Birds that Hibernate in Lakes?!

Опубликовано 16 декабря 2013, 21:34

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Herein we explain that birds do not hibernate in lakes, do not migrate to the moon, but DO go on very unique journeys, which we humans have learned about in a variety of ingenious manners.

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References

Preuss, N.O. 2001. Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen: aspects of his life and of the history of bird ringing . Ardea 89(special issue) : 1-6 .
ardea.nou.nu/ardea_show_articl...

First banded bird recovery in Africa:
jncc.defra.gov.uk/PDF/pub07_wa...

Discoveries with satellite telemetry:
--bar-tailed Godwits fly non-stop over the Pacific, from Alaska to New Zealand, a 7000 mile journey at an average speed of over 35 miles per hour, in about 8 days
[nature.com/scitable/knowledge/...

Eagle migration tracking:
raptors-international.org/book...

Arctic tern, longest migration:
news.nationalgeographic.com/ne...
pnas.org/content/107/5/2078.fu...

Ancient Migration theory:
uh.edu/engines/epi2228.htm
npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/...

Bar-tailed godwits:
nature.com/scitable/knowledge/...

Bird Migration: A General Survey By Peter Berthold
books.google.com/books?hl=en&a...

Bald Eagle tracking: raptors-international.org/book...
citation to original paper: pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/5...


Images
Bar-tailed Godwit
Photo by: Andreas Trepte www.photo-natur.de
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bar...

Birds Hibernating
blogs.northampton.ac.uk/mikere...

Artic Tern
Photo by: Malene Thyssen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hav...

Geolocator
Photo by: Lyndon Kearsley & Theo Geuens
migratetech.co.uk/geolocators_...

Raisin
Photo by: Cary Bass
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia...