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#SensoryPollution and Functional Fragmentation: Sounding the Alarm on Noise

By: Kate McFarland

July 31, 2026

" #NoisePollution also impedes vocal communication for numerous species of #birds and #frogs, sometimes causing these animals to alter their vocalizations to make themselves heard above the low-frequency rumble of #traffic even though the altered calls might be less effective in attracting mates. A study conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic found that white-crowned sparrows reverted to songs with lower notes when urban-dwelling humans were under lockdown. Evidently, the birds favored these songs when not forced to compete with traffic noise. Furthermore, traffic noise has been shown to retard vocal learning in songbirds, in addition to hindering cognitive performance in other domains."

Read more:
https://rewilding.org/sensory-pollution-and-functional-fragmentation-sounding-the-alarm-on-noise/

#TrafficNoise #Datacenters #Songbirds #ProtectNature #Birdsong #Anthropocene

Judging you from above. 🤨

Caught this puffed-up Gray Catbird looking down with pure attitude from a high snag, wind-blown feathers on full display.

#Photography #Birds #Birding #Nature #GrayCatbird #Songbirds #WildlifePhotography

Tucked in the green.

A female Red-winged Blackbird perches among the leaves, morning light tracing the crisp patterns in her streaked plumage.

#Photography #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #Nature #BirdOfTheDay #RedWingedBlackbird #WildlifePhotography #Songbirds

@listigeplaylists.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/track/3B7fVN...

#SRV
#SONGBIRDS
#SouthernRock

Sound of the marsh. 🎶

Male Red-winged Blackbird calling from the reed line, flashing those fiery red-and-yellow epaulets against the morning green.

#Photography #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #Nature #BirdOfTheDay #RedWingedBlackbird #Songbirds

https://theconversation.com/the-joy-of-song-where-songbirds-came-from-and-why-we-should-listen-to-them-290708

#Songbirds

🐦 NEW: #DNA evidence traces all 4,000 songbird species back to #Australia and the ancient supercontinent #Gondwana.

#Songbirds are among the few #animals, alongside #parrots, #hummingbirds, and #humans, that learn their #songs from parents and peers rather than instinct. Researchers say just six minutes of birdsong can improve well-being and lower heart rates.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-09-joy-song-songbirds.html

#birds #birdsong #evolution #nature #ornithology #science #birding #birdwatching #wildlife #research #sound

Peeking through the tangled branches.

​Caught this Gray Catbird perched in the thicket, that subtle slate-gray plumage and black cap sharp against the dappled woods.

​#Photography #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #Nature #GrayCatbird #Songbirds #WildlifePhotography

Female Summer Tanager
#birds #birding #biodiversity #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlife #songbirds #ornithology

Feels like a good day to celebrate the musical Songbirds past & Present. And maybe future songbirds. #FlyDay and a good day to celebrate good thing like good music...

#SongBirds
#LegendarySongBirds
#SkyTunes
#BlueSkySongs
#SongFestFriday
#GoodMusic
#Mindfulness

music.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Ir...

Songbird (Simply Eva)

Feels like a good day to celebrate the musical Songbirds past & Present. And maybe future songbirds. #FlyDay and a good day to celebrate good thing like good music...

#SongBirds
#LegendarySongBirds
#SkyTunes
#BlueSkySongs
#SongFestFriday
#GoodMusic
#Mindfulness

music.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Ir...

Songbird (Simply Eva)

My big art project for the summer is painting Cardinals on the garage doors, from my original photographs. I saw the idea on Pinterest. #art #arting #artproject #artprojects #artist #artists #paint #painter #painting #paintings #cardinal #cardinals #bird #birds #birding #birdwatcher #birdwatchers #birder #birders #songbird #songbirds #garage #archive #archives #garagarchives #birdphotography #birdphotographer #birdphoto #birdphotos #birdphotographs #summerproject #summerprojects

#BillyStrings #GildTheLily
#SongBirds #bluegrass

https://youtu.be/xBkRCd2UCLI?si=DBeqAJ8ECjK46JCD

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Feral cats likely kill far more Australian native animals than we thought: first DNA analysis. The stomach contents of roaming cats: Australian biodiversity

"Australia’s unique animal species are in sharp decline, with more than 40 mammal extinctions over the past 238 years. This atrocious mammal conservation record is the worst in the world."

