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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 20 2006, 06:12 PM (201 Views) | |
| Lou | Aug 20 2006, 06:12 PM Post #1 |
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After looking at some of the photos of the eagles flying and soaring, I was wondering how much control they have of individual feathers? Can they move any of them individually? May be the ones at the wing tips? I would think that would give them better control in flight. How long are the feathers on their wing tips? Do eagles have better manueverabilty in the air than other birds? |
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| Eagle Guy | Aug 21 2006, 07:52 PM Post #2 |
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Eagles can control many of their feathers individually, including wing and body feathers. By controlling their wingtips, they are able to soar well with little flapping. The primary feathers on their wingtips are probably about 15 or 16 inches long. Because of their body size, eagles probably are not as manueverable as other birds. They are more like the long range bombers, as compared to small fighter planes. That is why the ravens and hawks can harass them without much threat. |
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| Lou | Aug 21 2006, 08:18 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks Dr. Sharpe for your answer. When I watched the video that Dave posted on the 8/16 update, I noticed that the eagles seemed to just be soaring across the sky without doing a lot of flapping. It is so amazing to watch them hang in the air like that!
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| Hulabird | Aug 21 2006, 08:51 PM Post #4 |
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Speaking of the update by Dave...was it Dave Garcelon? |
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| Eagle Guy | Aug 21 2006, 10:04 PM Post #5 |
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No, Dave Rempel, my on-island supervisor. |
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