Friday, July 13, 2007

Eagle and its instincts


When it rains all birds occupy shelter but Eagle is the only bird that avoids the rain by flying above the clouds………!!


Think of an eagle...what comes to mind? A large powerful bird of prey, swooping down and snatching up its next victim? Or maybe you imagine a beautiful and noble bird with very likable qualities. Actually, eagles are all of that and more. In the US, Eagle is a symbol of justice, strength, and fairness. However, to the rest of the world the eagle may bring to mind many different images as there are many different types of eagles...

Facts:

1- There are about 59 different species of eagles throughout the world....!!

2- Eagle can be found in every continent except Antarctica

3- Eagles are excellent fliers, and they all have excellent vision.

4- Eagles come in all sorts of sizes and colors

5- Even the reproductive organs are specialized to reduce size.
6- A female eagle has only one ovary which is normally very small.
7- During breeding season, this one ovary will increase up to 1,500 times in size.
8- Their lungs are connected to a series of air sacs that are throughout the body and into even the breast muscles.
9-Eagles’ hearts are relatively larger and stronger than mammals. And think of their hearts pumping the blood into the muscles as well as circulating the oxygen!



10- When eagle flaps its wings, the primary flight feathers act like the propeller on an airplane. These feathers are angled so the low pressure area of the feather is towards the front of the bird, pulling the bird forward. The main lift and propulsion come on the down stroke of the wings. When the wing is lifted upwards, the secondary flight feathers also help create lift.


Following forces work together to make both airplanes and birds fly. If all are equal, then the bird or plane will fly in a level path-
1- Thrust
2- Lift
3- Drag
The pull of gravity can be thought of as the thrust. Lift is generated when the forward motion through the skies overcomes its weight. Drag is the force that tends to push something along with the air flow.

Scientists have put eagles into four different groups-

(i) Sea and Fish Eagles

(ii) Snake Eagles

(iii)Harpy Eagles

(iv)Booted Eagles

Instinct which I like in eagle is-
Concentration

Will power

Doesn’t matter how strongly wind is blowing, it struggle with full strength to overcome it

The way eagle teaches their nestlings to fly in cloudy weather..


Have you ever been amazed what it's like to fly free….??
To see the world as far as the eye can see………..
To view the surroundings from high and from low…
To hear only the sound of a distant echo…..
To float in the air……..
To admire many rainbows that the trees tend to hide…..
To see the misty mornings over a beautiful mountain top…
To glide over a flowing lake that never seems to stop….
To watch the animals from over a mile away….
Or, to rise above the tree tops that gleam in the day….?
If you were an eagle you would wonder no more,
For it can see things you have never seen before.
Next time you look into the sky of blue,
Think of what it's like from an eagle's view...!!


" Problems are common to all but attitude makes the difference"

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