10,000 Birds
APRIL 3, 2023
That paper raises an interesting question: “When less attractive people accept less attractive dates, do they persuade themselves that the people they choose to date are more physically attractive than others perceive them to be? Wait, the study was not done with people but with Eurasian Siskins.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2017
For three weeks in June, I traveled up and then down the eastern seaboard visiting ecological research sites. A Green Heron stood stock-still as we passed, blending in with the raised oyster beds recently exposed by the retreating tidal waters. A strong sense of nostalgia washed over me.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 9, 2022
If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. The researchers are quite aware of the differences between humans and birds and thus have completely ignored another explanation for this behavior. These birds have too much taste.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
It can take a bit of research to figure these notes out, especially when they are citing taxonomic differences (Riparian [Blackish] Antbird, for example, is treated differently in three of the four taxonomic systems), but it is tremendously helpful just to know that there is an issue to be researched.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2015
She does, and her narrative serves as a role model for how to write about birds simply and knowledgeably; informing birds’ family stories with scientific facts and research findings. Brown-headed Cowbird itself gets its own section in the Blackbirds and Orioles chapter. Northern Flicker eggs in nest and nestlings.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 24, 2012
This week at 10,000 Birds, it’s all about how birds get around to bumping uglies (I’m talking about cloacas here), who they do it with, and how this actually leads to raising chicks…the birds and the bees of birds, you might say. Believe it or not, this is what “fidelity” looks like.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds. to have and raise children. all Alpine Accetor photos digiscoped (c) Dale Forbes.
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