Have you ever watched a bird sitting on something unlikely? A wind vane? The end of a spinnaker pole? How about on the helm, while an autopilot fights to keep a cruiser on track with a quartering wind?

Birds can withstand the most ridiculous variations to the objects they stand on, with seemingly not a care in the world. Like this little guy, happily sitting on the wheel as the autopilot steers left and right to counter the rolling motion of this cruising yacht sailing downwind. More than a minute he stays there for, before the video ends. Who knows how long he put up with it before flying somewhere more stable!

Ah, the joys of sailing solo... The things you see!!!

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