diff --git a/src/demo/eagle.c b/src/demo/eagle.c
index 3730c6514..6141aca94 100644
--- a/src/demo/eagle.c
+++ b/src/demo/eagle.c
@@ -1,8 +1,38 @@
 #include "demo.h"
 
+static struct ncvisual*
+outzoomed_map(struct notcurses* nc){
+  int averr;
+  struct ncvisual* ncv = ncvisual_open_plane(nc, "../tests/eagles.png", &averr,
+                                             0, 0, NCSCALE_SCALE);
+  if(ncv == NULL){
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  if(ncvisual_decode(ncv, &averr) == NULL){
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  if(ncvisual_render(ncv)){
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  if(notcurses_render(nc)){
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  nanosleep(&demodelay, NULL);
+  return ncv;
+}
+
 // motherfucking eagles!
 int eagle_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
+  struct ncvisual* zo;
+  if((zo = outzoomed_map(nc)) == NULL){
+    return -1;
+  }
   int averr;
+  // FIXME determine size that will be represented on screen at once, and how
+  // large that section has been rendered in the outzoomed map. take the map
+  // and begin opening it on larger and larger planes that fit on the screen
+  // less and less. eventually, reach our natural NCSCALE_NONE size and begin
+  // scrolling through the map, whooooooooosh.
   struct ncvisual* ncv = ncvisual_open_plane(nc, "../tests/eagles.png", &averr,
                                              0, 0, NCSCALE_NONE);
   if(ncv == NULL){
@@ -19,5 +49,6 @@ int eagle_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
   }
   nanosleep(&demodelay, NULL);
   ncvisual_destroy(ncv);
+  ncvisual_destroy(zo);
   return 0;
 }