Sentences with phrase «bird behavior»

Most changes in bird behavior can be associated with growth development, sexual maturity, environment, and even bonding with humans.

By playing road noise where there was no road, researchers were able to gauge the effect of the noise on bird behavior without having to deal with the effect of the road itself.

Here you can learn all about bird behavior, diseases, conditions and so much more!

She had keen insight into bird behavior, backed by scientific behavior principles, which made her uniquely qualified, and was recognized as a national expert.

Understanding bird behavior in the wild is very important to understanding their behavior as companions.

Is your life being complicated by bird behavior problems?

Most changes in bird behavior are associated with growth development, environment, or bonding with humans.

The study of bird behavior has evolved dramatically since the days when many scientists believed animals were basically instinctual creatures that were only capable of reacting to their environment.

Our roundtable expert answers questions about serving the special needs of exotic birds in a shelter setting including how to evaluate and deal with bird behavior and common avian conditions, recognize signs of illness, and respond to medical emergencies.

Morton studies bird behavior in the field and finds it very difficult to get away from campus for full days to devote to her studies.

On example is a teaching method of Professor Margaret Rubega of the University of Connecticut, who requires students in her bird biology class to use Twitter to document when they witness bird behavior.

Surveys were conducted over multiple years because bird behavior and resource availability can change from year to year.

And conversely, she has developed ideas related to her research by looking at bird behavior through the prism of her own experience.

Many pairs that failed to recognize each other are currently categorized as members of the same species, suggesting that current taxonomy does not reflect actual bird behavior when it comes to song.

So, if you would like a charming little pocket guide to all those perplexing bird behaviors, complete with illustrations and sidebars, just leave a comment telling me what your favorite book in our science roundup is by Monday, December 28, and you could have The Bird - Watching Answer Book in your hands by the New Year.

Tune in to find out how to correct these unwanted bird behaviors.

But thanks to organizations like the Central Virginia Parrot Sanctuary, many rescued bird are able to experience flight and other natural bird behaviors.

Birds also enjoy variety to keep their interest piqued (again, just like your children do), and different toys stimulate important bird behaviors that are exhibited in the wild.

Dr. Hess has also appeared on CBS's morning show, «The Doctors,» where she discussed exotic pets for people with allergies, and on Fox TV's «Inside Edition,» where she discussed bird behavior.

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The goal with changing animal behavior is not to punish what we humans perceive as bad, unacceptable behavior (screaming), which may actually be appropriate bird behavior (she's doing what birds do when they want to communicate over distances with members of their flock).

Two educators have followed up on my piece on the use of Twitter by students chronicling bird behavior with their experiences teaching in 140 - character bursts.

Facing a classroom of students largely glued to screens but needing to learn about birds, Rubega told the students to get Twitter accounts (nearly all didn't have one) and to start tweeting every time they saw bird behavior.

Biologist Pierre Legagneux, lead - author on a recent study about this behavior, says the idea for this research sprung up from bird behavior most drivers witness every day: avian jaywalkers taking flight as to avoid being run over.

Bird mortality due to large wind farms is exacerbated by inherent linkages between bird behavior and wind farm siting decisions.

If you've ever wondered — or tried to explain — what birds are saying as they flit about in trees or preen on their perches, help is here: Lita Judge's new book, Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why, is a wonderfully illustrated compendium of bird behavior and communication for young readers.

This group holds educational meeting on bird behavior, feeding and general husbandry.

Specializing in avian care, Wyld's Wingdom welcomes questions about bird behavior, bird products and supplies, and retail sales tips to the pet industry trade show attendees.

Researchers interested in bird behavior have tended to focus on their flashy mating displays, melodious songs, and other talents, leaving the avian sense of smell largely unexplored.

A handful of studies have hinted that smell does play a role in bird behavior (ScienceNOW, 29 October 2004), but very little is known about the underlying biology.

I then went to City College in New York City to study full - time, where I met two very influential teachers, Phil Ziegler and Danny Lehrman, who were both interested in bird behavior.

For example, researchers investigating incidences of birds singing in the middle of the night believe that bird behavior is being adversely affected by artificial lighting from street lamps and city lights.

I was interested in bird behavior.

Yearly examinations will pick up on subtle changes in your birds behavior allowing an illness to be detected and treated before things spiral out of control and your bird is very sick.

Avian veterinarians had enormous respect, Dr. Peter Sakas of Niles, IL said, «Having been involved in avian medicine for over thirty years I have crossed paths with many people, but when it came to the field of bird behavior, there was no one like Liz Wilson.

Your anxiety about FDB feeds into your birds behavior, increasing your parrots anxiety

And they're becoming a tool in education, with a good example being #birdclass, the tag used by students in a bird biology course taught by University of Connecticut biology professor Margaret Rubega to mark their «homework» — the tweets they post when they witness interesting bird behavior.

In each new semester, Rubega requires students — most of whom, she finds, initially are not using Twitter — to open an account and post any time they witness some interesting bit of bird behavior.

One great example is Margaret Rubega at University of Connecticut, who used Twitter as a tool to engage studentson tracking, and communicating, bird behavior.