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This article from Digital Photographer explores the technique of interlacing frames to capture the movement of birds in flight. The author explains that while video has become dominant in content creation, still images can capture certain aspects of a scene more concisely. By stitching together multiple frames into a single composition, photographers can capture the fluidity and intricate patterns of avian movement in a way that static images or video clips cannot. The article provides shooting tips, editing steps, and creative advice for photographers looking to master this technique. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Digital Photographer offers practical skills and expert techniques for capturing birds in flight. It emphasizes the importance of understanding bird behavior and familiarizing oneself with the species of interest. The article also highlights popular bird photography locations in the UK and provides tips on optimizing bird photography shoots. Insights from wildlife photographers Martin Goff and Abi Fox are featured, sharing their preferred equipment and techniques for capturing stunning bird photographs. The document provides tips and advice for capturing high-quality photographs of birds in flight, including understanding bird behavior, using the right equipment, and mastering camera settings. It also includes insights from experienced wildlife photographers and suggests creative approaches to bird photography. The article emphasizes the need to respect wildlife and maintain a safe distance from birds to avoid disrupting their natural habitats. [Extracted from the article]

Salome Katamadze, a Georgian-born landscape architect and researcher, shares her experience of an artistic residency at the Domaine de Boisbuchet in France. She explores the concept of the landscape as a cultural and visual artifact, focusing on the borderlands between Georgia and the Russian Federation. Through her observations and research, she delves into the connections between the land and the sky, particularly through the movements and migrations of birds. She creates a prototype structure called Daedalus, which serves as a platform for both humans and birds to observe and interact with the landscape. [Extracted from the article]

This article explores the presence of wildlife in New York City, highlighting various species that can be found in different areas of the city. It discusses the diverse marine life in New York Harbor, including lobsters, crabs, and oysters, and the efforts to restore the oyster population to improve water quality. The article also mentions the wildlife in Central Park, such as squirrels, turtles, and migrating birds, as well as the presence of beavers and other animals in the Bronx. It further discusses peregrine falcons nesting on bridges, parakeets in Brooklyn, horseshoe crabs on Staten Island, and various species of birds and marine life near Kennedy Airport and Jamaica Bay. The article concludes by emphasizing that despite the urban environment, New York City still has a wild side. [Extracted from the article]

This document explores the genre of abstract photography, which allows photographers to express their creativity by moving away from traditional realistic images. It discusses the history of abstract photography, which emerged in the 1920s as photographers began experimenting with new techniques and perspectives. The document provides various techniques for creating abstract images, such as using lens filters, creating a pinhole camera, interlacing frames, shooting through frosted glass, and incorporating specialized filters. It also includes advice from artists and photographers on creating abstract art and improving post-processing skills. [Extracted from the article]

More than 1 billion birds in the US die from colliding with buildings every year, a significant increase from previous estimates. The main causes of these collisions are the disorienting light from buildings at night and confusing reflections from glass during the day. Contrary to earlier studies, which only counted dead birds on the ground, this analysis also includes birds that survived collisions but later died during rehabilitation care. The study emphasizes the global threat of building collisions and suggests that bird-proofing windows by turning off lights at night or adding glass decals can help save birds from fatal crashes. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Lake Country Journal discusses backyard birding in Minnesota. The author explains that Minnesota offers diverse bird habitats, including lakes, forests, and grasslands, making it a great place for birdwatching. The article provides tips for making your yard more bird-friendly, such as adding prairie grasses, fruit trees, and feeders. It also suggests using smartphone apps and other technology to identify and learn more about the birds in your yard. The article concludes by mentioning resources for birders, including birding guides and online reporting platforms. [Extracted from the article]

This article explores the topic of animal migrations, focusing on various species and their reasons for undertaking long journeys across the globe. It explains that migrations occur due to factors such as food availability, climate, and reproduction. The article highlights specific examples of animal migrations, including those of birds, whales, sea turtles, fruit bats, zooplankton, dragonflies, crabs, and caribou. It also discusses different bird flyways around the world. The article provides interesting facts about these migrations, such as the distance covered and the challenges faced by the animals. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the recent inclusion of five migratory bird sanctuaries along the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf in China on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These sanctuaries provide vital habitats for birds migrating along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. The article highlights the importance of habitat protection in conserving migratory birds and discusses efforts made by nature reserves and government agencies in China to improve the environment and increase bird populations. It also mentions the use of technology and public participation in bird monitoring and protection. China aims to protect 90% of important habitats along bird migration routes by 2030. [Extracted from the article]

