This Never Ever Gets Old

High wind. Wet sand. Water's edge. First photo (poorly focused) at 9:54am. First flight at 11:01am.

I suggest you choose HD for the highest quality.

First Flight

From the moment I saw the Common Baskettail to the first flight, I waited and snapped about forty-five minutes or so.

10:24 am

10:25 am

10:36 am

10:51 am

11:01 am

11:06 am

11:07 am

Video shot at about 11:13 am (shivering wings to warm up the flight muscles and then first take-off):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxItHFnzXu3fRzBiMGp6bzRRUzQ/view?usp=sharing