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« Reply #9375 on: September 04, 2019, 04:00:45 PM »
Hurricane Dorian Probably Just Made a Species of Bird Go Extinct

https://www.newsweek.com/hurricane-dorian-species-bird-extinct-1457634


 A Bahama nuthatch. University of East Anglia
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« Reply #9377 on: September 04, 2019, 04:21:23 PM »
Moonlight turns white barn owls into terrifying 'ghosts'

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/moonlight-white-barn-owls/

Barn owls reflect moonlight in order to stun their prey

https://phys.org/news/2019-09-barn-owls-moonlight-stun-prey.html

White barn owls have surprising hunting success under a bright moon

https://www.earth.com/news/white-barn-owls-hunting/

White owls use moonlight to instill terror in their prey

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/white-barn-owls-moonlight

Paper: Differential fitness effects of moonlight on plumage colour morphs in barn owls

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-0967-2.epdf?referrer_access_token=Tjw2MGnDO5K9Gn5Z3kKultRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MVeUDiCDxsWnn-FGyDRQhdLa3YS-p8TWhg2-I5DCdqCLWA5lQL5Be_OvVWI0KogTaAFqMKjdrXCjVGMASY1gtAEk4v8Rbcx2goOz_n0W6d5IlhQ7bvQdibvwzR9TVOLtZSJzA6P7b_gMeYtTQSL7bs3EzXxD8gJIqTDg3nevg0fsB3ra1FIH-IdwMvbQmhuS8uENzs06y9eLV-hS8CDWjd&tracking_referrer=www.pbs.org


Given their glimmer, you might expect the whitest barn owls to be terrible hunters when moon looms large. But it turns out that quite the opposite is true. Image Credit: Isabelle Henry



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« Reply #9378 on: September 05, 2019, 03:09:33 PM »
Why so high? What vultures are really doing way up the sky

https://www.yoursun.com/coastal/boatingandfishing/why-so-high-what-vultures-are-really-doing-way-up/article_bf819c52-cb78-11e9-a7aa-8f564bcb8d48.html


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Note the pattern on the underside of this turkey vulture's wings. This makes it identifiable even at great heights.
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« Reply #9379 on: September 05, 2019, 03:16:13 PM »
Texas Park Rangers rescue dangling barred owl wrapped in fishing line

https://www.lmtonline.com/news/local/article/Texas-Park-Rangers-rescue-dangling-barred-owl-14413289.php

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« Reply #9380 on: September 05, 2019, 03:40:28 PM »
The Other Twitterverse: Squirrels Eavesdrop On Birds, Researchers Say

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757530544/the-other-twitterverse-squirrels-eavesdrop-on-birds-researchers-say

Squirrels Eavesdrop on Birds to Check if Danger Has Passed

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/squirrels-eavesdrop-birds-see-if-danger-has-passed-180973047/

Squirrels listen in to birds' conversations as signal of safety

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190904141302.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Paper: Eavesdropping grey squirrels infer safety from bird chatter

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221279


Squirrels readily resumed normal activities such as foraging after hearing nearby birds' relaxed chatter


The sounds of pleasant, relaxed bird chatter made eastern grey squirrels resume foraging more quickly after hearing the sounds of a predator, researchers found.
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« Reply #9381 on: September 05, 2019, 03:50:35 PM »
Bird of the Week: Hen Harrier

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2019/09/bird-week-hen-harrier




The Hen Harrier's plumage differs dramatically between males and females, with the latter a brown colour with a barred tail.
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Perth Mint Coin Profiles - Australia 2019 Wedge-Tailed Eagle 5oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin

https://coinweek.com/world-coins/perth-mint-coin-profiles-australia-2019-wedge-tailed-eagle-5oz-silver-proof-high-relief-coin/



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How a red-tailed hawk crashed through a Half Moon Bay apartment window -- and survived

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/20/how-a-red-tailed-hawk-crashed-through-a-half-moon-bay-apartment-window-and-survived/



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Osprey Tangled In Bailing Twine Rescued In Boulder County

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/08/20/osprey-tangled-boulder-county-xcel-energy/

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