Something different. "Using such techniques, the study shows that these birds can travel for up to 260 miles in a single day for up to 48 straight days or more."
“The birds, as if preprogrammed with a particular flight plan, make giant loops around the tropical Indian Ocean, skirting the edges of calm areas known to ancient mariners as the doldrums.”
Amazing birds, they can stay in the air for months and they know where to find MH 370.
Interesting. Thanks!
Frigatebirds are on the short list of animals that should never, ever be kept in captivity. Their very nature is to move in an vast open space. This bird would not be happy were it taken from the wild and then kept in a small aviary, next to the Canada Geese or the Penguins. Maybe the song “Freebird” was made with the Frigate in mind.
Sorry, I’m not buying this. (Not a personal attack, DG).
How would they sleep then? Try to make it up to 60 Angels and try to snooze on the way down?
Does not compute...
these birds use some of the same techniques that glider pilots do
Duhhhhhh, Ya think maybe!!
"Since these birds are so highly dependent on weather patterns, as the climate warms in response to human-caused global warming and atmospheric circulation is altered, frigatebirds may have different flight paths in the future, the study notes."
The most interesting part of this story was left out—how do these birds sleep?
I guess before glider pilots taught them, they walked a lot.
There was a Magnificent Frigatebird that wandered to Lake Michigan last year. I was one of the last people to see it. Its climb from 20 feet above the Lake, to losing it in a scope was relatively quick with no wing flaps. Puts the local Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks to shame.
That is just amazing.
I found another article about these birds with a short video.
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-great-frigate-birds-months.html
Thanks for posting the article. Months at a time without landing is amazing.
Friggin’ Birds!
There surely are a lot of FReeperBirders. I have concluded that before God created man, He blessed the creatures of the earth with phenomenal gifts, especially birds. He did give humans brainpower - perhaps to compensate for the lack of other natural attributes, such as deep water swimming, land speed and of course, flight. Wouldn’t it be great if we humans could fly?
When they Land it is Funny! They don’t call them Goonie Birds for nuthin
I assume that the male and female birds are all members of the mile high club? If you are confused....ask any pilot.