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122 THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS
HERE IS A CYCLE OF A BIRD FLYING FROM BOTH THE FRONT AND THE SIDE VIEWS. DRAWING 5 IS FOLLOWED BY DRAWING 1. DRAWING 1 HERE IS THE SAME WING POSITION AS DRAWING 1 BELOW ON THIS PAGE. NOTICE HOW THE WINGS FOLD UP AS THEY RISE IN DRAWINGS 2. 3, AND 4. THIS PART OF THE ACTION IS SLOWER SO THERE ARE MORE DRAWINGS TO IT. CONSEQUENTLY YOU WILL SEE IT LONGER. IN DRAWINGS 5, 6, AND 7, THE WINGS ENLARGE TO CATCH MORE AIR. THEN IN DRAWING 8 THEY QUICKLY COME DOWN WIDE OPEN (ONE DRAWING) TO GIVE THE BIRD THE PUSH THAT CARRIES IT THROUGH THE AIR.  
NOT ALL BIRD WING ACTION IS AS VIOLENT AS THIS, BUT THE ACTION
ILLUSTRATED HERE CAN BE MODIFIED FOR SMALLER BIRDS.
 

 


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