A young Cooper's hawk from New Jersey learned to use queuing cars as a cover for surprise attacks on other birds. 🪶🦅
Read my latest blog post on this remarkable behavior here 👇
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/smart-hawk
#science #scicomm #ornithology #birds #Beaksandbones #birdsofmastodon
Meet the 'bat parrot' that is sleeping upside down! 🦜🙃💚🪶
... another beautiful, fascinating bird threatened by habitat loss. 😥
#Hummingbirds are more than just the fairy-like, fragile beauties they're often portrayed as. 🧚♂️🪶
They're also aggressive fighters. ⚔️
Here you can read about the "dark side" of hummingbirds in my latest Beaks & Bones newsletter! 👇
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/dagger-bills
Are you interested in more bird science stories like this? Then subscribe to my newsletter for free: 👇
https://beaksandbones.substack.com
#scicomm #beaksandbones #biology #birds #birdsofmastodon #science
Less than two weeks until New Year's Eve.
Would you like to join me starting the new year in a bird-friendly way?
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/fireworks-nl
#newyear #fireworks #birds #birdsofmastodon #scicomm #beaksandbones #conservation #science
Chopin or Muse? Researchers tested the reactions of zoo birds to classical and rock music. With surprising results!
Read more in my latest newsletter here:
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/chirping-with-chopin
It's #Halloween season! Time to introduce you to the #vampire finch.
Read more in my latest newsletter here:
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/vampire-finch
#BeaksAndBones #scicomm #birds #birdsofmastodon #ornithology #science
New Beaks & Bones newsletter published! 🥳
Why do fairywrens sing to their eggs? 🪶🧪
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/singing-to-eggs
original study: https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0960-9822%2812%2901125-6
#BeaksAndBones #scicomm #biology #birds #birdsofmastodon #science
“What a beautiful reminder that cooperation and care are universal—a lot for us to learn from.”
My latest newsletter for Beaks & Bones on how #birds form 'friendships' to help each other raise their young! 🪶🧪
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/bird-friendships
original study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08958-4
#BeaksAndBones #scicomm #ornithology #science #biology #birdsofmastodon
They’re fierce. They’re endangered. They’re beautiful!
Learn about the impressive Secretary #bird and its incredible hunting technique in my latest newsletter post for 'Beaks & Bones'. 🪶🧪
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/secretary-birds-kick
This post was inspired by an episode from
@strangebynature
original study: https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0960-9822%2815%2901483-9
Meet Snowball, the dancing cockatoo!
My new newsletter features science on dance behavior in cockatoos:
https://beaksandbones.substack.com/p/dancing-cockatoos
Take a look and see the video of Snowball dancing to 'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen!
Original study: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328487
#birds #birdsofmastodon #parrots #cockatoos #science #scicomm #BeaksAndBones
Maja Mielke (she/her)