Maaaate! The Wedgie is the 4th largest species of eagle in the world and it's talons can tear through kangaroo hide. I'd be worried about that parachute.
Maybe you can get in touch with the local bird protection agency, locate the nests, and make rules to avoid flying just over it. This bird looses a lot of energy having to deal with your wing.
@@faronanderson2536 yes but protecting offsprings is costly energy-wise. What is spent fighting disturbances is not spent hunting. Of course we know that they fly well, they are leading us in the thermals.
@@olivierpercebois-garve5506 well maybe being that deficient in recognizing a non-threat and subsequently starving themselves of readily usable energy is enough of an incentive to adapt their behavioral deadends to a more sustainable sort.
Having lived in WA where Sam is from and seeing them up close (It's our football teams mascot, they fly a tamed one around the football ground as pre-match entertainment) I know they have a wingspan up to 2.84 m (9 ft 4 in) and a length up to 1.06 m (3 ft 6 in) SERIOUSLY SCARY BIRDS I would have been wearing brown pants by the end of that flight. They are constantly taking out high powered commercial drones used by mining companies for access and safety clearance/inspections. Anyone that is saying this wasn't an attack needs their head read. It was Sam's dodging the eagle that saved him from a torn chute, not the eagle wanting to go light on him. Well done mate for your clever flying! LEGEND
I think people are wilfully ignorant - it’s pretty clear that thing dove down to attack multiple times, I’ve seen them take out kangaroos so have no problems attacking while you’re vulnerable in the air - if you hadn’t of invaded, you would’ve been hit; I mean that’s literally how these birds fight each other anyway.
no contact was made but the eagle made it plain and clear that this was its territory. contact (tearing holes in the paraglider) would have been serious. i don't think i've seen videos from any place other than australia where birds attack model planes, drones or paragliders. edit - there are some.
Probably way too close to her nest. You were in her restricted air space. Better stay outta those parts. Next time might not go so smoothly if she decides to not be nice and let you live.
Er, I don't think they soar with wings spread when they attack. They fold their wings in for speed and swoop in with a very aerodynamic water drop shape. When birds attack, you get very short notice.
To those of you who think this doesn't look like an attack, you can see the eagle was following the paraglider, and flying too close and too erratic for comfort. You don't want a bird near your aircraft. Whether or not the eagle was being malicious, it was definitely harassing the pilot, who was just trying to avoid it.
abledbody Lol, a malicious eagle! Haha The eagle was trying to get this guy away from her territory. I thought it was very cool, except the flipping the bird part.
I laughed at the middle finger gesture at 0.48, I wonder if the eagle thought "oh no, he gave me the middle finger, I better leave this bloke alone" 😜😅😅🤣
Back in 1976, I was flying a hang glider from the Paps, near Mansfield Victoria. There were 5 Wedgies that flew around there. On one flight, I was joined y one and for 20 minutes was directed to the best lift bands by the eagle. It just flew level with my right wingtip, about 2m away. No screeching, just a very superior look at me. It would move away to right and I'd follow or move in front to the left and I'd move that way, after each move it would resume its position near my right wingtip. We soared in lovely lift bands together, never any aggressive moves, it was like it was showing me around. That was the flight of my life for 20 minutes that close to the king of Australia's sky. BLISS!
Wow!!! 2 meters!!! That's pretty darn close!!! What was your initial reaction? Were you intimidated or scared or anything as soon as he got next to you? Do you think he was probably sizing you up in retrospect? Just curious, but definitely an occurrence in your life that will last you forever! Totally amazing! I don't know how I would have reacted. If I may ask, how old were you in 1975? Finally, would you do it again? In my opinion, I guess one could say you already cheated death once already mate lol 🤷♂️ 🪂🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
@hiphoplover1974 No, at no time was I worried about how he acted. I was not making aggressive moves so what would be his reason to attack. Animals only attack for good reasons, not like humans. Besides, the endorphins were flowing from flying, so I was relaxed mentally.
Eagle: well here I was checking out that weird thing in shorts crowding my airspace... Paraglider: *gives finger* Eagle: ...and I took that personally. Yeah, that's a casus belli right there.
