Plovers are a family of shorebirds known for their long legs, straight bills, and charismatic personalities. They also have an interesting relationship quirk. While other birds are more likely to break up if they have an unsuccessful breeding attempt, plovers are more likely to divorce after successful mating. #brds #floraandfauns https://www.treehugger.com/shorebirds-divorce-after-breeding-5081675

The songs are used to help map the insects' populations; the louder the song, the more insects there are. Researchers found there was more singing — and hence, more insects — in suburban areas than in urban and rural areas. Penn State researchers said they were the first to show...See more

Annie knew what she was looking at, an extremely rare half-male, half-female creature known as a gynandromorph. The rose-breasted grosbeak exhibited male-characteristic plumage on one half of its body, and female coloration on the other. https://www.odditycentral.com/animals/researchers-find-extremely-rare-half-male-half-female-bird-specimen.html#more-71163