A couple more harriers from Colin and I's outing to Boundary Bay on Saturday....now you know why he's hanging out over here....got to see the 500PF in action....
These super images are of the bird species that holds the world record for long-distance flight.
In its post-breeding migration, the Bar-tailed Godwit is documented as flying from Alaska to New Zealand, a mind-boggling 12,000 km (7400+ miles), non-stop for 7-9 days over nothing but water!
Open up this link to see this incredible story. Listen to what he says about the fat that they must "pack-on" before they leave New Zealand on their flight to China. Unbelievable!
These super images are of the bird species that holds the world record for long-distance flight.
In its post-breeding migration, the Bar-tailed Godwit is documented as flying from Alaska to New Zealand, a mind-boggling 12,000 km (7400+ miles), non-stop for 7-9 days over nothing but water!
Open up this link to see this incredible story. Listen to what he says about the fat that they must "pack-on" before they leave New Zealand on their flight to China. Unbelievable!
Lance B wrote:
Thank you very much for the kind comments, Robert. Much appreciated.
Wow, I knew they were one of the longest flight migratory birds but didn't know the intricacies. Very interesting and I thank you for the info!
You’re welcome Lance. These birds look superb in the diffused light. And frankly, I now must admit that I am starting to yearn for my copy of the 500 PF. Have fun down there. You get to experience some very exciting species. And I am wondering how you got through last month. I heard it was 97F (36 C ?) *at night*!
bs kite wrote:
You’re welcome Lance. These birds look superb in the diffused light. And frankly, I now must admit that I am starting to yearn for my copy of the 500 PF. Have fun down there. You get to experience some very exciting species. And I am wondering how you got through last month. I heard it was 97F (36 C ?) *at night*!
36 Deg C at night did not happen where we are in Sydney, some places way out west (750+kms northwest) in the Outback areas maybe but definitely not here in Sydney or anywhere along the coast within 300-400kms of the coast. The maximum at night temp here was about 23 Deg C at night. The maximum daytime temp in Sydney has been 39.6 Deg C (a nor-wester from the inland) but that was for one day and mostly it has been high 20's to low 30's. Sydney this summer has been getting it's normal summer nor-easters from the ocean and kept it relatively cool. Go in-land to the far western suburbs of Sydney (50kms to Penrith) where the nor-easters fail to reach and it has been up to the low 40's for daytime temp and night time about 23 C. It's been a pretty typical summer for Sydney.
That’s a lot to understand if one is not used to the lingo. Just googled "Australian weather: Nor’wester vs. Nor’easter”, and did not get much.
Here in the northeast U.S., winter storms come from the west or south-southwest and exit through here (because of the rotation of the Earth; i.e. I guess they are not really exiting, but the Earth is rotating east to west under the atmosphere).
They are called Nor’easters here too (no Nor’westers here), because they rotate counter clockwise (Coriolis Effect) , and so the wind comes out of the northeast, even though the storm comes out of the west or south-southwest. That’s not confusing is it? Storms in your Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise (the opposite of here).
By sticking ones finger in the draining vortex of bath water right at the drain, and rapidly rotating the finger in the opposite direction, it will stop and just begin rotating in that opposite direction. But then it will stop again and revert back to rotating in the direction it was before. It is because of the Coriolis Effect. At least that is what I think.
Question: Do you guys think that we in the north are down below you...geographically I mean? Because we in the north think that you guys are geographically below us. Isn’t there a song “I Come From the Land of Down Under”?
But how can that be true, if South is “up" to those in the Southern Hemisphere? In the north, North is “up” to us and South is “down” to us.
Ok, I have to stop. Sorry, I got lost and forgot that this is a 500PF thread. I have had enough anyway.
