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Splenda t1_isprykn wrote

Reply to comment by AadamAtomic in Some seabirds survive typhoons by flying into them. Streaked shearwaters nesting on islands off Japan sometimes head straight toward passing typhoons, where they fly near the eye of the storm for hours at a time. It’s the first time this behavior has been observed in any bird species. by MistWeaver80

This plus the fact that the eye is surrounded by a giant thermal, so birds can dodge in and out of it for hours to stay aloft.

I've been told that among the oddities one sometimes sees in a hurricane eye are seabirds cruising around.

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I_Nice_Human t1_isq4zee wrote

They see in the UV spectrum which I am sure aides in the actual dodging of anything in their insane bird eye view.

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