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On the importance of staring directly into the sun
It's also important to poke the heart of a dead pigeon

Searching for Birds
An interactive story about the birds that capture our curiosity, told through data, visuals and illustrations

Flight of the Starlings: Watch This Eerie but Beautiful Phenomenon | Short Film Showcase
Drones and AI combine to help bring birds back from the brink
Birds are going extinct at an alarming rate across the globe, but Australian researchers say technology could help turn the tide.
Glasswing Butterflies Want To Make Something Perfectly Clear | Deep Look
Pigeons
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Hummingbird hawk moths and ivy bees: The insects growing in number as temperatures rise
Hummingbird hawk moths - often mistaken for small birds - are being spotted in the West Midlands.

Solar Power Is Getting So Cheap That It’s Almost Unbelievable
The cost of solar panels has dropped to just a few cents per watt, thanks to a massive supply of photovoltaics flooding the market.

Embracing the complexity of plant–bird interactions to understand species’ roles within ecosystems
The context-dependent fate of seeds, shaped by birds that can act as both antagonists and mutualists, reveals a hidden variability of functions and seed dispersal mechanisms, underscoring the need for stronger empirical evidence to accurately understand seed dispersal ecology.
Solar powered website
Hi!This website lives on a Raspberry Pi placed in a garden shed and it is being powered using a solar panel and batteries.
Volkswagen put 100 sheep to work under 31,000 solar panels
A Volkswagen factory in Poland is using 100 sheep to maintain its solar farm, cutting mowing while boosting biodiversity and research.

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Birds of Berkeley [Paperback] by Oliver James
Now in paperback! This charming, full-color field guide to 25 birds easily found in Berkeley proves that even the city’s avian residents are a little

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