The average crow or pigeon can be flying about mere weeks after hatching. A newborn frigate, meanwhile, will be grounded for an incredible six months or more before it can fly comfortably.

The Hecate Strait frigate bird was last seen flying south, looking like a young one who had never been blown into the far north or landed on a BC Ferry or been hand-fed.

The frigatebird is known for food thievery, taking food from other birds, and its impressive endurance as well as very interesting social behaviors make it one of nature's most beautiful animals.

Rare sighting In the Point Pelee bird-count area, which now has a sighting count of 394 species, this is the first time a frigatebird has been recorded and it's already garnering plenty of attention.

This migratory bird takes micro-naps while flying, enabling it to endure arduous journeys spanning over 7,000 miles. Credit : PINTEREST Frigatebird Frigatebirds are known for their long ocean flights.

Frigatebirds sleep while flying: The ultimate somnambulists I love sharing good and interesting news, rather than stories about all sorts of abuse and exploitation of nonhuman animals (animals).

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Their efforts yielded a positive result on Sunday as bird enthusiasts Tejas K Rao and Shaurya Rahul Narlanka found a Lesser Frigatebird while scouting the Kodi beach in Kundapur.

Joan Walker was at her kitchen table talking to her mother when she shrieked at the rare sight of a massive tropical bird that has only been spotted a handful of times in Ontario. The magnificent ...