“We have been able to determine that specific genes, regulating beak development, have had to evolve to withstand the pressure of impacting their prey at a speed of up to 300 kilometres an hour,” That doesn’t seem right. Don’t they strike with their feet? Peter Shute Sent from my iPad On 26/03/2013, at 8:26 PM, … Read more
Hi all another interesting link from the Beeb, this time on the evolution of falcons. Cheers Tom Wilson > ** Falcons ‘rapidly evolved hunter skill’ ** > Falcons rapidly evolved their renowned hunting skills in an evolutionary > race to survive, a study finds. > < http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21885659 > > =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing … Read more
To Birders of Australia, I’m an engineering undergraduate trying to develop a ‘best solution’ for the ongoing bird problem faced by many farmers and wine makers. I understand many of you may have strong opinions on the pro’s and cons of this topic; however I’m hoping you might be a good source of options and … Read more
An interesting concept in field guides. http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9384.html Carl Clifford =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Some of you will enjoy looking at exquisite video footage of displaying PNG birds of paradise in the attached video. I certainly did. Alan Stuart