I'm sorry to do this. Bad news first:
Bill Lishman was a Canadian innovator and artist who first flew with migrating birds in an ultralight (inspiring an autobiography about these adventures, Father Goose and a movie Fly Away Home) There was a post about him two years ago on this blog (Bill Lishman, A Bird's Eye View). Sadly, he passed away way too early on Dec. 30, 2017. Obituary here.
Now the good news:
Christian Moullec is a former French meteorologist who raises various species of birds from birth and trains them, as Lishman did, to accompany him when he flies his ultralight. He then accompanies them on their migration.
He sits in the back of the craft and allows guests (you or I!) to accompany him on a 30-or-so-minute flight. The photos are stunning. See some here.
And here's a video. Note that part of it occurs over the fantastic Mont-St.-Michel in France. He allows the passenger to touch the birds in flight which I find a bit off-putting. What do you think? Are you brave enough to go up in an ultralight? Would you really feel the need to touch a bird working so hard?
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