Reminds of the scuba diving equivalent of a trigger fish. Very aggressive if you swim near their underwater nest. In fact, we got a pre-dive briefing about dangers and they said nothing about sharks or rays - just showed a pic of a trigger fish and how to break off its pursuit. Perhaps there is a sky equivalent for Eagles in pursuit
I went to fly the ridge in West Rutland Vermont for my first time and another pilot and I were attacked by a resident bald eagle. We were standing on the launch ramp and the eagle was soaring the ridge lift out front. I was in the middle of a conversation and heard a wooshing sound at my right. I turned my head to see the eagle flying very fast and right toward me. I hit the deck and just barely got out of the way and the eagle hit the guy next to me with it's talons. That guy ended up with a very deep 2 inch (50 mm) cut on his cheek. It took a lot of stitches to close that wound. If an eagle is nesting nearby they can be total monsters so look out.
Sorry to inform that seconds after finishing recording this video the cameramen was killed in a emu atack. The body could not be recovered because the area in question is dangerous kangaroo territory.
I live in Ballandean, QLD and we get wedge tails over our property and pretty sure they’ve nested as a month or so ago my girl and I got to watch one of the parents showing one of the young how to fly and use the thermals or whatever and then in the last week I saw two teenagers flying extremely low as I was taking a piss beside my ute about to leave home. I never tire of watching them and I generally dislike birds but there’s something about watching an apex predator and such a majestic bird. I thumbed up this video but I’d never flip them off even if it was attacking me 😬
I love the fact that this sweet bird ruined your plans🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 *GO BACK HOME BRAW AND DON'T FORGET THAT PARACHUTE, put it back into whatever place you stored it* PAHAHAHAHA
So basically this para-glider dude is a sky Karen telling the authorities they were physically assaulted🤣
Sky Karen? 😅
bird was just like "you're flying in a restricted air space divert course immediately"
Paraglider: gives eagle the finger
Eagle: Boy, you in my hood now!!!!
a shapeshifting reptillian
Eagle: If you gave me the finger to my face you would be literally giving me your finger.
she must have a nest nearby
This isn't an attack...it is a fly-by. An actual attack would have ripped your chute
After giving that eagle the bird I was hoping it would rip his chute
@@Tslotha LOL yeah!!!! Then he'd fall to his death! Hilarious! Serves him right!
psycho
@@black_squall you need to calm down. Black humor isn't something for everyone.
@@Silver... You mean dark?
@@Silver... black humor so BET
Maaaate! The Wedgie is the 4th largest species of eagle in the world and it's talons can tear through kangaroo hide.
I'd be worried about that parachute.
Yep, and possibly the most hard core not to be messed with eagle in the world as well 👍👍
He just wanted to talk about your gliders extended warranty.
That eagle was like, final warning you will be shot down LOL...
More like "I'm going to rip you and your flying machine to shreads, GTFO NOW"
If this were America I'd have to keep a carry on me even in the sky against these mfs
Maybe you can get in touch with the local bird protection agency, locate the nests, and make rules to avoid flying just over it. This bird looses a lot of energy having to deal with your wing.
Their territorial zone is bigger than most suburbs and they view anything as big or bigger than them as a territorial rival rather than a threat.
Eagles live for this shit....
Their very efficient flyers.Didn't see it flap those wings too much except to change direction
@@faronanderson2536 yes but protecting offsprings is costly energy-wise. What is spent fighting disturbances is not spent hunting.
Of course we know that they fly well, they are leading us in the thermals.
@@olivierpercebois-garve5506 well maybe being that deficient in recognizing a non-threat and subsequently starving themselves of readily usable energy is enough of an incentive to adapt their behavioral deadends to a more sustainable sort.
This wasn't an attack......
If it was doubt we'd have the footage.
oh come on dude, that eagle is NOT attacking you. Damn.
Having lived in WA where Sam is from and seeing them up close (It's our football teams mascot, they fly a tamed one around the football ground as pre-match entertainment) I know they have a wingspan up to 2.84 m (9 ft 4 in) and a length up to 1.06 m (3 ft 6 in) SERIOUSLY SCARY BIRDS I would have been wearing brown pants by the end of that flight. They are constantly taking out high powered commercial drones used by mining companies for access and safety clearance/inspections. Anyone that is saying this wasn't an attack needs their head read. It was Sam's dodging the eagle that saved him from a torn chute, not the eagle wanting to go light on him. Well done mate for your clever flying! LEGEND
Exactly
I think people are wilfully ignorant - it’s pretty clear that thing dove down to attack multiple times, I’ve seen them take out kangaroos so have no problems attacking while you’re vulnerable in the air - if you hadn’t of invaded, you would’ve been hit; I mean that’s literally how these birds fight each other anyway.
