The Original UnOriginal: Movie Posters at large. » whiffling bird http://theoriginalunoriginal.com We believe in nothing. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:35:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Goose flies upside-down http://theoriginalunoriginal.com/the-unoriginal-blog/goose-flies-upside-down/ http://theoriginalunoriginal.com/the-unoriginal-blog/goose-flies-upside-down/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 18:14:28 +0000 Dignan http://theoriginalunoriginal.com/?p=723

This is the moment a goose was caught performing an extraordinary upside-down contortion as it battled to land in heavy winds.

The bird was captured by a wildlife photographer flying with its neck twisted 180 degrees and its body seemingly facing the wrong way.

The manoeuvre may look painful but it is a known tried and tested way of braking, called whiffling.

In amazing twists and turns, birds spill air out of their wings and can slow down rapidly and reduce height. The results, however, are not usually this extreme.

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