Peter L. Peres wrote: > I think owls don't hoot when they hunt. I think that they are the > quietest flying birds in the world. I can assure you that you can't > hear a normal sized owl fly until it is 2 meters from you, and even > that requires that it flap its wings, else you won't know it's there. > This is because an owl's feathers are a very special kind of down > adapted for quiet flying (no high speed vortexes) and to not reflect > any sounds from the environment. ... are you describind a bird or the iF-22 jet fighter? -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu