What are some interesting facts about birds?

 

• The fastest flying bird in a dive is the Peregrine Falcon. It averages speeds of over 110 mph.

• Vultures have stomach acid so corrosive that they can digest carcasses infected with anthrax.

• There are more fake flamingos on Earth than real ones.

• The most dangerous bird in the world is the Cassowary. With one kick it can kill its enemy.

Both the Bee and the Vervain Hummingbirds build the smallest nests of all birds, measuring 3/4" across and 1.2" deep.

• A group of crows is called a murder or congress.

• The heart of bird beats 400 times per minute while resting and up to 1000 beats per minute while flying.

• Hummingbird being the smallest bird which measures around 5 cm and weighs 3 grams can fly backward.

• The only bird with nostrils at the end of its beak is the kiwi

• A green woodpecker can eat as many as 2,000 ants per day.

• The most common wild bird in the world is the red-billed Quelea,

• In the United States alone, there are over 40 million pet birds.

• An albatross can soar for as long as six hours without moving its wings.

Why is Lord Ram asking birds and animals if they have seen Sita?

 

In ChAmdOgyOpanishad, Narada Maharshi told Sanaka, sananda and others the various languages available in creation.

They include birds’ and animals' languages also.

We come accross in puranas, Kings or travellors listening to birds and animals and used to be guided by their conversation.

In Ramayan itself, Jatayu waited for Rama and gave some information about Sita.

In olden days, kings used to send their kids to Gurukulas where they used to learn all these languages.

This is the knowledge we lost because of foreign invasions and the local pseudo intellectuals.

So, there is no wonder if Rama asked birds and animals for information about Sita.

In Bhagavatam, Gopikas enquired trees also for information about Krishna before Sacred Rasleela.

Our ancient knowledge is far more advanced.

Subhamastu

What are the most incredible birds in the world that don't look real?

 1 – Basically, a princess:

2 – Sialia currucoides, the mountain bluebird:

3 – Podargus strigoides and its little baby, which looks like a little doll:

4 – Ceyx melanurus, a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family found in the southern Philippines:

5 – Goura cristata, an imposing and majestic bird:

6 – Red Bengali, which looks like a strawberry:

7 – Panurus biarmicus, a little bird that looks like it’s wearing a mask:

8 – Grandala coelicolor, which doesn’t even look real:

9 – Bombycilla garrulus, a bird the size of a starling, basically:

10 – A beautiful Cyornis rubeculoides, photographed in India: