Feathers and Swallows

[nwfloridafalconfan]

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=8

nwfloridafalconfan

[Donna]

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=8

nwfloridafalconfan

Very interesting.........thanks for posting.

[Donna]

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=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.

[Tokira]

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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.

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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/

Carol
WV