Swift

Common swift, (Apus apus) or, by his Croatian name Ciopa (pron. chee-opah) has made a navigational error, probably disoriented by city lights. So he made an eme...
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Common swift, (Apus apus) or, by his Croatian name Ciopa (pron. chee-opah) has made a navigational error, probably disoriented by city lights. So he made an emergency landing on my balcony. After several minutes and hastily taken pictures, the bird flew away.

"Swifts are the most aerial of birds. Larger species are amongst the fastest fliers in the animal kingdom, with the white-throated needletail having been reported flying at up to 169 km-h (105 mph). Even the common swift can cruise at a maximum speed of 31 metres per second (112 km-h, 70 mph). In a single year the common swift can cover at least 200,000 km." (Wikipedia)
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