Today, only bats, birds and insects can fly. But birds detain the most records of animal flight, from speed to height. Some traits in bird anatomy represent their secret. 1. Feathers evolved first for ensuring a body insulation and maintaining homeothermy (constant body temperature). Feathers can also make a “camouflage coat” and “breeding suit”. read […]
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Spring Alive sees early arrival of migratory birds to Europe
In recent weeks, participants in BirdLife?s Spring Alive campaign have been spotting the arrival of migratory birds all around Europe. Spring Alive invites citizens – especially children – from all over Europe to record their first sightings of Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica, Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus, Common Swift Apus apus and White Stork Ciconia ciconia. […]
Short-tailed Albatross chicks moved out of the shadow of the volcano
Ten Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus chicks have been moved by helicopter, from their current stronghold on Torishima Island to the site of a former colony 350 km to the South-east. read more at birdlife
Early Bird Doesnt Always Get The Worm, New Researcher Finds
Competing against older brothers and sisters can be tough work, as any youngest child will tell you. But new research from a biologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that when it comes to some birds, you should reserve any underdog sympathies for the first born — or rather, first laid […]
Rare North Island Brown Kiwi Hatches At Smithsonians National Zoo
Early Friday morning, March 7, one of the world’s most endangered species–a North Island brown kiwi–hatched at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Bird House. Keepers had been incubating the egg for five weeks, following a month long incubation by the chick’s father, carefully monitoring it for signs of pipping: the process in which the chick starts […]
New Bird Species Discovered on Indonesian Island
The announcement of a new bird comes with a twist: It?s a white-eye, but its eye isn?t white. However, what the new bird lacks in literal qualities it makes up for as one of the surprises that nature still has tucked away in little-explored corners of the world. Its eye isn?t ringed in a band […]
Peregrines Moving Into Cities
The fastest creature in the world – the peregrine falcon – is increasingly opting for city living in the UK. More and more people are now seeing this beautiful bird whilst walking to work or to the shops. And with its striking black hood and speeds of over 100 miles an hour its an incredible […]
Crane Cam goes live!
Audubon (BirdLife in US) and National Geographic have teamed-up to allow people online around the globe to witness the largest concentration of Sandhill Cranes Grus canadensis in the world from a unique ?cranes-eye view?. The Crane Cam is providing outstanding views of Sandhill Cranes in the shallow waters of the Platte River within Audubon?s Rowe […]
New Bird Species Discovered
The announcement of the discovery of a new bird comes with a twist: It?s a white-eye, but its eye isn?t white. Still, what this new bird lacks in literal qualities it makes up for as one of the surprises that nature still has tucked away in little-explored corners of the world. read more at sciencedaily
What Gets A Females Attention, At Least A Songbirds
Male songbirds produce a subtly different tune when they are courting a female than when they are singing on their own. Now, new research offers a window into the effect this has on females, showing they have an ear for detail. The finding provides insights not only into the intricacies of songbird attraction and devotion […]