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Why do birds hover around the front of a boat?

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You are right, they look for fish that flees for the disturbance of the ship in the water, most fish will speed away from the ship making them visible for the seagulls . In the Mediterranean there are even flying fish and their tactics are to “"fly away from the ship”. Making it an easy catch for the seagulls. read more

Some birds use a foraging technique called hover gleaning, where they will hover in front of a twig or leaf before snatching an insect or other hapless creature from it. read more

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