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A bird’s beak colour can change due to various factors like age, diet, hormones, or seasonal changes. For example, some birds develop brighter beaks during mating season to attract partners.
In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon tells us all about the herring gull.
Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube The Galápagos Islands are renowned for their unique ecology and rich biodiversity. Isolated and remote, these islands are home to some of the most unique ...
Irrespective of directionality, beak saturation also related to beta diversity, indicating that birds with more similar beak coloration profiles had more similar microbiome community structures.
A bird photographer in Michigan has captured dramatic footage of the moment a red-headed woodpecker found a starling in its tree trunk nest and evicted it by yanking it out.
Stars in glamorous gowns often peacock on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, but one attendee Saturday night literally came as a bird.
November. While October is a transitional month, November is when the change in season really sets in. One of the major shifts afoot is the migration of birds. Backyard birders are familiar with ...
Young white-bellied sea eagle found dead with shotgun wounds in beak in Avalon Authorities are seeking information for an unsolved wildlife crime near Geelong, after a young bird was found dead ...
Th red-footed booby looks like it’s been ripped from the colouring book of someone who’s never seen a bird before. A large seabird with a wide range throughout the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans ...
These birds don’t just use their beaks for eating or survival; in many cases, their colourful bills play important roles in communication, mating displays, or even regulating body temperature ...
Over time, natural selection favored finches with sharper, longer beaks. These birds were better equipped to quickly and easily pierce the skin of their booby bird neighbors.
Irrespective of directionality, beak saturation also related to beta diversity, indicating that birds with more similar beak coloration profiles had more similar microbiome community structures.