You’ll find high-speed wings on fast birds, like swifts and terns ... watch for connections between the way they fly and the shape of their wings. And the next time you’re in an airplane ...

According to the Cornell Lab or Ornithology, there are four general wing shapes that allow birds to do specific things, such as gliding, soaring, hovering or flapping in the most effective ways. The ...

The bird species is known for its fast wings that flap anywhere from 720 to ... They also favor flowers “red in color and tubular in shape,” according to Hummingbird Central.