Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The world's smallest swift is the Pygmy Swift, Collocalia troglodytes. It is less than 9cm in length and weights less than 5g, which is the weight of a nickel. 2233
Jan Stette @janstette.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I am clueless about birds, but I learned last weekend that swift chicks are pushed out of their nest by their parents and fly off before hitting the ground - then they won't touch the ground (or water) for almost another year when they are back at their nests after migrating south and back again! 110
Jan Stette @janstette.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Also that they drink by catching raindrops, and skimming low over lakes and rivers. 000
