Avatarrxycf62The Birds’ Guide to Surviving Winterverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Margaret RoachTheir feathers, roosting behaviors and adaptability help birds survive the cold, “nature’s proving ground.” Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass., household as they do at my similarly rural place 90-something miles to the west and south, across the New York line: with filling the …
Avatarrxycf62The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Hummingbirdverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Douglas MainTiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers. Flower mites spend their lives slurping nectar and nibbling pollen in flowers throughout the tropics. To travel from one blossom to another, these tiny, eight-legged creatures …
Avatarrxycf62The Neat Product That Can Encourage More Hummingbirds To Nest In Your Yardhousedigest.com - Nicole CammorataHummingbirds are no strangers to the impacts of climate change. There are more than 360 hummingbird species in North and South America, with many …
Avatarrxycf62U.S. records its first human bird flu deathNBC News - By Aria BendixA patient in Louisiana has died of bird flu. Health authorities considered the case to be the first severe H5N1 infection in a U.S. resident. The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, a grim milestone that comes as at least 67 cases have been recorded in the country. The patient, who …
Avatarrxycf62Are Those Gravitational Waves? Nope, They're Just Thirsty RavensLive Science - By Laura GeggelBizarre data glitches have set gravitational-wave scientists — and a conspiracy of ravens — all aflutter. A series of weird blips in the data, known …
Avatarrxycf62For Wild Animals, the Bird Flu Disaster Is Already Hereverified_publisherThe New York Times - By Emily AnthesScientists are concerned that the H5N1 virus could set off another human pandemic. But it is already putting species under pressure in the wild. Every spring, more than 200,000 northern gannets — stocky seabirds with dazzling white feathers — journey to the coast of eastern Canada. There, they …
