    @hucks1000 3 місяці тому +1

    So super cool ❤ this!

  • @operationada
    @operationada 2 роки тому +2

    I've always thought paragliding is terrifying but given this possible encounter, I just might rethink it lol :D

  • @ancientatomicimmortality4016
    @ancientatomicimmortality4016 2 роки тому +1

    I know she's obviously trained but its still cool & shows the intellect of Vultures...they fly so high because they use jet streams to cover vast distances without needing to expend precious energy on flapping their wings. They will also group together in areas of hot air thermals & use it to rise to around 3 kms. They hold the record for highest flight by an animal & thats not mentioning they can fly for insanly long times without resting on the ground. 1 actually flew/coasted for over 24 hrs straight

  • @mrsuchyPL
    @mrsuchyPL 2 роки тому +1

    480p...What a ..

  • @msnextone101-R
    @msnextone101-R Рік тому +1

    No human made machine can fly with the elegance of a big bird......thats for sure...

  • @Dragon-Slay3r
    @Dragon-Slay3r 11 місяців тому +1

    Jordan tin? 😂

  • @doctorhyena9619
    @doctorhyena9619 2 роки тому +3

    As for these professional shots, when the vulture soars and is photographed close-up. These shots do not find in the world, but when little too little for this work this is a great achievement

    • @doctorhyena9619
      @doctorhyena9619 2 роки тому +2

      @Skip Daulton
      I write sentences by translation, so if there is a problem with my words, Professor Google will bear that mistake
      : ر

    • @glibbergloop
      @glibbergloop 2 роки тому

      @@doctorhyena9619 why not just use your native language to comment? UA-cam has an auto translate so all readers can adjust to their language. Also I think languages are beautiful..

    • @doctorhyena9619
      @doctorhyena9619 2 роки тому +1

      @glibbergloop
      My mother tongue is very difficult. Even if I want to translate it, I have to repeat the sentences so that they are translated correctly. I remember once that I wrote a sentence spontaneously, then I said I want to copy it and see how it will be translated, and I was surprised that the sentence had a bad meaning, so I said that I must repeat the sentence in more than one form until it was translated correctly
      my mother language is Arabic

  • @justinf1343
    @justinf1343 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for sharing. That must have been amazing to experience.

  • @cloudstreets1396
    @cloudstreets1396 Рік тому +1

    That’s a wild bird?

    • @conorsirishnature998
      @conorsirishnature998 Рік тому

      Trained bird, this particular vulture is only found in the americas and not anywhere else.

  • @Lopito96woof
    @Lopito96woof Рік тому +1

    Majestic, simple and pure nature majestuosity.

  • @XmanSully
    @XmanSully 2 роки тому +1

    The headline is kind of deceiving. Why be like that

    • @productrecall5183
      @productrecall5183 2 роки тому

      Why be like what? "Vulture joins paragliders.." did the vulture not join the paragliders?

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Рік тому

      @@productrecall5183 Yes. But it joined them socially years ago and is a trained bird, it didn't join them in the sky just as the cameras were rolling. Leaving that major detail out is a touch deceptive, it certainly changed my opinion of the video.

  • @marioalegria9366
    @marioalegria9366 4 місяці тому

    What if the vulture can't see well and gets tangled in the strings🤔

  • @elmostrico1
    @elmostrico1 Рік тому

    Son los artistas del aire !!!!

  • @dracov6664
    @dracov6664 2 роки тому

    Tu byłem.Tony Halik 2022

  • @Indicaavocado
    @Indicaavocado 4 місяці тому

    Oh haaallleee nah

  • @squiggymcsquig6170
    @squiggymcsquig6170 4 місяці тому

    Penguins can not do that.

  • @jacqueslazarus8457
    @jacqueslazarus8457 Рік тому

    🪜 brothers

  • @NakieaBrown
    @NakieaBrown 11 місяців тому

    So amazing

  • @beanfeathers8645
    @beanfeathers8645 Рік тому

    I have 2 vultures I wave to every morning and they are in the same spot same time everyday. My family thinks I’m crazy, that they don’t see me wave. I think they do.