Wiley guides the boat alongside the whale, while team member Mike Thompson, a researcher at Stellwagen, extends a 40-foot-long pole toward the whale. Great Shearwaters spend most of their lives at sea, sailing over white-capped waves on long, stiff wings or feeding in groups on small fish, often with other seabirds and whales such as humpbacks. The instruments observe the mechanics of whale feeding, as well as "see" other humpbacks in the same area as the tagged whale. "Shearwaters are named for their gliding flight, which scales these slim-winged seabirds just above the wave tops", writes Nathalie Ward in Stellwagen Bank: A Guide to the Whales, Sea Birds, and Marine Life of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses human response to ‘invasive' species in rapidly warming parts of the world with reference to the arrival of the golden jackal in northern Europe. Gretta Pecl, professor of marine socioecology at the University of Tasmania, states that these species are not changing the conditions that they like but they are shifting in comfortable environment.

L. Freycinet, In a Series of Letters to a Friend (1819), or Word for Word The primitive language of the Marianne islands is monotonous, difficult. * Here and following: these excerpts are taken from Narrative of a Voyage Round the World by Jacques Arago, a memoir recalling the author's travels across the Pacific with Captain Louis de Freycinet in the early 1800s. FEATURES I took to the English language as a duck takes to water. Axiom Lately, I have been confusing the CHamoru word for flight, malagu, with the word for flee, falagu. [Extracted from the article]

The article explores the phenomenon of bird migration, focusing on songbirds. It highlights how songbirds travel long distances during the fall and spring seasons to find food and raise their young. It mentions the migration process is described, with some birds migrating during the day while others fly at night.

The article discusses the benefits of spending time outdoors with animals during the summer. It provides suggestions for activities with different types of pets, such as playing fetch with dogs, using adventure harnesses and leashes for cats, and taking small pets like rabbits and ferrets outside in covered pens. The article also encourages readers to become birders by observing and documenting wild birds, as well as to appreciate the beauty of fireflies in the dark. It concludes with a reminder to provide water and shade for pets during hot weather and to be mindful of light pollution's impact on bird migration. [Extracted from the article]

Raghuvamsh Chavali, a wildlife photographer, explains the technique of interlacing frames to create abstract images and convey the natural movement of animals. By blending together multiple images of birds in flight, Chavali showcases their flight patterns in both natural and urban settings. He provides tips on capturing the desired scene effectively, such as using higher frame rates for fast actions and slower rates for regular flight patterns. Chavali also offers composition and post-processing advice, encouraging photographers to experiment and add their personal touch to their images. [Extracted from the article]

Migratory birds are implicated in dispersing haemosporidian parasites over great geographic distances. However, their role in sharing these vector-transmitted blood parasites with resident avian host species along their migration flyway is not well understood. We studied avian haemosporidian parasites in 10 localities where Chilean Elaenia, a long-distance Neotropical austral migrant species, spends part of its annual cycle to determine local parasite transmission among resident sympatric host species in the elaenia's distributional range across South America. We sampled 371 Chilean Elaenias and 1,818 birds representing 243 additional sympatric species from Brazilian wintering grounds to Argentinian breeding grounds. The 23 haemosporidian lineages found in Chilean Elaenias exhibited considerable variation in distribution, specialization, and turnover across the 10 avian communities in South America. Parasite lineage dissimilarity increased with geographic distance, and infection probability by Parahaemoproteus decreased in localities harbouring a more diverse haemosporidian fauna. Furthermore, blood smears from migrating Chilean Elaenias and local resident avian host species did not contain infective stages of Leucocytozoon , suggesting that transmission did not take place in the Brazilian stopover site. Our analyses confirm that this Neotropical austral migrant connects avian host communities and transports haemosporidian parasites along its distributional range in South America. However, the lack of transmissive stages at stopover site and the infrequent parasite lineage sharing between migratory host populations and residents at breeding and wintering grounds suggest that Chilean Elaenias do not play a significant role in dispersing haemosporidian parasites, nor do they influence local transmission across South America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the petition filed by bird and wildlife conservation organizations from different states to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish a permitting process under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act requiring commercial buildings to protect birds from deadly window collisions. Bird-friendly alternatives to traditional glass include angled, ultraviolet patterned and opaque glasses. Also noted are the ordinances in California mandating bird-friendly construction designs.

