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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_8C0GN/lR/QC/3Hc0aBtdkA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT HI Gail, when they moult they dont usually lose all feathers at the same time. I get birds in rehab regularly that have no tail....and most times its due to a narrow escape from a predator...who grabs them by the tail and they drop their feathers to escape. thanks Helene Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre Truro, Nova Scotia -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of Gayle MacLean Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:35 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Tailess Raven: Question Please forgive my question, as, perhaps the answer is obvious, but how in the world are birds, that have lost their tails due to molting (I assume), able to remain in flight without crashing into things or the ground? I naturally thought that their tails were a necessary component for navigation (steering) at least. I know they can fly because Bernard Burke photographed a tailless crow flying, that is included in one of his recent web-shots. Thanks! Gayle MacLean James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote: I forgot to mention that some American Crows were dive bombing a tailess raven at Braod Cove today. The raven looked really weird without a tail. James R. Hirtle Dublin Shore ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign in and you could WIN! Enter for your chance to win $1000 every day. Visit SignInAndWIN.ca today to learn more! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! --Boundary_(ID_8C0GN/lR/QC/3Hc0aBtdkA) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=406362509-24042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>HI Gail, when they moult they dont usually lose all feathers at the same time. I get birds in rehab regularly that have no tail....and most times its due to a narrow escape from a predator...who grabs them by the tail and they drop their feathers to escape.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=406362509-24042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=406362509-24042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=406362509-24042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=406362509-24042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Helene</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=406362509-24042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=406362509-24042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Helene Van Doninck DVM</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=406362509-24042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=406362509-24042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Truro, Nova Scotia</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Gayle MacLean<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:35 AM<BR><B>To:</B> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Tailess Raven: Question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Please forgive my question, as, perhaps the answer is obvious, but how in the world are birds, that have lost their tails due to molting (I assume), able to remain in flight without crashing into things or the ground? I naturally thought that their tails were a necessary component for navigation (steering) at least. I know they can fly because Bernard Burke photographed a tailless crow flying, that is included in one of his recent web-shots.</DIV> <DIV>Thanks!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle MacLean<BR><BR><B><I>James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> I forgot to mention that some American Crows were dive bombing a tailess raven at Braod Cove today. The raven looked really weird without a tail.<BR> <BR>James R. Hirtle<BR>Dublin Shore<BR><BR> <HR> Sign in and you could WIN! 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