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Why cant we see shadows of birds flying high up in the sky?

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The bird must block all of the light that reaching some area on the surface in order to cast a shadow. The higher a bird flies, the smaller area it can block sunlight from reaching to the surface. When this area reaches zero, no shadow is cast. This is possible when the bird fly at a high height.


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