Re: Free Flying versus Fully Flighted

["Janet Jeanpierre <jeanpierre@v...>" <jeanpierre@v...>]

Hi Suz,

I fly a Red-tailed Grey in the desert--miles and miles of flat land 
with no trees. Phoebe tends to fly close to the ground. Only rarely 
will she fly higher than twenty feet, preferring to fly at around ten 
feet. Sometimes it is obvious that she flies at just above eye level 
to include us in her flying. On rare occasions she will fly at about 
50 feet, but that is when she is feeling really frisky and is going 
for a big fly. She will also fly high if she is spooked, but that 
was only early on in her flying when I was pushing her a bit. Much 
of the time she is flying at about four feet, quite often less. She 
always flew higher and further when flying with Griffin.

Griffin, who was free flying in the desert only weeks after fledging, 
also preferred low flight. He flew much as Phoebe did.

My birds don't fly up near the ceiling, even though it is two 
stories. Their indoor flying is mostly from A to B. The highest 
they fly is pretty much the balcony railing.

Janet

--- In Freeflight@yahoogroups.com, "teachersuz <teachersuz@y...>" 
<teachersuz@y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> I realize my guys do not get the preferred amount of exercise their 
> outdoor flying counter parts receive, but they do have some. My 
> little poicephalus birds, especially, have room. Only my grey seems 
> cramped and needing more space. I think he chooses to fly lower 
than 
> he would outside. On rare occasion has he flown up close to the 
> ceiling. 
> 
> When in my classroom, with 10 foot ceilings, he has consistently 
> flown upwards. 
> 
> Suz
>