FEATURES THE SUDDEN DEATH OF 700 WATERFOWL in an oil sands area of Alberta in 2010 made Colleen Cassady St. Clair very suspicious about lights. Astrophotography, birding and light pollution As both a birder and an astrophotographer, light pollution is an important issue to me. [Extracted from the article]

Water and art have always been a part of Pippin Frisbie-Calder's life, thanks to her father, who is a seafarer and writer, and her mother, who is a printmaker. Cypress, for instance, is an ode to the "majestic old and living cypress and hardwoods that have survived a century of human exploitation." Contemporary Heroes references Operation Migration, a successful effort to train endangered whooping crane chicks to follow their historic migration flyway, guided by an ultralight aircraft manned by a pilot dressed in a full crane costume. [Extracted from the article]

The first human case of avian influenza (bird flu) in Australia has been reported in Victoria. The infected individual is a two-year-old girl who acquired the H5N1 strain of the virus in India and became ill upon returning home to Australia. Contact tracing has revealed no additional cases, and the risk to others is very low. The article also discusses a bird flu outbreak at an Australian egg farm in Meredith, Victoria, caused by the H7N3 strain of the virus. While H5N1 has not been detected in birds in Australia, there is concern about the potential for the virus to enter the country through new bird migration routes. Vigilance and timely surveillance are crucial in addressing the global concern of avian influenza. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the discussion on Black Beauty Ranch's visitor center, dedicated garden volunteers provide sanctuary for birds, butterflies and bees. Topics include trained apple trees to grow against a fence—creating visual structure and providing animal snacks; and garden bed plan using the exact same plants found in the sanctuary garden, including hybrids and cultivated varieties.

The article focuses on the migrations and seasonal ranges of ungulates in the western United States. Topics include the importance of ungulates in maintaining predator-prey dynamics and economic benefits; the threats they face due to human expansion; and the efforts made by wildlife management agencies to protect their migration corridors. Additionally, the article highlights the establishment of the Corridor Mapping Team (CMT) .

The article shares author's views on his experience for traveling to Loita, a part of the greater Serengeti ecosystem that appear on the standard itinerary, a hidden Serengeti, that drive southwest from Nairobi and overlooks the world-famous Masai Mara National Reserve. Topics include green fortress to a place known in the Maa language as Entim e Naimina Enkiyio, or the Forest of the Lost Child; and international media organizations busily broadcasting the continent's stories.

FEATURES ANNULAR ECLIPSES ARE A SIGHT TO BEHOLD, the Moon inching in front of the Sun until all that's left of our star is a glowing ring. As an avid eclipse scientist who was forced to sit out last year's solar eclipses, I was eager to see whatever bit of June's annular eclipse that I could. Jay M. Pasachoff, Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy and director of the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College, has seen 73 solar eclipses. [Extracted from the article]

Like the Canadian researchers, they found both varieties in BirdNET submissions, but the BirdNET data did not show the doublet totally displacing the triplet variety. Two things set BirdNET apart from other birdsong apps, however. PHOTO (COLOR): A relatively new smartphone app called BirdNET uses neural networks, or artificial intelligence, to recongnize the songs and calls of birds, such as Yellow Warbler (right), Dickcissel (below right), and Horned Lark (below left). Birding Disruptor The app I've just tested is called BirdNET, and its purpose is simple: to use the vocalizations of birds to identify them. [Extracted from the article]

