According to the Cornell Lab or Ornithology, there are four general wing shapes that allow birds to do specific things, such ...

Six birds glide expertly on wind currents and thermals, conserving energy and traveling long distances with minimal wing ...

A research paper by scientists at Beijing Institute of Technology presented a CFD simulation method based on biological experimental data to analyze ...

A quail taking flight is somewhat like a rock with a bad set of wings as these pudgy birds madly flap, exerting great effort to get off the ground. On a backcountry hike I enjoyed a much different ...