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Soaring Spirits
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 17 ก.ค. 2020
A genius PhD scientist teams up with an overly enthusiastic adventurer and several independent and spirited birds to attempt to fly. Take a journey with these eclectic characters as they fight the forces of gravity to stay aloft.
OW! Topher Broke his Back in an Accident! Meet Reggie the Lanner Falcon! Episode 10
***Make sure to watch Bonus Bird Time at the end of the episode***
Topher Mira got into a paragliding accident and broke his back! Topher explains the accident, what went through his mind, how he was feeling while the accident occurred. Do you believe in guardian angels? What a crazy experience! He broke two vertebrae in his back, and though uncomfortable, he is on the mend. We apologize for the delay in videos this injury has caused. Don’t worry, Soaring Spirits will persevere! David Metzgar and Topher Mira will continue to produce high-quality content of your favorite birds, and Topher looks forward to being back in the sky soon. Topher is grateful that his injury wasn’t worse, and is so appreciative of the outpouring of love and support he has received.
In this episode (episode 10) David Metzger and Topher Mira are training Reginald (aka Reggie) the Lanner falcon in David’s backyard in San Diego, California. Reggie is the smallest Lanner falcon that Dave has, but his life experience is big. Dave clues us in on Reggie’s life, illuminates curious facets of his personality, and discusses the traumas and triumphs that Reggie has been shaped by.
We have now introduced all four of the Lanner Falcons in the Metzgar Falcon Collection! Bunco, Sophie, Reggie and Baby Corona! Check out past episodes about each of these wonderful falcons! Please ask us any questions that you have about the birds, and if you are ever in San Diego, California, come visit these amazing falcons!
Topher Mira
th-cam.com/users/MrTopherlicious
tophermira.com/
Dave Metzgar
www.totalraptorexperience.com/
www.flywithabird.com/
George Adkins
georgeadkinsphotography.smugmug.com/
Topher Mira got into a paragliding accident and broke his back! Topher explains the accident, what went through his mind, how he was feeling while the accident occurred. Do you believe in guardian angels? What a crazy experience! He broke two vertebrae in his back, and though uncomfortable, he is on the mend. We apologize for the delay in videos this injury has caused. Don’t worry, Soaring Spirits will persevere! David Metzgar and Topher Mira will continue to produce high-quality content of your favorite birds, and Topher looks forward to being back in the sky soon. Topher is grateful that his injury wasn’t worse, and is so appreciative of the outpouring of love and support he has received.
In this episode (episode 10) David Metzger and Topher Mira are training Reginald (aka Reggie) the Lanner falcon in David’s backyard in San Diego, California. Reggie is the smallest Lanner falcon that Dave has, but his life experience is big. Dave clues us in on Reggie’s life, illuminates curious facets of his personality, and discusses the traumas and triumphs that Reggie has been shaped by.
We have now introduced all four of the Lanner Falcons in the Metzgar Falcon Collection! Bunco, Sophie, Reggie and Baby Corona! Check out past episodes about each of these wonderful falcons! Please ask us any questions that you have about the birds, and if you are ever in San Diego, California, come visit these amazing falcons!
Topher Mira
th-cam.com/users/MrTopherlicious
tophermira.com/
Dave Metzgar
www.totalraptorexperience.com/
www.flywithabird.com/
George Adkins
georgeadkinsphotography.smugmug.com/
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First Soaring Flight! Baby Corona the Lanner Falcon's Training progress!
มุมมอง 4284 ปีที่แล้ว
Make sure to watch Bonus Bird Time at the end of the episode Baby Corona's First Soaring Flight! Will he run Away?!? It;s Baby Corona's first time to this new location! Corona the Lanner Falcon has a training day at Little Black, aka Black Mountain, in San Diego California. There is a paragldier flying when Dave and Topher arrive. Black Mountain is a special paragliding site, being the first mo...
Falconry Class! Total Raptor Experience teaches us about falcons! Plus Sophie runaway?!?
มุมมอง 6284 ปีที่แล้ว
Today we join Total Raptor Experience and their Falconry Class at Torrey Pines Gliderport in La Jolla, California! The wind is very light, so there are not any paragliding pilots flying at Torrey Pines Gliderport. Will there be enough lift (rising air) for Sophie the lanner falcon to fly?!? If she flies will she come back?!? This interactive falcon class is totally amazing! Sophie the Lanner Fa...
Coronavirus mask around friends?! Cheyanne's new wing! Unboxing? Baby Corona practice!
มุมมอง 3414 ปีที่แล้ว
We find ourselves at Little Black Mountain Reserve, in San Diego, California, where Cheyanne opens up her new paraglider that she just bought! Dave, Topher and Cheyanne are confused as to what the guidelines are for wearing masks. Should we be wearing masks around the people that we are close to, or our roommates? Where do we draw the line (answer in comments)? We explore the confusing, grey ar...
