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Whiffling - Wikipedia
Whiffling is a term used in ornithology to describe the behavior whereby a bird rapidly descends with a zig-zagging, side-slipping motion . en.wikipedia.org
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Whiffling Geese in Slow Motion - YouTube
Whiffling geese filmed for the first time with a high-speed camera. Nice article explaining this behavior can be found here: ... www.youtube.com
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Whiffling: The Art of Flying Upside Down | Amusing Planet
Whiffling allows the bird to rapidly lose speed and height either for a fast landing or to throw off avian predators. www.amusingplanet.com
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whiffling
▪ I. whiffling, vbl. n.1 see whiffle v.1▪ II. ˈwhiffling, vbl. n.2 [f. whiffler1 + -ing1.] The action of a whiffler in clearing the way; also attrib. or as ppl. a., used by, or acting as, a whiffler.1618 in J. Nicholl Comp. Ironm. (1866) 183 For 14 doz. of whiffling staves and 1 doz. of truncheons..... Oxford English Dictionary
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Geese Whiffling in for a Landing - BirdNote
Finally, they rotate again to right themselves just in time to gently splash down. It's a maneuver called whiffling. It seems to help the geese ... www.birdnote.org
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Some birds, like geese, can descend by "whiffling." This involves zig ...
Some birds, like geese, can descend by "whiffling." This involves zig-zagging and sometimes turning completely upside-down to quickly plummet towards the ... www.reddit.com
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Whiffling Geese - YouTube
Filmed in early January 2021 at 1000 Islands Conservancy, Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA. For more about Freddy's video work go to ... www.youtube.com
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WHIFFLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a : of the wind : to blow unsteadily or in gusts b : vacillate 2. to emit or produce a light whistling or puffing sound www.merriam-webster.com
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Crow Defense Includes Whiffling - Great Bird Pics
A harassing Crow forced a Cooper's Hawk into a Whiffling (upside-down) flying position. Story and images included. www.greatbirdpics.com
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Whiffling: Ducks and Geese Put On a Twisting Show - Realtree Camo
Whiffling is a term used in ornithology to describe the behavior whereby a bird rapidly descends with a zigzagging, side-slipping motion. realtree.com
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whoffle
whoff, whoffle var. waff, waffle.1873 R. Broughton Nancy xiii, A little shrewish shrill bark, speedily changed into an apologetic..whiffling and whoffling. 1922 Chamb. Jrnl. Aug. 492 Whoff! Whoff! Oxford English Dictionary
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Smirk
"A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffling activity of the body, are strong indications of futility," the Earl of Chesterfield once wrote in a letter wikipedia.org
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whiffle
▪ I. whiffle, n. (ˈhwɪf(ə)l) [f. whiff n.1 + -le.] † 1. Something light or insignificant; a trifle.1680 H. More Apocal. Apoc. 253 Such a childish trifle or sleight whiffle. 2. An act of whiffling; a slight blast of air; a veering round.1842 in Gosse Birds Jamaica (1847) 366 At first two or three whi... Oxford English Dictionary
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Manacus
feathers erected to form a beard, and give whistles together with the characteristic loud snaps (like a breaking twig) and various buzzing, rustling and whiffling wikipedia.org
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whifflegig
ˈwhifflegig, a. colloq. Trifling, ‘whiffling’. Also ˈwhiffmagig = whiffler2 2.1830 H. Lee Mem. Manager I. i. 10 Not one of your puny punsters, or..whiffle-gig word-snappers. 1871 Meredith H. Richmond liv, Plenty of foreign whiffmagigs are to be found, but you won't come upon a fellow like that. Oxford English Dictionary
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