Lorna Gibson

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199 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 13 Jul

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They really don't want the hawk around.

So clearly they know that there's another bird there and they know that the bird might attack them.

Well, I mean, it's hard to know what another animal feels, so it's hard to know if they enjoy it, but one would think that they do.

When you see birds soaring, birds like hawks or vultures, you know, what they're really doing is taking advantage of thermals.

So some part of the land might be warmer than another, and that causes

warm air to rise, and then the birds rise with it.

They go up with that air.

And then they just spread their wings and they glide down.

And so it's a very energy efficient way of flying.

And sometimes, especially during migration, you might see what's called a kettle of hawks.

And this will be a whole group of hawks, dozens of hawks, all going up in thermals together.

and they go up, and then they soar down.

And they can go up thousands of feet, and they can glide for miles before they have to hit another thermal and go back up again.

One of the things that I find just stunning about birds is the feathers.

And the feathers have all sorts of remarkable properties.

You know, they can be iridescent.

Feathers can create sound.

Some birds make sound with their feathers as a courtship thing when they're trying to attract a mate.

Some feathers suppress sound.

Down feathers keep the bird warm.

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