Sentences with phrase «migrating birds take»

A new study finds that migrating birds take mini-naps during the day but only rest half their brains at a time, allowing them to keep one eye open.

Or why not explore the untouched and untainted depths of the island to spot some of Australia's migrating birds taking a well - deserved break.

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Francis R. Dickinson canoeing to bird blind for taking images of migrating birds at the Paul Rainey Bird Sanctuary in Louisiana, ca. 1bird blind for taking images of migrating birds at the Paul Rainey Bird Sanctuary in Louisiana, ca. 1Bird Sanctuary in Louisiana, ca. 1932.

The birds that migrate to the south side of the lake in winter still draw bird watchers, but that is primarily because all the marshlands in the Imperial Valley, where the Salton Sea lies, are taken up by agriculture.

A study in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment shows that the birds that took down U.S. Airways Flight 1549 were migrating geese, not a local N.Y.C. population — important info for development of aviation bird avoidance techniques.

Each year some 50 billion birds take to the skies to migrate, an often gruelling pilgrimage associated with changes in diet, physiology and behaviour.

The study takes a wide view of the world's songbirds, putting empirical evidence behind the observation that tropical birds are more colorful than their cousins from temperate climates, probably because they do not migrate.

All interns will learn how to trap, band, and take morphometrics on birds of prey that migrate through the Marin Headlands.

Stop at the Elephant Seal Vista Point area to watch elephant seals as they sunbathe, look for migrating grey whales from the designated Whale Trail viewing spots or take a forest walk to spot unique birds.

As you take in the impressive expanse of untouched natural beauty, don't forget to look for migrating whales, frolicking dolphins and a variety of sea birds.

The Yorkey's Knob property has an 18 acre Billabong in the middle of the property which is home to a huge array of migrating birds and animals such as geese, peacocks, ducks and even a resident crocodile or two so make sure you bring your camera along to take some pictures.

This is also major stopover habitat, where migrating birds are not merely flying over, but landing and taking off — often during poor weather conditions.