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There's also bats who have much more flight control than birds. Since they have a hand in their wing which is covered with skin and muscle, they have a large amount of additional control over birds. Here's a great video of a study.

https://youtu.be/BNNAxCuaYoc

And there's kestrels hovering. I have also seen hawks do this.

https://youtu.be/7j6OsP7zL6w

https://youtu.be/mDRcLAkRZ50

Edit: Now I've gotten on a YouTube binge and landed on New Zealand keas, which I didn't know about before. And damn are those birds intelligent.

parent bmitc 4 years ago

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