THEORY: That birds derive Metabolic Energy, directly from sunlight, through their feathers. That the Prism formation of the feathers, is such that it refracts sunlight and converts this light into metabolic energy. Which is injected into the bloodstream of the bird.
DATE of ORIGIN: June, 2010.
DESCRIPTION: Large birds like the Canada Goose (1.1 to 8 kg) can not require all the energy requirements from grass alone. The energy, calorie count, required for flight (up to a two meter wingspan) is beyond what grass can provide alone.
A Canada Goose can fly over 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) in just 24 hours. The energy content of grazed grass varies 0.85 UFL/kg DM to 1.05 UFL/kg DM. Common grass has about 875 calories per pound.
It is possible for a goose to store energy. But the process of storing and spending stored calories is a slow metabolic process. Spending calories in flight will by a much quicker “expenditure” of energy than the metabolic process can keep up with.
Others like the Arctic Tern which migrates farther than any other animal on the planet, from Pole to Pole. How can such a little body do it? The Humming Bird has the fastest metabolism of any animal and one of the smallest. Yet it can fly across North America.
The point here is to see if a living quill still in the wing of a bird could be tested to see if the feather was producing any mille amps. This technology would be beneficial in developing solar panels.
The colour of the feathers that we see is reflected light but not all light is reflected. The prisms in the feather change to reflect different colours but absorb others. A great deal of it is absorbed into the quills and then directly into the bloodstream.
This same Theory applies to Flies, Bees and Dragonflies.
There well could be a hole new science hidden in the wings of birds.
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