Today’s exciting post! Only a whole heap of previous quarters to get through before this one, though the contents look interesting…

I did misread phenology as phrenology on the back though - and imagined checking out meadow pippits for criminal brows etc

#Birding #Ornithology #BTO #BirdStudy

I never got the #BirdStudy #MeritBadge in #BoyScouts, so not entirely sure of the species pictured here. But, a great
#BirdsEyeView from the roof of Island Cove Marina & Resort early Tuesday evening, available on the @WDEFNews12 @EPB Fiber Optics Weather Cam Network: https://www.wdef.com/weather-cam-network/
Weather Cam Network - WDEF

Weather Cam Network from WDEF

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The new research published in the journal #BirdStudy, found that – hectare for hectare – #SolarFarms situated in #agricultural ly dominated East Anglia contained a greater number of #bird species and overall number of individuals than surrounding arable land. eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

New research: birdlife soars o...
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From @[email protected]: New research in #BirdStudy explores why food stealing is a low-risk, high-reward strategy for urban Herring Gulls 👉

https://bit.ly/3GwA2i0

#TeamGull #Ornithology

Factors associated with Herring Gulls Larus argentatus stealing food from humans in coastal towns

Food stealing from humans by Herring Gulls Larus argentatus increased with human food availability but was not associated with any food preferences. Gulls obtained significantly more food when stea...

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Pilot study by colleagues in #BirdStudy suggests urban sites might be a sink habitat for wider countryside Blue Tit and Great Tit populations. Using #ColourRinging and resighting to look at movements between urban and rural sites. #BTOScience #UrbanEcology #FreeToView https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00063657.2022.2139814
Evidence that rural wintering bird populations supplement suburban breeding populations

Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus and Great Tits Parus major wintering in rural areas tended to move further to breed the following breeding season and more frequently cross the urban–rural boundary, t...

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