Bar-tailed Godwits regularly travel more than 7,000 miles non-stop

Re:Bar-tailed Godwits regularly travel more than 7,000 miles... by mr_mitm on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:20PM (#29229815)

I don't think comparing a car to a bird is a good comparison. Compare the bird to a glider. The world record appears to be 3000km without a power source (except for the launch, obviously). Surely as a bird or a plane you can take advantage of lifts, i.e. warmer air rising up, then just glide.

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Re:Bar-tailed Godwits regularly travel more than 7,000 miles... by whatever1 on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:43PM (#29230925)

Wow that sounds insane. How much luck do you need to achieve that though ? Can I consistently fly from point a to point b using air streams?

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Re:Bar-tailed Godwits regularly travel more than 7,000 miles... by spaetzleesser on Monday November 15, 2021 @02:21PM (#29231434)

It needs a lot of planning. You can’t consistently do these trips.

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