Sentences with phrase «by other birds»

A northern pygmy owl, photographed in northern California while it was recovering after flying into a window and being harassed by other birds.

It is theorized that evolution has «taught» birds to hide signs of illness to avoid being harassed and possibly killed by other birds in the same flock.

It could be that young birds simply do not hear the low notes produced by other birds and drop them out of their song.

«First the Great White Herons would arrive, followed by the other birds,» says Calle.

The birds remembered if they were being watched by other birds when they cached, and by which ones.

Not exact matches

The Bird - Erving match - up is an exam ple of a new type of computer game being developed by Electronic Arts and other innovative game - and - educational - software companies.

Some also have 360 ° video content, while others have YouTube videos embedded — the «Beautiful Birds of Paradise» voyage employs clips from «Planet Earth» narrated by Sir David Attenborough.

Travis VanderZanden, chief executive of electric scooter start - up Bird, is unperturbed by how San Francisco and other cities are in an uproar over the dockless vehicles.

Unlike other mosquito - borne diseases, such as chikungunya or Zika, West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis are always present in the US, circulating in birds and mosquitoes, and don't need to be imported by travelers from abroad to spark outbreaks.

It is a way that is symbolized neither by Eagles and Seagulls nor by Serpents and Frogs, but by the playful, darting form of Chickadees and other low - flying birds.

By embracing both points, Keillor's humor reconciles us, even encourages us, to live with that tension, confident that if grace can come through the «Gospel Birds,» it can come through other mundane efforts as well.

CAPTION By University of Florida Mercury pollution causes a surprising tendency of male white ibis birds to mate with other males, finds a new University of Florida study.

If any species evolved the ability to speak as we do, things would definitely, be extremely different, by the way it is proven that most species «CAN» communicate to each other among their own species, Whales, porpoises, dogs, birds, etc.etc.etc, and many can tell what the voice and actions of another species mean.

The bird pepper has the smaller leaf, and it is by the Indians better esteemed than the other.»

Water entitlements are used by environmental water managers to improve water quality, increase native fish and bird populations and promote the growth of native vegetation, among other benefits.

The depravity of their cynicism astounds even a crusty old bird like me: If Golden Rice is a success and effectively reduces blindness, disease, and death caused by vitamin A deficiency in millions of rice consumers, it will pave the way for other GM food crops that may be healthier for people and good for the environment.

Also present at the wetlands during shooting season are teams of volunteer rescuers, who oppose the slaughter and try to assist wounded birds and other birds and wildlife that are distressed by the gunfire.

Other flowering trees that are often grown as shade trees in coffee farms, such as Erythrina and Gliricidia, are also visited by orioles and other bOther flowering trees that are often grown as shade trees in coffee farms, such as Erythrina and Gliricidia, are also visited by orioles and other bother birds.

Allegro plans to utilize other Chiapas farms in the blend, as well as the famous Colombia El Roble (Mesa de los Santos), an origin we first reviewed here, and which has also been used by Birds & Beans in their Chestnut - sided Warbler variety.

And once ripe, the tasty nuts are devoured in great quantities by deer, turkeys, javelinas, bears, birds, squirrels, and other rodents.

In fact, reports of damage by other kinds of mammals and birds are common.

One is Eco-OK program development by the Rainforest Alliance and a network of Latin America environmental organizations, and the other is the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC) criteria.

Plus, as may happen with other sound machines or apps on your phone, you won't be driven to the brink of insanity by the Dohm, by waiting for the loop to «click over» into the next cycle, or by waiting for that sixth whale tone or bird call, or be totally creeped out at 2 a.m. by the sound of a beating heart (oh yes, that's a sound machine option, too).

And so, Stellaluna lived with the chickens that were to follow, and she was therefore named Stellaluna after the children's book about a fruit bat who is taken in by a family of birds, and comes to believe herself one (before eventually finding her way back to her family and all the other bats).

Greatly expanded awareness in the public at large about the gradual decline of Baltimore Orioles and many other «common» birds that are becoming scarcer year by year in barely noticeable increments.

We farm with the health of our adjacent woods, meadows, ponds, and vernal pools firmly in mind by actively stewarding these natural areas for birds and other wildlife.

Birds Killed by Skyscrapers Remembered in Nature Museum Photo Series - DNAinfo.com Chicago - February 26, 2016 A just - opened exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum features photographs of the cardinals, orioles, thrushes, juncos, sapsuckers and other birds that die after flying into buildBirds Killed by Skyscrapers Remembered in Nature Museum Photo Series - DNAinfo.com Chicago - February 26, 2016 A just - opened exhibit at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum features photographs of the cardinals, orioles, thrushes, juncos, sapsuckers and other birds that die after flying into buildbirds that die after flying into buildings.