Dum ass it’s a wedge tail eagle a familiar friend to see
Eagle: get of the sky
Guy: (gives finger)
Eagle what the bleep
I would hardly classify that as an "attack". This should have been titled "Wedgetail Eagle fly's near Paraglider".
no contact was made but the eagle made it plain and clear that this was its territory. contact (tearing holes in the paraglider) would have been serious. i don't think i've seen videos from any place other than australia where birds attack model planes, drones or paragliders. edit - there are some.
Fool gave an eagle the middle finger?!
What a complete dork. Imagine giving an eagle the finger
Probably way too close to her nest.
You were in her restricted air space.
Better stay outta those parts.
Next time might not go so smoothly if she decides to not be nice and let you live.
Did I miss something? Where is this "attack"?
All it takes is one sweep of those claws and the chute would be ripped in half, these birds are no joke scary stuff...
Er, I don't think they soar with wings spread when they attack. They fold their wings in for speed and swoop in with a very aerodynamic water drop shape. When birds attack, you get very short notice.
Not to land on a paraglider wing.
When does the attack happen?
To those of you who think this doesn't look like an attack, you can see the eagle was following the paraglider, and flying too close and too erratic for comfort. You don't want a bird near your aircraft. Whether or not the eagle was being malicious, it was definitely harassing the pilot, who was just trying to avoid it.
abledbody Lol, a malicious eagle! Haha The eagle was trying to get this guy away from her territory. I thought it was very cool, except the flipping the bird part.
When humans invented guns and air draft, the sky also became their territory.
Good job birds protecting your territory. 😍
If I was that eagle and that person flipped me off, then I would literally go in for the attack.
what attack??
I laughed at the middle finger gesture at 0.48, I wonder if the eagle thought "oh no, he gave me the middle finger, I better leave this bloke alone" 😜😅😅🤣
misleading. not even an attack!
Giant Killer if it was an attack then it would have ripped of the chutes also this was posted 2 years ago
So u want to see holes in his parachute and die
@@sarthakjain3493 i don’t want him to die, just get really badly injured
How has nobody appreciated flipping the bird to a bird.
That 'flew' right by me, too. And I consider myself full of wit.
Here we have an eagle that has clearly went batshit crazy
That must be one of the best thumbnails ever! ^^
It says 🖕
That ruins the experience quickly😂
Really? A middle finger? 🤦🤦🤦 This is embarassing...
**pulls up the middle finger**
Wedgetail: *Oh, so you want it that way, huh?*
attack? Did I miss something??
If it’s not enough that you have to worry about malfunctions, wind, human error, etc.. birds & kangaroos are added to the list
My time is what got attacked
Back in 1976, I was flying a hang glider from the Paps, near Mansfield Victoria. There were 5 Wedgies that flew around there. On one flight, I was joined y one and for 20 minutes was directed to the best lift bands by the eagle. It just flew level with my right wingtip, about 2m away. No screeching, just a very superior look at me. It would move away to right and I'd follow or move in front to the left and I'd move that way, after each move it would resume its position near my right wingtip. We soared in lovely lift bands together, never any aggressive moves, it was like it was showing me around. That was the flight of my life for 20 minutes that close to the king of Australia's sky. BLISS!
What an amazing experience Mate 😊. they are so majestic. That's something you're never going to forget.
Wow!!! 2 meters!!! That's pretty darn close!!! What was your initial reaction? Were you intimidated or scared or anything as soon as he got next to you? Do you think he was probably sizing you up in retrospect? Just curious, but definitely an occurrence in your life that will last you forever! Totally amazing! I don't know how I would have reacted. If I may ask, how old were you in 1975? Finally, would you do it again? In my opinion, I guess one could say you already cheated death once already mate lol 🤷♂️
🪂🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
@hiphoplover1974 No, at no time was I worried about how he acted. I was not making aggressive moves so what would be his reason to attack. Animals only attack for good reasons, not like humans. Besides, the endorphins were flowing from flying, so I was relaxed mentally.
Damn! You rode the sky with an eagle you lucky f*ck!!!
Eagle: well here I was checking out that weird thing in shorts crowding my airspace...
Paraglider: *gives finger*
Eagle: ...and I took that personally.
Yeah, that's a casus belli right there.
...L O L .... flipping that eagle "the bird!"
Giving it the finger was the mistake, it took it personally xD
Reminds of the scuba diving equivalent of a trigger fish. Very aggressive if you swim near their underwater nest. In fact, we got a pre-dive briefing about dangers and they said nothing about sharks or rays - just showed a pic of a trigger fish and how to break off its pursuit. Perhaps there is a sky equivalent for Eagles in pursuit
Well c'mon d00d -- you threw him the bird. This bird threw back! It ain't nice to mess with Mother Nature!
