This Drone Footage Lets You Fly Beside a Red Kite as It Hunts Over the English Countryside

The striking gold/red plumage and characteristic forked tail of the red kite have always been a joy to behold from the ground ...
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Can Turkeys Really Fly? What To Know About This Famous Thanksgiving Bird

With Thanksgiving here, let's talk turkey. You may be thinking that the most important question of the day is how to cook a turkey for your Thanksgiving meal. Do you roast, deep fry or smoke it? But ...
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New study finds ostriches and other large flightless birds had long-distance flying ancestors

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of inspiration for humans ...
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There's Only One Bird That Can Truly Fly Backwards

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...
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Can’t kill a mockingbird: Florida state bird keeps perch as bills favoring others don’t fly

HOBE SOUND — The northern mockingbird has done it again. Known for its ability to vocally mimic at least a dozen other species, the gray and white bird held off challenges for a fourth consecutive ...
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30% Reduced Glide Efficiency: How Turbine Wakes Negatively Affect Soaring Birds

Wind turbines may seem innocuous enough, but they have the potential to reshape the air birds fly through. In a recent Scientific Reports paper, researchers found that a gliding bird’s lift-to-drag ...