He's not Biggles, but he sure is an exceptional flyer.
This little swallow was photographed travelling at 35mph through a two-inch gap.
The swallow is one of a pair of breeding chicks in the mountainous Angus Glens area, near Dundee, Angus.
Photograph: swallow flies through two-inch gap at 35 miles per hour
The moment a swallow flew sideways through a narrow gap at 35 miles per hour has been captured on camera in Angus Glens, Scotland.
By Sasjkia Otto
29 Jul 2009
The Telegraph
Swallows use their long, v-shaped tails to swerve and stall mid air. Photo: Ringland Lifeimages
A swallow with a 14-inch wingspan managed to turn sideways mid flight to squeeze through a two-inch-wide gap in a locked barn door. It did this without touching sides.
The swallow is one of a pair rearing chicks inside the barn in Angus Glens, North Dundee.
Wildlife photographer Keith Ringland captured the moment from a nearby shed. He believes the parents have worked out an entry- and exit system to avoid colliding at high speeds: "The swallow used a different, much bigger hole in the roof to leave the building," he told the Daily Mail.
The Angus Glens is one of Britain's most remote areas and is famous for its five glens (valleys): Glenisla, Glen Prosen, Glev Clova, Glen Lethnot and Glen Esk
"They've possibly agreed to do it that way so that they don't bump into each other if they were both flying in and out at the same time."
Swallows use their long, v-shaped tails top make sudden turns and stall mid-air to catch food.
telegraph.co.uk
This little swallow was photographed travelling at 35mph through a two-inch gap.
The swallow is one of a pair of breeding chicks in the mountainous Angus Glens area, near Dundee, Angus.
Photograph: swallow flies through two-inch gap at 35 miles per hour
The moment a swallow flew sideways through a narrow gap at 35 miles per hour has been captured on camera in Angus Glens, Scotland.
By Sasjkia Otto
29 Jul 2009
The Telegraph
Swallows use their long, v-shaped tails to swerve and stall mid air. Photo: Ringland Lifeimages
A swallow with a 14-inch wingspan managed to turn sideways mid flight to squeeze through a two-inch-wide gap in a locked barn door. It did this without touching sides.
The swallow is one of a pair rearing chicks inside the barn in Angus Glens, North Dundee.
Wildlife photographer Keith Ringland captured the moment from a nearby shed. He believes the parents have worked out an entry- and exit system to avoid colliding at high speeds: "The swallow used a different, much bigger hole in the roof to leave the building," he told the Daily Mail.
The Angus Glens is one of Britain's most remote areas and is famous for its five glens (valleys): Glenisla, Glen Prosen, Glev Clova, Glen Lethnot and Glen Esk
"They've possibly agreed to do it that way so that they don't bump into each other if they were both flying in and out at the same time."
Swallows use their long, v-shaped tails top make sudden turns and stall mid-air to catch food.
telegraph.co.uk
