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Greylag geese spotted drafting alongside moving boat

Commenters explain the aerodynamics of bird drafting

2 Sep 21 11:06 AM · 2d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 6

Multiple commenters identified the behavior as birds riding the boat's slipstream and using vortices to reduce flapping effort, describing it as a real documented phenomenon.

“Riding the vortices. See how the closest doesn't even have to flap.”

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