10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute.

Owls 244

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 244

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2022

“A reading of recent research shows that Australian birds are more likely than most to eat sweet foods, live in complex societies, lead long lives, attack other birds, and be intelligent and loud.” It seems that quite a few zoos keep Tawny Frogmouths. ” (Tim Low, “Where Song Began”).

Birds 262

Birds Australia Ducks Mountain Goats 262

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We have photographs and newspaper obituaries of Martha, the last living Passenger Pigeon, who died after a lifetime in captivity, mostly in the Cincinnati Zoo. Fuller is also a photographer, but his web page notes that he seldom takes photographs of birds or animals.). How many eggs did a pigeon lay? How many times did it nest?

2014 166

2014 Killing Michigan Kentucky 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

The most likely explanation – as judged by the authors – is something called the farming hypothesis, which states that brood parasites such as the koel may deliberately destroy nests as it gives them a good chance to deposit an egg in the replacement clutch. Louis, USA, you can see the species at your local zoo.

Birds 147

Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I guess most scientists would love to see their original research become the basis for a vast field of further studies. She also laid eggs in Melba Finch nests. According to a local African superstition that I just made up, it is not harmful to eat toxically colored birds if you eat them in the dark. Red-billed Firefinch.

South Africa 230

South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 230