On Nov 16, 4:03*am, JC wrote:
A few years ago I was sharing a thermal with three storks at 1800 m
and it seemed that one of them was very young and had not mastered its
thermaling technique quite yet. It would make sudden corrections and
flap a few times while the other two calmly circled and waited for it
to catch up. When they got together they took off in tight formation.
I was headed in about the same direction so I was able to watch them
for several miles and I was amazed by their glide speed which appeared
to be close to 80 km/h. Truly incredible birds.. I don´t know if they
soar for fun but it looked like they were having a great time.

Regards,

Juan Carlos

a few years ago I shared a thermal with a whole flock of Geese. They
were in a typical V formation then they hit the thermal, turned into
the wind and just hung there, they did break formation a little. I
circled around them as we all climbed together. It appeared they just
sort of took a rest break in the air, hovering in one spot. After a
while they turned back North and re-formed the V formation but seveal
hundred feet higher. It was really cool to watch.

Dan
WO