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Birds are building nests out of decades-old plastic trash and it’s a record of the Anthropocene
FIFA World Cup souvenir. A McDonald’s McChicken container from 1996. Decades-old plastic packaging. Look inside the nests of ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN6d
These Bird Nests Are Full of Trash, Including Some That’s 30 Years Old
Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet. Each year, these birds typically build new, bowl-shaped nests using leaves, rushes and reeds. But, while nesting in ...
Bird group appeals for help with rook nest count
A bird group is asking for help in cataloguing rook nests across a county. The Shropshire Ornithological Society said numbers ...
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Birds' nests in Amsterdam are made up of plastic from 30 years ago
Coots' nests in Amsterdam are built using discarded plastic, providing a time capsule into the material's use over the past ...
9 Nesting Materials That Are Safe to Leave Out for Birds (and 3 That Aren't)
Many people love to support their backyard birds with food and water, but they don’t always realize they can also provide ...
Michigan's bald eagles are nesting. Where you can watch the majestic birds online
Michigan is home to hundreds of bald eagles, with many staying year-round to feed on fish from the Great Lakes and other bodies of water. The large raptors — which just officially became the U.S.
Plastic Triggered a New Geological Epoch—and the Evidence May Be in Bird Nests
Researchers reconstructed the history of an unusual 30-year-old bird nest based on the expiration dates printed on plastic ...
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A warning for the Everglades: South Florida had fewer nesting wading birds in the last two years
The South Florida Water Management District reported overall nesting down although snowy egrets, South Florida's dominant ...