I assume 'kettling' isa n American expression.
Books on falconry refer to hawks spiralling upwards in thermals as
'ringing up' - an expression far older than the telephone and the ship's
engineroom and mine bell-code, from which the telephone usage derives.
I must ask what expession glider pilots say - they do it a lot, and are
often annoyed by ibis and pelican flocks joining them. If a thermal is
big enough for a glider, the birds can go up as if in an express lift.
Anthea Fleming
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Judith L-A wrote:
> Colin, this word is used in books like Scott Weidensaul's 'Living on
> the Wind', to describe birds spiralling upwards on rising air - e.g.
> raptors.
> Cheers,
> Judith.
>
> >Judith,
> >What does 'kettling' mean?
> >
> >Regards,
> >Colin Scouler.
> >
> >Judith L-A wrote:
> >> 25/26 September, SEQ, 500m, Ocean View / Mt Mee--
> >> A Channel-billed Cuckoo, soaring and 'kettling', silently.
> >> Judith.
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