Tag: birds

Has climate change created the first grue jay?

The bird was caught using a mist net, briefly examined, and released after a small blood sample was taken for genetic testing. Analysis by Stokes and his advisor, Tim Keitt, a professor of integrative biology at UT Austin, confirmed the bird was the male hybrid offspring of a green jay mother and a blue jay father.

Crows are nature’s mathematical geniuses and sneaky scavengers

“Claiming that it is specific to us humans, that only humans can detect geometric regularity, is now falsified,” said Andreas Nieder, the study’s lead researcher. “Because we have at least the crow.”

World’s oldest-known wild bird lays egg in Hawaii. She’s 74!

You could say so many things are for the birds. The latest is having children in old age. Jokes aside,...

Songbird poaching reaches new highs in Cyprus, Malta and Italy

There is an increase of illegal songbird poaching in Cyprus.

Captive vultures can rewild and join the flock

We know from watching the movie Fly Away Home with Anna Paquin that Canadian geese bred in captivity identify and imprint on the first mother they see. We also learn that Canadian geese can learn to fly with airplanes, and then evetually rewild. True story. Does the Fly Away Home theory really work for all birds?

Abu Dhabi and Israel cooperate to save the birds

Such studies will include monitoring wild populations to assess survival, dispersal, and breeding success. 

Urban gulls adapt to when we lunch

Fitting birds with GPS backpacks on their legs reveals what we’ve long suspected: urban gulls know when & where...

Europeans try to save storks, then this happens over Lebanon (warning graphic images)

There is no fighting chance for migratory birds when they fly over Lebanon: Hunting laws may be in place...

Israel’s Bird King Yossi Leshem: Jordan’s Tafila Wind Farm is a “Real Problem”

Jordan is pushing ahead with the largest commercial scale wind farm in the Middle East region, the Tafila Wind...

A Meteor, UFO or Starlings? Check Out This Super Nature Show in Israel

When I lived on a roof in Tel Aviv with my boyfriend Elad more than a decade ago, I...

Dramatic Bird Migration on View at Israel’s Hula Valley

The Hula Valley Bird Park offers unique bird and nature-watching opportunities. We birdwatchers sat in a covered safari wagon as...

New Lake Rose 35 Feet in the Arabian Desert This Past Year Alone

A handful of new lakes popping up in the vast and formidable Arabian desert are creating whole new ecosystems...