Training a baby falcon?!? Meet Baby Corona the Lanner Falcon!
มุมมอง 1.7K4 ปีที่แล้ว
MAKE SURE TO WATCH BONUS BIRD TIME AT THE END OF THE EPISODE!!! Come meet the latest addition to the Lanner Falcon collection!! Baby Corona is only about 4 months old! Dave and Topher are hanging out at Dave's house training baby Corona the Lanner Falcon! We go through the basic training techniques; hopping baby Corona from perch to glove, hopping to a stick perch that we use in parahawking, an...
Cheyanne P1 Beginner Paragliding Pilot Test! Will She Pass?!?
มุมมอง 6314 ปีที่แล้ว
Cheyanne takes her first paragliding pilot test - P 1 test - The beginner test! This is the very first test in the pilot ranking system. She has been working hard, practicing and studying paragliding.. but is she prepared for her test?!? We take a look into what its like to take the first test in becoming a paraglider pilot! Lets see if she passes! Cheyanne takes a couple of instructional parag...
Meet Sophie the Goddess of the Lanner Falcons! Solo Parahawking!
มุมมอง 4604 ปีที่แล้ว
Topher meets Dave at Torrey Pines Gliderport to check out some Solo Parahawking! Its a light wind day, so Dave decides to take Sophie the Lanner Falcon out for some solo paragliding! This is how Dave trains his birds to parahawk. Sophie and Bunco are both trained to parahawk, and they both have different bird styles of flying! Before the birds can parahawk with a tandem paraglider, Dave must sp...
Cheyanne 's First Solo Paragliding Flight - Ever?!? Will she fly?!?- Soaring Spirits Episode 3
มุมมอง 7K4 ปีที่แล้ว
We find ourselves back at Torrey Pines Gliderport in La Jolla, Ca. Here Cheyanne is attempting her first paragliding flight Ever! Will she fly!? As a paragliding student at Torrey Pines Gliderport, she's been working really hard at kiting her paraglider and practicing launching and landing. Will the baby bird fly the nest?!? This is the biggest moment of any pilots life! Let's find out if Cheya...
Meet Bunco the Lanner Falcon! Master of the Skies!! Soaring Spirits Episode 2
มุมมอง 1.9K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Come meet Bunco the Lanner Falcon - Master of the Skies! In our second episode of Soaring Spirits, we get to know Bunco. Have you ever met a Lanner Falcon before?!? He is the first Lanner Falcons Dave Metzgar acquired. Bunco is truly a dialed bird! He has his own unique flying style thats different from the other falcons. And he is trained to fly with paragliders! A rare art that combines parag...
Will we Fly today?!? Let's meet some falcons! - Soaring Spirits Episode 1
มุมมอง 1.6K4 ปีที่แล้ว
Welcome to Episode 1 of Soaring Spirits! Meet Topher Mira and Dave Metzgar at Torrey Pines Gliderport in La Jolla, California. In this intro episode, we will touch upon some of the things that our channel will be covering! Topher is looking for Dave to see if he can fly in a paraglider. Dave is a falconer, and has some beautiful Lanner Falcons that are trained to fly with paragliders a.k.a. par...
Excellent job.. Happy Flying from UK ,Wales 🏴
Falconery such a awesome livelihood and over 4000 years old. Lovely falcon❤❤❤
Is that Max on the radio?
Some day I want to top land. That hike up is tough on my old knees carrying a harness and glider.
What an amazing bird, and very well trained
wow! hey mate! you're Falcon look so cool!!
Wow that was a special day for sure , I love baby corona flying freely with you guys , Cheyanne so awesome well done and the team teaching everyone there great job also , if I lived in your country I’d come and learn to paraglide from you , I can tell the students were all happy and that’s awesome.
Why have you all got masks on outside? Are you thick?
you mean sick, right?
@@violetschmuck8718 no i mean thick
Very Good!
What do you believe caused the mid-air?
prolly one or the other just wasnt paying attention
Cool, what wing is that?
What equipment do you guys use so that you can follow the flight live?
Get the mask off
Well done ,really happy for you,x
Hello, this was one of my favorite videos ..... The breeder that you mentioned in this video does he have a You Tube or Web Site? Also how I would like to know pricing .
good good
Thanks!
This was difficult for me to put together! Lots to process! But happy to be back on track! Thanks for all the support! And Reggie does so well this day too!!
Totally.
Stoked this series is back!
So lovely to see you Topher and Dave, oh that Reggie is amazing!! We love your videos, keep it up please!
Yay Cheyanne! <3 so great to meet you!
She's doing great!
Fantastic
Thanks!
Awesome dude! Nice mask too! I know where that's from!
Thanks! Just got some new ones!
