[Leica] Earthfight

[lrzeitlin at aol.com (lrzeitlin at aol.com)]

A week ago I commented on the absolutely fantastic nature film 
Earthflight and asked how it was filmed. A few Luggers gave reasonable 
answers. I finally looked it up in Wikipedia. Apparently all the 
explanations were partially correct but not complete. Here is their 
quote:
"To fly like a bird, Earthflight not only captured remarkable images of 
wild flocks but also relied on some extraordinary relationships between 
people and birds. Filmed over four years, in six continents and more 
than 40 countries, the Earthflight team used many extraordinary 
techniques. For some of the unique flying shots, members of the team 
became part of the flock. The birds followed wherever they went - even 
in a microlight over Edinburgh and London. In Africa, paragliders 
floated alongside wild vultures, while a model vulture carried a camera 
inside the flock. In South America, wild-living macaws, that were 
rescued as babies, still come back to visit their 'foster mother' as he 
travels along a jungle river. In Africa, a radio-controlled 'drone' 
silently infiltrates masses of pink flamingos without disturbing a 
feather, and microlights and helicopters capture the dramatic moment 
white storks arrive over Istanbul. In Africa a tame vulture carried a 
camera across the African bush and recreated the behaviour of his wild 
relatives.
Similarly, in the USA, a flock of hand-reared snow geese followed the 
migration route of wild flocks and took in the sights and sounds of New 
York - managing to get lost in Brooklyn.[12]"

Be sure to see this series when it comes to your local TV. It is the 
best bird videography I have ever seen.
Larry Z