Bird Migration

Birds migrate in the skies of northern Israel. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The complex language of birds

Studies from Israel and abroad have found that birds do not chirp only for courtship purposes, and that they have a complex language that affects their choice of who to communicate with and how - even during migration
The success of the model can improve the study of bird migration. Pelicans, photo: Reot Alon

If birds were visible to the planes

A new Israeli study presents a solution to the many accidents between aircraft and winged creatures, and for the first time succeeds in identifying with the help of radar flocks of large birds, which until now were considered "invisible"
Storks were studied in a study that examined the survival of young birds to survive their first migration. The Hasids that were investigated with the transmitters about them. Photo: Michael Katz, Hebrew University

The behavior and activity of birds in the first stages of life is significant for predicting their chances of survival in migration

The international research was carried out on young white storks (Ciconia ciconia). Prof. Ran Natan, one of the leaders of the study, on one of the important findings discovered in the study: "Previous studies suggested that individuals with a proactive nature - active, bold
Onon, before going on a journey. Photo: The Mongolia Cuckoo Project

Cuckoo without borders

A particularly energetic cuckoo crossed 26 thousand kilometers in the last year and visited 16 countries. Along the way, she became an international network star and provided more important information about the migratory patterns of the world's birds
European rocky. From Wikipedia

Champion

A royal Danae. From Wikipedia

Is migration "contagious"?

arctic gull

Methuselah of the Seagulls

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Light and birds