Paraglider with backing group of gannets; Muriwai Beach, NZ. Image: Su Leslie 2018
Paraglider, Kariotahi Beach, Waiuku, NZ. Image: Su Leslie 2018
Gannet in flight. Image courtesy of the Big T
Gannet in flight. Image courtesy of the Big T
Old-school hang-gliding, Kariotahi Beach, Waiuku, NZ. Image: Su Leslie 2018
Gannets, Muriwai Gannet Colony, Auckland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie 2018
I’m not great with heights (or danger), so while part of me would love to experience the world the way that flying birds do, I don’t think I’ll be signing up for any of the adventure sports that involve hurling myself off a cliff with some ropes and a big hankie to keep me safe.
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Zimmerbitch 
Sue,
Fabulous photographs, you know I love bird photographs so I’m easy to please here.
Like you I have a fear of danger, probably because i’m so accident prone that that ‘one in a million accident” will probably be me!
On the other hand i’d love to be able to fly, the freedom and the speed of being able to go directly from “A” to “B” would be fabulous: I’m secretly jealous of birds in that respect.
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I know what you mean about accident-prone 😂😂
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I love the photos, but I’m with you on the ground. 😉
janet
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Thanks Janet
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Heights and danger are not my friends either but I do enjoy seeing birds soar high on invisible currents air and imagine that freedom feeling!
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Flying with the birds must be a wonderful experience, but I would leave it to others to enjoy. Great photos, Su!
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Thanks Peter. Definitely something I’d rather watch than do.
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Ha! A ‘big hankie’…..my son watched his girlfriend do this. Yup. He was good on terra firma watching her have fun.
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It does look like fun, but I suspect I’d freeze just trying to get to the launch point. 😀
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Ha! Me either. 😬
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I can’t stand heights too Su, but it does look like fun.
Leslie
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neither do I – but they ARE a sight to behold! Some things, I believe, are not meant for us to know…. 😉
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Looks like fun! 😉 Great photos. I would have a crack at hang-gliding if I could do it as a tandem with someone who knows what they’re doing. 😁
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I’m not either, but I have gone gliding and I loved it. Once you are floating, it’s fine.
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Gannetts are amazing! I’m with you, hurtling downward faster than a speeding bullet is awesome to watch, but a bit too thrilling for me to want to do!
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Me neither. 😉 I wonder if that paraglider was worried that he or she might get tangled up with the gannets?
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Hehe. I think the gannets move too fast.
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Great shots, Su
And I can see from the comments that there’s going to be a large group of us admiring them from solid ground 🙂
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We’re definitely the cautious majority.
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I feel exactly the same. I love watching the kite surfers and wish I had their courage (and upper body strength). But I am not brave enough to join them!
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There are a couple of big shallow bays here that seem to be ideal for kite-surfing, and it’s fantastic to watch on windy days when there are lots out.
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Same in Wellfleet on Cape Cod. They gather near the beach closest to the harbor.
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