Originally Posted by
Riverkilt
Amazing birds. A few years ago had my late mother to lunch at a viewpoint over Glen Canyon...we had some sandwiches. Three condors came gliding up the canyon - totally silent - not moving a feather - just gliding. When the got to Glen Canyon Dam they banked around and headed back down the canyon...they never moved a wing to make that turn...no flapping...just gliding on the wind. Amazing to watch and breathtaking to see such a huge bird so close.
That is so cool Ron! 
The closest thing we have to that up here is the bald eagle, which I've observed many times & never grow tired of (I even watched a pair mate in mid-air once, a sight I'll never forget! 
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[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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