For this month’s blog we’re doing something a little different: putting the focus on a phenomenon rather than a bird. It’s one that’s easily missed, occurring in the dead of night when you’re sound asleep in your warm bed. But out there, in the dark, untouched by streetlights, creatures start to stir. As the sun… Continue reading Dawn Chorus – A Guided Walkthrough
For many people in Ireland, the word "crow" is a catch-all term used to describe almost every black bird they see. This assumption is sometimes correct, since more often than not these birds do usually belong to the Corvidae family, of which the crow is a member. But this generalisation glosses over the unique traits… Continue reading Jackdaw – A case study on leucism