renielarson
11-08-2008, 07:19 PM
This is an awesome music video...featuring a special free-flying Bald Eagle named
'Challenger' (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew) cared for by the non-profit American Eagle Foundation(AEF).
He's a 'human socialized' bird accidentally raised by the people who rescued him - after being blown from a wild Louisiana nest in a storm as a baby in the late 1980s. Declared 'non-releasable' by federal and state wildlife authorities, he was trained by the AEF to perform educational free-flight demonstrations at
high profile public events.
He's the first Bald Eagle in U.S. History that learned to free-fly into stadiums, arenas and ballrooms during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.
The celebrity eagle has appeared at numerous major sporting events...like the World Series, Pro-Bowl, All-Star game, BCS National Championship, Fiesta Bowl and Men's Final Four, etc. Challenger has also flown before 4 U.S. Presidents!
His life story is told in a children's storybook titled 'Challenger, America 's Favorite Eagle.'
Turn on your speakers and click on link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfevfJNDuIg&eurl=http://www.eagles.org/aef (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfevfJNDuIg&eurl=http://www.eagles.org/aef)
'Challenger' (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew) cared for by the non-profit American Eagle Foundation(AEF).
He's a 'human socialized' bird accidentally raised by the people who rescued him - after being blown from a wild Louisiana nest in a storm as a baby in the late 1980s. Declared 'non-releasable' by federal and state wildlife authorities, he was trained by the AEF to perform educational free-flight demonstrations at
high profile public events.
He's the first Bald Eagle in U.S. History that learned to free-fly into stadiums, arenas and ballrooms during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.
The celebrity eagle has appeared at numerous major sporting events...like the World Series, Pro-Bowl, All-Star game, BCS National Championship, Fiesta Bowl and Men's Final Four, etc. Challenger has also flown before 4 U.S. Presidents!
His life story is told in a children's storybook titled 'Challenger, America 's Favorite Eagle.'
Turn on your speakers and click on link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfevfJNDuIg&eurl=http://www.eagles.org/aef (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfevfJNDuIg&eurl=http://www.eagles.org/aef)