A Paraglider and Black Vulture chilling

Love that you can see the tail as it acts as a rudder to help it steer. Birds are so cool!

The vulture literally pursues him till he collapses so it can feast on him. 😜😂😂

(August 2022) Pacatuba, Brazil - Trained vulture lands on paraglider and hitches a ride at 100ft while soaring over Brazilian mountains. This is the incredible moment a trained vulture flew alongside a paraglider and even sat on his lap while he was 100ft in the air. Video shows Ricardo Guimarães Cunha, 30, paragliding in the mountainous region of Pacatuba, northeast Brazil, while the bird of prey flies next to him. The trained vulture, named Urú, is seen landing on Ricardo's arm and legs during the flight, with the Brazilian reaching out to stroke the bird. The vulture was rescued at a young age by Ricardo's friend and environmentalist Israel Mendes and has since been trained to fly next to paragliders. to give them a better flying experience in what is known as 'parahawking'. Ricardo has flown with Urú twice before, but this flight was the first where the vulture landed on him multiple times whilst mid-air. Ricardo, a scuba diving instructor from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, recorded the entire interaction on his GoPro. Full Article:

I had a black vulture cozy up to me at the zoo once. It did not want me to leave abd would grab my shirt when I would try.

My greatest memories from hang gliding are when birds of prey would come over to fly on your wing tip. They are the best indicator of thermals and don't mind you joining them in a rising column of air

“Are you nom noms?”

I live vicariously through other brave souls. Those like me who will never paraglide, appreciate this video experience 😁

Now I want a paraglider & a vulture friend to nibble the toes of my boots in flight! 🤩🥰

Riding the currents ahhhhh

Birds will take a sit wherever they can get it