Why do wild geese fly upside down

People who photograph animals in their habitat do not cease to surprise the world with new discoveries. It would seem that what new can you learn about the common wild goose, widely distributed in Europe, the Americas and Asia? But recently, photo hunter Vincent Cornellisen from the Netherlands surprised the world with a picture of this prosaic bird flying ... upside down.

The author of the unique picture immediately posted it on the web and caused a flurry of discussions. Of course, most users united under the banner of Haight and began to accuse Vincent of using Photoshop. Given the fact that fans of creating incredible animals and non-existent situations in photo editors are now a dime a dozen, these skeptics can be understood and forgiven.

But ornithologists who know well what kind of bird this goose is came to the defense of the photo-hunting lover. Although this phenomenon is rare, and it is possible to fix it in the photo even less often, but flying upside down is quite real. It is not so difficult for a bird to move upside down in the air – the goose is a very versatile bird with huge potential.

Experts say that wild geese turn over in flight in order to reduce their speed before landing. A massive bird does not have flaps like an airplane, so you have to be sophisticated. One professor of aerodynamics, who participated in the" goose discussion " on the Internet, justified the behavior of a bird and drew a diagram of its movement in air currents.

But Vincent does not agree with zoologists and aerodynamicists in everything – he stubbornly insisted that the goose in his photo was not even going to descend and just flew up with its paws on its goose affairs. Then the ornithologists thought again and came to the conclusion that the bird is just... showing off. Well, you know, a kind of goose " Hoba! How can I!". This version, which suits everyone, is supported by the fact that Cornellisen's picture shows a young goose, which may well show off in front of his comrades and ladies from his flock.