predation Archives - British Ornithologists' Union

Disturbance increases nest predation

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2023-11-26T14:15:19+00:0030 Nov 2023|antipredator behaviour, bird-human interactions, Disturbance, fledgling survival, nest predation, predation|

Stray dogs have a larger effect than humans.

Studying raptor diet using iEcology

By Connor Panter|2023-06-05T11:14:34+00:0025 May 2023|citizen science, diet, diet composition, early-career researcher, ECR, garden birds, predation, raptors, social media, volunteers|

Using iEcology to explore intersexual, seasonal changes in raptor diet

Blue Manakins nest near “nest-like” structures

By Paulo Zima|2022-10-25T13:37:11+00:0017 Oct 2022|adaptation, avian biology, behaviour, Breeding, camouflage, early-career researcher, ecology, ECR, endemic, evolution, forest birds, IBIS, Neotropics, nest predation, nesting material, nesting success, passerines, predation, predator-prey interactions, reproduction, tropical birds|

Could it be an anti-predatory strategy?

A migratory food web

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-08-25T08:04:36+00:0025 Aug 2022|annual cycle, bird movements, Conservation, diet composition, DNA sequencing, Migration, predation, raptors|

Merlins feed on migratory songbirds to fuel their long-distance migration.

Snowy days and Tawny Owls

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2022-05-18T09:43:15+00:0019 May 2022|adult survival, bird vision, camouflage, colour-polymorphism, nocturnal birds, physiology, plumage, predation, raptors, winter|

Are grey colour morphs better protected against predation?

Forest fires influence the diet of Spotted Owls in California

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-06-11T11:28:38+00:0020 May 2021|birds of prey, forest birds, predation|

These owls consume more flying squirrels after extensive and frequent wildfires.

Does your neighbourhood make you stressed?

By Diane Colombelli-Negrel|2021-04-23T08:58:09+00:0026 Apr 2021|bird-human interactions, colonial birds, Disturbance, physiology, predation, Seabirds, sound|

Little Penguins living in different environments differ in their response to stressors

Nesting strategies in Iceland

By Jente Ottenburghs (he/him)|2021-01-27T20:44:25+00:0028 Jan 2021|breeding success, nesting success, predation|

Should shorebirds conceal their nest in the vegetation or not?

Exploring raptor diets using social media

By Connor Panter|2021-01-18T13:33:37+00:0021 Jan 2021|birds of prey, diet, Facebook, image processing, predation, raptors, sexual dimorphism, social media|

Web-sourced images provide insights into sex- and age-differences in the diet of an avian predator

A predation risk experiment

By Carina Nebel|2020-12-15T17:19:50+00:0014 Oct 2019|colour-polymorphism, colouration, crypsis, experiment, predation, predator-prey interaction|

What makes prey an easy snack for predators?