article thumbnail

The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

10,000 Birds

With a hardiness that belies their delicate looks (but helps explain their phenomenal success), these pioneering pigeons are already sitting on eggs at at least one location in Montana. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Nicole: Glad you liked it! Wicked, right?

Montana 142
article thumbnail

Birding Wawushan, Sichuan

10,000 Birds

One interesting paper argues that contrary to what might seem logical, cuckoos do not aim to lay eggs specifically into the nests of those parrotbills whose egg color and pattern match their own. The rationale includes the speed of the laying (too fast to check for color matches) and the low number of egg-laying attempts (i.e.,

Pandas 230