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Wing pressure

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Subject: Wing pressure
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:15:01 +1100
Is there really that much risk of injury?

I assume most contact between flying birds would be wing to wing. Domestic 
pigeons use their wings as a defence against intruders when on the nest, and 
will strike hard enough to hurt your hand, yet aren't injured by it.

Peter Shute


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