Tag: darwin

Trips

Week 15: The Darwin area has some great birds, and Crocodiles!

May 16, 2018 by Tom Brown 2 Comments

We are now at the tail end of our time in Australia, but I feel like we are ending it with a bang. 8...

Birding

Do birds avoid predators because of culture?

December 15, 2015 by Greg 2 Comments

Tradeoffs in behavior, and plasticity We assume natural selection has shaped birds to avoid predators. Noticing predators, reacting to them perhaps with an alarm...

Birding

Why Birders Dig Darwin

February 12, 2013 by Mike 9 Comments

February 12 is Darwin Day, the birthday of the brilliant author of On The Origin of Species. This year marks the 200th anniversary of...

Birds

“A Little Bird Told Me” … Happy Birthday Charles Darwin

February 16, 2012 by Greg 6 Comments

If you know only a little bit about Charles Darwin, you know that he figured out Evolution via his study of the finches (and...

Reviews

Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent

June 23, 2006 by Mike 2 Comments

From the outside looking in, birding and science seem to be two very different pursuits. Even enthusiasts themselves sometimes fail to relate the patient,...

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