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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 donīt know if they soar for fun but it looked like they were having a great time. Regards, Juan Carlos |
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