article thumbnail

Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

10,000 Birds

In three cases of adoption the common factor was that the adopting individual was sexually attracted to one of the real parents of the young. So, I looked it up: Morphometry – the process of measuring the external shape and dimensions of landforms, living organisms, or other objects. “Do you think I’m Sexy?

article thumbnail

Birding By Impression: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

GISS—general impression, size, shape—is intuitive, the result of an unconscious cognitive process derived from experience in the field. Experienced birders can identify birds using GISS; all birders can identify birds if they adopt the BBI approach. There is GISS and there is Birding by Impression and they are not the same.

Birds 172
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The Agony and Ecstasy of Surrendering to eBird

10,000 Birds

At the recent Swarovski Social Media Summit in Arizona, Nate proselytized passionately for the program that both manages your sightings and contributes them to science. In fact, experience proved that the process is actually way more cumbersome and time-consuming than it should be.

Arizona 178
article thumbnail

Birding Shanghai in June 2023

10,000 Birds

In the slightly frighteningly named journal “Science of The Total Environment”, there is a paper on organochlorine compounds in Purple Heron eggs nesting in sites located around a chloralkali plant (Ebro River). Summary result: relevant chemicals emitted by the plant can be found in the eggs.

Birds 130
article thumbnail

Five Surprising Benefits of Spaying or Neutering Your Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

Having puppies isn’t a fun science experiment. If no one adopts or purchases the puppies, you may be stuck providing a lifetime of care to puppies you never wanted, or never intended to keep. By altering your dog, you prevent these minor inconveniences and can save your carpet — and wallet — in the process.

Spay 100