the Common Swift is
uncommonly swift &
flies at amazing speeds
higher than high in
the highest heights,
nary a nap ever needs
from Scandinavia to
to sub-Sahara,
migrating as it feeds
stays in the air
with nary a care
before landing to breed.
image by Carl Bovis, courtesy of Sarah at dVerse poets pub
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-common-swift-new-record-holder-longest-uninterrupted-flight