Page 48 - Design in Nature

This serial motion depicts various phases in a sparrow's
flight: take-off, short flight and landing.

THE ARTISTRY OF THE WINGS

There are primarily three
forms of flight (from top to
bottom): Serial flight, V-
formation and group flight.

Feathers
function
to serve a
variety of
duties. Wing
structure is
The majority of birds can
designed
fly, but not all move the
specifically for
same way. Some birds
flight. The tail, on
have such advanced flying The the other hand, is
skills that they can fly feather of a
long-tailed designed for
very close to the earth.
and radiant steering and
The shape of the wings The feather
American for braking
depends on the species. of a falcon.
Parrot. when the
bird lands.

The wing of an albatross.

The albatross, with the help of its long narrow wings, flies
across oceans. A falcon can easily make use of hot air
currents. Flying birds can stay aloft in air due to the wavy
structures of their wings.