"Nanotags" being fitted on birds at a nature preserve outside Philadelphia are revolutionising tracking, finds Corryn Wetzel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Community connection POLLINATOR GARDENS NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS The Pineywoods of East Texas - a sprawling thicket of pine, hardwood and brush - is part of a vital migration flyway for the monarch butterfly. By designing and planting a series of pollinator-friendly gardens beginning in 2019, Nacogdoches became a champion of monarchs and other pollinators, sending a message of hope for many migrating species. Nacogdoches recently went a step further, joining more than 600 cities nationwide in taking the National Wildlife Federation's Mayors' Monarch Pledge. [Extracted from the article]

The U.S. Marshals decided Joe had to be moved, but it needed to be a place that was isolated, defend-able, and safe for Joe. During Barboza's stint on Thacher Island, U.S. Marshals and FBI agents noted Barboza was as mean as described in the newsreels. Joe "The Animal" Barboza was a contract killer and foot soldier for the New England Mob, and he was good at his job. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses exploring Malaysia's Taman Negara National Park in 1994, has encountered a short man with thick, curly hair and skin darker than that of the region's Malaysians and Filipinos. Topics include the ensuing rise of social networking platforms, has became clear that reaching a wider audience required social media; and the Indigenous Batek population descended from first-wave African migrants to Southeast Asia.

Renewable energy plays a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, the expansion of wind farms has raised concerns about risks for bird collisions. We tested different methods used to understand whether birds' flight occurs over wind turbines and found kernel density estimators outperform other methods. Previous studies using kernel utilization distribution (KUD) have considered only the 2 horizontal dimensions (2D). However, if altitude is ignored, an unrealistic depiction of the situation may result because birds move in 3 dimensions (3D). We quantified the 3D space use of the Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in El Estrecho natural park in Tarifa (southern Spain, on the northern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar) during 2012–2013, and, for the first time, their risk of collision with wind turbines in an area in the south of Spain. The 2D KUD showed a substantial overlap of the birds' flight paths with the wind turbines in the study area, whereas the 3D kernel estimate did not show such overlap. Our aim was to develop a new approach using 3D kernel estimation to understand the space use of soaring birds; these are killed by collision with wind turbines more often than any other bird types in southern Spain. We determined the probability of bird collision with an obstacle within its range. Other potential application areas include airfields, plane flight paths, and tall buildings. © 2020 The Authors. Wildlife Society Bulletin published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of The Wildlife Society. Our aim was to develop a new approach using 3D kernel estimation to understand the space use of soaring birds; these are killed by collision with wind turbines more often than any other bird types in southern Spain. Our results showed the advantage of 3D KUD for modeling 3D space use by birds and, in particular, the comparative risk of a bird colliding with a turbine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adam Shoalts, PhD, has been called "one of the greatest explorers in Canada's history" (Canadian Geographic, CBC). But then we go beyond just tree identification, to figuring out more about the character of each tree. Then, suddenly, those generic trees around the schoolyard aren't just "trees" anymore - they're red oaks, white pines, and sugar maples. Birds, like trees, are almost always around - even in urban settings - and since many are migratory, they connect us immediately to faraway places, from the warblers that spend their winters in the Amazon to the snow geese that in summer migrate to the Arctic. [Extracted from the article]

Both before and after the Civil War, the shipping company run by King, Kenedy and Stillman held a virtual monopoly on cotton transport from Gulf ports in Louisiana to Matamoros at the mouth of the Rio Grande, so by the time King first considered getting into cattle ranching, he was already fairly well off. Much more comfortable on the deck of a ship than on the back of a horse, King learned ranching entirely from other men, beginning with "Legs" Lewis who, like many other Anglo men who worked with and for King, had been a Texas Ranger. Kleberg' two-volume history of the ranch: "To all these men, King' men for short, truly King' men; this book is dedicated in recognition of what this ranch owes them". Alice and Robert, teamed with Henrietta after Captain King's death, are responsible for creating policies and innovations that guaranteed the longterm success of the ranch. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Flaviviridae; Flavivirus; Health and Medicine; Japanese Encephalitis Viruses; Mosquito-Borne Diseases; RNA Viruses; Vertebrate Viruses; Viral; Virology; West Nile Fever; West Nile Virus EN Flaviviridae Flavivirus Health and Medicine Japanese Encephalitis Viruses Mosquito-Borne Diseases RNA Viruses Vertebrate Viruses Viral Virology West Nile Fever West Nile Virus 1678 1678 1 10/30/23 20231103 NES 231103 2023 NOV 3 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Zika & Mosquito Week -- Investigators publish new report on West Nile fever. Flaviviridae, Flavivirus, Health and Medicine, Japanese Encephalitis Viruses, Mosquito-Borne Diseases, RNA Viruses, Vertebrate Viruses, Viral, Virology, West Nile Fever, West Nile Virus. [Extracted from the article]

