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By Alyson Burgess, About.com Guide to Pet Birds

Primary Flight Feathers

Sunday May 4, 2008
What is the true secret to a bird's ability to fly? Primary Flight Feathers, of course! While a bird's skill at flight is normally attributed to the wings, the truth is that the wings would be useless for flying if the primary flight feathers weren't in place. To learn more about how these fascinating feathers work, check out this quick explanation of the Primary Flight Feathers. You're virtually guaranteed to learn something new!

Photo (c) 2006 Alyson Burgess licensed to About.com, Inc.

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May 29, 2009 at 10:12 am
(1) steve says:

hi I need to know about the digestive system of a parrot not all the other dumb stuff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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