A second wing beat, and he was high enough to be above the water.
When in flight, they have a very heavy wing beat and are slow.
All white, it always flew with strong wing beats, and was usually going east or west.
Because females have such large wings, each wing beat will carry it a long way.
Without missing a wing beat, he bore her high above the city and flew on.
Felt the beat of their great wings as they bore her aloft.
The wing beat has been described as "fluid" by some observers.
They remained aloft with hardly a beat of their wings.
I saw the bird circle once more, and with a powerful beat of its white wings, sail off into the west.
He couldn't hear anything either, over the beat of his wings and the rush of air.