Devon Expects The Unexpected

A wildlife program is being recorded at Fishleigh estate near Hatherleigh in west Devon for a forthcoming TV series. The program makers do not know what wildlife will be staring in the show as at this stage no performers are pre booked. "Springwatch presenter Bill Oddie is in...

Baby boomers go hog wild

"The rumble of a big twin-V motorcycle engine is for many baby boomers both a siren call of their youth and the sound of an empty nest. "I'd ridden all my life," Hamilton County District Attorney Bill Cox said. "After the kids grew up and left, it was time for a new...

Lightning Sparks Fire At Storage Facility

" May 3, 2007 Kansas - Firefighters say lightning struck a storage facility on property 2 miles south of Eudora at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, sparking a fire. Right in a corner was a bird's nest, and we're thinking the lighting ignited the bird's nest," said Lt. Dustin McAfee of the...

Blue Orb ... Cubed :: Oblate Spheroid

"The human experience is, at once, no boundaries and at other times is all about boundaries. The way we humans relate to the nature around us is fascinating. In the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, venues...

Iowa apes to name swans

The Great Ape Trust in Iowa, which is home to eight bonobo apes, is about to get two Trumpeter Swans in a nearby pond. This on its own is not a huge deal, but the fact that the apes get to name the swans...

“That's the toilet bowl, not the bath tub you fool.”

"15th March 2007 :: “That's the toilet bowl, not the bath tub you fool.” When I was a child, these used to be the most commonly seen bird around but now their number has gone down quite a bit. While you do see a lot of crows and pigeons, That's the toilet bowl, not the...

Baby Calder's in Seattle Sculpture Park!

Seeing as my name is Calder, I had to post this story, because nothing is more joyous then little Calder's. In Seattle little baby (Alexander) calder sculptures were placed in a nest at the Seattle Sculpture...

Massive Squirrels' Nest Blamed In Fire - Boston Fire Department

"Massachusetts - Squirrels are to blame for a two-alarm fire that injured two jakes and left five people homeless in Charlestown, fire officials said. The blaze at 46 Washington St. started about 11:40 a.m. when a...
 

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