[renielarson]

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

[chelsea24]

Bright, I'm sitting here crying and the only thing I can say is "How Magnificent!" Thanks for posting this.

[Blondie]

How majestic...what an amazing bird....thanks, Bright for this posting, I am in awe.

[BBQMan]

I am in awe not only of this great bird, but the people who put in the hours, probably in the thousands, to raise this bird, domesticate it and train it to perform so magnificently.