10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2014

Among birds the Egyptian Vulture uses rocks to crack Ostrich eggs, the New Caledonian Crow and Woodpecker Finch (one of several Darwin Finches of the Galapagos Islands), uses sticks to extract grubs from inside a branch. According to these researchers, only the exceptionally intelligent herons acquire the skill of bait fishing.

Fish 163

Fish Ostriches Woodpeckers Breeders 163

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

He roots the theft in the history of collecting bird skins, in the brief life history of Edwin Rist, in the secretive world of classic fly tying, and in his own efforts to follow up on a police investigation that got the man but not all of the loot. The skins were invaluable tools for ornithological, ecological, environmental research.

Collecting 103

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 103

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

As a librarian and women’s studies scholar, I greatly appreciate the research. The purple feather of the title is an ostrich plume (now housed in the Museum of London), a symbol of Emmeline’s crusade and personal style (if you saw the 2015 film Suffragette , Meryl Streep, playing Pankhurst, is wearing a hat full purple feathers).

Virginia 118

Virginia Portland Industry New York City 118