Ever notice when driving on the 400 series highways in and around Toronto that certain birds seem to dive towards the cars moving ahead of you or near your own car? I have started to notice this phenomenon and just the other day saw a pigeon do the same for the first time. It’s always the smaller black birds (possible Swallows) that do it the most so seeing a pigeon doing this came as a surprise!

So here’s what I have observed or think is happening – As the car is moving fast on the highway it creates these air currents or an air tunnel. This tunnel has displaced air around it that acts like a rollercoaster of sorts for the birds. So the birds dive towards the current/tunnel and bounce of it which must be a lot of fun for them. I believe the birds are getting addicted to this roller coaster of air!

It is rather hard to take pictures of this bird diving but I’ll see what I can do to capture it. So watch out for this the next time your zipping down one of the 400 series highways in the day time!

Mr. Lobo