The Great Egret Fluttering and Balancing on descent on Calm Swampy Waters

The wonderful “fluttering” and “balancing” this Great off-white Egret  during her descent is a subtle interplay of multiple physical functions, which include buoyancy-corrected gravity, aerodynamic torque, along with the fluid inertia. In calm swampy waters, these flight stabilities often dictate the course of flight of the Great off-white Egret.

These birds quickly adapt to their environment and the flight pattern exhibited by them is characteristically unique.  The Great off-white Egret has pre-meditated and guided descent drawing the parallel to the descent of mechanical planes, which also use the advanced avionics that often imitate the birds in flight.