The common murre is a big sea bird found, among other places, on an island off the coast of Sweden.. During this pandemic, biologists are studying the effect of less or no tourism on these islands. They have found that, on these islands, the sudden absence of tourists has set off a surprising chain reaction that has wreaked havoc on the colony of common murres, diminishing its population of newborn birds.
The murres aren't the only birds in the area. There are also white tailed eagles. But they don't like to be around people. With the people gone, though, the eagles have become emboldened, and their continued presence, swooping around the island all the time, has thrown the murres off their egg rearing.
Swedish eagles? Who knew?
