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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21718242

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This feat is impressive, as an 800 km (500 mi), non-stop flight over water would seemingly require a caloric energy that far exceeds an adult hummingbird's body weight of 3 g (0.11 oz). However, researchers discovered the tiny birds can double their fat mass in preparation for their Gulf crossing, then expend the entire calorie reserve from fat during the 20-hour non-stop crossing when food and water are unavailable.

This is nuts!

Is there any way to install and use the Gemini App without the Google App and forced association of the account with my Android phone?

I have a specific Google account just for Gemini, but I neither use the Google app nor desire for my phone to maintain this alt google account as one of the phone associates accounts. I think many folks would prefer login stay within the app itself.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20749204

Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There's a lot I don't like about the organization, but this is something a love--a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.

May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There's a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won't discount it even though it's riddled with a dark history.

Another positive step in the right direction for an organization rife with brokenness. There's a lot I don't like about the organization, but this is something a love--a scouting organization open to young women and the lgbtq community. The next step is being inclusive of nonreligious agnostic and atheist youth and leaders. As well as ending the cultural appropriation of Native American peoples.

May this organization continue to build up youth, never allow further violence against youth, and make amends for all the wrongs. There's a lot of good that comes out of organizations like this and I won't discount it even though it's riddled with a dark history.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13855916

Bachman’s warbler is one of 21 species declared extinct last year – but scientists are still discovering its secrets.

For more than 100 years, a tiny yellow and black bird has lain on its back: its eyes closed, its beak shut fast. "March 1890" reads the date on the paper tag tied around its foot – marking it out as one of seven Bachman's warbler specimens in the ornithology collection at Cornell University, New York.

Last year, Bachman's warbler was officially declared extinct by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It is the only songbird known to have gone extinct in North America in recent times. The four-inch-long (10cm) species was notable for its black throat patch and zezeze-like call, often finished with a brief flourish in the form of a sweeter-sounding note. It looks remarkably like two other warbler species from the US but, until very recently, no-one was quite sure how closely related they were.

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Could anyone recommend a OnePlus 11 telephoto lens attachment? My searches are coming up dry so far.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13638497

A new study of Japanese tits provides the first evidence of non-primate animals using gestures to convey messages

When a mated pair of small birds called Japanese tits arrives at the nest, one of them might flutter its wings at the other. The second bird then typically enters the nest first. This motion might be a signal, meant to convey the message “after you” to the other bird, scientists reported Monday in the journal Current Biology.

The research provides the first evidence of animals besides primates using gestures to communicate meaning. The result “shows that Japanese tits not only use wing fluttering as a symbolic gesture, but also in a complex social context involving a sender, receiver and a specific goal, much like how humans communicate,” Toshitaka Suzuki, a co-author of the new study and a biologist at the University of Tokyo, tells Science News’ Darren Incorvaia.

My youngest shared a page from his funny poem book with me. I laughed out loud quite literally and thought I would share it with you all as well. 💜

Can anyone recommend a OnePlus 11 telephoto lens attachment? My initial searches seem to be coming up dry.

Photo Description

Top Left: Tree unbalanced. Left side producing little. Right side producing well.

Top Right: Shown from opposite side. Full limbs visible without flowering.

Bottom left: Close up of the left side of the tree. Several branches not flowering down full length.

Bottom right: Closer view of the graft and up.

Please do ask for any more clarifying photos if you think it would help.

Questions:

• The tree just started blooming this week. Is it too late to start pruning or should I wait until Autumn?

• Pruning the tree is going to make it even more lopsided than it already is. Would you all recommend trimming back the healthy branches so it's not so heavy on one side?

• This website gives the advice below. Any thoughts otherwise?

Thank you all so much!

How to Prune a Weeping Cherry Tree

The different types of weeping cherries can grow to between eight and 40 feet tall. Proper pruning keeps these trees looking beautiful and can prevent the development and spread of diseases. Prune while the tree is dormant (no flowers or leaves on the branches) in early spring or late fall. Take the following steps once a year with bypass pruning shears or a pole pruner.

• Cut back any branches that contact the ground until they’re at least six inches off the ground.
• Remove branches that are rubbing against each other.
• Trim back branches that are closer than two inches apart.
• Remove dead branches.
• Remove stems or branches growing out of the trunk or around the base of the tree (a.k.a. suckers).
• Trim back the tips of the branches around the perimeter of the canopy until it’s a balanced, uniform shape.
• Remove branches that are growing straight up on grafted cherry trees because they will continue to grow upward instead of weeping down.
• Thin out the mangled cluster of branches that often develops near the base of the canopy of grafted trees.
• Remove diseased branches as soon as they’re discovered, regardless of the time of year. Sterilize the blade of your cutting tool in between cuts to prevent disease spread.