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Our paper (with @LeaGrie) on the functions of #bird #odour is out in Biological Reviews doi.org/10.1111/brv.12…
Don’t have time to read the full paper just yet? Here’s a summary thread 🧵 [1/14]
#olfactory #camouflage #communication #ornithology #avian #olfaction #crypsis
Don’t have time to read the full paper just yet? Here’s a summary thread 🧵 [1/14]
#olfactory #camouflage #communication #ornithology #avian #olfaction #crypsis
Preen oil is produced by the uropygial gland and birds use it to maintain and waterproof their plumage. But could it have other functions? 🤔 [2/14]
Over the past 20 years, researchers have explored whether preen oil plays a role in chemical defence & communication. Despite this growth in research, many functions of preen oil remain poorly understood 🧐 [3/14]
🧵*A shocking attack on nesting songbirds* by @BasingstokeGov 1/8 Last month @Channel4News reported #HS2 developers were flying Harris Hawks to deter songbirds from nesting. birdguides.com/news/hs2-using… @BirdGuides
3/8 Also last month @BasingstokeGov approved the felling of 67 mature oak and 3 mature beech trees at #OakdownFarm for a giant warehouse. Our petition protesting this (89k signatures thus far) is here: change.org/SaveOakdownOaks
This is how tame daddy blackbird is getting couldn’t believe this. Third nesting this year. Feeding in full frenzy now @Natures_Voice @RSPBNews @BBCSpringwatch @ChrisGPackham @michaelastracha @SpringWatchUK
#blackbirds #songbirds #birdsuk #birds
#blackbirds #songbirds #birdsuk #birds
My cats are indoor cats and the blackbirds are used to seeing them out in garden on their leashes
