Bird appears to smoke after flying through solar beams at Ivanpah solar plant

Name: Bird appears to smoke after flying through solar beams at Ivanpah solar plant
Uploaded: 2026-05-02T21:04:30Z
Duration: 31 s
Description: A bird appears to smoke after flying through concentrated solar beams, known as “solar flux,” at the Ivanpah Solar Power Plant in 2016, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (U.S. Geological Survey)

FNC · May 2, 2026 · 31s

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A bird appears to smoke after flying through concentrated solar beams, known as “solar flux,” at the Ivanpah Solar Power Plant in 2016, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (U.S. Geological Survey)