When Challenger Flies

 

This is awesome and you must see...
 
This is beautiful.  Amazing!
 
Read the narrative before viewing.
 
If this does not give you goose bumps (and maybe bring a few tears) you had better see a doctor.
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 befo re 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
 
Credit Carole Walter