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This photo was taken Monday April 16, 2018 on the UNCW campus by the wooded area adjacent to the pond next to the recreation complex. I think that this bird is an American robin, Turdus migratorius, which I found in the first reference. They are common across the US (Kaufman, 2018). They can live in a variety of habitats: cities, towns, lawns, farmland, and forests (Kaufman, 2018). The ecological concept displayed in this photo is the Fundamental Niche Constraints. American robins migrate in response to food availability across the continent . They feed on fruit in the winter, migrating south, while they feed on earthworms and insects in the spring, migrating north. They require more food the colder it gets which requires the robins to move due to the diminished fruit supply. They are more spread out in response to the limited fruit supply in the winter (Learner.org, 2018).
References
Kaufman, K. (2018). American Robin. [online] Audubon. Available at: www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-robin [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].
Learner.org. (2018). Facts about Robin Migration. [online] Available at: www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/robin/ConfusingMigration.html [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].
eco_photo_4
This photo was taken Monday April 16, 2018 on the UNCW campus by the wooded area adjacent to the pond next to the recreation complex. I think that this bird is an American robin, Turdus migratorius, which I found in the first reference. They are common across the US (Kaufman, 2018). They can live in a variety of habitats: cities, towns, lawns, farmland, and forests (Kaufman, 2018). The ecological concept displayed in this photo is the Fundamental Niche Constraints. American robins migrate in response to food availability across the continent . They feed on fruit in the winter, migrating south, while they feed on earthworms and insects in the spring, migrating north. They require more food the colder it gets which requires the robins to move due to the diminished fruit supply. They are more spread out in response to the limited fruit supply in the winter (Learner.org, 2018).
References
Kaufman, K. (2018). American Robin. [online] Audubon. Available at: www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-robin [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].
Learner.org. (2018). Facts about Robin Migration. [online] Available at: www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/robin/ConfusingMigration.html [Accessed 16 Apr. 2018].