Breeding pairs spend a great deal of time roosting together and the male often gently strokes the female with his beak.
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Because the forecast for rainfall in the Rift Valley basin is a rising trend, the lake levels look set to rise even more in the future.
For decades, scientists believed that only male birds sang. Then women entered the field and showed what their predecessors had missed.
Black turbine blades seem to reduce bird collisions, but it’s important to know why.
The Superb Lyrebird is famous for its song and dance, but what is less known is their extraordinary role as world-class ecosystem engineers.
The moment a chick hatches from its egg, maggots burrow into its skin to drink its blood, usually killing it. But scientists have found a way to stop the blood-sucking parasites.
Birdwatchers have long known that to conserve nature, we need not only the intellectual expertise of science but also an emotional affinity with the living things around us.
Framing cats as responsible for declines in biodiversity is based on faulty scientific logic and fails to account for the real culprit – human activity.
Human genes are one of the main reasons we can’t grow wings. And even if humans did have wings, they wouldn’t necessarily allow us to fly.
One bird we tagged flew for 172km without a single flap.
Scientists and bureaucrats moved logistical mountains to rescue the eastern bristlebird from bushfires this year. As climate change worsens, wildlife evacuations will become more common.
The steep decline in biodiversity is worrying, especially as wild species are important for pollination and pest control.
My research into Britain’s birds found 77% of species varied in abundance around roads.
Noise pollution can cause long-term stress and harm to wildlife.
The mosque is where men and women and children go to pray. But, according to art historian Christiane Gruber, some make room for other, non-human creatures too.
A decade of no grazing has demonstrated positive effects on the richness of bird species.
From choosing a compatible personality to sharing childcare equally, many Australian birds have mastered the art of successful relationships.
Garden bird feeders and water baths could be hotspots for infectious disease transmission.
Researchers have discovered an alarming new threat to one of the most incredible wildlife migrations on Earth.
Storks – those harbingers of new life – are breeding in Britain again.
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Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
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