Bird makes 7,200 mile nonstop flight

[ghi]

http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/10351598

This bird goes from Alaska to New Zealand, across Pacific, nonstop flight 7200 miles, 9 days without food, water, sleep.

[Spikes]

Wow, that's cool. Nice find.

[avionix]

Not bad for only going about 33 mph.  That would drive me nuts though.

[oakranger]

That is impressive for a vigesimal size bird to do that.  Did u know that the largest Albatross dose that trip too.  But remained in flight up to seven years with out landing.  They have the best gliding ratio of all birds, 22:1 to 23:1.  They will drop 1 meter at a distance of 22 to 23 meter.  there wing-body ratio is 2:1, wing twice as long as there body.

Do you know how birds, like these two, can fly for a long time with out falling asleep? 

[Denholm]

Because Getback overclocked their brains?

[Getback]

Because Getback overclocked their brains?

And they now respond quicker and are happier birds.  We are talking about Falcon right? 

[Getback]

Birds are incredible. I saw a show the other night where some hawks or falcons were catching and eating bats on the fly. Simply amazing. Who ever thought a bat can be caught in flight!

I saw another show about 2 years ago that showed birds catching sea snakes and eating them on the fly. That is one of the deadliest snakes around.

[VonMessa]

That is impressive for a vigesimal size bird to do that.  Did u know that the largest Albatross dose that trip too.  But remained in flight up to seven years with out landing.  They have the best gliding ratio of all birds, 22:1 to 23:1.  They will drop 1 meter at a distance of 22 to 23 meter.  there wing-body ratio is 2:1, wing twice as long as there body.

Do you know how birds, like these two, can fly for a long time with out falling asleep? 

Lots of good crank?  The kind from back in the day, just like momma used to make?

[oakranger]

Albatross are the largest sea birds.  They can fly for days, weeks and years with out sleeping.  Reason, their brains are semi- separate.  So half of the brain shots down while the other is active. 

[Getback]

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24540399-5009760,00.html

Here's a spider eating a bird.

[oakranger]

Golden Eagle fly off with a baby goat!  WOW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VklTs-Tid_I&feature=related

[Curlew]

Golden Eagle fly off with a baby goat!  WOW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VklTs-Tid_I&feature=related

Holy toejam

[Stringer]

http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/10351598

This bird goes from Alaska to New Zealand, across Pacific, nonstop flight 7200 miles, 9 days without food, water, sleep.

And boy, are his arms tired......I'll be here all week..remember to tip your waitress.

[Noir]

Birds can have micro naps while flying.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Birds can have micro naps while flying.

Yeah like me when driving a car..