Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Amazing pictures of flock of geese flying alongside their owner's ultralight plane because they’re convinced he’s their mother
The birds believe microlight pilot Christian Moullec is their mother and follow him everywhere
Like geese flying with their mother, they fly alongside him in a perfect V formation from take off to landing
The 52-year-old Frenchman has been flying with his birds for more than 15 years
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 14:13 GMT, 28 April 2014 | UPDATED: 17:44 GMT, 28 April 2014
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He may not have feathers or a beak, but that hasn't stopped this brood of geese from believing microlight pilot Christian Moullec is their mother.
After he hand-reared them from birth they are convinced he is their parent and follow him everywhere - including into the sky when he takes off in his plane.
Like geese flying with their mother, they follow Mr Moullec, flying alongside him in a perfect V formation from take off to landing.
He may not have feathers or a beak, but that hasn't stopped this brood of geese from believing microlight pilot Christian Moullec is their mother
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He may not have feathers or a beak, but that hasn't stopped this brood of geese from believing microlight pilot Christian Moullec is their mother
After he hand-reared them from birth they are convinced he is their parent and follow him everywhere - including into the sky when he takes off in his plane
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After he hand-reared them from birth they are convinced he is their parent and follow him everywhere - including into the sky when he takes off in his plane
The 52-year-old Frenchman has been flying with his birds for more than 15 years
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The 52-year-old Frenchman has been flying with his birds for more than 15 years
It is a spectacular sight to behold and has led to him being dubbed the Birdman.
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But conservationist Mr Moullec, who developed the technique to enable him to film the birds in flight, says it is all down the birds.
He says he thanks them after every flight for the amazing gift they have given him in enabling him to watch them in flight at such close quarters.
The 52-year-old Frenchman has been flying with his birds for more than 15 years.
Like geese flying with their mother, they follow Mr Moullec, flying alongside him in a perfect V formation from take off to landing
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Like geese flying with their mother, they follow Mr Moullec, flying alongside him in a perfect V formation from take off to landing
It is a spectacular sight to behold and has led to him being dubbed the Birdman
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It is a spectacular sight to behold and has led to him being dubbed the Birdman
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It is a spectacular sight to behold, and his frequent flights with with his feathered friends has led to him being dubbed the Birdman
The former meteorologist has dedicated that last 17 years of his life to training orphaned geese to think of him as mother
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The former meteorologist has dedicated that last 17 years of his life to training orphaned geese to think of him as mother
He admits he lives and breathes for his birds and their astonishing bond explores the extraordinary relationship possible between man and bird.
The former meteorologist has dedicated that last 17 years of his life to training orphaned geese to think of him as mother.
His success is down to what is generally known as imprinting. It works on the theory that the birds will regard the first moving thing they see upon hatching as their mother and will follow anywhere and everywhere.
He hand rears them from birth and even allows them to share his home.
Mr Moullec has even told how he and his wife and three children shared a bedroom with the geese when they first hatched from their shells
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Mr Moullec has even told how he and his wife and three children shared a bedroom with the geese when they first hatched from their shells
He admits he lives and breathes for his birds and their astonishing bond explores the extraordinary relationship possible between man and bird
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He admits he lives and breathes for his birds and their astonishing bond explores the extraordinary relationship possible between man and bird
He had his first flight in 1996 in France and his since taken flight with his birds hundreds of times across Europe.
He had his first flight in 1996 in France and his since taken flight with his birds hundreds of times across Europe.
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He had his first flight in 1996 in France, and his since taken flight with his birds hundreds of times across Europe, elevating the bird-lover to a minor celebrity status
He said: 'My wife and I have been able to establish new colonies in other suitable habitats across Europe'
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He said: 'My wife and I have been able to establish new colonies in other suitable habitats across Europe'
The money Mr Moullec has raised through his display has helped saved a species of wild goose on the brink of extinction
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The money Mr Moullec has raised through his display has helped saved a species of wild goose on the brink of extinction
Mr Moullec has even told how he and his wife and three children shared a bedroom with the geese when they first hatched from their shells.
He said: 'They must always feel they belong with me.'
They were given free range of the family home in Brittany, France, as Mr Moullec developed his relationship with the birds to prepare for take-off.
He had his first flight in 1996 in France and his since taken flight with his birds hundreds of times across Europe.
The money he has raised through his display has helped saved a species of wild goose on the brink of extinction.
He said: 'My wife and I have been able to establish new colonies in other suitable habitats across Europe'.
His most recent appearance in the UK was at the East Anglian Game and Country Fair in Norfolk on Sunday where spectators were left open-mouthed as he took to the sky above the showground.
