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Title: Feathers and Swallows Post by: nwfloridafalconfan on 04-Oct-09, 12:42:45 AM A couple of interesting bird items on the radio this morning:
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=7 (http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=7) http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=8 (http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=8) nwfloridafalconfan Title: Re: Feathers and Swallows Post by: Donna on 04-Oct-09, 12:47:26 AM A couple of interesting bird items on the radio this morning: http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=7 (http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=7) http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=8 (http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=8) nwfloridafalconfan Very interesting.........thanks for posting. Title: Re: Feathers and Swallows Post by: Donna on 04-Oct-09, 12:49:04 AM A couple of interesting bird items on the radio this morning: http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=7 (http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=7) http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=8 (http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00040&segmentID=8) nwfloridafalconfan By roosting here together, the birds gain some protection. Proctor says it's basically a numbers game. The more birds in the roost, the less likely it is that you'll be the one that gets picked off by a Cooper's hawk or peregrine falcon. Well said. Title: Re: Feathers and Swallows Post by: Tokira on 04-Oct-09, 10:57:00 AM [/quote] By roosting here together, the birds gain some protection. Proctor says it's basically a numbers game. The more birds in the roost, the less likely it is that you'll be the one that gets picked off by a Cooper's hawk or peregrine falcon. [/quote] Interesting article recently in the NY Times recently about just that: http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/where-tasty-morsels-fear-to-tread/ (http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/where-tasty-morsels-fear-to-tread/) Carol WV |