The Bird that inspired the bullet train.

from Birdz · host Wren

The Kingfisher is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet a bird so precisely engineered that its beak inspired the design of Japan's bullet train — and find out how it hunts underwater while correcting for the laws of physics in real time.#BIRDZ #Kingfisher #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #WildlifeUK #BirdNerd #RiverWildlife #UKNature #NatureLovers #BirdConservation #WildlifePhotography #FreshwaterWildlife #BirdsOfEurope #WildlifeGardening #NatureIsAmazing #BritishNature

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