A female cardinal biting the finger of Princeton University grad student Trey Hendrix as he holds her moments before release, in Silver Spring, Maryland. — Photos: AP/Carolyn Kaster
Georgetown University (in Washington DC) ecologist Emily Williams first became fascinated with birds not because of their beauty, or their sweet songs. She was riveted by their extraordinary travels.
“Realising that this tiny animal that can fit in the palm of your hand can travel thousands and thousands of miles one way in spring, and then does it again later in the year, was just amazing to me, ” she said. “I have always been dazzled by migration.”
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Studying our feathery friends
A female cardinal biting the finger of Princeton University grad student Trey Hendrix as he holds her moments before release, in Silver Spring, Maryland. — Photos: AP/Carolyn Kaster
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Avian ecologist and Georgetown University PhD student Emily Williams releasing an American robin after gathering data, in Cheverly, Maryland, the United States.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021,
A red-shouldered hawk flies up from a lawn, in Columbia, Maryland.
Monday, May 17, 2021,
A red-shouldered hawk perches in a tree with a worm in its mouth.
, Monday, May 17, 2021, in Columbia, Md. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A wren rests on a hand as it is held by the feet, in Cheverly, Maryland.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021,
Emily Williams examines a robin's feet and claws, in Cheverly, Maryland.
Princeton University graduate student Severine Hex holds a female blue jay in her open hand to release it, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Four blue robin eggs are seen in the morning light, in Silver Springs, Maryland.
Thursday, May 6, 2021,
A robin nestling reaches out with an open beak to be fed, in Silver Springs, Maryland.
Thursday, May 6, 2021,
