Pigeon clocks 100k/hour on the highway
- Thread starter Twister
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From what I've read, pigeons can fly at average speeds of up to 125 km/h but have been recorded flying at 149 km/h. Pigeons can fly between 965 kms and 1,125 kms in a single day. The interesting part is this one was traveling along the highway in traffic. I like how it was drafting the transport truck at 0:10.
Squab, good eats. Although I don't think I'd like to eat one of the ones from Toronto streets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squab_as_food
When I used to hunt, as a young lad, I was told that ducks will easily do 100 kph. As well, all raptors such as peregrines, gyrfalcons and goshawks, golden and bald eagles, can really book when chasing prey. I personally have seen a hawk, probably a Harris Hawk, dive from on high onto a poor mouse. I always wondered how he could see that tiny mouse from over a hundred feet up and how he could see when in a power dive without goggles.