Great episode! Love baby Corona!💚
He's the best! ❤️
Music makes it very exciting and entertaining to watch
Thank you Tammy! Jane you been following baby Corona's progress?
Great episode Topher! I’m really appreciating having a record of Corona’s progress... just think, it’s only been a couple weeks since his first free lure flights, and he’s already dodging through crowds of people and dogs, flying over the ocean at Torrey, and ignoring all vegetable matter no matter how much it looks like it might be made of meat.
I'm honored to be able to witness his progress!! He's such a great bird!
Come play with these wonderful birds at Total Raptor Experience! I’ve been doing this pretty much 24/7 for the last 4 years, and I never tire of watching these birds fly free!
They are such wonderful birds! Your class is amazing!
Excellent to see a baby falcon and what it takes to train them!
It sure is!
This falconry class is super cool!
Totally!
Whoo Hoo! Falconry Class!!
Awe ya!!
Great job baby Corona!
Isn't he the best?!? He's such a good falcon!!
Love this place...to be a bird!
Right?!? It's a very special place! And with falcons too!!!
Nice segment on kiting. How long before Cheyanne can fly on her own? What are the license test requirements for solo flight?
It depends on the person. The first flight is determined by the instructor. If the person is showing some good kiting skills, then off they go! Could be as soon as a week after your first class!
Such controversy and yet so beautiful! Best sunset ever! Yes you should wear a mask!!!
Thank you!!
Such magnificent views to experience alongside a Falcon! Now I know how they feel ☺️
It's truly a magical experience!! 🦅
So cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!!!
Yooo the part where the bird is flying beside you is so cool!!!!
It's a pretty amazing experience! If you're ever in San Diego you can come fly with Sophie!!
Congrats Cheyanne...........
🎉She's doing so well!
that sunset lighting with Corona! Such a beautiful bird
Hey thx davis!!! He totally is!!
Those “tit bits”? Is that fresh meat? Or aged? How do you prepare it?
Thats a very good question! I think we go over "Tid Bits" in the Bunco episode here : th-cam.com/video/e4wGyTUqIbo/w-d-xo.html around minute 4;20 or so..
But yes it is fresh meat, quail meat, that is prepared daily for the birds!
Nice vídeo, good times. Subscribed
Thanks! Subbed ya back! Check out the baby corona episode!! More to come!!
That's not true, male Falcons are much smaller than females, it's easy to distinguish. Also American kestrel Falcons males are blue, females are red. Beautiful video though.
Ya you're right! But with the Lanner falcon species, the two sex's are very similar in size. Sophie (540 grams) and Bunco (520 grams) are brother and sister, and only differ by 4% in weight. The breeders actually thought Bunco was a female! At first we thought he was a female as I did the breeder due to weight, and then we had a DNA test done and sure enough he was a male!
@@SoaringSpirits@Lauren Martins I fly a supposedly female Lanner that when tested was a male. In Lanners it can be difficult to distinguish the sex. Small females mistaken for males. Also the Lanner has such a huge range that it has many sub species so colouration and size can vary. The DNA test is the only real way to know.
YOU NEED CUSTOM PRINTED MASKS WITH BABY CORONA IMAGE!!!
HAHAH!! Yes we do! We actually have some masks on order with our logo on them! Unpacking episode coming up soon!
OOOO Practice day!!
I know!!
What an amazing, beautiful bird! Wow he behaves so well!
I think so too!
AMAZING PROPERTY
Thanks Mikkel! Great spot to train some falcons!!
Great to see the "behind the scenes" stuff!
Appreciated! More of this style to come! Glad you liked it!
Agreed!
Corona rockin’ it! Gorgeous little bird! So what is the lure made of? What is the typical diet of a bird in this setting? Does Dave do this full time? How much of his life is consumed by caring for and training the birds? Do the older, more experienced birds still require training once they reach a certain stage? Are all the birds housed in separate enclosures? Another great episode, you guys are definitely rockin’ it too!
Thanks Paul! We appreciate it! - The Lure is made out of leather with stuffing to give it weight and form - We feed the birds quail - Dave was a full time scientist for a while, and is now doing this full time. He does bird shows with his company Total Raptor Experience www.totalraptorexperience.com/ - Sophie and Bunco are pretty dialed, but are exercised regularly, so their training is pretty constant, but differs from the early training like you see here - The birds all have their own Mews - or bird home Thank you! Keep the questions coming! Glad you are enjoying our videos!!
Topher!! This is amazing!
Thanks Liam! You gotta come fly with me someday!
you guys are awesome love the channel and im going to para glide
You are welcome to anytime! Come fly with us!
that was one of the coolest things i have ever seen i would like to meet bunco you guys are very cool
Thanks! Come meet Bunco in San Diego!!
I will I have a friend that is a big para glider enthusiasts I believe he flies there too
the punisher very cool! Come fly with us!