Why is the Robin’s breast red? Why are any of the parts of any birds colorful? To make it easier for birders to identify them, of course!
But seriously, Science has a more interesting set of answers, and some recently published research on European Robins helps to examine this question in some detail.
Read on...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
UK HEN HARRIERS IN TROUBLE
The hen harrier is the bird most likely to become extinct in England because of human pressure. Only four pairs bred this year - the lowest population since the 1960s, when they made a comeback after being exterminated. A report says that England could support 320 pairs!
What's happening to hen harriers - and what we're going to do
What's happening to hen harriers - and what we're going to do
HELP!!
This may be a long shot, I don't know. Is there anyone out there who is conversant with Yabb bulletin board software? We have a large amount of data that we want to retrieve from our old forum, which died a death some years ago...
OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today
Yesterday’s News Today
http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/
On this day in 1894 Alfred Dreyfus was wrongly convicted in France, beginning the Dreyfus Affair ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_affair ).
And now the news:
Butterflies Bamboozled by 2011's Weird Weather
190 plants face pirates’ threat
DNA in a Cup of Water Reveals Lake Denizens
Leopards reintroduced into Malawi's Majete reserve...
'Truce' benefits bird neighbours
String of smuggling attempts foiled in Jakarta
After Century's Absence, Seabirds' Return Surprise...
Pygmy hippo caught on camera in Liberia
Nitrogen from Humans Pollutes Remote Lakes for Mor...
Russia bans imports of Canadian seal products
Dingo baby case that divided a nation could be clo...
Titanosaur bone found in Antarctica
I apologise whole-heartedly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I91DJZKRxs
http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/
On this day in 1894 Alfred Dreyfus was wrongly convicted in France, beginning the Dreyfus Affair ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_affair ).
And now the news:
Butterflies Bamboozled by 2011's Weird Weather
190 plants face pirates’ threat
DNA in a Cup of Water Reveals Lake Denizens
Leopards reintroduced into Malawi's Majete reserve...
'Truce' benefits bird neighbours
String of smuggling attempts foiled in Jakarta
After Century's Absence, Seabirds' Return Surprise...
Pygmy hippo caught on camera in Liberia
Nitrogen from Humans Pollutes Remote Lakes for Mor...
Russia bans imports of Canadian seal products
Dingo baby case that divided a nation could be clo...
Titanosaur bone found in Antarctica
I apologise whole-heartedly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I91DJZKRxs
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