A deeply nasal “wank, wank, wank” issued from an oak tree next to the pine and I was struck with the pleasant thought that I was suddenly sharing the forest with a white-breasted nuthatch, a unique ...
Mixed-species bird flocks are dynamic assemblages observed across a range of forest ecosystems, from tropical rainforests to temperate woodlands. These flocks, formed by a diversity of species, are ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The late Oxford University biologist William D. Hamilton discussed the advantages of ...
Migratory birds in V-formations master aerodynamic principles, using air currents from leading birds to conserve energy.
Greenberg, Russell S. 2001. "Birds of many feathers: the formation and structure of mixed species flocks of forest birds." In On the move: how and why animals travel in groups. Boinski, S. and Garber, ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joan Strassmann, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) As I walked ...