Ducks fly like they’re on a mission, point to point, no fucking around. Crows fly for fun, chase each other, and just hang out.
Ducks fly like they’re on a mission, point to point, no fucking around. Crows fly for fun, chase each other, and just hang out.
That’s not the point of the saying. Birds can fly in a straight line past the kind of obstacles that ground-movers must maneuver around - trees, rivers, buildings, etc. Not sure who picked crow for the saying. I suppose duck works as well, but so would eagle and bluejay. On the other hand, “as the chicken flies” could be a fun way of saying “awkwardly and poorly.”
I’m going to start saying this.
It’s about 2 hours away, as the crow flies, but 3 weeks away as the chicken flies.
Can, but don’t, is my point.
Then you’ve clearly never seen a crow on a mission. They can fly in a straight line when they want to.