#migration

[hmantegazzi]

for starters, it's a terrible plan. Migration acts as a filter, and the kind of people that migrate to the US isn't precisely the most opposed to the kind of political excesses that characterise the US; if they were, they wouldn't be migrating there, wouldn't you think?

It's actually not cool or progressive to act like all the people of the global south are a reserve army of noble savages the purpose of whose existence is to come to America and save us from ourselves

[erysium]

happy autumn equinox!! 🌓 🍂

[389]

migration Doug Aitken

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Ovenbird Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 6

[probablyasocialecologist]

The submersible’s disappearance has arguably been the biggest news story of the last 24 hours. That’s understandable in some ways. For one thing, it’s a mystery: No one knows where it is or what state its passengers are in. There is, moreover, a race against time, as the sub has enough oxygen to make it until early Thursday, according to the Coast Guard—if, that is, the passengers are even still alive. There is both the possibility of an improbably happy ending or of unspeakable tragedy—another element of a compelling news story. And then there’s everything about the janky sub and its rich passengers, who have risked their lives on what is essentially a novelty expedition. Without knowing their fate, it has the feeling of something out of a Ruben Östlund film: These people are so wealthy they can take dangerous chances in a vessel the size of a Honda Odyssey, just for thrills.  Coverage of the missing submersible unintentionally illustrates something even more tragic, however. On June 14, what was likely the second-deadliest refugee and migrant shipwreck on record occurred when a boat carrying as many as 800 migrants sank off the Greek coast. Greek authorities had tracked the vessel and early signs suggest the country’s coast guard was slow to act despite numerous warning signs. This is a huge news story, one that hits at both Europe’s ongoing refugee crisis and the callousness with which many European nations treat migrants who are desperately trying to reach their shores. Yet it has received scant attention in the American media—and the missing submersible story has dwarfed what coverage there has been. 

[gooseontheloose41]

[danthefish]

Updated version of my last post

Leafie: A Hen into the Wild was added by popular request (of exactly two people)

[solarpunks]

This bird came back from extinction - now scientists in a glider are teaching it to migrate

Extinct in central Europe for 300 years, 36 northern bald ibis are following an ultralight aircraft on their long-forgotten migration route from Austria to Spain

Fritz was inspired by the 1996 film Fly Away Home in which the main character flies an ultralight plane to show orphaned geese their migratory path. The film was based on the work of “Father Goose” Bill Lishman, a naturalist who taught Canadian geese in the same way in 1988.

Breeding efforts to increase their population over the past two decades have been successful, but without guidance from wild ancestors, the birds – known for their bald red head and long curved beak – no longer had any knowledge of which direction to fly for winter. Early reintroduction attempts were largely unsuccessful – instead of returning to suitable wintering grounds such as Tuscany, Italy, the birds flew in different directions and died.

When they reach the wintering grounds, the birds become fully independent and no longer need their foster parents, although they still recognise them years later and actively approach to say hello (the birds have a ritual greeting in which they spread their hair and bow, making a “chrrupp” noise). The central European population has increased from zero to almost 300 since the start of the project in 2002, and in 2011 the first bird migrated back to Bavaria from Tuscany without human help.

This is amazing and also very sweet. Do click though and read the whole article at the Guardian.

[mysharona1987]

[occasionallybirds]

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)

October 19, 2024

Southeastern Pennsylvania

[mapsontheweb]

Main migrant origin of each American country (born in their country of origin)

by geo.historic.maps

[thomas--bombadil]

Watching a warbler frolic and forage, as it travels southward, will brighten your day, I assure you.

[mostlythemarsh]

Fly South

[jcutieblogb7520]

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Black-crowned Night-Herons roosting in staghorn sumac over a small pond in Brooklyn Bridge Park! There are 7 of these living dinosaurs there now, maybe more to come? 🦖🦕😁

[dymitre]

Duck family 🦆✨