10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately for human males, the typical courtship of humans differs from that of the Coppersmith Barbets , which the HBW describes as follows: “When the nest is ready, the male may begin courtship feeding, offering fruit to the female.

Myanmar 175

Myanmar Sri Lanka Nepal Niger 175

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2024

Baya Weavers are commonly found in South and Southeast Asia, particularly in India, Nepal, and Thailand. Using its sharp beak, this bird stitches leaves together with plant fibers, spider silk, or even human threads to create a secure, leaf-bound nest.

Sri Lanka 188

Sri Lanka Malaysia Asia Uruguay 188

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

”, which by some remarkable coincidence is also the title of a paper on “Physical-Attractiveness Evaluations and Dating Preferences as a Function of One’s Own Attractiveness” (among humans, not Grey-capped Greenfinches). In truth, it is present in many parts of China (not mentioned) but not really in Tibet.

Blackbirds 193

Blackbirds Birds Indonesia Bhutan 193

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

A trip to Nepal with a non-birding boyfriend, with the goal of climbing the Himalaya to the foot of Mt. A description of the parenting habits of Emperor Penguins begins the lengthy chapter, “Family Matters,” about Chris’s difficult, intense relationship with his father. Nah, sadly, probably not.

Emotional 222

Emotional Birds Nepal Minneapolis 222

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

If being hunted by evil humans was not enough, Ashy-throated Parrotbills are also hosts of the parasitic Common Cuckoo. Different from many humans, they tend to be quite polite – in a study , male wrens avoided overlapping their own song over the playback of another male by timing the start of their song accordingly.

Eggs 166

Eggs China Mammals Birds 166

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

It’s also about human-owl interaction on an individual level and a wider sociocultural level, and ultimately how we can use all this for habitat and bird conservation. As the names and habitats imply, not all owl species are alike, in behavior, adaptation, relationship to humans, and in how humans perceive them.

Owls 207

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 207

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2023

is based on a study of specimens and tape recordings collected during one visit to each of two localities in central China in 1997 and 1998 and their own tape recordings and specimens from Nepal; in all, 196 specimens were examined. In contrast, the paper by Martens et al. Meaning: we did real science, Martens did not.

Hamburgers 205

Hamburgers China Science Birds 205