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Amazing pictures of flock of geese flying alongside their owner's ultralight plane because they’re convinced he’s their mother
The birds believe microlight pilot Christian Moullec is their mother and follow him everywhere
Like geese flying with their mother, they fly alongside him in a perfect V formation from take off to landing
The 52-year-old Frenchman has been flying with his birds for more than 15 years
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 14:13 GMT, 28 April 2014 | UPDATED: 17:44 GMT, 28 April 2014
59 shares 26View
comments
He may not have feathers or a beak, but that hasn't stopped this brood of geese from believing microlight pilot Christian Moullec is their mother.
After he hand-reared them from birth they are convinced he is their parent and follow him everywhere - including into the sky when he takes off in his plane.
Like geese flying with their mother, they follow Mr Moullec, flying alongside him in a perfect V formation from take off to landing.
He may not have feathers or a beak, but that hasn't stopped this brood of geese from believing microlight pilot Christian Moullec is their mother
+12
He may not have feathers or a beak, but that hasn't stopped this brood of geese from believing microlight pilot Christian Moullec is their mother
After he hand-reared them from birth they are convinced he is their parent and follow him everywhere - including into the sky when he takes off in his plane
+12
After he hand-reared them from birth they are convinced he is their parent and follow him everywhere - including into the sky when he takes off in his plane
The 52-year-old Frenchman has been flying with his birds for more than 15 years
+12
The 52-year-old Frenchman has been flying with his birds for more than 15 years
It is a spectacular sight to behold and has led to him being dubbed the Birdman.
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But conservationist Mr Moullec, who developed the technique to enable him to film the birds in flight, says it is all down the birds.
He says he thanks them after every flight for the amazing gift they have given him in enabling him to watch them in flight at such close quarters.
The 52-year-old Frenchman has been flying with his birds for more than 15 years.
Like geese flying with their mother, they follow Mr Moullec, flying alongside him in a perfect V formation from take off to landing
+12
Like geese flying with their mother, they follow Mr Moullec, flying alongside him in a perfect V formation from take off to landing
It is a spectacular sight to behold and has led to him being dubbed the Birdman
+12
It is a spectacular sight to behold and has led to him being dubbed the Birdman
+12
It is a spectacular sight to behold, and his frequent flights with with his feathered friends has led to him being dubbed the Birdman
The former meteorologist has dedicated that last 17 years of his life to training orphaned geese to think of him as mother
+12
The former meteorologist has dedicated that last 17 years of his life to training orphaned geese to think of him as mother
He admits he lives and breathes for his birds and their astonishing bond explores the extraordinary relationship possible between man and bird.
The former meteorologist has dedicated that last 17 years of his life to training orphaned geese to think of him as mother.
His success is down to what is generally known as imprinting. It works on the theory that the birds will regard the first moving thing they see upon hatching as their mother and will follow anywhere and everywhere.
He hand rears them from birth and even allows them to share his home.
Mr Moullec has even told how he and his wife and three children shared a bedroom with the geese when they first hatched from their shells
+12
Mr Moullec has even told how he and his wife and three children shared a bedroom with the geese when they first hatched from their shells
He admits he lives and breathes for his birds and their astonishing bond explores the extraordinary relationship possible between man and bird
+12
He admits he lives and breathes for his birds and their astonishing bond explores the extraordinary relationship possible between man and bird
He had his first flight in 1996 in France and his since taken flight with his birds hundreds of times across Europe.
He had his first flight in 1996 in France and his since taken flight with his birds hundreds of times across Europe.
+12
He had his first flight in 1996 in France, and his since taken flight with his birds hundreds of times across Europe, elevating the bird-lover to a minor celebrity status
He said: 'My wife and I have been able to establish new colonies in other suitable habitats across Europe'
+12
He said: 'My wife and I have been able to establish new colonies in other suitable habitats across Europe'
The money Mr Moullec has raised through his display has helped saved a species of wild goose on the brink of extinction
+12
The money Mr Moullec has raised through his display has helped saved a species of wild goose on the brink of extinction
Mr Moullec has even told how he and his wife and three children shared a bedroom with the geese when they first hatched from their shells.
He said: 'They must always feel they belong with me.'
They were given free range of the family home in Brittany, France, as Mr Moullec developed his relationship with the birds to prepare for take-off.
He had his first flight in 1996 in France and his since taken flight with his birds hundreds of times across Europe.
The money he has raised through his display has helped saved a species of wild goose on the brink of extinction.
He said: 'My wife and I have been able to establish new colonies in other suitable habitats across Europe'.
His most recent appearance in the UK was at the East Anglian Game and Country Fair in Norfolk on Sunday where spectators were left open-mouthed as he took to the sky above the showground.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2614940/Amazing-pictures-flock-geese-flying-alongside-owner-ultralight-plane.html#ixzz30FQ3cEh2
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