Nesting
Most birds will be using March as a time to create their nests. (stock) Spring kicks off the nesting season for most birds. But the act of building a nest is actually more remarkable than you might have previously thought. Birds often spend only a few days a year building nests, and instinctively build it to a design that is unique to their species. Long-tailed tits create a pouch-shaped home with as many as 2,000 feathers inside as padding Blackbirds and house martins use mud to make their nests Starlings love fresh cut green leaves – nothing goes to waste. If you want to witness this incredible craftsmanship first hand then think about building a nest box and see if any birds take up residence.
According to some estimates, global bycatch may amount to 40 percent of the world’s catch, totaling 63 billion pounds per year.
That passage from Oceana came from a major 2014 report titled, Wasted Catch: Unsolved Problems in U.S. Fisheries. However, the first thing you see after the title page is a 2-page photo with the above passage inserted as a graphic tidbit. Then come the table of contents and the rest of the report.
The opening line of the report literally starts with the widely accepted definition of bycatch:
“What is bycatch? Bycatch is the catch of non-target fish and ocean wildlife, including what is brought to port and what is discarded at sea.”
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