Why would a bird perform a particularly conspicuous display in response to a predator’s call? This strange behavior seems like a recipe for disaster, since it probably alerts the predator to the ...
Everyone has certain triggers that let them know that spring is here, or at least very close. For some it may be a blooming tree or shrub. It might be the first butterfly sighting of the year. For me, ...
Not all male partners are bad listeners. When male plain-tailed wrens sing complicated interweaving duets with females, their brains buzz with so much activity that it’s likely that they pay more ...
Who knew that birds engage in time-sharing? John Russell, who lives east of Bloomington, sent me photographic evidence. “For countless years, we have had a pair of house wrens set up their household ...
Deep in the cloud forests of Ecuador, on the slopes of an active volcano, there lives a chubby, unassuming looking bird known as the plain-tailed wren. As the name implies, it does not look ...
A new study examines whether conspicuous colours of superb fairy-wrens signal male quality. In many animals, female preference for males with the most elaborate appearance is an important factor in ...
Carolina wrens are as festive now, during the twilight of summer nesting, as they were at the dawn of spring breeding. The diminutive wren shows up in neighborhood yards, flitting around flowerpots, ...
In many animals, an individual's social environment and status can change quickly and unpredictably, suggesting an advantage for signals capable of responding to these changes. However, many signaling ...
The house wrens that chose our yard for nesting this spring furnished a bungalow. In early July, for their second nest, they pushed and pulled sticks into what has to be considered a mansion. The ...
What a cactus wren lacks in good looks and pretty songs, it makes up for in home construction. The home is both a nest and a place to live throughout the year. That’s critical for a bird living in the ...
Carolina wrens sure know how to sing a lot of different songs. At least the males do; the females only chatter. Wren chatter does not qualify as true singing, but it's still very important. A male ...
In many animals, female preference for males with the most elaborate appearance is an important factor in the evolution of bright and dramatic colours. Females are thought to prefer colourful males ...
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