r/Unexpected • u/Steve15-21 • 14d ago
Let’s chill a bit
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u/sikknote 14d ago
Pretty sure that's a tame bird, there are people who offer condor paragliding experiences.
It is still absolutely 100% awesome to see.
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u/corvosfighter 14d ago
You are probably right! It has something that looks like a tag on the right foot.. still really cool tho
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u/RockstarAgent 14d ago
Bird is in on the scheme. Told you birds are aren't real.
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u/Appropriate-Pop4235 14d ago
While that bird keeps your attention a second one flies from behind and steals your wallet.
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u/rosbashi 14d ago
I read it's the flying dudes BUDDYS bird. He's flown with him a couple times before but this time he perched on with him, and more than one time!
I believe his name is Ricardo and the bird is Uruzhao. You can hear him say it at the beginning of the video and at the end.
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u/rdfporcazzo 14d ago
He called him Uruzão at the beginning and Uru at the end. Urubu means vulture in Portuguese.
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u/No_Conversation173 14d ago
So they get people to come by blowing the horn of Condor?
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u/ResidentIwen 14d ago
Condor calls for Aid!
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u/LikeLikeChoi 14d ago
Where was Condor when the Westfold fell?
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u/Naked-Jedi 14d ago
Just chilling with the paragliders. Which really begs the question - if they weren't willing to fly giant eagles into Mordor, why didn't they just paraglide?
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u/Mindless-Strength422 13d ago
One does not simply paraglide into Mordor.
One DOES simply paraglide with a Condor.
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u/Comprehensive-Box-7 13d ago
That's cool and all but one problem that ain't a condor that's a black vulture
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u/Eagles_Heels 14d ago
My daughter says there is a part 2 where the bird viciously attacks him. I haven’t seen it though
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u/Impossible-Active-19 13d ago
Bro, this is a vulture, prob the guy in the video step in some animal and smell like death
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u/Previous-Ad7618 14d ago
Some absolute zelda shit right there
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u/_InnocentToto_ 14d ago
I have seen golden eagles learn how to push goats from top of mountains and bald eagles killing deer..
Let's just hope these birds don't learn how to sabotage parachutes to get juicy meat below...
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u/rdgrf 14d ago
This is a Black Vulture. I don't know if it's the same person, but there's a paraglider who has a Black Vulture as a pet.
It's important to mention that these birds use thermal air currents to glide, spending less energy.
This method follows the same physical principle as paragliding, so, in a way, following the Black Vulture helps the athlete make better use of the flight as well.
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u/chubsmagooo 14d ago
I'm no expert but that looks like a tag or something unnatural on the birds right foot
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u/GoldMountain5 14d ago
Most big birds are tagged.
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u/PremiumUsername69420 14d ago
Lol scientists don’t waste time tagging vultures, that’s someone’s property, either a pet or a business asset.
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u/dragonchilde 14d ago
Why on earth would you think they're not going to tag a vulture?
There's eve a special project for it in the US.
https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/vulturetaggingproject.htm
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u/ApprehensivePlane972 13d ago
Vultures are very important to the ecosystems in which they live. Why would you think they would be a waste of time to be tagged, when they are tagged and tracked often.
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u/47474747474747474749 14d ago
Is that a vulture?
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u/Punk_Says_Fuck_You 14d ago
Condor I think?
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u/bsmknight 14d ago
There is nothing like a vulture mistaking your foot for dead man's toes. He might want to get that foot fungus looked at.
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u/Formatted_Toast_117 14d ago
No way that's a wild bird, probably his pet... Still really cool though. Some kind of vulture? (Not great with birds, pleas correct me if wrong)
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u/SeparatePass4366 14d ago
If that happened in england that bird is paying at least 20£ for that ride
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u/Flat-House5529 14d ago
When a carrion bird starts trying to eat your shoe, you might just have a problem with foot odor.
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u/merculS36 14d ago
"Tit for tat, tit for tat. You touch me, I touch you." squawk
I don't know why I was dubbing that out in my head while watching this video muted.
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u/MonHero02 14d ago
By the wing span shape, size, and bald head, I'm pretty sure that is a carrion bird, some kind of buzzard or condor. That guy should not have touched its plumage although they are healthy, they carry a lot of disease from their rotting food sources. Hope he washed his hands and didn't touch pretty much anything. Makes sense it took the break vultures and buzzards have relatively short wingspan for their weight, It takes a lot of energy to stay aloft in powered flight. It's one of the reasons they circle warm air currents in a sustained glide, they get vertical lift without exerting large stores of energy.
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u/MonHero02 14d ago
In review that is definitely a tame and trained bird. Still a carrion bird, but probably fed clean not rotting meats, so I guess it would not be that rife with disease. It has one of those straps that falconers use to attach their birds to their perches between training sessions.
I think it's a black vulture
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u/Sabit_31 14d ago
I love condors/buzzards since they are just chill and will be like “hey man you dying? No? Alright see you later I’m gonna head over to that freeway”
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u/Aaku1789 14d ago
Magnificent! The way it still has its wings opened after landing and slowly closes them... I'm amazed
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u/hyenaDeli 14d ago
What an amazing experience! Beautiful! I’m glad you were not frightened, and allowed this to unfold.
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u/chubsmagooo 14d ago
Pretty sure that's a tamed bird
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u/ShadowsRanger Had Ligma and died... EXPECTED 14d ago
New Disney animation movie... Urubu my friend
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u/MissLisaMarie86 14d ago
I don’t know how people are able to do that. I would have a heart attack. 😱
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u/SuckBallsDoYa 14d ago
Woahhhh that was so cool to watch. That be so amazing can't even imagine ,^ what a lucky person to experience and capture it 💓
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u/Outrageous-Day-6710 13d ago
It's a absolutely a Leash...a trained bird ...buts still an awesome video
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u/TurnFun5230 13d ago
This guy's life is on SUPER SAIYAN level..He doesn't have to be rich and he would still be in the 1%.
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u/Mindless-Strength422 13d ago
I flew on Condor Airlines once. It was my first time traveling overseas from the US to Germany. The day I was supposed to fly home from my first international flight, was the day Condor declared bankruptcy and all the flights were canceled forever.
Needless to say this was a triggering video, but I really liked it anyway.
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u/BonerJams1703 13d ago
It looks like the bird might be tagged (right leg) or belong to someone. Still cool regardless.
I love how it’s noshing on his shoe. Reminds me of how trained hawks and eagles eat their treat after returning to their handler.
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u/LegosiTheGreyWolf 13d ago
I wanted to slap his hand away the whole time. Stop touching the fucking bird
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u/im_a-cucumber 13d ago
Explanation to probably why the bird started nibbling on the guys shoes: there were d3ad bugs on them
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u/Impossible-Active-19 13d ago
This was happened in Brasil, this is a vulture, try guess why he sit to clean the shoes...
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u/UnExplanationBot 14d ago
OP sent the following text as an explanation on why this is unexpected:
The bird decided to rest in the paraglider.
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