cv rollers
508 posts
Dec 15, 2009
12:33 PM
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----------what is it?,I read this all the time ,help describe what a bird does to call it wing switching..trying to understand ....
Rick Flores
coachellavalleyrollers.net
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quickspin
1089 posts
Dec 15, 2009
1:20 PM
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One of the ways to picture a bird wing switching is by the way is rolling. When the bird rolls it has to roll very staight falling down. It cannot change his possition. Also the direction it started to roll it has to end. You might get a bird started from the East and comes out on the North you know it change. The roll has to be very clean in and out.
Correct way:
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Salas Loft
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cv rollers
510 posts
Dec 15, 2009
1:25 PM
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thanks for the example quickspin
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Rick Flores
coachellavalleyrollers.net
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quickspin
1090 posts
Dec 15, 2009
1:28 PM
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It's easy to see ones you know what to look for. You can some times see a bird wing switching the whole way down. Doing a 360 degree in the same time rolling.
You can see some here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGwDOzpTcgs
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Salas Loft
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Ballrollers
GOLD MEMBER
2214 posts
Dec 15, 2009
1:39 PM
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Rick,
It sorta looks like a glitch or a hiccup during the roll. It is caused by the bird trying to exit the spin, or by lack of synchrony in the wingbeats pumping during the spin. It is considered a flaw in a mature roller, but it is not unusual to see it in young birds who are learning the ropes.
Cliff
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cv rollers
511 posts
Dec 15, 2009
5:13 PM
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Thanks Cliff,quickspin the red one is wing switching correct?
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Rick Flores
coachellavalleyrollers.net
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Ballrollers
GOLD MEMBER
2217 posts
Dec 15, 2009
6:26 PM
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The video shows, pretty clearly, the lack of synchronous wing beats during the roll.....
Cliff
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