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Bird wings
Topic Started: Mar 19 2009, 12:16 AM (431 Views)
Oneistheloneliestnumber
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Yes, it's me again... another cheesy topic. :P

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(Tell me if it's too big, I can change it!)


  • Albatross: its wings are shaped like this to soar over vast oceans; they can travel several hundred miles from their nesting sites.

  • Falcon: its wings are shaped like this to capture fast moving birds that fly through the air.

  • Eagle: its wings are shaped like this to glide over and to fly in thermals.

  • Crow: its wings are shaped like this to use short bursts of speed if a predator comes.

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Don't worry - it's a good size :) . It's also a pretty good tutorail, although it'd be nice to know about the wings of a few more types of bird too.
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Right... here's the lift force of a bird's wing:

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Forces in flight:

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Nice diagrams! I wasn't expecting that sort of thing, but it is a nice bonus :) .
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Wow cool m8!
タカは私の大好きな動物です! 私は彼らを愛します! 同じく、チョウゲンボウは冷たいです!
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:P I wasn't sure what to put.

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Parts of a wing:

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* 1 Axillaries
* 2 Margin (Marginal underwing coverts)
* 3 Lesser underwing coverts
* 4 Median underwing coverts (Secondary coverts)
* 5 Greater underwing coverts (Secondary coverts)
* 6 Carpal joint
* 7 Lesser underwing primary coverts
* 8 Greater undering primary coverts
* 9 Secondaries
* 10 Primaries
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birds have an alula somewhere, i think on their wing edge.
タカは私の大好きな動物です! 私は彼らを愛します! 同じく、チョウゲンボウは冷たいです!
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Wow - I had no idea that there was so much to wings, and that they were so complicated!
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Oh yeah, the artist forgot the alula. :O

You can see it here, right above the first primary:

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Wow nice picture!!
タカは私の大好きな動物です! 私は彼らを愛します! 同じく、チョウゲンボウは冷たいです!
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I know, it's a featured pic on Wiki.
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Is that the lighter coloured thing, then?
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The feather that's sticking out:

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I think I see it now :) .
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:) Good. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alula

It looks like a thumb.
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Now, why didn't I think of looking there :P ?
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Lol. I'll come up with some more topics...
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Nice - I'll look forward to reading those. I already feel that I know more about birds!
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Good, I'm so glad!
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