10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Looks like a scaup of some sort, but it’s not quite right My bird certainly had the peaked crown characteristic of a Lesser Scaup; the feathers on its head looked black at a distance, while closer inspection revealed a purple sheen. Lesser Scaup has only a slight black tip to the beak, while this bird had a clear black band.

Geese 211

Geese Ducks Falcons Latvia 211

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

With populations plunging dramatically over the last decade, researchers from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Birds Russia, and a number of other conservation organizations made the always-controversial call to pluck eggs from the imperiled wild population and establish a captive breeding program as a final hedge against extinction.

Eggs 164

Eggs Russia Research Breeding 164

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Here are some of the questions that were running through my mind as I read Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl : (a) Is ornithological research always this dangerous? (b) Primorye is officially part of Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District. Slaght provides funding from research grants.

Owls 147

Owls Russia Fish Research 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2017

According to research newly published in Nature , when these shorebirds arrive at their Arctic mating grounds, they don’t just shack up with the nearest honey, or waste time competing with the other dudes for the attentions of the loveliest potential mates.

Russia 102

Russia Rights Stray Alaska 102

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2023

Being lazy, a bunch of researchers used camera traps to investigate the species rather than following the birds directly (which would have had some health benefits). With regard to their music taste, the research results were inconclusive. ” Full iteration! Evidence-based! Fundamental understanding!

Birds 130

Birds China Science Research 130