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Old October 9th 12, 06:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Evan Ludeman[_4_]
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On Oct 9, 12:39*pm, Ernst wrote:

Finally, have you ever met a Great Heron in a thermal? Last summer I saw one in 8,000 ft over Clinton Lake, KS. I thought they just do low level hops from pond to pond.

Yes, I've seen them at cloud base and I've seen them ascend into
cloud.


A first for me last Friday: I shared rotor thermal with a bald eagle
and (with about 98% confidence) saw the eagle enter the wave at around
6500'. Conditions were pretty light, maybe 15 kts of wind, light
turbulence in the rotor. By the time I got well & truly established
in the wave the bird was gone. The last I saw of him he was well
above and I was only about 200" below the bottom of the wave.


Evan Ludeman / T8
 




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