Folding balloon kite propels itself

It’s hypnotic to look at… but I’d like to know how it’s unidirectional joints work… word is it floats because it’s filled with helium – which would make it a balloon – but it is actually 6 connected prism-shaped balloons with carbon fiber rods. It has three motors and an on-board computer for control via …

Birds on the Prairies

After spotting this amazing bald eagle, I thought I’d take a few more pictures of birds. Here’s the result of looking around for a couple of hours – 11 different kinds (the common crows and magpie’s not pictured). Oh they’re not all birds, found a few critters too… specifically muskrats. Tracked the names of these …