Sentences with phrase «birds molt»

Many species of mammals and birds molt from summer brown to winter white coats to facilitate camouflage.

Not exact matches

«Intermewed» means the bird has molted while in captivity.

And we opened that morning the nets and suddenly we're just going to teach the students the feathers and the molting patterns because they're so important and for surprise when we put the net one of those birds went into our net.

Third, the birds employ the odd strategy of molting and replacing all their tail feathers simultaneously at a time when they are also replacing the primary flight feathers on each wing.

Migratory birds desert their offspring to molt: When parental care and the annual molt overlap in time, a migratory songbird often chooses single - parent desertion.»

The new study, published in The Auk: Ornithological Advances, a journal of the American Ornithological Society, examines the trade - offs that birds make when parental care overlaps with the annual molt.

On arrival, the birds generally molt — and in the process, drop off their tiny cargo, too.

Plus, he contends, because birds only molt, or shed and replace feathers, once a year, it's highly unlikely that they can detoxify their blood to a significant extent in a highly polluted area.

Twenty - one species of mammals and birds rely on the ability to change their coat color from brown in summer to white in winter to avoid fatal encounters with predators, but in some parts of their range individuals forgo the white molt and remain brown in winter.

Experts on bird mating, however, say the owl's extensive molting and twig - gathering behavior, as well as its alleged lining of a nest with clumps of grass and feathers, suggest that the bird was sexually active during the weeks it spent with the vice president.

Besides multi-vitamin and mineral supplements, a number of other nutritional additives, such as calcium, are available that can help when a bird is stressed, sick, in need of extra support for their immune system or when they are molting or breeding.

Some protein can be beneficial and even a necessity for some species of birds and those that are breeding or molting.

During nesting season each spring and during and shortly after the summer molt, adult geese are aggressive and can threaten people — especially children — who wander close to nests or get between the birds and the water.

Molting is a natural process for your bird, but too much molting can indicate a serious healthMolting is a natural process for your bird, but too much molting can indicate a serious healthmolting can indicate a serious health issue.

The first thing you need to do is determine if your bird is really exhibiting feather plucking, and is not just grooming, preening, or molting.

While it can be difficult to assess stress bars in feathers that are still on a bird, examining molted feathers can give a quick indication of whether or not a bird is having issues with a stressor in its environment.

Birds that sing or talk will do so less often during its molting period.

Besides replacing old or damaged feathers, molting also helps to regulate a bird's body temperature during the winter.

Your bird will naturally feel more defensive and fearful during the molting process.

Your bird will feel more comfortable and be less stressed during the molting process.

If your bird's feathers grow back abnormally, are missing, or are loose immediately after molting, you should immediately contact your veterinarian and make sure that it isn't sick.

Some stores will sell special molting food, but you can also just add fresh vegetables, fruits, and cereals to your bird's diet.

Irregular Feather Loss If your bird is losing feathers at a time other than its regular molting period, there may be a problem.

A specialized supplement might be appropriate when a bird is stressed in any way, such as after being relocated, when it is molting or breeding or experiencing a change in its environment.

During molting, it is easy to see new feathers, called pinfeathers, growing on a bird's head.

The fragile habitat is also home to millions of birds, land mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and marine mammals like the elephant seals that feed, birth, breed, molt, and rest in the lands and waters surrounding the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse.

Painted creatures — part bird, part woman — float and molt their feathers to acquire insect or mammal elements.

Since 1998, Earthjustice has gone to court three times to protect this region from oil and gas leasing and its harmful effects on sensitive areas, including calving and insect - relief habitats for caribou, molting and nesting areas for various birds, and subsistence hunting and fishing grounds for local people.

prohibit forced molting through starvation — an inhumane practice which is inflicted on tens of millions of hens each year and which involves withholding all food from birds for up to two weeks in order to shock their bodies into another laying cycle;