• Question: what made you so interesded in bird flight

    Asked by 296radh39 to Alex on 13 Mar 2017. This question was also asked by #bozzy, Beth, Ethan714🙂.
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      Alex Evans answered on 13 Mar 2017:


      Part of my interest came from watching birds fly in formation!

      Big birds like geese will fly in V-shape formations when migrating, and we think they do this so they can save energy by flying in the aerodynamic “wake” of other birds – like when a small boat rides over the waves left behind a big boat.

      Other birds like starlings will fly in great swarms called murmurations, which are amazing to watch – I recommend looking them up and watching for yourself!

      It’s things like these that really got me interested in bird flight!

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