A paragliding world champion has been filmed fulfilling his lifelong dream of flying among a beautiful murmuration of starlings.
Horacio Llorens, 35, joined thousands of the creatures which took to the skies during Denmark’s ‘Black Sun’ – an impressive avian phenomenon which takes place every Autumn.
The birds took off as the sky dimmed, and the Spaniard flew his electric powered paraglider alongside them.
Horacio Llorens flies his electric powered paraglider with a large group of starlings in southwest Denmark
The birds took off as the sky dimmed, and Mr Llorens flew his electric powered paraglider alongside them
In the winter, thousands and thousands of starlings migrate from Norway to the warmer climate of southern Denmark
Mr Llorens has yearned to fly with birds since taking up paragliding 17 years ago. He is now a world champion at the sport
Mr Llorens said: ‘To be a bird is a dream. It’s why I paraglide, because I feel as a bird when I’m flying.
‘Usually you can fly close to three or four birds. But being able to fly with thousands of them is just a unique opportunity.’
Mr Llorens has yearned to fly with birds since taking up paragliding 17 years ago.
He and his team were granted permission from Denmark’s Ministry of Environment for the stunt and leading ornithologists were on hand to ensure the safety of the birds.
Horacio added: ‘I really don’t want to disturb the birds, I just want to try to fly with them and feel as a part of the flock. There was a huge feeling of complicity in the air.
‘I think that once they recognised I wasn’t a predator, the starlings also enjoyed flying with me.’
The Black Sun is the name given to the spectacle of all the starlings flying together and darkening the dimming sky.
The effect of them all flying together can be mesmerising with the formations they create in the sky.
Mr Llorens and his team had to seek permission from Denmark’s Ministry of Environment for the stunt
A team of leading ornithologists were on hand to ensure the safety of the birds during the stunt
Thousands of the creatures which took to the skies during Denmark’s ‘Black Sun’ – an impressive avian phenomenon which takes place every Autumn
The birds took off as the sky dimmed, and the Spaniard flew his electric powered paraglider alongside them
The Black Sun is the name given to the spectacle of all the starlings flying together and darkening the dimming sky