Essays on Birds

The reason for the research into Barn Owl pellets is because we did not know much about them, and we wanted to learn more. The amount of research already out there was pretty good, but there could be more. One piece of information I could...

Evolution clearly shows how organisms develop and change as time moves forward. The theory of evolution presents the fact that all organisms are different in all kinds of ways, and that those who descend from another organism have slight variations. Natural selection is what builds...

The Vasa parrot shares nearly a similar body size of African Grays, with the previous having longer legs and neck. Be that as it may, these physical characteristics change significantly amid the fall season, wherein these species turn out to be relatively unrecognizable. Most fledgling...

This poem dramatizes the conflict between knowing there is a god and being one with God. In Farid Ud-Din Attar’s poem The Conference of the Birds, the birds are seeking a king and feel as if their nation needs some form of leadership. To find...

Whether you’re a birdwatcher or not, you don’t have to go far to find American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), arguably the most familiar bird species in North America. Although these big, glossy black birds are common in fields and woods, they also thrive near human-altered habitats...

A good pair of bird watching binoculars is definitely a must if you are into bird watching. This is because this will help you view and observe birds better. For beginners, a good pair of binoculars is really one of the basic tools they need...

Simple events in our lives are often overlooked by our rushed and demanding lives. John James Audubon’s Ornithological Biographies and Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek show what happens when one stops to smell the roses, or rather, watch the birds. Although describing similar events,...

Bird watching as a hobby has long been contested by the birders, saying that the two are not in any way the same. While birdwatchers do such as part of an activity during recreation, birders are into it with intense dedication. The Birders May it...

Bird watching is a popular hobby in the US with already more than 50 million members and this figure is expected to grow. Of course, you have to get close to them in order to see it which is why the hobbyist needs to have...

The northern spotted owl exists in three species and resides in forests that are old and grown. It basically a nocturnal hunter and its due to its diet that it is endangered from the ever reducing habitat. The spotted owl is under the protection provided...

The development of shell-less culture methods for bird embryos with high hatchability would be useful for the efficient generation of transgenic chickens, embryo manipulations, tissue engineering, and basic studies in regenerative medicine. The studies of culture methods for bird embryos include the whole embryo culture...

The Birds of Romance By definition, freedom is the absence of subjection to foreign domination. Some of the most liberated beings in the world are found in nature. In nature, plants and animals are not suppressed by the constraints of man. These human boundaries include...

Hollow bones, modification of forelimbs, high temperature, presence of air sacs, presence of enormously powerful muscles, modification of jaws into beaks, modification of digestive system, stream lined body, absence of urinary bladder and absence of right ovary makes the body light and adapted for aerial...