#starlings
Starving chicks become greedy birds
Baby starlings that have a rough start in life grow up to become fatter and greedier than their more fortunate siblings.
Scientists from Newcastle University discovered that stress and difficulties as a chick made a long lasting impression on a starling’s relationship with food.
Birds that struggled against larger brothers or sisters for food early on were keener on finding food and tended to over-eat as adults.
The scientists suspect that the birds with a tougher start were behaving as if they were worried food might run out, suggesting that they have a ‘memory of hunger’ from when they were small which drives them to overeat when food is freely available.
Images (top to bottom) Clare Andrews, Maggie.Smith,Jo Garbutt,Beverley Goodwin
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New Print!
$25 excluding shipping
From my etsy shop, www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenMarxArt
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This off-set lithograph is individually signed, titled and numbered. “Attached” print comes in a limited quantity of 100, and once sold out, they are gone! Print size: 10.5 inches wide, 13.75 inches long including a one-inch white border around the image. Each print comes shipped in an unnecessarily large plastic bag (I only have really big ones, which work perfectly haha), in a cardboard tube via USPS. International orders can take a month or more sometimes, so please keep that in mind if you are wanting a print from outside the US. :)
“Attached” is a piece that was included in my November 2016 Corey Helford Gallery, “Flesh Blood Bone”. The print provides a very affordable option for art collectors, friends, family and fans! Thank you!
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European starling siblings from my “Flesh Blood Bone” exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery!
“Attached”, 2016, Ballpoint Pen, Ink Pencils, Ink Wash, Graphite, Colored Pencils, Gel Pen and Acrylic on Mixed Media Paper, 8.5 inches by 11.75 inches (14 ¾ inches by 11 ½ inches framed).
For purchase inquiries about this show, please contact: [email protected]
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Our neighborhood starlings were experimenting with shadow theater this morning, to the delight of their adoring fans.
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FAD Weeks 1 & 2 — Photo dump of some of my sketchbook pages (not all finished) for when I was looking at ‘nature’ as a theme.
It’s not directly linked to my current topic, “Gender Equality within Fashion”, but shows development and has inspired some ideas for floral clothing designs.
