Swifts | A Bird That Doesn't Perch, Stand or Walk

[@kestrelsandcrows6871]

From an evolutionary viewpoint, I regard the swift as one of the most developed species on this planet: In the early beginning, life emerged in the sea, and our vertebrate ancestors were swimming in the oceans. The first big step was when the vertebrates went ashore, and the second big step was when the birds took the sky. But for me, the ruler of the sky is not the eagle or the falcon. The greatest bird is the swift that is swimming in the big ocean of air. The swift lives most of the year in the large ocean above. Thanks for your nice videos.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

(1) Now I know what _"bird nest soup"_ is. (2) I will NEVER eat _bird nest soup._ 😊

[@barcafan710]

I got into birding over a year ago I'm a big fan of your videos; I always learn so much from them and the effort you put into them is noticeable! Where I live, I see (and hear) chimney swifts during the summer. I also saw the common swift for the first time this summer while I was travelling in Portugal. I was amazed to learn that they spend almost all of their time flying.

[@allthingsbirdie]

I appreciate that very much and I'm glad you find them helpful!

[@a.swifty1081]

Wonderful little birds.

[@tanapontux6242]

There are attempts to domesticate edible-nest swift at least in Thailand and Malaysia. They would build or modify buildings specifically to attract these little birds to nest in side in their habitats and safe guarding them to harvest those nest later. As the price of their nest are so attractive, these buildings are fairly common from the gulf of Thailand to the tip of Malaysian peninsula. I think these farming attempts make it fairly common to find the species in the area.

[@greggillson388]

Great information and outstanding editing once again!

[@allthingsbirdie]

Thank you very much! This was a fun video to create.

[@OspreyFlyer]

Had some hanging out in an area I bird during this past Autumn migration. They stayed a few weeks. Could hear their "chittering". Only heard that a couple of times over the years.

[@travisbicklejr]

Excellent job as always! I’ve seen my fair share of Chimney Swifts here in GA.

[@allthingsbirdie]

Thank you very much!

[@wasabiginger6993]

Wow, did not know anything about them and they are incredible! Did some research and learned that sometimes they migrate to Hawai’i but it’s rare. They remind me a bit of Shearwaters whom I just love! We have them here.

[@robsonmour]

What a nice and informative video!

[@BRUXXUS]

Cool! They look so aerobatic and sleek. They’re basically bat-birds!

[@sjain8111]

they are frequently mistaken for bats because of their twisting flight but the way to tell them apart is bats don’t make audible sound whereas swifts twitter

[@zetareticulan321]

Instead of Batman, Swiftman.

[@BRUXXUS]

@@zetareticulan321 That would be pretty cool, honestly! Although, I think people would just think he's a big fan of Taylor Swift . hahaha

[@zetareticulan321]

@@BRUXXUS 😆

[@shannukunaparaju6601]

We have palm swifts in India where they nest in palm trees.

[@j7ndominica051]

I think these guys make a super loud sqeak as they fly past a window in the evening.

[@martharomano4088]

yes, they do squeak loudly in flight!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@allthingsbirdie >>> Great video...👍

[@suzannecamara-fernandez5383]

I love them ❤❤❤

[@urboiii2334]

well swift are the fastest bird , Falcon is fastest vertical diver he uses gravity but horizontally he is no match for swifts