Saturday, August 9, 2025

Doing The Spin

 


4 comments:

  1. was always told it was a mating flight. now not so sure.

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  2. Yes, it is. I once watched a pair of Red-tailed Hawks doing it, during which they fell at least a hundred feet in elevation before they broke off and recovered flight. It was a pretty awesome thing to behold.

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  3. according to some it can also be an aerial territorial battle.

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  4. Mating has them diving at terminal velocity until the act is complete.
    Sex for raptors requires commitment.
    There's a lesson in there somewhere.

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