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Wings carry tiny insects, fluttering butterflies, and backyard birds, and they even once propelled some dinosaurs up and through the skies. Find out how, when,
Birds in Flight
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Pages: 168
Authors: Carrol L. Henderson
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-22 - Publisher: Voyageur Press

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Describes adaptations for avian aerodynamics, and offers tips on spotting and identifying airborne birds.
Vesper Flights
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Pages: 282
Authors: Helen Macdonald
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-25 - Publisher: Grove Press

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The New York Times–bestselling author of H is for Hawk explores the human relationship to the natural world in this “dazzling” essay collection (Wall Stre
Modelling the Flying Bird
Language: en
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Authors: C.J. Pennycuick
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This book outlines the principles of flight, of birds in particular. It describes a way of simplifying the mechanics of flight into a practical computer program
Nature's Flyers
Language: en
Pages: 390
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Categories: Medical
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'Nature's Flyers' is a detailed account of the current scientific understanding of the primary aspects of flight in nature. The author explains the physical bas