We found rural great tits were very consistent in the way they behaved towards an intruder over two consecutive days, but
urban birds showed lower levels of consistent behaviour.
Not exact matches
Research published earlier this year by Dr Cox of the University of Exeter entitled
Urban Bird Feeding: Connecting People to Nature showed that watching birds at a bird feeder promotes feelings of being connected to nature and makes people feel rela
Bird Feeding: Connecting People to Nature
showed that watching
birds at a
bird feeder promotes feelings of being connected to nature and makes people feel rela
bird feeder promotes feelings of being connected to nature and makes people feel relaxed.
«Roads,
urban features influence their choice of gardens, electronic tracking of song
birds shows:
Bird feeders visited more often in suburban gardens than terraced streets.»
Though the states bald eagle population has been steadily increasing since the late 1970s, the
birds havent
shown a fondness for
urban real estate, preferring to nest in forested areas along the Hudson and Delaware Rivers.
For instance, researchers had
shown that
birds in
urban environments seemed more likely to contract the ailment, although scientists do not yet know why.
In a new study published in Landscape and
Urban Planning, researchers
show that areas in the eastern U.S. with high deer numbers tend to have fewer
birds that need forest shrubs.
A study in open - access journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution finds that compared to sparrows living in the country,
urban - dwelling
birds show clear signs of stress linked to the toxic effects of air pollution and an unhealthy diet.
Veronica Barker - Barzel often describes her work as
Urban Surrealism and the theme of her
show is nature based with fantasy type scenes such as trees becoming one with
bird homes.
Her research has
shown her that with less natural areas,
birds are spending their time in
urban environments.