"Dropping In" It is an amazing sight to see these large beautiful birds flying effortlessly in the sky, performing complex manoeuvres, which human beings are only just beginning to imitate with the aid of modern technology. White fronted geese by Martin Ridley Link to Martin Ridley`s paintings Leonardo da Vinci, long ago must have stood and looked in awe of birds in flight and wondered how ? One of his drawings below illustrates his theory on how man might imitate the flight of birds. Link to irony of mans flight Home