In Russia the keen eyesight of the pigeon is put to a very practical use for, at one factory in Moscow, they are used to sort ball-bearings. After four or five weeks special training, the birds inspect the ball-bearings as they pass on a conveyor. If any show the least...
opinion by MrGhaz | 2 years ago 398 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the conservation of birds of prey through education, research, and the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned raptors.
Of course the conspiracy theorist will now be saying stupid things...Some physicists have said that time-travelling particles from the future could be damaging the machine in an attempt to thwart any experiments....
"This is the moment a tiny but very angry kingbird hitched a piggyback ride on a red tail hawk. The feisty little flyer began attacking the bird of prey after it ventured too near its nest. "The kingbird is a...
A new study finds Tyrannosaurus Rex may have become extinct due to the work of a small one-celled parasitic organism, which caused lacerations in the dinosaur's jaw bone. The disease trichomoniasis gallinae causes lesions in the beaks of modern birds of prey, and Australian...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 159 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
A legendary bird that ate humans is more than a Maori legend. Te Hokioi, a bird with talons as big as tigers' paws, existed in the form of Haast's eagle, which became extinct around 500 years ago when humans killed its main prey, the moa. Sir Julius von Haast discovered the...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 3406 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
City birds can afford to sleep in their nests a little longer than their country cousins according to a new report from the British Trust for Ornithology. The micro-climate created by urban human activity sees the...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 234 views | 32 recommendations | 4 comments
Two male penguins named Harry and Pepper have been together for six years, acting in all ways as a nesting couple. When a penguin male/female couple would not care for their egg Pepper and Harry were allowed to...
Last days cold weather and rains have done massive destruction with young birds in Finland. Last nights lowest temperature was -4,4C at Alajärvi. Even the birdhouses have lost 40% of the young birds and situation is worse with open nests. The destruction is not over. Next...
created by Pasi | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 313 views | 24 recommendations | 2 comments
A man tried to smuggle 13 songbirds from Vietnam into the United States by hiding them in a custom-made pair of leggings, and thinking no one would notice. Sony Dong was arrested when he touched down in Los Angeles...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 661 views | 15 recommendations | 8 comments
Ahh ... sweet spring, the time for new beginnings, renewal and hope. Meet the newest family of the White House - a red-breasted mama robin and her chicks. She's made her home in the bushes right outside the...
created by Mary Richard | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 178 views | 53 recommendations | 5 comments