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“Wiffling”
Where a bird briefly flies inverted as a means of speed reduction.
No, not Apr1 yet.
Where a bird briefly flies inverted as a means of speed reduction.
No, not Apr1 yet.
Avian aerobatics
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I’ve seen Speckled Belly (White Fronted) and Snow Geese do this when big groups are dropping into a large body of birds on the ground. Interesting that I’ve not seen geese in smaller groups do this when coming into a decoy spread. I never knew there was a name for the maneuver.
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That’s awesome! I’ve seen that so many times in the field, just figured they were going 90 degrees to either side as they were jockeying for position for landing. Thanks for sharing.
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I once watched a hawk circling as he watched something on the ground. The orbits got tighter, bank angle got steeper, and then bank shot to 90 degrees, he pointed downward, and then furiously flapped his wings and recovered to level flight. Stall/spin while maneuvering at low altitude. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen out in nature.
But the absolutely most amazing was was formation aerobatics by a pair of hawks. They flew side by side, broke to the outside and each did a climbing turn. As they reached the apex, they descended and continued the turn, crossing in the middle. The entire time, they were perfectly in synch with each other - mirror images, and crossed their starting point simultaneously.
But the absolutely most amazing was was formation aerobatics by a pair of hawks. They flew side by side, broke to the outside and each did a climbing turn. As they reached the apex, they descended and continued the turn, crossing in the middle. The entire time, they were perfectly in synch with each other - mirror images, and crossed their starting point simultaneously.