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What Impact Will Drones Have on Birds?

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Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. Over time, it’s these physiological changes that can disrupt animals’ breeding or rearing habits.

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More Heath Birding around Bonn

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While experiments have shown that some birds (like crows and parrots) can count, this rule unsurprisingly did not hold when subjected to testing. Incredibly, this was the first time I saw a male of this species in breeding plumage (plus the first time I heard its song, just as for the Wryneck ).

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Terrifying Truth about Crow Intelligence

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Robins at the White House Tips for Your Christmas Bird Count Another reason not to own a parrot We Should Arrange a Cage Match with Dick Cheney About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Thanks for visiting!

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 6)

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According to Tim Low (in “Where Song began”), “so easy were they to breed that by 1859 they cost less to buy in London than in Sydney.” ” Funny how the difficulty of breeding a species can be illustrated in simple monetary terms. Is it offensive to say that Australian Zebra Finches breed like rabbits?

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Corporate Branding of Birds for Conservation: A Modest Proposal

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And he does already have an entire genus of parrots named after his company for free.” I would be lying if I claimed I didn’t see his face, but I’d rather lie than end up on the next ‘unmanned’ SpaceX test launch. ” A reed-thin, blue-eyed woman chuckled. “That’s Jeff for you.”

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Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

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But, if you capture wild birds (to make them pets) then breed them through one generation and they get out, they are bad at avoiding predators. The study does combine results across a wide range of species (parrot-like birds and passerines), so I suspect a more detailed examination comparing species will be interesting.

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