So, you think YOU can fly........

[leadman]

As has been the trend over the past few years, adding extra days to do some birding whilst on business trips, this time South America. One sight I always wanted to see was the Andean Condor and got the chance on Thursday, 12 hours after arriving on the QF flight ex SYD. It was amazing to see such a magnificent bird flying with such grace. I grew up on the doco narrated by Andrew Sachs (Manuel from Fawlty Towers) and it was just as good. The pictures will be a great memory........

Adjusting the rudder.

 

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Coming around to line up

 

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On final approach

 

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Undercarriage down......

 

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Nose up......

 

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Touchdown ..........

 

[leadman]

An old aviation expert.......

 

[RooFlyer]

Smashing photos, thanks @leadman .

 

[Tiki]

Great shots! I've been birding a lot in South America but I didn't see the condor.

 

[drron]

What fantastic photos.

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[Lat34]

Absolutely stunning, thanks so much for sharing!

 

[Flyerwin]

Wonderful photos!

 

[love_the_life]

Great photos - what's your camera gear?

 

[leadman]

I shoot with an Olympus OMD-1 with a 300mm F4.0 lens. Love the 4/3's system and the ability to carry an equivalent 600mm lens in such a compact size. I'm a little worried that OM Systems might disappear so I'm stocking up on lens.

 

[leadman]

Finally home after working in Brazil and a few more "birding jaunts". The condor's were the highlight but there were others that I thought I would share, the Inca terns were also amazing. 117 extra species to the life list, so not a bad working holiday.