One of the favorite things for me to watch is the launching of the pelicans. They are the most beautiful flyers and floaters and are excellent fishermen, but to watch them take off is like watching an overloaded plane and knowing that they're never going to make it.....
No matter how big those wings or any amount of lift, those dragging feet are
not adding to any lift and offer no help toward wind efficiency.
The feet are still dragging and the lift the bird gets from those big wings just isn't enough....
Once again a large wingspan with a huge range of motion, but those feet are still a huge problem and this bird isn't going to make it, but you gotta give the bird A for the effort at least....
Well, this looks like it might be a little bit better, but those feet are still a problem....
You gotta give these birds praise because they do not give up, and maybe that's the secret to them getting into the air......
Well, look at this, the feet might offer something more than a complete hindrance to the take off.....
And finally, all that flapping finally worked because once these birds are in the air....
These birds look really beautiful in flight.
And his pal is working like crazy to get in the air right below him. Having seen his pal's success. It may take him 4 or 5 flaps to get into the air, but he's somehow going to make it!
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