10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!);

Dissection 253

Dissection Birds Europe Eggs 253

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

And this is (a bad photo of) an African Sacred Ibis mummy in the British Museum in London (found in Egypt). On the other hand, their preferred food is blood, and they also feed on it directly, pecking at a mammal’s wounds to keep them open ( source ). T his is an African Sacred Ibis at Ndumo.

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Fish 147

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1046 (1), 282-293 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1343.026 We found that this magnetic field stimulated the birds to extend their fat-deposition period, indicating that magnetic cues may help small migratory birds to confront large ecological barriers. 2 PIERSMA, T., PÉREZ-TRIS, J., MOURITSEN, H., 2 PIERSMA, T.,

Compassion 217

Compassion Humane Research Egypt 217

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2022

Being sacred may not have been that great for the Ibis in Egypt though – apparently, mummies of the Ibis are by far the most common bird mummies found there. was responsible for maintaining the universe, judging the dead, and for writing and science ( source ). Possibly also for doing the dishes.

Australia 147

Australia Birds Sheep Zebras 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

And, I’ve passed through the Ancient Egypt exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, where the Ibis is featured on pottery fragments, many times. and also Modern Iraq, Egypt, Albania, Mexico, Poland and the Philippines. Nor have I overlooked “sightings” of birds in movies mouthing other birds’ calls.

Egypt 237

Egypt Birds Albania Eagles 237

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

The entry on eBird (number 89) cites its citizen science basis as looking “very much like the future for online bird recording”, but then veers into a description of BirdTrack, the British database, rather than discussing the financial sustainability of the Cornell project.

Mauritius 173

Mauritius Egypt Cyprus Collecting 173