Alula flight feathers or, bastard winglets are small wings at the elbow of birds especially raptors… and probably many others. I took some photographs of a Nankeen Kestrel displaying them in strong up-draughts hovering above the cliffs south of my home in Adelaide… and an Australasian Pelican sans alula’s…
… can be seen on my blog above…
Chris Shaw
seashore@internode.on.net
+61 409 675912
www.ararelitus.com
After the game, the King and the Pawn go into the same box. – Italian proverb
+61 409 675912
www.ararelitus.com
After the game, the King and the Pawn go into the same box. – Italian proverb
