Comments on: Anatomy: Right-handed?

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:46:53 +0000

Fascinating, Lee! I never noticed that. I’m going to start watching the direction the birds choose when they fly up.

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:12:37 +0000

I looked up this page because I noticed that when I approached birds on the side of the road whilst I was driving (in Australia – lhs of the road) that birds, in particular crows, launched into the air partially sideways but to the right almost everytime even when that direction placed them more in danger of my oncoming vehicle…so I was wondering if this was typical with all species of bird?

By: Veronica

Veronica — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:10:14 +0000

I would think that with its bill crossed in that direction, a pine cone still on the tree would be more accessible going clockwise as opposed to counter-clockwise. I don’t know if that would make him left-handed, but that would be my guess as well. And that’s not just because I, too, am a lefty.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:57:45 +0000

I would say that because the top bill is crossing over to the left side of this pretty bird that it is left-handed like I am.