Steve_uk
120 posts
Mar 21, 2007
2:49 PM
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When your birds go to dots when you cant see the wings beating
How high would you say they are 1500ft?
Steve...
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Missouri-Flyer
395 posts
Mar 21, 2007
2:52 PM
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Steve,
That depends on the persons eyes..I would say over 1000..That is high, even at 1000, to be able to see wing beat
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Jerry
Home of "Whispering Wings Loft"
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
1277 posts
Mar 21, 2007
9:07 PM
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Steve, with my rangefinder I can't get a reading past 500-ish feet. You would be surprised at how low 500 feet really is when you are watching the birds. You naturally use what level of telescopic vision when doing so. I would have to guess that around 1,000 feet is when I can't make out the wing beats anymore, and I have 20/20 vision. It depends too on the atmosphere, if there is a lot of moisture in the air, that threshold will be lower. If it is clear and rather dry, you can see their wingbeats a little higher up. I can usually see them higher on overcast days with my polarized amber glasses versus blue sky days.
Brian.
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old guy
25 posts
Mar 23, 2007
5:52 AM
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I have driven away from my loft and stopped at each 10th of a mile to observe my birds as they circle over my loft. I don't have the greatest vision but I can just barely see my kit at one half mile. I assume when a kit goes out of sight when they circle up on a clear day that is how high they are.
Wayne
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CooCoo
80 posts
Mar 23, 2007
6:28 AM
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Steve, I agree with what Jerry said . I would guess between a 1000 to 1200 feet.
Thanks
Dave
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parlorfancier916
276 posts
Mar 23, 2007
8:01 PM
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depends on how high it really is, well I just had a 4 year old bird that rolled all the way down from that height, man what a bummer
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