It all depends on the strength and
direction of the wind. I have seen a Little Eagle take off with a rabbit trap
plus enclosed adult rabbit but the wind, slope of the land and the direction were
perfect.
Chris
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From: martin butterfield
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Sent: Wednesday, 23 January 2008
2:10 PM
To: CanberraBirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Swans
taking off
Alex mentioned the
thought that swans will have difficulty taking off from a small body of
water. While riding my bike past The Boathouse, I saw two of them take
off from the gravel area beside the Lake. They seemed to have more
trouble than usual gaining altitude - and passed 2m in front of me at handlebar
height, which was a tad intimidating.