LINCOLN, MA — Mass Audubon, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and LandVest, has developed a web - based interactive map to assist the Massachusetts land conservation community and state and municipal environmental planners in identifying parcels best suited to meet land protection goals as birds, other animals and plants, and the habitats they depend upon are impacted by climate change.

Mozell's photo was chosen from a selection of 10 winners by photographers competing in «18 and Older» and «Under 18» age levels and across five subject categories: People in Nature, Birds, Other Animals, Plants and Fungi, and Landscapes.

Connect with other Leadership Friends and the natural world you protect at our exclusive programs led by Mass Audubon's top naturalists and birding leaders.

Kids will love diving into a replica of Woodstock's nest and seeing specimens of other birds and nests, playing inside a massive Great Pumpkin («It's not like the pumpkin you'll carve at Halloween,» Miller says), and getting answers to their scientific queries at Lucy's Psychiatry Booth, which is staffed by museum scientists.

Even before AZA included the 2 - foot - tall penguins that bray like a donkey in its SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) program, which is supported by Shedd Aquarium and 231 other AZA - member organizations, we were working side by side with South African conservationists to keep these birds afloat.

Mass Audubon, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and LandVest, has developed a web - based interactive map to assist the Massachusetts land conservation community and state and municipal environmental planners in identifying parcels best suited to meet land protection goals as birds, other animals and plants, and the habitats they depend upon are impacted by climate change.

If appreciating the natural world from the comfort of the indoors is more your thing, you'll want to check out the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon — home to works by John James Audubon, Charley Harper, Andy Warhol, Frank W. Benson, Alexander Wilson, and others.

Bird parents can influence their offspring in other ways, for example by changing the mix of hormones and nutrients that goes into the egg.

In the new study, led by graduate student Steven Briscoe, the team found that other populations of neurons in the bird DVR share molecular signatures with neocortical intratelencephalic cells, or IT neurons.

Others described injuries different from those left by bird predators, which together with mucus trails and droppings in the nests, suggests slugs as the cause of the birds» death.

Field biologists have observed that crows seem to recognise them, but it was unclear whether the birds distinguish people by their faces or by other distinctive features of dress, gait or behaviour.

I pondered for years how a woodpecker could get such a name, until I discovered Birds of America, edited by T. Gilbert Pearson, whose other names for the pileated woodpecker included «Logcock, Lord God, Good God, and Great God woodpecker.»

The European robin and other birds know where to migrate by sensing the direction of the Earth's magnetic field.

The import of other artifacts is less obvious: a stuffed porcupine that sits on Freud's desk, beside a solitary pair of round - framed glasses; a wooden Egyptian funerary boat, mounted fore and aft by bird heads and carrying a small wrapped mummy attended by three seated women; a row of stone knives laid upon a table; and a bearded goat head made of clay.

Sagarin hopes that the results, appearing in the 26 October issue of Science, will encourage others to look for environmental responses to global warming in data sets collected informally by individuals or communities, like a bird - watcher's records.

The CEAP assessment, led by Jeffery Larkin, professor of biology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and forest bird habitat coordinator with the American Bird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife specbird habitat coordinator with the American Bird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife specBird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife species.

Langham's use of bird droppings in the eyes was continued into the eighteenth century by, among others, Sir William Read, oculist to Queen Anne, whose treatment involved «the juice of goose dung or the white part of hen's dung».

Scientists have assumed these tunes are hardwired in their tiny mouse brains and doubted that rodents modify their songs after hearing others — a cognitive feat similar to vocalizations by birds and some mammals, including dolphins, bats and humans.

Many Eurasian birds have evolved defenses against cuckoos, but cowbirds are less picky about choosing their hosts, and might threaten other species that are not parasitized by cuckoos and have no defenses.

Apparently, the ability to avoid theft by others depended on projecting a bird's own experience.

Other pets owned by participants included fish, farm animals, rodents, rabbits, reptiles, a bird and even one spider.

AUSTIN — Millions of birds slam into buildings, wind turbines, and other structures every year — a problem that could be lessened by erecting «acoustic lighthouses» to warn them of their impending doom, according to a study presented here today at the annual meeting of AAAS, which publishes Science.

Wild birds that are more clever than others at foraging for food have different levels of a neurotransmitter receptor that has been linked with intelligence in humans, according to a study led by McGill University researchers.