Early Bird
Posted by SHUBHAM KATARIA on April 16, 2005
Q: which is the only bird that can fly reverse?
a)Parrot b) Humming Bird c)Swift
A: I'm tempted to give you the answer but that probably isn't fair so I'll help you come up with the answer yourself.
The key to the answer here is how each of these birds feed. If you know how they feed, you can probably tell immediately which one can fly in reverse.
Parrots each all kinds of fruit, plants, and seeds. They have a strong bill that they use to pick things from trees and the ground and then bite into food or crack it open.
Hummingbirds feed on insects and nectar. Nectar is simply sugar water that flowers produce. The hummingbirds are able to feed by approaching a flower, while on the wing, sip nectar and then leave to go to another and yet another flower in their search for nectar.
Swifts are extremely fast fliers that speed through the air in search of insects. The insects they eat are all captured while the swift is in flight, it never feeds on the ground.
Now, can you figure out which one is probably the backward flyer?
John Wiessinger ( April 17, 2005)