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Category: Anti Predation

Bird Nests: Cavities

Posted on May 24, 2022June 23, 2022 by Kayla Fisk

Bird species use a variety of different structures to help protect their eggs and growing young before they fledge. Many times when you think of a bird’s nest, you think of a structure in a tree made of sticks, moss, and various other plant materials. Several species though make their nests in cavities instead, whether…

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Bird Adaptations: Ocelli

Posted on April 16, 2022September 12, 2022 by Kayla Fisk

While out hiking in a field, you spot a little american kestrel in a telephone wire. Its back is to you and you notice an interesting pattern on the back of its head, which appears to resemble eyes. These feather patterns aren’t eyes though, they are called ocelli, or false eye spots. This adaptation can…

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Distraction Display: Killdeers injured wing act

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by Kayla Fisk

While walking in a park you notice a killdeer just ahead flyup and away a few feet. It’s dragging its wing along, calling in alarm and seems to be injured, you follow it to get a better look to see what’s wrong but it keeps going farther away as you approach. After following it for…

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