10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2023
Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.
10,000 Birds
MAY 27, 2024
People tend to eat more food when in company. But while humans mainly try to stay slim and fit for health reasons, Eurasian Siskins care more about the danger of being eaten. In science speak, this is named the optimal body mass hypothesis. The same was shown for Eurasian Siskins ( source ).
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Humans, you ought to be ashamed of yourselves. I have to say that the pattern suits the buntings much better than humans, though, and hopefully, it is also more pleasant for them to wear. Usually, there are a few Eurasian Spoonbills keeping them company, though they tend to be in the minority here at Nanhui. Or duck?
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 8, 2012
As I’ve switched over to paid corporate birding (doing bird surveys for companies that want to put up wind farms or transmission lines), I’ve been fascinated by the world that has been opened to me and differences from the bird feeding world. Here’s a fun one from a company called Advanced Weapon’s Technology.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2023
By the way, if you google “Black Kite”, the very first result you get even before the Wikipedia entry on the bird is a company named Black Kite. The best eBird can offer in terms of plumage color is “dark”, and even that seems a bit of an exaggeration. Fortunately, they are quite common in Shanghai.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2024
49-50) She is also adept at writing about conservation’s larger context in terms of its history, public policy struggles, and the science behind species re-introduction. Well-researched and footnoted, these sections never feel disconnected from the more personal sections. Author Sophie A. Osborn, photo by Lisa Koitzsch, © Sophie A.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2021
Bird communication is a complex and evolving science. The six chapters that follow explore bird communication in mating; defending territory; rearing children; responding to predators; interacting with neighbors and functioning in large groups; and communicating successfully in a noisy human world. There is so much here!
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