In 1981, Jim Carpenter opened the first Wild Birds Unlimited in Indianapolis, Indiana. Now, there are more than 360 locations across North America. Each store is individually owned and operated, providing the kind of innovative products, services and local expertise you and your birds deserve. It's sharing the joy of the hobby with our customers, hearing your stories and seeing your smiles that keep us doing what we do. Thanks for supporting us and allowing us to bring people and nature together for another 45 years (and more).
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Feeder birds like titmice and chickadees are fun to watch, but they move so fast it’s hard to fully appreciate their flying skills. So Tim and Russell Laman used a 1,000-frames-per-second camera to slow down the action, revealing a whole ballet of intricate motions involved in landing at a feeder.
These little birds turn their bodies vertically in mid-air and almost fly backwards, braking with their tail and using their long legs as shock absorbers to stop on a dime. They’re so different from larger birds like Mourning Doves. At super-slo-mo, you can see how each feather works, and understand the whirl of motion you see at feeders every day.