Yes, Jak and Ray are correct. Thank you very much. Google found many good
sources and pics.
The Magnificent Frigatebird
http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/showSpeciesFT.asp?fotogID=568curPageNum=8recnum=BD0056
Very entertaining to watch, an effortless soaring bird. A regular
residence of the Mexican Caribbean. I awoke one morning at sunrise to
watch a whole line of Frigatebirds up and down the coast. Below them was
an Eagle sloping the buildings, hunting for fish. Below that Pelicans
workings the various sloping opportunities close in, swooping down and
skimming the surf taking advantage of the ground effect. Then the plunge
for a fish. All to the sound of pounding surf and a warm sea
breeze. Think I will Zen out for a moment before heading to Iowa for a
contest.
But first... I have heard of many Bird names used for sail planes but not
the Frigate.
Eagle, Pelican, Stork, and Black Hawk come to mind right away. How many
more are there?
Cold, cloudy, and windy here in Chicago
Frigatebirds in Cancun http://www.stevenmeyer.net/CANCUN-05/pages/DSC03846.html
Steve Meyer
SOAR
LSF IV
At 05:15 AM 5/14/2005, Ray Hayes wrote:
Frigate was my guess too, they are black and have extreme high aspect ratio
wings, with a very distinct dihedral crook in the wings and long forked
tail. They can thermal out in the lightest of lift leaving see gulls and
etc. to flapping. My favorite Sea bird to watch fly.
Ray Hayes
http://www.skybench.com
Home of Wood Crafters
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Subject: [RCSE] Birds in Cancun
I can't be sure, but I would guess what you saw were frigate birds. They
are famous for attacking other gulls etc, which will drop, or even
regurgitate any fish onboard.
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