The sun is setting in the west,
The Spoonbills fly with no rest,
Their wings are strong and they will go,
Until they reach their winter home.
(Poetic style of a Japanese tanka in 31 syllables inspired by API)
Songbirds Taste Sweet
August 10, 2021
Hummingbirds dont visit feeders to quench a thirst. They have a taste for sweetness, like us, although different receptors on their tongues (T1R1 + T1R3). Now, we learn that songbirds taste it too. Several avian ancestors emerging in Australia 30
