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Winners and Finalists of Assignment 33 - Birds

We learned a lot about getting great bird photographs and our members put their new knowledge into action. From starlings to herons to ospreys to hummingbirds our members captured a huge variety of birds for the birds assignment. Every type of bird shot you can think of (real birds that is) was captured, from portraits to frozen motion to behavior shots.

Birds of a Feather Flock to Huguenot Park Balances Public Access With Protection of Nesting Birds

Next to the families on vacation and weekend visitors perfecting their tans, managers at Jacksonville's Huguenot Park made space on the beach this summer for another crowd: birds.

Early birds do best with changing climate

Birds that haven't adjusted to the realities of a warming world are worse off than their more flexible counterparts, according to a first-of-a-kind study directly linking population declines in birds to climate change.

Male Birds Make Themselves Happy By Singing To Females

The melodious singing of birds has been long appreciated by humans, and has often been thought to reflect a particularly positive emotional state of the singer. In a new study published in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE on October 1, researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have demonstrated that this can be true. When male birds sang to attract females, specific "reward" areas of their brain were strongly activated. Such strong brain activation resulted in a similar change in brain reward function to that which is caused by addictive drugs.

Singing to females makes male birds' brains happy

The melodious singing of birds has been long appreciated by humans, and has often been thought to reflect a particularly positive emotional state of the singer. In a new study published in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE on October 1, researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have demonstrated that this can be true. When male birds sang to attract females, specific "reward" areas of their brain were strongly activated. Such strong brain activation resulted in a similar change in brain reward function to that which is caused by addictive drugs.

Bus-Sized Dinosaur Breathed Like Birds

A huge carnivorous dinosaur that lived about 85 million years ago had a breathing system much like that of today's birds, a new analysis of fossils reveals, reinforcing the evolutionary link between dinos and modern birds.

Birdsong not just for the birds

Computer scientists from the University of Bonn, in conjunction with the birdsong archives of Berlin's Humboldt University, have developed a kind of 'Big Brother' for birds. This has nothing to do with entertainment, but a lot to do with the protection of nature. The new type of voice detector involved can reliably recognise the characteristic birdsong of different species of birds, thereby facilitating surveys of the bird population.

Birds 'off the pace' with warming

French birds are moving northwards in response to climate change, but not fast enough, scientists have found.

Beaches once thick with birds quiet thanks to Ike

Birds fly around as others sit on a pier damaged by Hurricane Ike Thursday Oct. 2 2008 in Gilchrist Texas. One of North Americas renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. (AP PhotoDavid J ...

Beaches Once Thick with Birds Quiet Thanks to Ike

Birds fly around as others sit on a pier damaged by Hurricane Ike Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 in Gilchrist, Texas. One of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike

European birds flock to warming Britain

Rare southern species of birds are on the increase in the UK as a result of climatic change, a study has revealed.

European birds flock to warming Britain

Researchers at Durham, the RSPB and Cambridge University have found that birds such as the Cirl Bunting and Dartford Warbler are becoming more common across a wide range of habitats in Britain as temperatures rise.

European Birds Flock To Warming Britain, While Some Northern Species Not Faring As Well

Researchers at Durham, the RSPB and Cambridge University have found that birds such as the Cirl Bunting and Dartford Warbler are becoming more common across a wide range of habitats in Britain as temperatures rise.

Some birds can recognise themselves - study

London - Magpies can recognise themselves in a mirror, highlighting the mental skills of some birds and confounding the notion that self-awareness is the exclusive preserve of humans and a few higher mammals.

The Birds and the Bees: The Future of Air Force Robo-Tech

The U.S. Air Force is devoting resources to the development of small, unmanned aircraft for use in combat and reconnaissance operations. The use of remote-controlled planes is already relatively common in U.S. military operations, but researchers are attempting to create drones the size of birds and even insects.

Assignment 33 - Birds

This assignment is about learning to take better bird photos. Birds are a favorite subject of many photographers but sometimes a very frustrating one as well. In this photography lesson we'll learn how to get back to making it simple to great bird photographs. No long lenses required. Just follow a few basic ideas and you can get great bird photos without a lot of expensive equipment.

New Facts About Flightless Birds Reported

U.S. scientists say flightless birds known as ratites, such as Australian emus, don't share a common ancestor as once believed.

New facts about flightless birds reported

U.S. scientists say flightless birds known as ratites, such as Australian emus, don't share a common ancestor as once believed.

Why are birds singing at night?

The common expectation (right up there with the sun rising in the east, leaves dropping in the fall, and the cat wanting back in as soon as someone has let it out) is that birds sing in the sunshine.

River Sentinels: Birds of Prey Used to Gauge Health of Waterways

USGS scientist Jim Kaiser holds a juvenile osprey on the Willamette River on July 16. Ospreys are tested to determine the health of a river because they eat the fish, and pollutants will accumulate in the birds.

Ancient tree helps birds survive

An ancient species of tree is helping Britain's birds survive the effects of climate change, scientists have found.

Ecologists Allay Fears For Farmland Birds From Wind Turbines

Wind farms pose less of a threat to farmland birds than previously feared, new research has found. The study, published this week in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology, helps resolve a potentially major environmental conflict: how to meet renewable energy targets at the same time as reversing dramatic declines in biodiversity on European farmland.

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