In hot countries, falconers take their children to the desert and train them to handle the bird and establish a mutual relationship of trust.

UNESCO: Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial

New York City is depicted in several mid-19th-century lithographs whose bird's-eye views suggest that their respective artists captured the scene from hot-air balloons, the most advanced aeronautical technology of the time.

WSJ: River Romantics | The Panoramic River | Hudson River Museum | By Barrymore Laurence Scherer