Ever wondered why birds are no longer seen in the yard?

I have heard many people say that the way birds used to come in the yard when they were children is no longer visible. About two decades ago, in addition to courtyards, balconies, roofs and streets, birds used to sit on electricity poles and wires. Then what happened that these scenes disappeared?

 

 Scientists have studied the singing bird, also known as the songbird, and found that traffic noise is affecting the various abilities of birds and other animals.

 

 The study found that the noise of cars passing around the singing bird affected the bird's ability to find food.

 

 According to research, traffic noise is affecting birds and other animals in a way that was not imagined in the past. It was also found that the lockdown during the Corona epidemic has reduced noise, which is having a positive effect.

 

 The research was led by Christopher Templeton, a professor at the University of the Pacific in the United States. The researchers first tested the birds in a quiet environment and then considered changes in their behavior by creating traffic noise around them.

 

 "Just passing one of the cars changed their attitude," said Professor Templeton.

 

 In this research, these birds had to find food for themselves in both types of environments. One test was to find food under a leaf-like cover of a tree. In the other, they had to find a piece of food inside a cylinder.

 

 "In the absence of traffic noise, these birds have doubled their ability to pass these tests," said Professor Templeton.

 

 "I think these results will apply to other breeds and different species of birds," he said.

 

 They included a species of bird called the zebra finches in the study. These birds are hardly silent.

 

 "You can imagine what it would be like to work with birds, constantly making noise," said Professor Templeton.

 

 

 

 Lockdown effects

 There is also evidence that human noise has a negative impact on wildlife.

 

 A study has found that the singing behavior of birds is also changing due to reduced noise during lockdowns.

 

 In addition, deep-sea sonar, seismic surveys and ship noise also affect aquatic life. This noise affects the communication system between them.

 

 According to another study published this week, researchers have also submitted a report on the effects of noise on prawns due to traffic. Noise makes it difficult for them to find a potential partner to have sex with.

 

 

 

 Dr Adam Bennett of Cambridge University told the BBC: "For thousands of years, the natural system for insects to find a mate has been affected by noise."

 

 He said it would also determine what kind of changes this life would make to survive in the future and to what extent it would be able to cope with environmental noise.

 

 Dr Sophie, from Anglia Riskin University in the UK, said: "Humans are constantly changing the environment by making all kinds of noise.

 

 

 

 Scientists believe that protecting the environment from this noise will be a big challenge.

 

 "Finding an environment where there is complete silence is becoming increasingly difficult," said Professor Templeton.

 

 He thinks we can consider changing the road surface, or changing the design of car tires, to reduce traffic noise. "There are many ways to reduce noise. We have to be a little bit smarter when it comes to engineering," he said.