American NaturalistDougherty et al. present evidence that conditions in monsoonal molting areas influence the population dynamics of bird species that breed in western North America.
Available now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/739609
~meoralis~#FotoVorschlag: Federleicht // Light as a feather
Meine #Hühner werden aktuell um viele #Federn erleichtert, sie #mausern gerade, was das Zeug hält, und die beiden alten #Hennen sehen ganz gerupft aus (wächst aber jetzt alles schön nach, wie man sieht). Dazu Wind und Regen und seit heute ist auch noch Stallpflicht angesagt wegen der Vogelgrippe. Die Hühnis haben es gerade echt nicht (feder)leicht.
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My #chickens are a lot lighter now, as they're losing so many #feathers. They're in the middle of #moulting and especially the two older #hens look a bit scruffy (their feathers are growing back nicely though, as you can see). There's also rain and wind and as of today, they have to stay cooped up due to avian flu. Apologies for the pity party, I just wanted to ... shed some light on the daily struggles of our feathery friends. 😋
#Lachshühner #Faverolles #hen #Huhn #chicken #Lachshuhn #Mauser #molting #moult #molt #bird #birds #birdPhotography #birdsOfMastodon #ChickensOfMastodon #BackyardChickens #ChickensOfPixelFed #Birdsday #Birbsday
Meine #Hühner werden aktuell um viele #Federn erleichtert, sie #mausern gerade, was das Zeug hält, und die beiden alten #Hennen sehen ganz gerupft aus (wächst aber jetzt alles schön nach, wie man sieht). Dazu Wind und Regen und seit heute ist auch noch Stallpflicht angesagt wegen der Vogelgrippe. Die Hühnis haben es gerade echt nicht (feder)leicht.
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My #chickens are a lot lighter now, as they're losing so many #feathers. They're in the middle of #moulting and especially the two older #hens look a bit scruffy (their feathers are growing back nicely though, as you can see). There's also rain and wind and as of today, they have to stay cooped up due to avian flu. Apologies for the pity party, I just wanted to ... shed some light on the daily struggles of our feathery friends. 😋
#Lachshühner #Faverolles #hen #Huhn #chicken #Lachshuhn #Mauser #molting #moult #molt #bird #birds #birdPhotography #birdsOfMastodon #ChickensOfMastodon #BackyardChickens #ChickensOfPixelFed #Birdsday #Birbsday
PantoufflesDay 24 - Molt from @mkohomemadedesigns.bsky.social !
From old to new, here's a lil bug!
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#art #traditionalart #watercolour #watercolor #molt #moult #bug #leaf #streamink #streamink2025
Malka BethWaking up with what I suspect is another pinched nerve from a mess of a pillow is having me look into down/feather #pillows.
Which in turn had me realizing why I remember the feather pillows l used as a child not lasting decades....and thinking that maybe getting some #geese or #ducks, to in part use for their molting feathers, might not be the worst thing in the world, as in terms of a flock of 5, they'd take about 1-2 years to #molt out enough for me to make a pillow & that type of pillow generally lasts at least 5 years.
If I get them, I'll likely keep them in the barn with a #fish pond I'd make, in part for them but also to keep more fish in, mostly shiners/minnows.
peachfront"at no point did u hear me say i was ready for my closeup"-- molting male Northern Cardinal
#BirdsOfMastodon #Birding #Birds #Molt #Molting #Funny #BirdPhotography #Nature #Backyard
👽🐦🦇🐉💻Today I learned that #Grasshoppers #Molt .
This #Bug took it's clothes off on me, what do I do? 
mgeriqueIt's hot and it's time to change clothes... We found this snake molt in the garden. Possibly a Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus). The molt measures 87 cm. July. Alicante (Spain). Phone 15 Pro main camera
Hace calor y hay que cambiar de ropa… Hemos encontrado esta muda de culebra en el jardín. Posiblemente una Culebra bastarda europea (Malpolon monspessulanus)
Es ist heiß und Zeit, sich umzuziehen... Wir haben diese Schlangenhaut im Garten gefunden. Wahrscheinlich von einer Eidechsennatter (Malpolon monspessulanus)
There's ratty and then there's this woodpecker...
"Molting is unfair to Birds!" -- male Lineated Woodpecker with awkward wing feather
#Bird #Birding #BirdPhotography #Woodpecker #TongueOut #Nature #Molt #Funny
There has been limited work on changes in molt phenology. In this study, Kittelberger et al. found that birds were advancing the timing of their body and flight feather molt over time. This study provides the first examination of trends in molt phenology of North American birds.
Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735848
#molt #phenology #bird #flightFeather #flight
Cedr\c 
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