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Convection current move fluids upwards and downwards (like boiling soup) and distribute heat energy. An upward convection current in the atmosphere is called a "Thermal" (which usually have a small cumulus cloud on top) and some species of birds use these to gain height, circling round in them and getting taken up with the rising hot air without having to flap. When they have gained altitude they can then come out of the thermal and glide to the next while hunting or migrating.
Using the rising air in the thermals means that they save energy themselves (by not having to flap) and this help them survive.
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∙ 10y agoconvction helps birds fly by giving them a small, upward flow ofwarm air.
Lino Stahl
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∙ 14y agoSoaring Birds (such as a hawk) ride updrafts where warm air rises. Convection currents transfer air heated by the sun throughout Earth's atmosphere.
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What are things that use Wind energy?
Wind mills, sail boats, kites, birds.
Is the wind a friend of the birds?
Yes, it can be. Some birds use the wind to glide and catch a "free" ride. Watch an eagle sometime and you will see it done. If the wind is too strong it can also work against trying to fly. Birds often try to fly against a strong wind and get stuck flying in one spot. I have seen this happen.
What are needed to spread out the wings when the birds fly?
Birds use their wing muscles to spread out their wings when they are ready to fly. Birds use thermal air currents, updrafts, and wind to soar and flap their wings when needed.
What does the carrying of seeds to a new place?
Sometimes it's birds and sometimes wind
What seed dispersal does nutmeg use?
Dispersed by birds- far too heavy to be dispersed by wind.
Are wind turbines used to generate electricity from the wind?
Yes. They are hazardous to birds, but the wind propels them.
How will an increase in the use of wind turbines affect the availability of wind in the future?
It will not affect the availability of wind.
How many birds are killed by wind turbines in a year in the UK?
I'm not sure about the UK, but in 2007 there were about 100,000 birds killed by wind turbines
Do birds check time using the wind?
No, they do not.
Do birds die in wind turbines?
yes they do.(;
What are the different of pollinators?
-wind -bees -birds -rainwater -blowing wind -bats -butterflies
Are birds afraid of wind chimes?
Yes, initially the birds are usually afraid of the wind chimes. However, wit the time after they get used, they are never afraid of the same.
