Maybe the #birb just wanted to get far away from #Trump (and all the environment destruction in #USA

#Birds #Merseyside #ornithology #twitching #Grackle

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn893geyryko

How exotic bird of America is thought to have ended up in Speke

The sighting is believed to be only the third confirmed time a Grackle has been seen on UK shores.

BBC News
Latest articles from the WJO: Patterns and potential drivers of northern establishment in Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) from community science data. #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...
And we now have our blog up! Read more about the 2023/24 marine heatwave and it's impact on Australia's seabirds: adriftlab.org/news/when-be... #ornithology #seabids #WildOz

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Poole osprey caught in love triangle near Wareham lays fourth egg. Via @bbc #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Ornithology 🪶

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Poole osprey caught in love triangle near Wareham lays fourth egg

It is the third year in a row female Osprey CJ7 has laid a clutch of four eggs at the site in Poole.

In this piece for The Conversation, ornithologist Benjamin Freeman describes an effort to document how bird species around the world respond to intruders and defend their territories. #ornithology

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It’s a sing-off! Myth-busting about birds and sex when it comes to defending the nest

Males aren’t the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off intruders and the role monogamy plays.

The Conversation

🦅📏 Jackie and Shadow have distinct physical traits that allow viewers of the #BigBear Lake #livestream to identify them accurately.

Popular Science explains how sexual dimorphism in #raptors makes Jackie the larger of the pair while specific facial structures provide her with a more intense appearance.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/how-to-tell-jackie-and-shadow-apart-bald-eagles/

#baldeagles #ornithology #wildlife #nature #birds #science #biology #ecology

How to tell eagle parents Jackie and Shadow apart

Jackie looks stern, while Shadow looks a bit more surprised.

Popular Science
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Bruce the Parrot Has No Upper Beak Yet Is the Undefeated Alpha Male Thanks to a “Jousting" Technique. Via @discover.magazine #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Ornithology 🦜

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