10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

In a recent study , a team of French researchers set out to test whether a drone’s color, speed, and angle of approach affected different groups of birds. It’s quite possible that further research into the internal stress indicators of birds may reveal similar findings. Even drone retailers and manufacturers are getting in on the game.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2019

A Great Horned Owl illustrated in Game Birds: Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy Birds of Prey, Game Birds and Water-Fowls by Neltje Blanchan. Though in general, if my team is game for owling, so am I – the comforts of a warm bed be damned. Considering all that, it’s no surprise that less hardy (or more sensible?)

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On July 8, 2014, the Colombian government declared this area as the Ramsar site Estrella Fluvial de Inírida – the River Star of Inírida. Manakin also has an agreement with WWF regarding conservation, environmental education and research programs. The River Star is the sixth Ramsar site in Colombia and the first in the Amazon.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2017

Corey wrote about the Common Tern chicks of Nickerson back in 2014, so I thought it was time for another post. Michael Gochfield, a multifaceted scientist who did research on Common Terns, writes about how parents teach the young to eat fish in their first few days of life. And, got fed a little when the game petered out.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

And, he places current research within a framework of paleontological history of intrigue, backstabbing, and name-calling feuds. (No, The drawings and painting by artists such as Luis Rey and Lida Xing look more like science fiction/fantasy images than scientific illustration, though they are carefully researched and thought out.

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