Falcons use the positioning of their wings to achieve higher and higher speeds, first creating a diamond shape, then assuming a tight vertical tuck and finally completely folding the wings tightly against its body. Because the bird in this experiment was diving from a relatively low height, it only reached the diamond-shape stage.

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