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A bird takes a rest on a bench – photo taken a while ago.
Name that park anyone?
Photo taken by Thomas Fitzgerald
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A very pleasing video extension of Xavi Bou’s ‘Ortnitorgraphies’ project, wherein the wheeling, swerving paths of starling murmurations are tracked by motion analysing software. Music by Kristina Dutton.
Previously: Longbirds Are Long
This tiny, 99 million year old, hummingbird-sized skull found preserved in amber is shedding new light on the period during which reptilian dinosaurs evolved into the early form of their modern day descendants – birds.
The creature had the small pupils and canonical eyes of a lizard and 23 razor sharp teeth in its upper jaw, suggesting that it ate insects.
MORE: Tiny New Bird Dinosaur Found In Amber (The History Blog)
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A frenetic short by Dutch animation studio keplerfilm. To wit:
When a little bird suddenly drops dead in its cage, all eyes are on the cat. Desperately he tries to make everything right again, but actually makes everything worse in the process.