"Feral, domestic and stray cats now occupy almost the entire continent and are estimated to kill more than 1.5 billion native animals each year."

"We cannot fence the whole of Australia." But pet owners could contain their free roaming cats (in the Bellingen shire). >>
https://theconversation.com/feral-cats-likely-kill-far-more-australian-native-animals-than-we-thought-first-dna-analysis-287871
#cats #pets #InvasiveSpecies #extinction #loss #biodiversity #NativeFauna #birds #songbirds #microbats #frogs #reptiles #conservation #BellingenShire

23-Jul-2026
Scientists uncover the building blocks of #passerine #birdsong

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1136800

#science #birds #songbirds

Songbirds. Prints and digital downloads are available.
https://www.zunaidkhanphotography.com/albums/245452-song-birds
#birds #songbirds #birdphotography #picfair #photoprints #printsforsale

We welcome our 2nd plenary speaker at #ABL2026! 🤩

Dr. Sue Anne Zollinger (Manchester Metropolitan University) explores how chronic anthropogenic noise affects songbird physiology and behaviour.

From sleep 💤 and song learning 🎶 to immune function 🦠 and development—this talk will reveal the far-reaching consequences of noise pollution. 🐦🔊

Register to the conference: https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

#AnimalBehaviour #NoisePollution #Songbirds #Ethology #AnimalBehavior

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐦🪺 Near the front lines in #Ukraine, common #songbirds are repurposing unspooled #fiberoptic drone cables to weave their #nests.

#Kyiv's War Museum is now preserving two of these unique specimens. Biologists plan to run #DNA testing to identify the exact bird species building with the discarded modern #warfare #technology.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/ukraine-birds-weave-nests-ofc-drone-warfare

#animals #wildlife #biology #birds #communication #drones #information #info #nature #networks #pollution #science #tech #war #museums #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐦🪺 Near the front lines in #Ukraine, common #songbirds are repurposing unspooled #fiberoptic drone cables to weave their #nests.

#Kyiv's War Museum is now preserving two of these unique specimens. Biologists plan to run #DNA testing to identify the exact bird species building with the discarded modern #warfare #technology.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/ukraine-birds-weave-nests-ofc-drone-warfare

#animals #wildlife #biology #birds #communication #drones #information #info #nature #networks #pollution #science #tech #war #museums #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐦🪺 Near the front lines in #Ukraine, common #songbirds are repurposing unspooled #fiberoptic drone cables to weave their #nests.

#Kyiv's War Museum is now preserving two of these unique specimens. Biologists plan to run #DNA testing to identify the exact bird species building with the discarded modern #warfare #technology.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/ukraine-birds-weave-nests-ofc-drone-warfare

#animals #wildlife #biology #birds #communication #drones #information #info #nature #networks #pollution #science #tech #war #museums #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🐦🪺 Near the front lines in #Ukraine, common #songbirds are repurposing unspooled #fiberoptic drone cables to weave their #nests.

#Kyiv's War Museum is now preserving two of these unique specimens. Biologists plan to run #DNA testing to identify the exact bird species building with the discarded modern #warfare #technology.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/ukraine-birds-weave-nests-ofc-drone-warfare

#animals #wildlife #biology #birds #communication #drones #information #info #nature #networks #pollution #science #tech #war #museums #tksst #video

White-spotted Blue-throated Flycatchers are native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They can be found from the foothills of the Himalayas, extending from northeastern Pakistan, through Nepal, Bhutan, and into northeastern India, Myanmar, and southern China.

With its bright throat, these beautiful little birds possess one of the richest song repertoires in nature. During their lifetime they learn the songs of other birds, and then compose their own variations from them.

#Birds #Nature #SongBirds #Animals

Songbirds Collection. Prints and digital downloads are available.

https://www.zunaidkhanphotography.com/albums/245452-song-birds
#birds #songbirds #naturephotography #birdphotography #photoprints #prints #picfair