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elleng

(130,974 posts) Sun Apr 8, 2018, 12:39 PM Apr 2018

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Birds Can See Earth's Magnetic Fields, And We Finally Know How That's Possible.

'The mystery behind how birds navigate might finally be solved: it's not the iron in their beaks providing a magnetic compass, but a newly discovered protein in their eyes that lets them "see" Earth's magnetic fields.'>>>

https://www.sciencealert.com/birds-see-magnetic-fields-cryptochrome-cry4-photoreceptor

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Birds Can See Earth's Magnetic Fields, And We Finally Know How That's Possible. (Original Post) elleng Apr 2018 OP

so they can see magnetic fields and fly 0rganism Apr 2018 #1

They can read our minds! Dennis Donovan Apr 2018 #2

Whoops! Baitball Blogger Apr 2018 #5

Super Vision marylandblue Apr 2018 #3

Incredible social intelligence in crow family... Anon-C Apr 2018 #4

I always thought it was because they were tetrachromatic. athenasatanjesus Apr 2018 #6

I wonder what happens... mbusby Apr 2018 #7

So freaking cool! nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #8

MOM Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #9

0rganism

(23,957 posts)

1. so they can see magnetic fields and fly

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 12:51 PM

Apr 2018

any other Birdly Superpowers we should know about?

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

2. They can read our minds!

Reply to 0rganism (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 12:56 PM

Apr 2018

...so chicken and turkey are out as far as dinner is concerned.

...on edit; because I JUST washed my car!

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

5. Whoops!

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 01:13 PM

Apr 2018

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

3. Super Vision

Reply to 0rganism (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 01:01 PM

Apr 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_eye

Amazing creatures.

Anon-C

(3,430 posts)

4. Incredible social intelligence in crow family...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 01:13 PM

Apr 2018

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/crows-show-off-social-skills/

athenasatanjesus

(859 posts)

6. I always thought it was because they were tetrachromatic.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 01:47 PM

Apr 2018

mbusby

(823 posts)

7. I wonder what happens...

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 02:48 PM

Apr 2018

...when the magnetic poles swap positions, which has happened several times in the past and appears to be eminent again.

tblue37

(65,407 posts)

8. So freaking cool! nt

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2018, 03:38 PM

Apr 2018

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

9. MOM

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2018, 10:34 PM

May 2018

Got her Indigo Buntings and Grosbeaks this week. The Juncos went back North.

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