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Tagged With: birds

Myth of the ‘pied piper’ butterfly

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Rebecca Nesbit

Dr Rebecca Nesbit MRSB offers some background to the free Biology Week event ‘Insect and bird migration: revealing the mysteries of flight’. It’s that time of year again – the swallows are collecting on the telegraph wires ready to escape the cold that’s coming our way. It’s a sad spectacle for anyone lamenting the end of … Continue reading »

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Gulls acting strangely on flying ant day?

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Rebecca Nesbit

Gulls and other birds are often seen behaving strangely during flying ant season. Rebecca Nesbit (co-ordinator of the flying ant survey) discusses whether this could have anything to do with formic acid. Following the latest article in the Telegraph on gulls getting drunk on flying ants, it seemed time to share some of my research … Continue reading »

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Vulture culture – the bald facts

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Mark Leach

Mark Leach, the Society of Biology’s membership marketing manager learns all about vultures. As is often the way of these things, (particularly when you work for the Society of Biology) a  random office conversation got us talking about vultures.  Always with an eye on my next project, Rebecca Nesbit pointed me towards the internet, with … Continue reading »

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Can gulls get drunk on ants?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Rebecca Nesbit

Rebecca Nesbit from the Society of Biology has been working on the flying ant survey On Friday I received a phone call asking ‘are seagulls in Devon acting weirdly because of flying ants?’. The answer was very likely yes – flying ant day is a special day for gulls, and for many people the excited … Continue reading »

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