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How Fast and High Do Birds Fly?

Geese fly at 29,000 feet.

1 posted on 09/14/2007 2:18:42 PM PDT by blam
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2 posted on 09/14/2007 2:22:02 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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Sleeping half a brain at a time?


4 posted on 09/14/2007 2:26:47 PM PDT by spanalot
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But they told us that Global Warming would lead to mass extinctions!


5 posted on 09/14/2007 2:27:45 PM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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E7 found her way by analyzing polarized light to get a fix on the sun by day, even in heavy clouds,...

No need to stop and ask directions when you can analyze polarized light.

6 posted on 09/14/2007 2:30:08 PM PDT by FreeReign
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According to satellite data, E7 flew at an average speed of 34.8 miles an hour (56 kilometers an hour), seeking favorable winds at elevations between 1.85 miles (3 kilometers) and 2.5 miles (4 kilometers).

Sure. I'd bet this bird actually did a "Rosie Ruiz", and you'd find the real data: on day 1 and day 9 1.85 miles high and 34.8 mph, but days 2 thru 8 were at a rock steady 8 knots at an altitude of 55 feet.

7 posted on 09/14/2007 2:31:58 PM PDT by C210N
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Amazing tale (considered a pun there but resisted I’ll have you know). I suppose this one now is the record holder for long distance flight, replacing the Arctic Tern.


8 posted on 09/14/2007 2:35:08 PM PDT by Dysart (Lip-readers are more fun than naked Jell-O fights.)
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Truly an impressive feat! I wonder how this compares to the Arctic Tern?


9 posted on 09/14/2007 2:37:49 PM PDT by MarineBrat (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
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"Geese fly at 29,000 feet."

Not over my house.

10 posted on 09/14/2007 2:41:06 PM PDT by magellan
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Pretty amazing...birds are...


11 posted on 09/14/2007 2:43:34 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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I think if you wandered into a pub and called someone a “bar-tailed godwit” they’d likely punch your lights out.


12 posted on 09/14/2007 2:44:14 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (When Bubba lies, the finger flies!)
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Wow, amazing. I get winded going out to get the mail!LOL.


15 posted on 09/14/2007 2:47:49 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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So, it did it in one fell swoop.


16 posted on 09/14/2007 2:50:16 PM PDT by Defiant ("Expectorate" has Specter in it.)
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But as with every single amazing animal in the world, they’re threated with extinction unless we don’t do something to curb capitalism NOW!


18 posted on 09/14/2007 2:53:19 PM PDT by pianomikey (Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. -Reagan)
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That’s an amazing feat. The Godwit that is.

29,000 feet, for the geese? How do they breathe?


22 posted on 09/14/2007 3:03:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne ((Victory will never be achieved while defining Conservatism downward, and forsaking its heritage.))
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I have heard of these amazing flights before but still don’t understand how the birds can fly so long without drinking. They don’t sweat and obviously aren’t using much water in their metabolism.
23 posted on 09/14/2007 3:07:17 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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Any chance they’ll start selling seats?


25 posted on 09/14/2007 3:10:26 PM PDT by IslandJeff (Matthew 28: 19-20)
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"Something is seriously wrong," he said. Stopping amongst starving Koreans can't be good for migration.
30 posted on 09/14/2007 3:17:32 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support. Defend life support for others in the womb.)
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"It's the equivalent of a human running at 70 kilometers an hour [43.5 miles an hour] for more then seven days."

Where did they get that?

That's 7300 miles. A human burns about 100 calories per mile, or 730 000 calories for the trip. At 3000 calories per pound, that would be a weight loss of over 240 pounds. I only weigh 165. I guess they must be a lot more efficient flying than we are running.

31 posted on 09/14/2007 3:23:37 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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A female shorebird was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles (11,500 kilometers) nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand—without taking a break for food or drink.

I don't get it.
What's so great about New Zealand that any bird would even think of doing this?

32 posted on 09/14/2007 3:24:29 PM PDT by Jorge
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Flying 7000 miles, shutting down one side of the brain while continuing to fly, learning the northern and southern hemisphere's star patterns, shedding 1/2 their body weight during the trek.

No one - even in their wildest dreams - could possibly think this bird evolved like this - now could they? What a feat!

35 posted on 09/14/2007 3:41:57 PM PDT by Chili Girl
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