Best fliers

StevePax · Post by **StevePax** » Fri May 11, 2007 6:43 pm

With my new cage, we now have a couple of spice finches, and a few society finches. I still have a couple of black-headed nuns, and a blue-capped CB, and an OC Waxbill. That's 10 birds in that cage, all loving the large flying space.

I've noticed that the spice finches are by far the fastest and most agile fliers in there. They shoot from perch to perch, side to side very quickly. The society finches, on the other hand, flutter across the cage quite slowly in comparison. My black-headed nuns are pretty lazy - they like to just sit and watch the other birds all day, so they aren't very quick at flying.

Of the species you keep, which seem to be the best at flying?

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Fri May 11, 2007 7:15 pm

My Societies have shorter tail feathers for their size compared to the other species. I believe this is why they aren't as agile in the air.

The Strawberries are probably the best flyers I have.

Post by **Hilary** » Fri May 11, 2007 10:23 pm

I think owls and rosey rumps are are the best fliers. Both are small and very fast, and the owls are like little helicopters - I swear they can reverse direction in midair!

EmilyHurd · Post by **EmilyHurd** » Sat May 12, 2007 1:45 am

I think my red-ear waxbills are the fastest!

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sat May 12, 2007 11:20 am

hi steve
my green singers are my fastest flyers but the zebras still take some beating

ken

bluefinch · Post by **bluefinch** » Sat May 12, 2007 12:21 pm

My shaft tails are quick and agile considering there robust build and larger size. They are a lot faster then my male cordon bleu, but then again he is about 7-8 years old. The old boy isn't as fast as he used to be.