Have you ever wondered why bird blood looks so different from ours under a microscope? Unlike mammals, whose red blood cells are round, flat, and have no nucleus, bird red blood cells are elliptical and nucleated. #DidYouKnow #BirdBiology #WildlifeConservation
🪶Accurately identifying the sex of birds is essential in #poultrybreeding, #gamebird production and #conservation programs. Relying only on #plumage, body size or behaviour can lead to incorrect classifications.
#avianresearch #birdbiology #genetics
A hand holds a small green-yellow bird with a small pointed bill. A heavy fog is settled around the trees.
Joined Bluesky to connect with some cool bird scientists. Determined not to doom scroll.
*Orange-crowned Warbler banded with training, state, and federal permits.
#womeninstem #birdbiology #ornithology