I went to fly the ridge in West Rutland Vermont for my first time and another pilot and I were attacked by a resident bald eagle.
We were standing on the launch ramp and the eagle was soaring the ridge lift out front. I was in the middle of a conversation and heard a wooshing sound at my right. I turned my head to see the eagle flying very fast and right toward me. I hit the deck and just barely got out of the way and the eagle hit the guy next to me with it's talons. That guy ended up with a very deep 2 inch (50 mm) cut on his cheek. It took a lot of stitches to close that wound. If an eagle is nesting nearby they can be total monsters so look out.
*gets flicked off*
Bird: you fuckin wot mate?
Wie kann man so doof sein und die Warnung des Vogels ignorieren!
Attack? I just see a bird having a temper tanty.
Was waiting for the Eagle to be like I'm about to end the mans whole career
Sorry to inform that seconds after finishing recording this video the cameramen was killed in a emu atack. The body could not be recovered because the area in question is dangerous kangaroo territory.
*flew near. CLICK BAIT.
How are situations like this dealt with when your wing gets torn by a large bird?
Y'know, seems to me that if the locals are telling you to piss off, you should probably just leave. They're not aggressive, humans are rude!
What vario do you use, I've never heard that sound!
Soon as I saw that bird turn around my MMO mind went "Drop your threat DROP YOUR THREAT! PICK UP THAT EAGLE TANK."
Wedge tail eagles are a protected species.
Paragliders are not.
Looks like the bird is trying to land on your glider
Eagle Tower request s you descend frim Class A Airspace.. Damn Squirrel.. 👌
I live in Ballandean, QLD and we get wedge tails over our property and pretty sure they’ve nested as a month or so ago my girl and I got to watch one of the parents showing one of the young how to fly and use the thermals or whatever and then in the last week I saw two teenagers flying extremely low as I was taking a piss beside my ute about to leave home. I never tire of watching them and I generally dislike birds but there’s something about watching an apex predator and such a majestic bird. I thumbed up this video but I’d never flip them off even if it was attacking me 😬
So can the eagle tear the wing, or get tangled up in it enough to cause him to crash? I would think so.
You're flying in its territory
Um... I don't think the bird understands hand gestures.
I’m with the Wedge Tail. “F@&k off dork, you’re in my world now”
Wooow I’d get down as fast as I could as well that eagle can do serious damage
First of all it's so scary to be paragliding and above that those wedged tail eagles, oh lord no wonder I don't paraglide.
Eagle attack except there's no attack lmao
It was unmistakably a territorial gesture on the eagle's part, though.
Welcome back to the food chain.
No respect... Bad example for all paragliders.
It’s actually pronounced wedge-tailed eagle. But okay.
He's very fucking mad, like "Get OUUUT!!! GET OUUUT MY SKIES, BITCH!
Protecting babies
...So, how did you die?
Classic. Looks like you escaped without a shredded wing
In rare cases people are lucky enough to witness wedge tail eagle's on their own and in pairs attack big buck kangaroo's and kill them
An F-15 Eagle is closing in on him
After the video the eagle sue that man for trespassing private property
even our military wont fly where eagles rule
This is my turf human!
so many people salty about the title. get a life
Don't flip off the eagle that's his space
The eagle was too persistent.
big mistake showing it middle finger. it saw you bro
somebody hit their red bird button
What would it do if it caught you?
Eat for a week or more when he hit the ground.
Lucky they have great eyesight..Might have thought the middle finger was a jucy witchetty grub you were offering him.
The eagle has scrambled!
Gotta know your beans to land on that rock scape. 👍
Is this the same guy attacked by kangaroos😂😂
You don't mess with aussie eagley
OUR AIR FORCE AGENTS IN ACTION..🦅
He gave the bird the bird
That's funny too see it attacking
The glider should look as a much bigger bird
He flipped the bird at the bird
Giving a bird the bird.
Wow what is it about Australia
Bad day at Eagle Rock.
REMEMBER THEY ARE MASTERS OF THE SKY!!!
That eagle 🦅 came in My backyard.
I love the fact that this sweet bird ruined your plans🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
*GO BACK HOME BRAW AND DON'T FORGET THAT PARACHUTE, put it back into whatever place you stored it* PAHAHAHAHA
lol 48 second mark giving the finger lol.
Mothership with fighter escort.
Which site is this?
Serpentine. Need permission to fly there.
Anti-aircraft eagle
Maybe this bird think if you have give your middle finger 😅