Swift animal

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Common Swift coming down to drink..Metochi Lake,Lesvos..

Katherine Rundell · Consider the Swift · LRB 15 August 2019

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The white-throated needletail, also known as needle-tailed swift or spine-tailed swift, is a large swift in the genus Hirundapus. It is reputed to reach speeds of up to 170kph or 105mph in horizontal flight, but this is unverified because the methods used to measure its speed have not been published.

This bird can fly for 10 months without ever landing: The Common Swift bird practically lives in the sky. Scientists used miniaturized trackers and...

Common Swift

The white collared swift also known as white throated needle tail is arguably the second fastest bird in the bird in a down flight after peregrine falcon. It is also the fastest bird in straight flight.it can travel in straight flight at a speed of 105km/h.

This tiny bird is known as a “cigar with wings.” Discover where chimney swifts love to build their nests.

Varberg, Sweden 3 August 2010 Juvenile

The white-rumped swift is a species of swift. Although this small bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine s...

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Last week I was able to band three young Swifts in a nestbox. For me it was the fist time to handhold a nearly fledging Swift. Although it's fully grown it takes at least two weeks before they leave the nestbox for the first time as they first have to loose weight and built confidence to make the jump (of 6 meters...) D200 Tamron 90mm macro, full frame

Swift