WorldTravelerAll7Feb 9
Can an #Ornithologist or #Botanist explain this? Suddenly, the pigeons visiting me by the pool all started plucking these plants. More in the alt text #nature
Show threadNicco KunzmannJul 10, 2025

I was told by my grandfather, an #ornithologist, that they introduced the black stork back to Austria. They took the effort to guide them with aeroplanes to the places of summer settlement.

However, when they inspected them, they found that they were blind on one eye.

It turns out the 'experts' had put a GPS location tracker under their wing. That is where they put their head to sleep. And one should know that these birds are sensitive to the earth's magnetic field. [2/4]

MikkiJul 9, 2025
Not the best photo, but can anyone confirm this as a #yellowhammer ? Perhaps a #birdwatcher or #ornithologist can help me out? I've seen yellowhammers before, and this one didn't seem as obviously yellow, but perhaps it's a juvenile or a female?

Location South Finland

#birdwatching #ornithology #birdID #birdstodon #suomi #suomenlinnut
ES MichelsonJun 2, 2025

Dear friends,
Who knows an #ornithologist I can ask a question to about American Robins? I have a series of images that shows an adult Robin, after coming back to the nest, reaching down with its beak and pulling a worm out of the gullet of a nestling and wonder if this is known behavior.

Thanks,
ESM

Steven KennardMar 27, 2025

What do think these birds are doing?

They were perched in the high branches of these tall trees, many of them with their wings spread wide. There is no sun for them to be getting any warmth from, just overcast daylight. There were several doing this, flying off again and then coming back to do the same again. I think they are crows or ravens, though at first I thought they might be bald eagles.
EDIT: Comments have shown us they are turkey vultures

Any ideas anyone?

#StevenKPosts #BirdsOfFediverse #Birds #Question #Ornithologist #BirdQuestion

EmB PhiloSep 8, 2024

Sam Lee traveled #ireland and #scotland for 15 years recording ancient #indigenous singing. He is also an #ornithologist #environmentalist and award-winning #poet and #vocalist. Though his ‘pad’ is in London, his heart is in the woodlands of Sussex. This interview will get you to #liminal spaces:

https://youtu.be/c3cy-D6c6bQ?si=pswzj4lRK0C98py7

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MartinFeb 21, 2024

TC: explain why sexual dimorphism in birds is different from mammals

RP: most birds don't have a penis.

Heard on @tylercowen 's podcast #conversationswithtyler with guest #ornithologist #richardprum at about the 9 minute mark. https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/richard-prum/

... the idea being that without a penis there's no mechanism for rape to propagate the species, and instead females get to pick. And they choose beauty. It also allows (causes?) birds to be more monogamous and to have both parents contribute to raising the young.

Richard Prum on Birds, Beauty, and Finding Your Own Way (Ep. 126)

How ecology and selection drive avian evolution.

Laura aka LoboTCFeb 20, 2024
‘Total immersive obsession’: meet the man on a mission to record every #bird in #Ireland – The #ornithologist Seán Ronayne’s all-consuming quest has made him an unlikely celebrity, and his passion for #nature is raising awareness about the seriousness of Ireland’s #ecological crisis
#wildlife #ornithology
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/18/sean-ronayne-mission-record-every-bird-species-ireland-irish-wildlife-sounds-birdsong
‘Total immersive obsession’: meet the man on a mission to record every bird in Ireland

The ornithologist’s all-consuming quest has made him an unlikely celebrity, and his passion for nature is raising awareness about the seriousness of Ireland’s ecological crisis

The Guardian
Tim O'ConnellNov 1, 2023

AOS to abandon eponymous names for birds! https://americanornithology.org/american-ornithological-society-will-change-the-english-names-of-bird-species-named-after-people/?unapproved=113642&moderation-hash=ee20f18dfe67000ae1fbb8a948f305b0#comment-113642

If I'm forgiven a pun, this news isn't breaking so much as a step toward healing.

This long-time member, career #ornithologist, and #Fellow of the @AmOrnith could not be more proud of the courage, leadership, and moral clarity it took to make this decision.

@BirdNames4Birds

American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People - American Ornithological Society

Today the AOS announced that in an effort to address past wrongs and engage far more people in the enjoyment, protection, and study of birds, it will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction.

American Ornithological Society
Janice SelbieOct 28, 2023
In the late 80s, my now-retired #ornithologist husband spent time bird-watching with #margaretatwood (whom he called Peggy) and her husband, Graeme. Occasionally, he even stayed with them in their #toronto home. Fast forward to today: I am mailing a hand-written note to this literary giant, thanking her for speaking out against the #fundamentalism that defined my first 40 years - and asking her to be a guest on my Divorcing Religion #podcast . Wish me luck!