According to statistics from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA) in April 2020, China counted 1,445 bird species, accounting for one sixth of the world's total and making it the country with the most bird species in the world. "The Beijing swift is an insectivorous bird that is sensitive to changes in the environment", Zhao Xinru, an ornithology expert from Beijing Normal University and chief director of the project, told The Beijing News. FEATURES During the Beijing summer, people used to see and hear flocks of Beijing swifts circling around the city's historical places such as the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how seabirds anticipate typhoons to help migrations. Topics include The study offers few clues about how terns might do this, but other research suggests some migrating birds detect infrasonic weather signals or observe changing clouds; and Robert Gill, an emeritus research wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, who was not involved in the work, said that although the study's sample size is small, it adds to scientists' overall understanding of migration.

The article discusses Barcelona photographer Xavi Bou developed a love for birds as a child.

The article discusses the migration of bar-tailed godwit birds from Alaska to New Zeland. Topics mentioned include the disruption brought by climate change and human activity, the implanting of satellite transmitters to the birds by wildlife biologists Lee Tibbitts and Bob Gill of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to track their migration routes, and the nonstop flying of the birds from Alaska to New Zealand.

The article discusses migration of thousands Sandpipers in the Fraser Delta including aerial liquidity, mumurations of birds and harrier hawk.

The article focuses on Red-billed Firefinch and illustrated in the local bird books moving any distance in East Africa and mechanism preventing the rendalli gene from being swamped into ruberrima. Topics discussed include migrant species of birds fraught with danger and chance to find some food replenishment, wood of waving palms and a small area of open water and small yellow bird who spends its warm months.

The article focuses on the proclamation of Illinois Bird Day, highlighting the significance of birds to the residents of Illinois and their role in preserving the natural ecosystem. Topics discussed include the state's reputation as a major migratory pathway, the thriving community of bird watchers and ornithologists, and the recognition of the Northern Cardinal as the State Bird.

ABSTRACT Bird strikes are a major safety and financial concern for modern aviation. Audible stimuli are common bird dispersal techniques, but their effectiveness is limited by the saliency and relevance of the stimulus. Furthermore, high ambient sound levels present at airfields might require that effective audible stimuli rely more on total volume (i.e., exceeding physiological tolerances) than ecological relevance. Acoustic hailing devices (AHD) are capable of sound output with a narrow beam width and at volumes high enough to cause physical discomfort at long distances. We tested the effectiveness of an AHD as a dispersal tool on free-ranging birds recognized as hazardous to aviation safety at the Savannah River Site and Phinizy Swamp Nature Park in South Carolina and Georgia, USA, respectively, between October 2013 and March 2015. Our study design included experimental trials with timed-interval counts of birds directly before and after AHD treatment. For most species, counts of birds associated with treatment periods (use of AHD) and control periods (no use of AHD) occurred on different days. Sound treatments yielded variable success at dispersing birds. Specifically, AHD treatment was effective for dispersing vultures ( Coragyps atratus and Cathartes aura) and gulls (Laridae), but ineffective for dispersing blackbirds (Icteridae), diving ducks ( Aythya spp., Bucephala spp., Oxyura spp.), and coots ( Fulica americana). Trials were conducted in a relatively quiet environment with birds that were unhabituated to excessive noise; thus, we cannot unequivocally recommend an AHD as a universally effective avian dispersing tool. However, future research should consider AHD testing integrated with other methods, as well as investigation of treatments that might be salient to specific target species. © 2017 The Wildlife Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses how Australia which once was a feeding point for thousands of migratory shorebirds is now witnessing decrease in the number of migratory birds that visit the place. Topics discussed include distance of migration of bar-tailed godwit from Alaska to New Zealand, decline in the populations of the eastern curlew and the curlew sandpiper, and the migration distance of Whimbrel.