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gringorio
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in flight grace
always the avain example of grace... 
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Ken Bondy
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Great shot, Greg. You see them feeding like that and you think "what a horrible design!" Then you see them gliding for miles a foot off the water in
ground effect, without moving ANYTHING except those little feathers at their wingtips for directional control, and you begin to understand.
Happy New Year 
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tehag
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Grace
Speaking of pelican design, how do you absorb the shock of an eight-pound bird when it hits the water with its five-gallon mouth wide open at thirty
mph without damaging its long skinny neck? The vertebra in its neck are arranged in a spiral. When the bird makes its final plunge, it is always with
a twist to its left. Voila! High-tech shock absorber ala Mama Naychuh.
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Frank
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These guys are pretty good too...
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Cardon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tehag
Speaking of pelican design, how do you absorb the shock of an eight-pound bird when it hits the water with its five-gallon mouth wide open at thirty
mph without damaging its long skinny neck? The vertebra in its neck are arranged in a spiral. When the bird makes its final plunge, it is always with
a twist to its left. Voila! High-tech shock absorber ala Mama Naychuh. |
They also throw their wings back just before impact to prevent their wings from snapping and I guess to make themselves more streamlined.
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vandenberg
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Anybody ever gave a thought to why 2 dozen pelicans dive in unison ? Do they alldive for a fish or are they just practicing ??
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Yeah, and which one yells GO!
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gringorio
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Frigates
Yeah, I love watching the Frigate birds too. Especially when they swoop low over the water and dip their hooked beak and snag some food...
| Quote: | Originally posted by Frank
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Ken Bondy
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Greg
Frigates are amazing birds. They RARELY touch the water, most of their food is stolen from other sea birds.
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Ken Bondy
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Wouldn't it be fascinating if human males had a big red sac on our necks that we could blow up and use to attract a female? Could you imagine the
scene in a single's bar?
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Natalie Ann
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Ken - your photo... wow! your images are so often just wonderful.  Thank
you.
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Dave
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Standing on my head was the easy part.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
Wouldn't it be fascinating if human males had a big red sac on our necks that we could blow up and use to attract a female? Could you imagine the
scene in a single's bar? |
Now I'm working on throwing my voice.
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Ken Bondy
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mil gracias Natalie Ann, I am very flattered.
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With all due respect to our "own" Frigatebird...
Here is proof that they will land and sleep it off when there's been a free lunch in the offing!!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
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PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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What an interesting thread!
I am handicapped at this moment. My vid driver is in a funk and only giving me blues and yellows. When I can see what I am posting, I have some
interesting shots of a rookery north of Lopez Mateos with the red of the frigates sprinkled throughout.
I always heard that the reason frigates cant land on the water is their wing span which can reach 4 feet across and prevents them from taking off from
the water.
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neilm
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No, thanks... single bar scenes are bad enough as is....
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
Wouldn't it be fascinating if human males had a big red sac on our necks that we could blow up and use to attract a female? Could you imagine the
scene in a single's bar? |
<G> Neil
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Ken Bondy
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Frigates don't land on water because, unlike birds that do land on water, they produce very little oil to protect (waterproof) the feathers.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Anybody ever gave a thought to why 2 dozen pelicans dive in unison? Do they all dive for a fish or are they just practicing? |
I believe it is a behavioral phenomenon. Pelicans are extremely social and will fly, roost and fish together as a group.
In addition to the comments above regarding diving trauma, technique; special air sacs under the skin on the front of the body also protect the
pelican from the impact with the water.
[Edited on 01/01/06 by bugdude]
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Here is a frigatebird (female) I saw from my kayak in Punta Final last week. Got really close. 
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gringorio
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Welcome back!
welcome back ursidae!
how was your trip?? when you have time please share!
gringorio
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