June 12, 2015 – Good morning – I am thinking the photo beauty of FEET and WINGS! Yesterday was a busy ’round here – but I took time to photo, for you, some of it. – I photoed a lonely duck, a farrier at work, an exhausted mom (not a human one -they never get exhausted. right?), and two breeds of beautiful “G” birds – the Gull and the Goose. After all that, I am going to show you only the “G” birds and only those photos that help us focus on the role feet and wings play in getting air-born and and controlling close in maneuvers.
Look at the neat “Blue Sky” Gull. – See the way this gull tucks the feet away – I assume to reduce air drag! It would really be fun to soar like this – with our outstretched wings (I mean arms)! But a lot of flapping and feet movement is requited to get to or to leave this soaring position. I will show you.Study the feet. Run, Run……We are off!!! Are geese right hand (footed?). Is it the right foot that is first to leave the ground. I do not know – Think I will study that question this summer!! Soon, Anyway, now no foot work required – Tuck the feet and the wings take over.I chose this to show you – and for you to be prompted to study feet when you see a bird landing – See Geese land flat footed – Gulls seem to come in with toes pointed to the ground!Flying saucer chasing me – Toes pointing down!.Love this zoom-in. – Is it a flying saucer? Oh, the white head, the red spot on lower mandible identify it as a Herring Gull. OOPS – head and mandible are hidden here – maybe you can see them on previous photos.Yep – study feet and wings – see you later!
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