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Bill Began his Experiments with Bird flight as early as 1985.
Inspired by the film Skyward, in which Canada Geese are filmed flying
behind a boat, Bill wondered if it were possible to teach geese to fly
behind his ultralight aircraft. During the Early years Bill and his
family videotaped their daily adventures and eventual success.
Afterwards Bill edited the footage and came up with the short
documentary video "C'mon Geese", a phrase that could be
heard echoing through the valley behind Purple Hill on any given summer
morning in the late 80's, as Bill and family chased, herded and cajoled
the little yellow fuzzballs into following the aircraft. C'mon Geese
contains fantastic footage of the cute little goslings as well as
dramatic never before seen in flight images of the birds close up from
the ultralight. The video was a smashing success and is aired regularly
on public broadcasting stations.
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Awards:
Blue Ribbon, American Film & Video Festival.
Gold Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival.
Grand Prize of Festival , Free Flight Film Festival, France.
*** Video Rating Guide for Libraries
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This Video chronicles the adventures of Operation Migration on their
first successful Cross Country migration. The film is a mixture of
beautiful footage of the birds in flight, and the the colourful characters
behind the migration.
"I could fill a hundred pages on the trials
an traumas that Joe Duff, Bill Sladen and I went through to hatch and
raise our flock of Canada geese. We had to source, design, assemble the
flying hardware and negotiate endlessly with a skeptical bureaucracy
that required more paper than the weight of our aircraft. Not to mention
the day-to-day dedication required to lovingly condition those birds to
accompany us on our 400 mile flight from Ontario to Virginia. It was
mid-summer when the birds simply refused to co-operate. We were ready to
fold up our wings. It seemed we were always on the uphill side of the
curve. However a change in aircraft and a new approach gave us enough
hope to carry on, and eventually the project turned around."
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Currently there is another video in the works, chronicling Operation Migration's experiments with Sandhill Cranes. Check
Back soon for more information. The videos can be purchased from the
Operation
Migration, website, or by calling 1-800-675-2618 with the proceeds going
to help fund Current and future migration experiments. To Purchase for
educational purposes, contact Bullfrog
Films.
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