Spine-tailed swift William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-30-20

What’s faster the spine-tailed swift — a.k.a the white throated needletail — or the peregrine falcon? Well, the falcon may win in a dive hitting 200 m.p.h. but the swift is almost twice as fast in horizontal flight reaching 106 m.p.h. versus the falcon’s 56 m.p.h.

Spine-tailed swift William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-30-20
Spine-tailed swift William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 5-30-20

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