Amit Prasad

Lao Tzu once said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” That idea really fits well when we think about birds: the true aviators of nature. Birds are full of surprises, but one thing that has kept scientists scratching their heads for ages is “how do they use their wings?” And, more impressively, “how they manage to navigate huge distances with such precision, all without any gadgets or GPS?”

Since time immemorial, numerous studies have been conducted, and various observations have been made to analyse how the birds find their way to their foraging ground and back to their nests. Especially, in the case of the migratory birds who travel vast distances each year in search of food, nesting, and to protect themselves from extreme weather conditions, and then returning to the same breeding grounds year after year. Well, now we will further dig into the science behind how birds navigate, the sensory tools they use along the way, and what all this tells us about migration in the animal kingdom…read more on NOPR