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Gliding refers to a bird "coasting" down from up high place down to the ground. Soaring refers to a bird riding the wind up-currents to stay aloft for long periods of time. The uplifting could be from winds hitting hills, mountains or ocean cliffs, this is called ridge list. The other type of lift comes from thermals, which warming air which rises. Thermals often form over asphalt in cities, warm desert lands and sometimes even over small playgrounds.
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Difference between insect wings and bird wings?
a bird has hollow bones and an incect has an exo skeleton on the outside of their body!
What are the differences between bird alimentary canal and insect alimentary canal?
There are several differences between a bird's and an insect's alimentary canals. A bird's begins with the beak while an insect's doesn't. A bird's alimentary canal has a tongue, pancreas and duodenum, while an insect's doesn't.
What is the difference between birds that fly and birds that don't fly?
There is no such thing as a dinosaur that flys. The difference between a pteradoctyl and a bird is: Birds have feathers and pteradoctyl's don't. The difference between a oviraptor and a bird is: Oviraptor have hands and birds have wings.
Is there a difference between a mistle thrush and a mizzle thrush?
There is not a difference between the mistle thrush and the mizzle thrush. The second spelling is a common misspelling or colloquialism. This bird is a large, spotted thrush found throughout Europe.
What is the difference between crane and stork birds?
a shoe bill stork lives in marshy swampy areas where as the bird does not
What has the author Philip Aubrey Wills written?
Philip Aubrey Wills has written: 'Where no birds fly' -- subject(s): Gliding and soaring 'Free as a bird' -- subject(s): Gliding and soaring
When was Gliding Bird created?
Gliding Bird was created in 1970.
What does manurewa means?
suburb---NO Soaring Bird.
How do you use the word soaring in a sentence?
The soaring taxes are putting people off migrating to the country.He watched the bird soaring as high as it could.
What is the difference between a bird and a dinosaur?
There is no such thing as a dinosaur that flys. The difference between a pteradoctyl and a bird is: Birds have feathers and pteradoctyl's don't. The difference between a oviraptor and a bird is: Oviraptor have hands and birds have wings.
Is the peregrine falcon the largest soaring bird of north America?
no
Is 'soaring like a bird' a metaphor?
No, it is not a metaphor because it uses like or as.
What is the difference between a bird and a sparrow?
A bird is the general category. A sparrow is a bird species.
What is the largest soaring bird of America?
America hmm? North or South America? The largest soaring bird is the condor. native to the Andes mountains in South America. California has a condor, too. It is the largest for North America.
Arctic bird spends life soaring over the open ocean?
albatross
What is the difference between bird bills and bird beaks?
bird bills are like a chin bird beaks are the top of a bird's mouth
Difference between a bird and a plain?
A bird is an animal with feathers. A plane is a constructed object.
