When many migrating birds undertake their arduous flights, they'll often arrange themselves in a V shape, but what drives ...

Q: I’ve seen migrating geese flying in V-formation, and the sight always makes me wonder how the point bird is chosen. Is it always the same one? — Claire Muskus | Lisbon, Connecticut It isn ...

leading scientists to predict how closely bunched birds in a V-shaped flock should be to save the most energy. But it's no easy feat to measure the coordinates of a bunch of geese or gulls flying ...

"Like a flock of Canada Geese flying in 'V' formation, we pride ourselves on teamwork and encouragement. We think it's the only way to fly." The store's mascot is Wally, a giant Canada goose and ...

If you strap them to, say, a flock of geese, the birds would fly off into ... a lot and the flock had no constant leader. But flying in a V isn’t just about staying in the right place.

Canada geese flying in their signature v-formation weren’t always such a common fall sight in Minnesota. Hunting and habitat loss decimated the birds’ population a century ago. Numbers had ...

In 2019, Airbus returned to the study of birds with the "fello'fly" project to understand how migrating geese conserve energy while flying in V formation. From it, a "wake energy retrieval ...

Increased food supplies from grain and rice fields seem to surpass nutrients the geese can find farther south. Large lawns and golf courses are another attractant. The consistent V-shaped flying ...

To reduce the effort, geese fly at night when the air is calmer, or in the day when there’s a helpful tailwind; they avoid flying into a ... the familiar V-shape appears. This form of drafting ...