Collaborate Disseminate
A new study has found that nearly half of all bald and golden eagles in the USA suffer from chronic and/or acute lead poisoning, which the research team believes is the result of these birds scavenging the remains of animals shot with lead bullets.Cont… Continue reading Lead ammunition appears to be chronically poisoning American eagles
Lightweight and sophisticated tracking devices have made it possible to study the behavior of birds in all kinds of useful ways, for example helping keep them safe from ships or monitoring their changing migration patterns in a warming world. For a res… Continue reading Magpies remove tracking devices for each other in rare acts of altruism
Over in the Swedish city of Södertälje, about 30 km southwest of Stockholm, a pilot program is being explored which will enlist crows to clean up discarded cigarette butts. Butts account for …read more Continue reading Crows Trade Cigarettes for Food
Much as we may like pigeons, they can make quite a mess of buildings and other structures, potentially posing a health hazard. According to new research, autonomous drones may be ideal for harmlessly chasing the birds away.Continue ReadingCategory: Dro… Continue reading Autonomous drones may be the ultimate scarecrows … for pigeons
For some time now, it has been known that modern birds are direct descendants of the dinosaurs. Now a fresh analysis of a fossilized dinosaur embryo has brought that prehistoric relationship into a new and particularly sharp focus.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Fossilized embryo underscores the link between dinosaurs and birds
Nature is an endless source of inspiration for robot design, so of course flying robots will borrow heavily from birds. Engineers at Stanford have now developed robotic claws inspired by the talons of a falcon that let drones perch on many different su… Continue reading Falcon-inspired drone uses claws to perch and grab objects
The California condor is one of the rarest birds in the world, but now it seems that nature is giving it an unexpected leg-up. Scientists have discovered two condor chicks that were born from unfertilized eggs, indicating a form of asexual reproduction… Continue reading Endangered condor chicks hatch from unfertilized eggs in species first
Many animals are known to make tools to help them find food or achieve other everyday goals, but advanced toolmaking skills are rarer. Now, wild cockatoos have been seen making sets of tools, each with their own design and purpose, and using them in a … Continue reading Cockatoos make advanced toolsets, the first non-primates known to do so
A sublime shot of a Roadrunner facing the US-Mexico border wall has taken top prize in this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year contest. The contest is one of the biggest in the world to solely focus on bird photography.Continue ReadingCategory: Photo… Continue reading The awe-inspiring winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year awards
A beautiful shot of a Roadrunner taking a dust bath has taken the top prize in this year’s Audubon Photography Awards. In its 12th year, the contest continues to offer up an incredible annual selection of bird photographs.Continue ReadingCategory: Phot… Continue reading Breathtaking bird photography in the 2021 Audubon Awards