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  1. treetx

    Bird Watching!

    I love that I get the opportunity to watch birds on their migration from cloud base on the Gulf Coast. Yesterday I climbed over 2 bald eagles until they caught up with me. I tried to follow but they quickly call checkmate, taking the dominant position from my blind spot (above and behind). I...
  2. treetx

    Bird Watching!

    Nice Broadwing Hawk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-winged_hawk I flew into a migrating group of them last year. https://youtu.be/-ivJ_X1xoWQ
  3. treetx

    Bird Watching!

    I'll post up a pic of the euc here in my back yard in Texas. Whatever it is, it isn't cold hardy. About ever 5 years, temps plunge and it freezes to the ground. It is about 30ft tall now! I'll make sure I have a pic of a bird in said tree of course!!
  4. treetx

    Bird Watching!

    Cool, an oak in Australia!
  5. treetx

    Bird Watching!

    I'd love to use that 500mm for the Brenizer Method
  6. treetx

    Bird Watching!

    Persistent little buggers! I always hear aussie pilots complaining abut having wings torn up by wedge tail eagle attacks. Man, beautiful in Australia. I gotta get back there again.
  7. treetx

    Bird Watching!

    Being a soaring pilot, I tend to love soaring birds. I shared many a thermal with red tails and turkey vultures. Twice with a bald eagle. Nothing like twisting it up in a thermal and looking down on the symbol of freedom. I see many swallows at 4000-5000ft above the ground. Odd to see a...
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