alex3659 Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 One is the Humming bird but does anyone know what the other one is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 One is the Humming bird but does anyone know what the other one is? Katie Price falling off her horse?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millhouses Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Just Googled this answer: While hummingbirds are probably the champions of backwards flight they are by no means the only birds that can fly in this way. When two herons or egrets fight, periodically one of them caught at a disadvantage in the dispute will flutter backward. Occasionally warblers fluttering at the tip of a branch as they pick off insects will flutter backward when they overshoot some flying insect. It is probable that any bird which uses fluttering flight can move backward when pressed to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex3659 Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 Just Googled this answer: While hummingbirds are probably the champions of backwards flight they are by no means the only birds that can fly in this way. When two herons or egrets fight, periodically one of them caught at a disadvantage in the dispute will flutter backward. Occasionally warblers fluttering at the tip of a branch as they pick off insects will flutter backward when they overshoot some flying insect. It is probable that any bird which uses fluttering flight can move backward when pressed to do so. What about the Cuckoo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hummingbirds are the only ones I know of that will genuinely fly backwards for any distance. Probably, as the above Google post suggests, almost any bird can go backwards for a short distance in flight as an emergency measure, but I don't think any other species does it on a regular basis. I'm happy to be corrected by anyone who knows more about this than I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Katie Price falling off her horse?? Also know as the Great Titted Chavinch. Likes to forrage for worms in urban areas at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex3659 Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hummingbirds are the only ones I know of that will genuinely fly backwards for any distance. Probably, as the above Google post suggests, almost any bird can go backwards for a short distance in flight as an emergency measure, but I don't think any other species does it on a regular basis. I'm happy to be corrected by anyone who knows more about this than I do. I have seen a Cuckoo fly backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I have seen a Cuckoo fly backwards. On its way back into the clock, you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex3659 Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 On its way back into the clock, you mean? Correctamundo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 On its way back into the clock, you mean? Sussed Alex:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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