10,000 Birds
MAY 20, 2014
New research adds a bit more to our understanding of bird migration. Hore & Henrik Mouritsen of Universität Oldenburg, Germany, have just published a paper in Nature called “ Anthropogenic electromagnetic noise disrupts magnetic compass orientation in a migratory bird ”. Birds EMF migration Navigation research'
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2011
Firstly, shorebirds present a significant ID challenge. But research has shown that some plovers even use the super-sensitive soles of their feet to detect movement beneath the substrate. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more!
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2011
Herring Gull The Herring hull is everybody’s idea of a seagull, being present throughout the year at coastal cliffs, beaches, harbors and towns. This clearly showed Mayr’s grandeur: very shortly before he passed away at the age of 100, he saw one of his most important research hypotheses proven wrong. Thanks for visiting!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
I write ‘focus-on-the-birds’ because it is highly probable that Harper had drawn birds before, but not in a highly focused manner that involved research, which he engaged in very seriously, and observation of bird behavior. A tradition was born.
10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2011
Way back when I started what turned out to be my thesis research (on humans), it became important for me to learn about bird migration. I was involved in the study of human movement and navigation on land, and there was a lot of research coming out about bird navigation. But I’m getting a bit ahead of myself.
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 23, 2006
Compassion like that almost makes one think that we should start shooting the 1 billion humans on the brink of starvation to provide them quick and relatively painless deaths rather than slow protracted ones.] To answer these questions, we need to reflect on what "necessary" means in the present context.
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