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Soaring Birds
Long ago, I read in Soaring Magazine (I think) that crows don't soar. This
morning, I watched three crows thermalling right outside my living room window. I went and stood in the window for a couple of minutes and watched the three of them hanging tight and climbing. After a while, they headed out on course! Last summer a friend and I were standing on Sandia Crest watching the crows ridge soaring. One in particular was having a great time. We watched him pull up sharply and execute 3 snap rolls in succession and then reverse course on the ridge. And, to prove it wasn't a fluke, that feathered aviator reversed again, gained speed in the ridge lift, pulled up, and did 3 more snap rolls! I have no doubt - crows enjoy flying! Now, if spring soaring season would only arrive... |
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On Feb 16, 6:16*pm, "Dan Marotta" wrote:
Long ago, I read in Soaring Magazine (I think) that crows don't soar. *This morning, I watched three crows thermalling right outside my living room window. *I went and stood in the window for a couple of minutes and watched the three of them hanging tight and climbing. *After a while, they headed out on course! Last summer a friend and I were standing on Sandia Crest watching the crows ridge soaring. *One in particular was having a great time. *We watched him pull up sharply and execute 3 snap rolls in succession and then reverse course on the ridge. *And, to prove it wasn't a fluke, that feathered aviator reversed again, gained speed in the ridge lift, pulled up, and did 3 more snap rolls! I have no doubt - crows enjoy flying! Now, if spring soaring season would only arrive... I suspect they were Ravens. |
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On 2/16/2012 7:30 PM, BravoCharlie wrote:
On Feb 16, 6:16 pm, "Dan wrote: Long ago, I read in Soaring Magazine (I think) that crows don't soar. This morning, I watched three crows thermalling right outside my living room window. I went and stood in the window for a couple of minutes and watched the three of them hanging tight and climbing. After a while, they headed out on course! Last summer a friend and I were standing on Sandia Crest watching the crows ridge soaring. One in particular was having a great time. We watched him pull up sharply and execute 3 snap rolls in succession and then reverse course on the ridge. And, to prove it wasn't a fluke, that feathered aviator reversed again, gained speed in the ridge lift, pulled up, and did 3 more snap rolls! I have no doubt - crows enjoy flying! Now, if spring soaring season would only arrive... I suspect they were Ravens. "What Bob C. said." That said, I've seen swallows (barn and violet green) soaring, and it wouldn't surprise me if plenty more species of birds not generally thought of as soaring birds, soar. The only great blue heron I ever saw soaring was from a sailplane; we were both about 6,000' agl. Regards, Bob W. |
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Good link that explains some of the difference's between Crows and
Ravens. The article does seem to suggest that crows will soar, but not for very extended periods of time. I suspect this is due to the smaller overall size of the bird and it's subsequent lower aspect ratio wings. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowfaq.htm#raven -Kevin |
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It's rare, but I have seen crows soaring. Definitely crows, not
ravens. I've only seen it twice in eleven years of soaring though. |
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On Feb 16, 9:58*pm, BobW wrote:
The only great blue heron I ever saw soaring was from a sailplane; we were both about 6,000' agl. I've seen great blue herons thermal and go imc into the bottoms of cu. -Evan Ludeman / T8 |
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On Feb 17, 5:36*am, T8 wrote:
On Feb 16, 9:58*pm, BobW wrote: The only great blue heron I ever saw soaring was from a sailplane; we were both about 6,000' agl. I've seen great blue herons thermal and go imc into the bottoms of cu. -Evan Ludeman / T8 Butterflys thermal and go imc into the bottoms of cu. Could'nt resist! Richard craggyaero.com |
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You're probably right. Unless I get a close look, or see a crow and a raven
sitting side by side, I have trouble telling them apart. "BravoCharlie" wrote in message ... On Feb 16, 6:16 pm, "Dan Marotta" wrote: Long ago, I read in Soaring Magazine (I think) that crows don't soar. This morning, I watched three crows thermalling right outside my living room window. I went and stood in the window for a couple of minutes and watched the three of them hanging tight and climbing. After a while, they headed out on course! Last summer a friend and I were standing on Sandia Crest watching the crows ridge soaring. One in particular was having a great time. We watched him pull up sharply and execute 3 snap rolls in succession and then reverse course on the ridge. And, to prove it wasn't a fluke, that feathered aviator reversed again, gained speed in the ridge lift, pulled up, and did 3 more snap rolls! I have no doubt - crows enjoy flying! Now, if spring soaring season would only arrive... I suspect they were Ravens. |
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Without an AHRS??? ...Sorry...
"T8" wrote in message ... On Feb 16, 9:58 pm, BobW wrote: The only great blue heron I ever saw soaring was from a sailplane; we were both about 6,000' agl. I've seen great blue herons thermal and go imc into the bottoms of cu. -Evan Ludeman / T8 |
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they have it ;-)
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