by avianbird | Feb 21, 2022 | Behavior, Senses
Many birds make long migrations and often come back to the same area many months later. I am frequently asked how birds manage to find their way around the world, so in this article, I wanted to outline some of the ways that birds navigate. Birds have an internal...
by avianbird | Feb 8, 2022 | Senses
Birds are warm-blooded and can regulate their temperature, but they need to keep warm and avoid hypothermia to survive harsh winters. They have many different ways of doing this, and in this article, we look at some of the ways that they keep warm. Birds use the sun...
by avianbird | Feb 8, 2022 | Senses
Birds are warm-blooded animals and can regulate their body temperature. Birds have several methods to warm themselves up when cold or cool down when too hot. In this article, we look at some of the ways that birds keep from getting too hot or cold. Birds can regulate...
by avianbird | Jan 6, 2022 | Senses
The sense of hearing in birds is different from humans and other animal species in various ways. Birds do not have external ears so I am often asked whether they have good hearing. Although all birds have well-developed hearing, some birds such as pigeons and owls can...
by avianbird | Jan 4, 2022 | Senses
Although much is known about the noses and olfactory systems of animals, few researchers and scientists in ornithology discuss birds’ sense of smell. You may have asked yourself what kinds of birds they can smell, or even if they can smell humans. Despite the...
by avianbird | Dec 16, 2021 | Senses
To fly high in the sky, a bird must have impeccable eyesight. Vision is the most important sense for birds as they need to spot good landing places, even in dense woodland or thick hedgerows. Most species of birds can usually see 2-3 times better than humans. Birds of...
