Which bird thermals the best?

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

I hear Gill Spreakley is pretty good!

on my last flight in the Cherokee there were a bunch of seagulls
flying around. they thermal but they suck at it. the were never in
the core and are a pain to gaggle with as they are just a huge blob of
birds. I was at some times surrounded above and below and on all
sides by hundreds of birds. one thing they are good at is getting out
of the way

On Nov 17, 6:39*pm, Tony wrote:
on my last flight in the Cherokee there were a bunch of seagulls
flying around. *they thermal but they suck at it. *the were never in
the core and are a pain to gaggle with as they are just a huge blob of
birds. *I was at some times surrounded above and below and on all
sides by hundreds of birds. *one thing they are good at is getting out
of the way

When you see thermaling pelican, you can start very slow preparation
for take-off
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Greetings, Hana