Penelope BoyerSave the fireflies | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Servicefws.gov - Gigi OttenDo you wistfully look back at the days of drinking from the garden hose, staying out until the streetlights came on and catching fireflies? Did you …
Penelope BoyerScientists Discover an Ancient Pattern Hidden in The Feathers of Birdsverified_publisherScienceAlert - Tessa KoumoundourosAccording to an analysis of hundreds of preserved bird specimens from museum collections around the globe, there's a specific set of feather rules …
Penelope BoyerFlaco, Escaped Central Park Zoo Owl and Defier of Doubts, Is Deadverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Ed ShanahanLet loose by an act of vandalism, the Eurasian eagle-owl died after apparently striking an Upper West Side building, according to the zoo. Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl whose escape from the Central Park Zoo and subsequent life on the loose in Manhattan captured the public’s attention, died Friday …
Penelope BoyerThe "Profound" Mental Health Benefits of Birdwatchingnicenews.com - Allyson AlekseyBirdwatching soared in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and interest in the pastime shows no signs of slowing. Researchers who have been …
Penelope BoyerA Bird’s-Eye View of a Technicolor Worldverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Emily AnthesScientists have devised a new video system that reveals how animals see color, and us. Is the sky truly blue? Color is in the eye of the beholder Enter animal-vision video How a bird sees a rainbow How a mouse sees a rainbow How a bird sees a butterfly How a honeybee sees us How a honeybee sees a …
Penelope BoyerSolar Storms Can Hinder Bird Migrationscientificamerican.com - Meghan BartelsThe same solar storms that can paint the polar skies with dancing lights might also interfere with a very different phenomenon: bird …