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Be ungovernable, like birds who make nests OUT OF ANTI-BIRD SPIKES. A new study describes resourceful Dutch & Belgian corvids besting evil architecture by stealing metal anti-bird strips and using them like thorny twigs, to construct their homes.
Like thorns, the spikes may protect their nests from predators.
Lead author Auke-Florian Hiemstra wrote an epic 🧵 about his research that's worth a read: https://twitter.com/AukeFlorian/status/1678703433900064773
Paper: https://www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl/organisatie/publicaties/deinsea/deinsea-21/
#science #SciComm #birds #netherlands
If you are going to make a bird feeder, make it on style.
For the name of the restaurant, It's a joke based on the local magpies, who steal food from the cats in our colony, so we've made them their own place. It means “The thieving magpie” which is also a nod to a Tintín comic book.
Yeah, I’m that kind of human.
#diy #birds #recycle
Have you ever watched a starling murmuration?
That’s when thousands of #birds seem to dance in spectacular formation, whirling & swirling gracefully across the sky. https://youtu.be/V4f_1_r80RY #nature #science
Scientists, engineers, mathematicians, & citizen scientists have been exploring what’s happening inside murmurations: https://theconversation.com/why-do-flocks-of-birds-swoop-and-swirl-together-in-the-sky-a-biologist-explains-the-science-of-murmurations-176194 @TheConversationUS
Flight of the Starlings: Watch This Eerie but Beautiful Phenomenon | Short Film Showcase
We know a lot of factual information about the starling—its size and voice, where it lives, how it breeds and migrates—but what remains a mystery is how it f...YouTube
For ~50 years, these flightless #birds were presumed extinct, but they were rediscovered in 1948.
Today there are less than 500 takahē left, but numbers have been increasing through successful conservation measures.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/takahe/ #SharedPlanet #conservation #science
Photographer — Beak and Talons Photography
#Birds #BirdPhotography #Feathers #BirdsOfMastodon
One of my favorite #birds is the endangered southern cassowary.
These shy birds don’t fly, but run fast & swim well. They have a dagger-like middle claw up to 12cm giving them a reputation as the most dangerous bird alive.
The female is larger & more colorful than the male. He incubates the eggs & raises chicks.
Cassowaries play a vital role in Australia by spreading seeds. They are among the closest living species to dinosaurs. Photo: David Clode https://www.australiazoo.com.au/wildlife/our-animals/cassowary/ #nature #SharedPlanet
Cassowary - Australia Zoo
Plan your adventure by learning about the Cassowary and find out some great facts about this and other birds you can meet here at Australia Zoo!Australia Zoo
#ColouredPencil #wildlifeArt #BirdArt #Kingfisher #Birds #ColouredPencils #FaberCastell #CarandAche #Derwent #FabrianoArtistico
Title: The #circadian calling activity of a lebinthine cricket with high-frequency calls is unaffected by cicada choruses in the day
Link: https://peerj.com/articles/14641/
The circadian calling activity of a lebinthine cricket with high-frequency calls is unaffected by cicada choruses in the day
Background Many factors can influence circadian rhythms in animals. For acoustically communicating species, both abiotic cues (such as light and temperature) and biotic cues (such as the activity of other animals), can influence the timing of signall…PeerJ
Over 50,000 years ago, our ancient cousin, Homo floresiensis, lived on the Indonesian island Flores. Popularly referred to as "hobbits,” adults were ~3 ft tall.
Soaring the skies above them, a giant carnivorous bird, Leptoptilos robustus, measured 6 ft tall with a long, sharp beak.
Did they interact? Newspapers around the world have run sensationalized headlines claiming the #birds ate hobbit babies, but scientists just don’t know. Yet. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/legend-of-the-killer-storks?loggedin=true&rnd=1671358177754 #science #history #SharedPlanet
Legend of the Killer Storks
What makes a monster? Godzilla, Medusa, Frankenstein’s monster, Fáfnir, the Alien: All these fictional fiends have disparate origins, attributes, and motivations, but they are tied together by their disregard for what we perceive as the natural order…Riley Black (National Geographic)
🔴 John ist Gallerist und Zeichner. Seine humorvollen Interpretationen von Natur und Kultur sind sehr amüsant und seine Emus sind unwiderstehlich.🥝
🔴 John is a gallerist and draughtsman. His humorous interpretations of nature and culture are very amusing and his Emus are irresistible.🥝
➡️ Artist: #JohnMurray Australia 🇦🇺 ( #mortmurray )
Website: https://ogy.de/fbqp
Insta: https://ogy.de/q8tv
☕#streetart #mastoart #art #birds #bonjour #gutenmorgen #goodmorning
John Murray Art Gallery
Photo-realistic outback art. Artist information, news, examples of works, and prints, posters, and other related products for sale.ogy.de
Mastodon is likely the last social media experiment I’ll try. Here are some birds for you, because although I’ve left Twitter, I love drawing birds.
#introduction
#MastoArt #art #illustration #birds #watercolor #TraditionalArt
The Pied Imperial Pigeon is an uncommon resident bird.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87367796 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Birds #Aves
Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor) observed by Soh Kam Yung
Pied Imperial Pigeon from Western Water Catchment, Singapore on July 17, 2021 at 10:47 AM by Soh Kam YungiNaturalist
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102461510 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Birds #Aves
Striated Heron (Butorides striata) observed by Soh Kam Yung
Striated Heron from Hougang, Singapore on December 04, 2021 at 08:17 AM by Soh Kam YungiNaturalist
In the local Malay language, its name is Murai-Gila Biasa, or Ordinary Crazy-Magpie.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99867849 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Birds #Aves
Malaysian Pied-Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) observed by Soh Kam Yung
Malaysian Pied-Fantail from Punggol, Singapore on October 31, 2021 at 12:14 PM by Soh Kam YungiNaturalist