Why do birds fly so low to the ground when crossing roads? Whenever I’m driving they fly right in front of my car when they could fly at any other height?

Question

Why do birds fly so low to the ground when crossing roads? Whenever I’m driving they fly right in front of my car when they could fly at any other height?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Some species of birds inhabit grasslands and low shrubs and don’t really fly that high unless they’re migrating.

They’ll fly low across the ground to different feeding or nesting areas and they do that throughout their territory, including across roads.