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I wonder if it's as simple as wanting to catch the most sun hence a north south orientation to expose the flanks and the shadows from high voltage towers interf
by AnotherGoodName 3y ago
I wonder if it's as simple as wanting to catch the most sun hence a north south orientation to expose the flanks and the shadows from high voltage towers interfere with this hence the difference under those towers.
- RoyalHenOil 3y agoThis sounds like the likely explanation. Crop rows and greenhouses are generally aligned North-South for the same reason: to maximize direct sun exposure.
- flysand7 3y agoI found the relevant research: https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.0803650105 https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.0803650105 > Furthermore, there was no correlation between the position of roe deer and the time of day when the observation took place, meaning that the position of the sun had no influence on deer orientation. Although I'm not sure how credible this information is given that they studied google images where who knows what time of day they are taking images at. Maybe there was a correlation.
- Bob_LaBLahh 3y agoThank you! My curious but busy/lazy ass wanted to know the answer but wasn't gonna do the legwork.
- d1sxeyes 3y agoIt should be fairly possible to determine the time an aerial photograph was taken by studying the angle cast by shadows in the photograph.
- justsomehnguy 3y agoMy first though would be a wind, which you can't measure with photos.