Amazing Bird Facts

Crows can recognise individual human faces and remember people they associate with positive or negative experiences.

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Hummingbirds can fly backwards and hover in place, something most other birds cannot do.

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An owl’s eyes are relatively fixed in their sockets, so it turns its head to change its field of view.

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During a hunting dive, peregrine falcons can reach speeds of more than 300 km/h, making them the fastest animals recorded in a dive.

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Arctic terns migrate between the Arctic and Antarctic regions, completing one of the longest migrations known in the animal kingdom.

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Some parrots can learn and reproduce human sounds because of their specialised vocal-learning abilities.

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Penguins regularly groom and maintain their feathers with oil, helping them stay insulated and protected from cold water.

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Their intelligence, navigation skills, speed, communication, and adaptations make birds some of nature’s most fascinating animals.

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