  • @TheFloridaBikeVlogger
    @TheFloridaBikeVlogger 2 роки тому

    was this the same one I seen on worldstar this week?

  • @BrainDamageComedy
    @BrainDamageComedy 2 роки тому

    if ever there was a sign to stop doing something, this is it!

  • @toddmundorff4140
    @toddmundorff4140 Рік тому

    Vulture: “what kind of bird are you?”

  • @floof9789
    @floof9789 2 роки тому

    Legit the coolest thing I have ever seen!!

  • @surgecaliber
    @surgecaliber Рік тому

    He just gliding too that’s so cool

  • @syntaxed2
    @syntaxed2 2 роки тому

    Man, that is the coolest thing!

  • @TS-1267
    @TS-1267 2 роки тому

    ..... SPLENDIFEROUS.....

  • @dylanle6241
    @dylanle6241 2 роки тому +3

    If that were me on that parasail, I’d be scared shitless!!!

    • @productrecall5183
      @productrecall5183 2 роки тому +1

      Well they aren't scared because it's a trained bird. If you read the description it says
      "Paragliding instructor Scott Mason recently demonstrated the astonishing activity he has pioneered called parahawking, wherein a trained bird of prey guides him on flights to thermal columns that make his aerial trips longer and more birdlike."

  • @yayo6207
    @yayo6207 2 роки тому

    This is so beautiful

  • @arthurmabb5913
    @arthurmabb5913 4 роки тому

    That’s kool

  • @duduz3450
    @duduz3450 2 роки тому

    Dudeee, that's not in Spain, that's in Brazil. That's the Black Headed Vulture, species native to South America. IF i'm not wrong, the video was recorded in Brazil too.

    • @glibbergloop
      @glibbergloop 2 роки тому

      In another similar video, it's an American black vulture. Since the description said it's a trained bird, it is therefore not wild, and this could therfore also be truly Spain. (If you were meaning it couldn't be Spain due to the bird species. If you happen to recognize the terrain on the ground because you live there then that's understandable. )

  • @eliakimwerner7718
    @eliakimwerner7718 3 роки тому

    Amazing!

  • @jpp9239
    @jpp9239 4 роки тому

    The bar us just hold by hand ? Hope it can't fall down

    • @klngc1514
      @klngc1514 4 роки тому +2

      There might be a safety rope attached beneath the stick

  • @TheManOnTheHill
    @TheManOnTheHill 4 роки тому +1

    Well sir.. THAT was cool as fuuuuuck

  • @shinybernard0455
    @shinybernard0455 2 роки тому

    Isn’t it a south american vulture?

    • @productrecall5183
      @productrecall5183 2 роки тому +1

      It's an american/South American. But this is a trained bird. Read the description. It says
      "Paragliding instructor Scott Mason recently demonstrated the astonishing activity he has pioneered called parahawking, wherein a trained bird of prey guides him on flights to thermal columns that make his aerial trips longer and more birdlike."

    • @shinybernard0455
      @shinybernard0455 2 роки тому

      @@productrecall5183 wow that's so cool

  • @doublejay310
    @doublejay310 4 роки тому

    I like how those guys have no reaction at all

    • @emilioedeza3475
      @emilioedeza3475 4 роки тому +1

      They actually sometimes place strips of meat on the rods to encourage the animals to come close.

    • @doublejay310
      @doublejay310 4 роки тому +1

      @@emilioedeza3475 cool! Didn’t know that

    • @productrecall5183
      @productrecall5183 2 роки тому +1

      They have no reaction because it's not a wild bird. It's a trained vulture. Read the description of the video. It says
      "Paragliding instructor Scott Mason recently demonstrated the astonishing activity he has pioneered called parahawking, wherein a trained bird of prey guides him on flights to thermal columns that make his aerial trips longer and more birdlike."

    • @doublejay310
      @doublejay310 2 роки тому

      @@productrecall5183 wild or not - I’d be freaking out. But thanks for pointing that out, I had not read that.

    • @glibbergloop
      @glibbergloop 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/users/scottmason2312

  • @ckdanekfan3397
    @ckdanekfan3397 Рік тому

    Spanish? This is not old world griffon vulture. This here is north american turkey vulture.