Nocturnal migratory birds follow rhythm of the moon
Moonlight determines when the red-necked nightjar feeds, migrates and raises its young. A groundbreaking long-term study from Lund University shows how the migratory bird’s entire annual cycle follows the moon’s rhythm. … the lovely, melancholy moonlight, which makes the birds dream in the trees…The French poet Paul Verlaine was seemingly wrong in his famous poem Clair de Lune. Moonlight does not
https://www.biology.lu.se/article/nocturnal-migratory-birds-follow-rhythm-moon - 2026-05-05
